Friday, May 18, 2012
Announcements
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Vacation Bible School - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
This year's Vacation Bible School theme is "Inside Out and Upside Down on Pratt Street!"  Vacation Bible School will take place August 6th - 10th from 9 am - 12 pm. Registration Deadline is June 17th and space is limited to the first 80 students who enroll.  To register as a participant, please download this form VBS2012 Students Registration Form and Permission Slip.pdf and mail it back to the Youth Faith Formation Office along with the fee ($40 for 1 student, $80 for 2 or more).  To register as a volunteer, please download this form VBS2012 Volunteers Registration Form and Permission Slip.pdf and mail it back to the Youth Faith Formation Office.  Space is limited for both students and volunteers so turn in your forms soon. 

2012 - 2013 - Thursday, March 08, 2012
2012 - 2013 Enrollments Information - Please read the Cover Letter, 2012-2013 Enrollment Cover Letter.pdf, look at the New Schedule 2012 - 2013 Religious Education Schedule.pdf and completely fill out an Enrollment Form 2012 - 2013 Religious Education Enrollment Form.pdf for every student who will be in grades 1 - 7 next year.  Do not include any 8th or 9th grade students on this form. 

Sadlier Resources
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New Sadlier We Believe With Project Disciple -- Pray Learn Celebrate Share Choose LiveSacraments

Religious Education Resources for teachers and parents grades K - 6 is provided by The Sadlier Company at its website:http://www.webelieveweb.com/. For 7th grade the website is: http://www.weliveourfaith.com.

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Class Sylabi
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Contact Us
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Matthew Bensman
Director of Youth Faith Formation
508-339-4621
MBensman@stmarymans.org
Laura Zawaski
Homeschool Coordinator
508-339-4621
LZawaski@stmarymans.org
Fr. Bill
Parochial Vicar
FrBill@stmarymansschool.org
Confirmation I & II
508-339-4621
Office Hours
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YOUTH FAITH FORMATION OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 9 - 4
Tuesday 9 - 4
Wednesday 9 -4
Thursday 9 - 4
Friday CLOSED
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED
Class Schedule
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Grade 1 - Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00 am
Grade 2 - Sunday 9:15 - 10:15 am
Grade 3 - Tuesdays 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Grade 4 - Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Grade 5 - Thursdays 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Grade 6 - Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Grade 7 - Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Grades 3 - 7 - Saturday Option
Every Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 am
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Effective Catechesis
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Eight “Be Cs” for Effective Catechesis

By Sr. Marie Roccapriore, MPS

 

 

1.       To be Christ-centered is to reflect our own personal love for Christ and to reflect God’s love for the children.

 

 

     5.  To be creative is to use one’s imagination and other personal gifts in one’s teaching and to draw on the imagination and personal gifts of the children.

2.       To be clear is to be to be simple and concise in our teaching. Simplicity comes from being prepared.  We need to be direct and to know our subject matter.

 

 

     6.  To be compassionate is to care about each child, to allow for individual differences as well as class needs, to be patient.

3.       To be consistent, develop a general pattern for teaching so that most of the time children know what to expect.  Variety is important too, but so is repetition. In fact, repetition is essential to learning. So don’t be afraid to repeat.

 

 

     7.  To be charitable is to be kind, to anticipate children’s needs, to give them the opportunity to grow in charity themselves by cultivating in them thoughtfulness of others.

4.       To be concrete is to use lots of examples, to relate whatever one is teaching to the world the child knows. 

 

 

     8.  To be catechetical is to be evangelistic. To catechize or evangelize is to reach out not only to the children, but through them to their families. Every lesson should incorporate prayer, Bible, liturgy, and doctrine.

 

Sr. Marie Roccapriore is DRE, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Meriden, CT.

Prayer for Catechists
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Prayer for a Catechist by St. Charles Borromeo

Almighty God, you have generously made known to human beings
the mysteries of your life through Jesus Christ your Son in the Holy Spirit.
Enlighten my mind to know these mysteries which your Church treasures and teaches.

Move my heart to love them and my will to live in accord with them.
Give me the ability to teach this Faith to others without pride,
without ostentation, and without personal gain.
Let me realize that I am simply your instrument for bringing others to the
knowledge of the wonderful things you have done for all your creatures.
Help me to be faithful to this task that you have entrusted to me. Amen.

St. Charles Borromeo, Patron of Catechists
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