This week (Wednesday, January 4, 2012) our catechists will be gathering from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Parish for our Winter In-Service. There will be over 300 catechists from around the city in attendance. Our catechists will have a variety of workshops to choose from, including:
The Examen: Checkup for Daily Life
Fr. Bob Hoefler
Learn about this practice begun by St. Ignatius
Your Catholic Charities
Trish Radke
Learn about the history and work of Catholic Chari-
ties along with ideas for service.
Mary of Nazareth
Dr. Tom Neal
Fostering a Catholic approach to the Virgin Mary
The Gift of Prayer-In A Box
Erin Nennig
A lesson on how to pray as middle school students
with the tools to create a holy place for prayer.
Praying the Psalms with Children and Families
Patricia Mathson
Creative ways to encourage children and families to
give praise to our God with the psalms
Answering the Tough Questions: Reconciliation
Kayla Richer & Debbi Chalik
Answers along with teaching tips
Women in the Bible
Deb Richards
Explore some of the women in the Bible and what
they have to do with us today
Music in the RE Setting
Cathy Gray
Fun for the primary grades
Breathe
Ann Mertes
Have you ever thought about your breath from a spiri-
tual perspective? View and discuss Rob Bell’s video
“Breathe.”
Making Booklets in the Atrium
For Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Mary Heinrich
Simple bookbinding for tracing packets or Maxim booklets
This is a great opportunity for our catechists to share and learn new ideas to bring to the classroom or atrium.
Sessions will resume the following week:
Sunday, January 8, 2012: CGS Atrium for Sunday Preschool
Tuesday, January 10, 2012: Tuesday CGS Atrium
Wednesday, January 11, 2012: Wednesday Night Faith Formation and CGS Atrium
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