Last year we decided to hold First Reconciliation during the day for both the parish school children and the CCD kids together. It was a very quiet, peaceful...
Theresa, We have First Confessions on a Saturday for both RE and School. We use the Rite for Several Penitents and have as many priests as possible so that...
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Nancy Ristuccia
nristuccia@...
Dec 2, 2001 3:27 pm
I have really enjoyed reading the time and creativity that goes into bulletin boards. We have one bulletin board in the Catholic School which serves as our RE...
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bjndre323@...
Dec 4, 2001 3:03 am
I think the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist are family celebrations! The family and community centered on the Eucharist draws children and adults...
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Mary Ann Kelley
dreonline@...
Dec 4, 2001 3:34 am
I will be presenting ideas for Adult Education/Formation in March. I would like to give my audience some idea of what is happening around the world in this...
I am planning a catechist in-service in January and wondered if any of you have ideas that have worked great in the past. We'll be meeting for 2 hours in lieu...
I came across the following message about an alternative advent calendar. I send it to you without judgment or recommendation. What do you think? Daniel S....
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Mark Nuehring
MNuehring@...
Dec 4, 2001 5:01 pm
Dear Mary Ann and all, The ideas generated on the subject that Mary Ann has brought up are of high interest to me and I am sure many others across this...
We have found that just about anything we offer will meet the needs of some of the adults, so almost anything is bound for a good reception. Some things we've...
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The Geene Family
geene@...
Dec 4, 2001 5:44 pm
Our major adult education program in my parish is a series of lectures on topics of interest each month on the second Sunday of the month. They are really...
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Dan1schwie@...
Dec 4, 2001 6:01 pm
Sacramental celebrations including reconciliation (what happened to marriage?) with the community seems important. Barbara N. has a good point. Too much of...
There is a video from Ikonographics (St. Anthony Messenger Press now) called "Doorway People" that is fantastic. It presents that vocation of the catechist as...
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Gretchen Kirk
gkirk@...
Dec 4, 2001 6:41 pm
This is wonderful! Thank you for an opportunity to truly experience this season. Gretchen...
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Amy Ballanco
olmrea@...
Dec 4, 2001 8:39 pm
... We have a penance service on a Thursday evening and then set appointments on the following two Saturday mornings. There is no impatient waiting crowd and...
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Dan1schwie@...
Dec 4, 2001 10:07 pm
The reconciliation service became a zoo with all the children making noise and people with video cameras, etc...... I've been there many times. How ...
In a message dated 12/4/01 2:12:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I think there is a line between a liturgical celebration and a liturgical show. In my 10 years...
In a message dated 12/4/01 7:06:14 PM, cpolchow@... writes: << The sacredness of the liturgy is lost amid all the activity. What can be done? Do we exclude...
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JULIE DEKREON
pfjxd@...
Dec 5, 2001 1:14 am
Seeds of Promise Seeds of Faith from US Catholic Confererence Dept of Ed.Resources (order from RCL) Great easy to implement and lay friendly look at the Vision...
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asabor@...
Dec 5, 2001 1:33 am
I've used the Doorway People video many times in various parishes and it has always fit the bill. I also suggest the Echoes of Faith (RCL) videos, especially...
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mc_staugler
mc_staugler@...
Dec 5, 2001 2:35 am
I went to St Anthony Messenger Press's website and could not find this video listed in their products. Any other ideas on how to obtain this? I also did a...
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Adele DelSavio
delsavio@...
Dec 5, 2001 3:39 am
Hello -- If you get an e-mail from me saying that I saw a screen saver and thought of you, don't open it. It's a worm. About a half hour ago I opened the same...
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The Geene Family
geene@...
Dec 5, 2001 3:47 am
Last year I did a spiritual exercise based on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The gifts were each written on a stone and the stones were placed in a bag. I...
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bjndre323@...
Dec 5, 2001 3:58 am
Breaking open the bishop's document "Our Hearts Were Burning within Us". We are doing this with our Parish council and our Archdiocese incorporated the ...
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Heidi M Kellett
hkellett@...
Dec 5, 2001 4:31 am
Hi, I attended a diocesan program recently where a computer-savvy person had made a power point presentation to go with an inspirational song. She found...
Re. the video "Doorway People": I have the Ikongraphics catalogue in front of me and it is in there. Ikonographics has been taken over by St. Anthony Messenger...
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Dan1schwie@...
Dec 5, 2001 3:25 pm
It's great when we can educate people adequately to celebrate liturgy as we would like to see it celebrated. The idea of designated professionals to take the...
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Gretchen Kirk
gkirk@...
Dec 5, 2001 4:17 pm
We offer 2 times for the celebration of First Penance our parish and school children come together. Families request a time and we try to meet their requests....
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Joan McKamey
joanm@...
Dec 5, 2001 4:47 pm
The website catalogs of many companies do not contain all of the products available. The website of St. Anthony Messenger Press is award winning -- "Best...
Advent Greetings! Welcome to any new members of Dre-talk. My name is Kathy and I along with NPCD (National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors)...
