A great big THANK YOU to all the folks who participated in tonight’s Webinar, Getting Started as a Catechist – Junior High and High School Youth!!! As always, it was wonderful to be able to spend time with you looking more closely at how we can grow in our effectiveness as catechists. Good luck to all you junior high and high school catechists! Next up is my Webinar for catechists of adults on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm (CDT). For more info and to register, click here.
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Annette, contact Carrie Freyer at freyer@loyolapress.com.