We love this idea from Cindy, a DRE in Illinois: Something I just recently started doing in order to help our families remember to do their lessons each week is send a ‘sparkly’ e-mail about the lesson of the week. I’ve had a few people tell me they really like the reminders because so often [...]
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Adding “sparkle” to your program
February 1, 2012“An awesome mission”
January 31, 2012Thank you so much to this DRE from a distance parish for her reminder of what’s at stake when passing on the Faith the the next generation. I can’t believe I am in my 6th year of Family Formation! It has been an awesome mission with it’s many blessings and sometimes painful issues to deal [...]
Happy Catholic Schools Week!
January 30, 2012Dear Family Formation parents, As first and best educators of your children in matters of faith, I just wanted to point out that you have an “official” reason to celebrate this week! (My suggestion involves getting a babysitter and having dinner out …) “… parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of [...]
Come Away With Me retreat
January 26, 2012Whether you are a seasoned Family Formation DRE or priest, a potential Core Group member, or are considering implementing Family Formation in your parish, please join us for this mini retreat on Monday, March 5. You will go away refreshed, renewed, inspired, and equipped! Please RSVP to Deb: 763-757-1148 or deb@churchofsaintpaul.com by Monday, February 27.
Field Trip Anyone?
January 23, 2012Many thanks to one of our distance DRE’s for sharing the great idea she’ll be using with her catechists for the February lesson on the Sacrament of the Sick: This month’s Family Formation lesson calls for each catechist to have a small vial of Holy Oil and to bless each student with that oil. We [...]
Mapping our Growth
November 28, 2011Check out our updated map of subscribing parishes by clicking on the sidebar link or here. Speaking as someone who’s been around the Family Formation block a few times, it’s always fun (and a little humbling) to see all the parishes who are relying on us to help with their religious education programs. It doesn’t [...]
Fun and Games
November 26, 2011One of our creative catechists shared a couple suggestions for teaching December’s classroom topic, Mary: God’s Masterpiece. “For acting out the story, bring some simple props to liven up the acting out part. A broom for Mary’s chores, a book for her lessons, a hammer for Joseph the carpenter, two plastic wine glasses for the [...]
Being the hands and feet of Jesus
November 15, 2011We were so inspired by the creative interpretation of one DRE on the November lesson of being the hands and feet of Jesus! Children were instructed in their classrooms that they would come back on site the next week for a Family Service Night where their grade would host a service station that corresponded to [...]
How’s it going?
November 8, 2011We just heard this from the DRE in a new Family Formation parish: The third evening of Family Formation was held last Wednesday. It went so smoothly that the Core Team felt it was finally coming together. The atmosphere was that of knowing the Holy Spirit was there- peace, confidence, Christian fellowship. All present including [...]
More effort means more time
November 7, 2011Hello Everyone, I love reading the documents of the Church. They provide such wisdom, reminding us what is really important. Take this quote from Pope Pius XI back in 1935 from the document On Better Care for Catechetical Teaching: “Pastors and others having the care of souls should ever bear in mind that catechetical instruction [...]
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