As promised, we’ll keep the conversation going from our Catechist Training Webinar by addressing the many questions that we did not get to address while live. I’m going to do so by using the COMMENTS feature below. Click on the word COMMENTS just below and to the left and you’ll see comments from Joe, each representing a different question. You can then click on REPLY to add your thoughts. Let’s talk!
From the category archives:
Joys and Frustrations
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We successfully completed our first free Catechist Training Webinar this evening! A great big THANK YOU to all of you who participated in this opportunity to look at basic skills that can help us to be more effective catechists.
We will have another session of Part One on Thursday, August 20, at 7:15 pm (CDT). There’s still room for you to register for that one: Click here.
Part Two will take place on Wednesday, August 26 at 7:15 pm (CDT) – registration is closed for that one – and again on Thursday, August 27 at 7:15 pm (CDT). There’s still time and space to register for that one too: Click here.
In the days to come on this blog, I will begin addressing questions that we didn’t get to during the live presentations.
Thanks again to all of you who participated and will be participating in these Webinars. What a great way to form a catechetical community. And above all, thanks be to God for making this all possible!
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I’m so excited about our FREE CATECHIST TRAINING WEBINARS that kick-off this week! Registration for the August 19 (Getting Started as a Catechist: Part One) and August 26 sessions (Part Two) is closed. There’s still time to register for the August 20 (Part One) and August 27 (Part Two) sessions. To register for these, click here.
Just a reminder, these sessions will be recorded and made available for viewing after the live presentations. Stay tuned for information about the link to access the recording.
In the midst of all this excitement, I can’t lose sight of the fact that my first catechist meeting is just 2 weeks away and my first class night is only 4 weeks away!
What about you? When does your catechetical year “rev up” (if it hasn’t already)?
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As our online retreat for catechists winds down, I’d like to take this opportunity to send out a great big THANK YOU to all of you who participated and made it such a success!
Over these past 7 weeks, we have formed an online community of catechists, dedicated to deepening our spirituality so that we may follow Jesus more closely and invite others to do the same. While it is a “virtual” community, it is very real: we share a bond that has brought us together to strengthen one another on this catechetical journey.
Throughout this retreat we have heard from literally hundreds of catechists from dozens of countries around the world. Some of you participated silently and others shared their thoughts openly. It was an inspiration to reflect on each of your insights and it was a comfort to know that we have been journeying together, praying for one another along the way.
Please do take a moment to respond to the survey to the right, sharing your thoughts about this retreat experience so that I can learn and grow from it and serve you more effectively as time goes on.
In addition to thanking all of you for your participation, please join me in thanking some people behind the scenes:
- Colleen Fahey and Dominic Yonto for their filming expertise
- Carrie Freyer for her guidance and strategic planning
- Vinita Wright Hampton for her counsel
- Lynnette Mathys for technical assistance
- Theresa Acheson for marketing research
- Steve Connor for support along the way
- all of Loyola Press for the opportunity
And most of all, thank you, Lord, for walking with us on our journey and for permitting us the opportunity to serve you as catechists and to bring others closer to your love and mercy.
AMDG
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Hooray! My new book, The Bible Blueprint: A Catholic’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing God’s Word, is here!!!
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