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.
Comings & Goings
Off to Dallas…Remember My Webinar!
I’m off to Dallas, TX (as if it’s not hot enough in Chicago!) to spend a day with a few hundred catechists talking about The Role of the Catechist. I’ll be there with mis amigos Miguel Arias and Luis Ramirez who will be doing the Spanish track that day. Don’t forget to register and tell others about my Webinar coming up on August 19: Getting Started as a Catechist! (Part One) Print Friendly
Lent
Lent 2013: Here Are My 40 Ideas for 40 Days!
Just in time for Lent, here are my 40 Ideas for 40 Days! Special thanks to my colleague Linnette Mathys for getting all of these ready for posting! New this year: each activity can now be downloaded as a Blackline Master in PDF form! See the bottom of each activity for a link to download and print these PDFs! Also, don’t miss my Lenten Webinar, coming up on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Click on […]
Under the Influence of Jesus
THANK YOU! – Under the Influence Webinar
A great big THANK YOU for all those who participated in last evening’s very successful Webinar on my new book, Under the Influence of Jesus: The Transforming Experience of Encountering Christ! Congratulations to our trivia contest winner, Betty Kuvinka! She was selected at random from a pool of participants who answered the following question correctly: On Pentecost, what time of day did Peter say it was when he denied that the Apostles had been drinking? […]
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