Christi, Yes, I, too, would like to know what hands-on methods you used. Evelyn in St. Louis Evelyn P. Tucker ... From: Christi Breitbarth...
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sradrienneb@...
Dec 1, 2008 4:36 pm
Me too, Thanks Sr. Adrienne **************Finally, one site has it all: your friends, your email, your favorite sites. Try the NEW AOL.com. ...
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Kevin Cody
kevcodystals
Dec 1, 2008 7:27 pm
Evelyn, Since Partners in Prayer is a pilot program, there was no fee. I know of several DRE's in the local Chicago area who are trained facilitators for...
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EVELYN TUCKER
ept1942
Dec 1, 2008 8:35 pm
Kevin, Thanks for the info! I am going to try to get our day school and evening school principals to meet with me over lunch to plan a coordinated next...
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Bosmom522@...
Dec 2, 2008 6:53 pm
Hello to all you wonderful dre-talkers.? I need a little help please.? My creative juices are drained and I am in need of a prayer service for a meeting of...
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Kevin Cody
kevcodystals
Dec 2, 2008 10:58 pm
Cyndie & Josie, I offer the following prayer service that combines the year of Paul with the season of Advent, and your place of waiting: On your...
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Kevin Cody
kevcodystals
Dec 2, 2008 10:58 pm
Cyndie & Josie, I offer the following prayer service that combines the year of Paul with the season of Advent, and your place of waiting: On your...
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Kevin Cody
kevcodystals
Dec 2, 2008 11:12 pm
My e-mail was sent before I finished....so, I'll try again. On your prayer table, open the Bible to 1Corinthians 16:13-14 Leader: When we look at Advent...
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Kevin Cody
kevcodystals
Dec 2, 2008 11:26 pm
This time I noticed that the e-mail was sent after I hit the tab key. This time I finished composing the prayer service in Word and pasted it below: On...
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EVELYN TUCKER
ept1942
Dec 3, 2008 3:44 am
Kevin, Thanks for the neat Advent Prayer Service. Evelyn Evelyn P. Tucker ... From: Kevin Cody <kevcody@...> Subject: Re: [dre-talk] Prayer...
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Sara Carey
saracarey2003
Dec 4, 2008 1:14 am
I am in need of ideas for our children's Christmas Eve mass. In the past, the children have acted out the traditional tableau as Fr. reads the Gospel. We want...
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EVELYN TUCKER
ept1942
Dec 4, 2008 2:42 am
Dear Sara, What about an old-fashioned Christmas Procession to the Stable for the Entrance Procession? I remember that there were a mass of altar servers...
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lemonpie1420
Dec 16, 2008 2:35 am
A very simple idea (that works well for us) is to invite all of the younger children to dress as shepherds and process in at the beginning of Mass holding...
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Carolyn Roettger
carolynroettger
Dec 20, 2008 11:38 pm
Hi, I looked for you on Reunion.com, but you weren't there. Please connect with me so we can keep in touch. -Carolyn Do You Know Carolyn? YES - Connect with...
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culver76
Dec 22, 2008 4:24 pm
Hello all, Do you have any suggestions or ideas for a family formation evening on the rosary coming up in January? I had considered the families making ...
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Donna Francisco
cmdgrandma
Dec 22, 2008 5:16 pm
Depending on how many families you have, one idea is to put them in a large space in the shape of a rosary and let each person say one of the prayers on the...
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Kathy Brady-Murfin
ybcatholic
Dec 22, 2008 5:17 pm
How about making a decade on a keychain for easy prayer wherever they go? Or perhaps do an activity based on the mysteries. ... From: culver76...
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EVELYN TUCKER
ept1942
Dec 22, 2008 5:18 pm
Hi! How about a connection with the Mysteries of LIght and Life since January is Pro-life month? Perhaps, the families with younger children could: ...
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dbq123re
Dec 22, 2008 5:41 pm
... Our RE program recently made rosaries (kits from Oriental Trading) during our class period of 1.5 hours. We had just enough time and the students enjoyed...
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kroro43@...
bonnierodgers43
Dec 22, 2008 6:16 pm
St Mary's Press has a great rosary kit with a booklet.? I have also done rosary bracelets, just 10 blue pony beads and?1 white on on some rawhide or elastic. ...
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Madonna Castro
madonna_b_ca...
Dec 22, 2008 7:52 pm
Family Rosary (make a giant Rosary) (Option A) -lots of yarn or ribbons (you can use different colors for each decade if preferred) -plastic...
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vincentian364
Dec 29, 2008 7:29 pm
... How about doing a "Living Rosary." I made a huge rosary so that each child could hold a bead. I really used felt instead of beads. The parents could be...
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aloysiuskeating
Dec 31, 2008 5:18 am
Hi, I'm new to this site. I've been in parish ministry for about 10 years and I find that most of the textbooks out there try to provide too much information...
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Diana Solomon
dianal320
Dec 31, 2008 1:37 pm
I find the same thing with the textbooks we use. We use Faith and Life from Ignatius Press. They are full of wonderful Catholic substance, but as they are the...
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Margo Morin
spymmail
Dec 31, 2008 1:51 pm
Hi William, I think it's important to remember that the textbooks are only resources for a parish formation program, not the script- it's the formation staff's...
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EVELYN TUCKER
ept1942
Dec 31, 2008 4:15 pm
Hi, William, Ever try a session with your catechists on creating a lesson plan? Maybe even have a form for them to follow? Catechists are wonderful...
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sradrienneb@...
Dec 31, 2008 4:21 pm
Evelyn, Happy New Year! That is really good advice regarding the lesson plan. I have a Home Study/Catechist Formation Day 4 times a year. it is held on the...
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amy ballanco
amyballanco
Dec 31, 2008 4:34 pm
We use Blest Are We. All text books offer a lot for one hour. I tell my catechists to look at the lesson and determine what the main focus of the lesson...
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EVELYN TUCKER
ept1942
Dec 31, 2008 6:09 pm
Dear Sister Adrienne, Thanks for the positive feedback! I always think a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine (learning and changing) go down! Happy...
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Barbara Prata
barbara_prata
Jan 1, 2009 5:40 am
Hi William! I, too, use Faith First. I inherited the program from my predecessor. But, I have continued to use it for the past nine years. Yes, there...
