During June and July, many catechists from all over the world participated in on online retreat here at Catechist’s Journey, focusing on the spirituality of the catechist. I’ve been getting some inquiries from people about whether or not they can participate in the retreat during the upcoming catechetical year. The answer is CERTAINLY! Of course there won’t be as much interaction as there was when the retreat was “live” but all of the content is still there (here!). To make it easy for you, I’m providing links to the retreat below. I suggest you bookmark this page for easy access to the online retreat.
Online Retreat for Catechists
Online Catechist's Retreat – Week 3: An Openness to the Church
Welcome to Week 3 of our Online Catechist’s Retreat (The Spirituality of the Catechist) as we take a look at the second characteristic of our spirituality: An Openness to the Church. Thanks so much for insights posted last week on the theme of our openness to God! Your stories were very inspiring as we venture forth in this retreat. If you’re just joining us, you can go back and “catch up” and then come back to […]
Forming a 3-Dimensional Catechist
Webinar Recording is READY! Forming a 3-Dimensional Catechist
I’m happy to report that the recording from my Webinar – Forming a 3-Dimensional Catechist – IS NOW READY! Click on the link below and you’ll be taken to the recording which you can view after providing a little information. Recording of Free Webinar – Forming a 3-Dimensional Catechist Likewise, here is a form you can use to submit to your catechetical leader or diocesan catechetical office if you are seeking credit for viewing the […]
Newsworthy
Free Webinar!!! Teaching During a Year of Faith
Don’t miss the free Webinar I’m offering on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 (7:00 pm CDT), “Teaching During a Year of Faith!” Details are below. A recording of the Webinar will be available here on my blog within a week of the live event for those of you who cannot participate on Tuesday evening. In the meantime, here is a Note Taking Sheet that you can download and use during the Webinar to help you keep […]
This training session sounds great. I can’t make any of the live presentations coming up but am very interested in when it will be available. I am running a catechist training session on September 8 and 10 and I would love to see what your topics are to help me with training. I am the director of religious education for elementary school age children K-5. Thanks so much!
Lorraine, the recordings of the Webinars will most definitely be available by then. I’ll announce it on my blog and provide the link. Stay tuned.
This is my first time teaching and I have no clue where to begin! I will be teaching first grade so I want to make sure I teach them everything they need to know. Can you point me in the right direction for the appropriate tools I will need to be the “best” first grade Catechist. Thank you and God Bless.
Kathi Maher
Hi Kathi and welcome! I recommend that you check out the recording of the Webinar I just did last week and join us for part 2 this coming Thursday. You can find the recording here: https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2010/08/24/getting-started-as-a-catechist-part-one/ Next, check out a post I did about getting to know your age group: https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2010/08/02/getting-to-know-the-age-level-you-teach/
Here’s the link to part 2 of my webinar:https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2010/08/20/getting-started-as-a-catechist-webinar-part-two/
And finally, be sure to check out my book, The Catechist’s Toolbox! http://www.loyolapress.com/the-catechists-toolbox-by-joe-paprocki.htm