thank you shawn for clarifying that for me. I certainly did not mean this young girl should be doing this now. I was thinking years ahead and certainly did...
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Mary Fran Cassidy
Mary_Fran_Cassidy@...
Feb 1, 2003 9:43 pm
Amen! All life is precious and needs to be treated with respect. I will pray for you and for the teacher and her daughter. You are vailant women. Today is...
Jesus said to the crowd, let he who is without sin cast the first stone, and they all left. I get so upset when things like this happen. If this young girl...
Hello All, I would like the answer to a few questions from those of you who know. I've only been to the New Orleans conference a few years ago, so I'm foggy. ...
Hi, Shawn! How great that you will be joining the NPCD Convocation in St. Louis! For anyone else reading this, I hope you will consider joining us too! It is a...
Shawn - if you want to go to the keynote on Tuesday morning, I will be happy to arrange for you to get your badge either at the Adams Mark in St. Louis (from...
May Candlemas remind us that we are called to be Christ's light in the world. Welcome to new members of Dre-talk. My name is Kathy and I along with NPCD ...
I am forwarding this message from a new member. I know many of you will have some helpful suggestions In a message dated 2/4/2003 1:10:18 PM Pacific Standard...
Hi Kathy: My greatest need is for a weekly, lectionary-based discussion of ideas (like Group Publishing does with FW friends, but on our lectionary schedule),...
Hi Kathy, I am a Director of Christian Ed on Long Island and I also find a real apathy with parental involvement and am trying hard to come up with programs to...
Hi, We have a Youth Ministry Advisory Board, which has been very helpful and supportive. Just being able to say that there's a group of parents and leaders who...
I am a DRE in a parish of 2600 families in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Our ... I have the same concerns as I am in a similar situation. Our population in the RE...
I first address these kinds of issues with Prayer. I have a group of people who have volunteered to pray for needs relating to our Faith Formation program....
I refuse to accept this. I work with approx 300 students per week from ages 4-18. The school houses less than 200 and the junior high less than 70 of our...
Dear DRE-talk friends, The current conversation about involving parents in the RE program caught my attention. I think it is a critical issue and one that has...
I agree with Dan's assessment of the current situation in many of our parishes where parental involvement in RE programs and parish life in general are...
Daniel and Crew, I still feel that the problem with our parishes stems from the fact that the lay people have little if any voice in matters of their church....
Shawn, thanks for bringing out a key and delicate issue in many of our parish management. Editha ... ...
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Soupaholic@...
Feb 6, 2003 3:38 am
I have a friend who is going to be interviewed for a parttime DRE position. What advice could I give her since she has no experience in this area. Thank you ...
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Kathy Barkdull
kbarkdull@...
Feb 6, 2003 4:17 am
First of all, I would have to ask why she is interviewing for this position if she has no prior experience? Does she have any background as a catechist?...
I have a friend who is going to be interviewed for a parttime DRE position. ... You asked 'what advice can you give?' It is my experience, no matter what size...
This comes in tune with Daniel's reply about changing the way we present programs. I wonder often why we have no formal training for DRE's. We have ...
I'd like to reply to the issue of the rift between the Parish School of Religion and the Parish School. I have experienced it first hand also and have some ...
Hi, At the NFCYM conference this year I attended a workshop on (I think it was called) Transitional Learning Theory. In a much-too-simplified nutshell, it says...
I'm sure that your situation is fairly common. Ours is a little different. We have a young-ish Pastor who works very hard and does not micro-manage the...
In response to Shawn's question about DRE training. Some dioceses provide training and certification for DREs. This is often done through a formal program of...
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Shawn Kispert
ctkpre@...
Feb 6, 2003 4:34 pm
And this brings up the issue again..why doesn't the Church provide this opportunity? If she wants the children and families to become more faith filled people,...
I am currently enrolled in an online Master's Degree program in Religious Education with Felician College in Lodi, NJ. It is excellent! You can check it out...
Dear All- In the Los Angeles area, a 30-hour DRE Specilization program is held each year. The course provides a broad overview of what it is to be a DRE and ...
The church today asserts that parents are the primary catechists of their children. It is a responsibility we should place squarely on them, and then support...
