We have a 2nd grader preparing for First Communion who has Celiacs - last year when this group had an ongoing discussion about Celiacs, someone mentioned that...
Ener-g products offers wheat free communion wafers at http://www.ener-g.com/ Linda Fitzsimmons DRE Holy Trinity Church Poughkeepsie NY Mary Heinrich...
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Gloria Flinn-Linderman
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Apr 2, 2003 12:45 pm
We have gone through this in our parish including writing to the Apostolic Delegate...just know that Church's official position is that there must be some...
Welcome to new members of Dre-talk. My name is Kathy and I along with NPCD (National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors) Executive Board, part of...
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Gloria Flinn-Linderman
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Apr 2, 2003 2:58 pm
Kathy, I have been receiving duplicates of the dre-talk email. Is there any way to correct this? Gloria Linderman gflinnlin@... ... From:...
Does anyone know of a Bible version that would be suitable for an adult with 3-4 grade reading skills? I've found Bibles with somewhat larger print AND one...
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Sister Susanne
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Apr 2, 2003 8:49 pm
The Contemporary English Version was translated for use with Children's Liturgy of the Word. It is available from the American Bible Society. Sr. Susanne...
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ROB1200@...
Apr 2, 2003 9:32 pm
Our pick for an easy read translation is the Good News translation in today's English with the Deuterocanonical books included. It too is available through...
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Gloria Flinn-Linderman
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Apr 3, 2003 1:00 pm
You might want to try The Way...it is a catholic version of the Living Bible written for youth. Some of the words and concepts may be beyond a 3rd or 4th...
We are trying to encourage Adult Faith Formation on many levels. What we are finding is that we need to provide childcare for many of the AFF activities. How...
We have done childcare during the day for adult formation in three ways, each of which are working well. In our archdiocese, we are required to have two adults...
How about doing your adult faith formation at the same time as your children's faith formation? Has anyone out there had any experience with Generations of...
We have had such wonderful experiences with formation opportunities such as this! In fact, as I type, we have people preparing for the fifth Lenten Friday...
We also are fortunate to have the financial resources to hire people to provide child care on a very limited basis, so once each week, on Thursday morning, we...
I'll have to get details from our director of stewardship and development, and then will email you. Leisa ... From: Mary Ann Kelley [mailto:dreonline@...] ...
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Heidi M Kellett
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Apr 5, 2003 11:56 pm
Leisa, this sounds great! Do you use a publication for the formation- either the Lenten, or the family ones? Heidi...
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Jeannette Maher
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Apr 6, 2003 3:58 pm
Have you tried advertising in your parish bulletin? There may be 'stay at home' moms who would like a little extra spending money, or perhaps some empty...
We draw from many resources (we use Family Works and Generations of Faith, the liturgy workbooks that accompany Walking by Faith, and lots of other printed...
Hi everyone - We have currently moved confirmation from 6th grade up to the fall of 9th grade. Next year will be the first group of children moving into 7th...
It certainly solves the child care issue, as kids and parents...and teens....and grandparents....all learn together....or at least at the same time. ...
Hello everyone, Especially, "DiCarlo". We also are in a state of transition. Our Confirmation class will be going to 2 years 9 & 10, instead of just 10th....
It has been my experience to never allow the books or student folders home. I keep them in a big plastic storage box alng with other stuff such as pencils/pens...
Leisa, How many people, on average, attend your monthly family sessions? Where do you hold sessions for the different groups? How long do your meetings last...
There's much to tell about how the family formation evenings developed, and how they work from a practical standpoint. I'll do my best to be succinct! Two...
If you keep the books, how are parents supporting your efforts!! many of our parents need access to the contents of our texts almost as much as their children...
We usually do not assign homework to the Confirmation students, other than required service projects and service hours. At the first parent meeting the parents...
Hi everyone. We actually use Ligouri's Journey of Faith for our high school Confirmation program. Then the second year we use Ligouri's Confirmation Journey of...
