At our parish we have a religious ed. coordinator who works with around 30 families who wish to home school due to activity conflicts. We use the Faith First...
Susan Gravely
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Aug 1, 2008 4:36 pm
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I hadn't looked at my dre-talk folder in a while and as I was cleaning out duplicate entries (I've been getting 2 of everything lately), I came across the...
We would like to hold a discussion about the upcoming election (taking care of course that the discussion does not violate laws). Has anyone viewed the USCCB...
We have used the USCCB's material for every major election.? It is a good place to start.? also, look at Networks website.? They are a Catholic Lobby Group on...
Hello everyone, I would appreciate so much the wisdom and experience of the dre group to determine the merit of an idea to address the issue of children in our...
Martha, I admire your hard work in trying to impress upon the families the importance of Mass. We have tried many things over the years. Mostly, I try to...
Thanks Diana for you comments. I especially liked the idea of sharing with the parents the reasons given for not attending Mass. ( My favourite excuse - A...
I was wondering if any of you do fundraising for your youth programs? I work side by side with my Youth Minister, coordinating activities for all of our youth....
Brenda, It sounds like your situation may be similar to mine. Our parish struggles financially as well. I also know that diocesan policy has made it a...
I've created a card for them to attend any Mass in any Parish at any time. What they have to do is make the card sign, so in my Parish I will have the...
Look to your local Catholic Charities for a person who can help with the process or even provide the leadership and facilitate the process. Many of us are...
I agree with Barb. Put everything in writing. Use Excel or some other spread sheet program to verify what was spent, collected, purpose for fund raising,...
I so enjoy reading the great topics. I am looking for a resource for themes and First Penance Celebrations. If anyone can help I would appreciate it! God...
I read your email just as I was about to begin putting my First Penance program together.? This year one of the resources I'll be using is "Embracing the...
Encouraging children to go to mass or requiring children isn't too much different.... children need both.? They are not ready to make the decision.?...
Dan1schwie@...
Aug 13, 2008 12:29 am
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Some dioceses, such as mine, have special account numbers for any funds raised in a special way such as by the youth and RE/Catholic Schools is to be...
Dan1schwie@...
Aug 13, 2008 12:45 am
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Is RCIA mandatory for Children Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation???? Even if a kid is in 2nd grade????...
It has taken awhile for parishes to adopt the RCIA following the reinstatement of the catechumenate at Vat. II and the subsequent development of the RCIA....
HI! I have a question. My parish offers PSR to kids in k-8th grade. We then have Confirmation for sophomores (mainly) and then juniors and seniors who don't...
Well, first, what is PSR? Keeping them? PArents must see it as a value. Also what kind of parish do you have. urban, poor, mobile? We are mostly rural and we...
The key to keeping kids involved in the Church is providing good quality, spiritual, soundly Catholic, needs- and wants-based programming. What is your program...
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the norm for initiation of all adults; it applies also to children of catechetical age (generally age seven)...
St. Anthony's Messenger Press has a great Catholic Update called Faithful Citizenship: The Challenge of Forming Consciences". It is a summary of the USCCB...
Do you have a Spirit Day for your Confirmandi? If so, when do you hold it and what does it entail? Thanks. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Our Spirit Day takes place on the Saturday prior to Confirmation from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. followed by participation in the 5:00 P.M. parish Mass. We look at...
Hi all, The RCIA *is* mandatory. See the decree at the very beginning of the Rite: "From 1 September 1988 the use of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults...
Thanks everybody, specially thanks to Kevin, I fell much better. I will try to learn more about RCIA adapted for children. In the mean time I will continue...
Hi all, Sorry, the original link I posted isn't working. Try this one: The key to adapting the RCIA for children http://tinyurl.com/childrenrcia Nick Wagner ...
I take to the Confirmandi to a whole day retreat to a Retreat Center, this year I will have a very good presenter for Youth people his name is Tonni Bellizzzi,...
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