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	<description>Family Formation is a truly innovative K-6th grade Catholic religious education program used by parishes and families across the US and Canada.  Based on the principle that &#34;Parents are the primary educators in the Faith&#34;  [General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) 255, Family Formation] revolves around weekly family gatherings and home lessons.  This shared learning experience spills over into the family&#039;s everyday life.</description>
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		<title>Parent Idea Exchange: Advent Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a little extra time near the end of this month&#8217;s parent meetings and used the opportunity to share ideas for celebrating Advent with our families.  It&#8217;s still close enough to the beginning of the season for you to pick up on some of these great ideas from our parents: &#8220;Our family uses a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=2950&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some extra prep time!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fun fact about Advent 2011: Did you know that this year&#8217;s Advent is a full four weeks long?  That&#8217;s as long as the season of Advent can possibly be and it only happens on years when Christmas falls on a Sunday.  (Next time will be five years from now in 2016.) Of course, this will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=2425&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our Little Lent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s overwhelmingly easy to just start celebrating Christmas on November 1 (as soon as Halloween is out of the stores), but Catholic tradition teaches that there are greater rewards to be had by practicing the virtue of patience &#8211; also known (in this case) as the season of Advent. Advent is a small reminder of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=2755&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this quote by Saint Augustine because it always reminds me of the breadth of God&#8217;s plan for our salvation.  He knows the big picture.  He sees all the disobedience and ugliness and failure on the part of men, and He&#8217;s got it covered; completely, perfectly covered.  What a comforting thought! Perhaps nowhere is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=1362&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Your Priest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Literally. If you&#8217;ve been using your priest paper doll since October&#8217;s lesson on the Liturgical Calendar, you may find that he&#8217;s in need of just a little help.  I&#8217;ve asked a few Family Formation veterans to share how they make their paper doll last the year (or longer) and here&#8217;s what they said: I’m finding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=1332&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time!</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2010/11/23/its-time-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t purchased your Advent candles yet, you may want to do so before all the craziness of post Thanksgiving shopping starts.  On page 2 of this month&#8217;s Advent Activities Packet you&#8217;ll find a lovely, simple (and short) prayer service to go with this devotion as you light a candle each Sunday.  Guaranteed to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=1330&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family Fun Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for something fun to do with your kids (on vacation from school), or extended family (visiting over the holidays)?  This great idea was emailed from Theresa: &#8220;Our family loves to act out charades and this evening the theme was &#8220;Advent/Christmas&#8221;.  I made up about fifteen index cards with different Advent/Christmas events to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=453&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take advantage of the opportunities Church of Saint Paul offers for the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Christmas.  You wouldn&#8217;t bring your family to Christmas Mass without first making sure every is clean, so make sure everyone&#8217;s soul has been scrubbed clean too! Parish Penance Service: Monday, December 21, 7 PM (several priests) Individual Reconciliation Schedule: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=227&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why is the Third Advent Candle Rose-Colored?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever been up before sunrise, you may have seen the sky changing from dark to a beautiful rosy color as the sunlight begins to shine on the new day.  The third Sunday in Advent is a little like that.  The opening prayer for Mass is this: &#8220;Rejoice in the Lord always; again I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=231&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2009/12/12/the-feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Koop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.  In 1531, while Mexico was overwhelmed by the worship of false gods the Blessed Mother appearanced to a young man, Juan Diego, on a hill in what is now known as Mexico City.  She asked that a church be built on the site of her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&#038;blog=8459596&#038;post=429&#038;subd=churchofsaintpaul&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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