There are cascading waterfalls but the orphans never get to go to the beach maybe Cathleen will take them!
Beaches are beautifulCatholic Religious Education Instructors all over the world come visit and share stories of your classroom experiences and adventures in faith. I know I always want to find new, creative and meaningful lesson plan ideas to reach out to the class and bring them closer in relationship to Christ.
Friday, December 23, 2011
http://youtu.be/o8OOcmfl2PUCathleen leaves January 4th to St. Lucia for the Good News Project--This Catholic volunteer organization helps the people there and builds homes, helps the Sisters at the orphanage and ministers to children and families--Cathleen is fulfilling her faith ... in Jesus.
Wouldn't it be great if St. Francis Borgia teens could go to!
http://youtu.be/2ouGAFbw2Eg
Wouldn't it be great if St. Francis Borgia teens could go to!
http://youtu.be/2ouGAFbw2Eg
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Advent Simple Prayers
!Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noel! Merry Christmas! Blessings!
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his
name Emmanuel, God is with us.” Matthew 1:2
“So remember while
December
brings the only Christmas Day….
In the year let there be Christmas;
In the things you do and say
Wouldn't life be worth the living… Wouldn't dreams be coming true?
If we kept the
Christmas spirit….
All the whole year through?”
--Unknown
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Advent Week 2 and 3: Finding Christ in Christmas at Advent Lutheran Church
Busy, Busy, Busy--Christmas Buying, Baking and Decorating--But.. I 'm glad I went with the St. Francis Borgia Youth to an Advent Service at Advent Lutheran Church in downtown Cedarburg.
Everyone shared a simple meal of soup and pasta and then went up to the Sanctuary for an Advent Service. The liturgy was simple and meaningful and thanks to all who made it possible. I hope to bring my family next Wednesday.
Advent Lutheran also has this :
Cedarburg's 14th Annual Live Nativity Sunday School children from the community will be performing the Live Nativity on 3 Fridays in December: 2nd, 9th & 16th. Performances will be at 6:30, 7:00, 7:30 & 8:00PM depending upon the weather. Come one, come all for this family event in Cedarburg held in Advent's side yard to the south. |
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Catholic Social Justice
I reviewed many U Tube videos and many have good visuals about what our Catholic Faith believes-- The OPEN UP YOUR EYES video is incredible they ask questions of children "Where do you work?" and a 7-yr old says "In a garage, in a tea shop, " so sad but they are all smiling --must see!!!!
And the Catholic Social Justice website at http://www.archmil.org/offices/social-justice.htm and they have these programs to name a few:
And the Catholic Social Justice website at http://www.archmil.org/offices/social-justice.htm and they have these programs to name a few:
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest
- Catholic Relief Services
- Operation Rice Bowl
- CRS Fair Trade Program
- Faithful Citizenship
- Justice for Immigrants
- Voices for Justice
- Wisconsin Catholic Conference
- And here is a great reference to scripture: WARNING: The study, practice, and spirituality of Catholic social justice teachings may be hazardous to your hard-heartedness, complacency, skepticism and indifference. Proceed at your own risk!
You are the God of the lowly, the helper of the oppressed, the supporter of the weak, the protector of the forsaken,
the savior of those without hope. Judith 9:11
Here is the exact script to embed<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JQnhPkxuhrg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Those who shut their ears to the cry of the poor will themselves also call and not be heard. Proverbs 21:13 |
The Proverbs quote is one to remember....
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Want to create your own Jesse Tree? I found a website that offers free reflections as you add an ornament and free in color small and large ornaments to download and cut-out------and I was going to buy some!!! The website is from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Erie, PA and the link takes you right to the page--www.eriercd.org/jessetree.htm I tested the link and it should work.
It is a website for their Faith Magazine. . All you need for the project is a drawing of a tree or put a few branches of a tree (Maybe spray painted gold) in a pot filled with sand or pebbles and add an ornament with a prayer from the reflection download. My daughter is 15 and she said OK to the project. There is always a little bit of the spontaneous little kid in teens-sometimes she doesn't really want to be so high-school grown up. We
Well, let me know what you think-Add a message or post!****
It is a website for their Faith Magazine. . All you need for the project is a drawing of a tree or put a few branches of a tree (Maybe spray painted gold) in a pot filled with sand or pebbles and add an ornament with a prayer from the reflection download. My daughter is 15 and she said OK to the project. There is always a little bit of the spontaneous little kid in teens-sometimes she doesn't really want to be so high-school grown up. We
Well, let me know what you think-Add a message or post!****
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Changes to the Roman Missal and that "Consubstant..".
Changes to the Mass, new phrases.. .. of "Ok..I have a great video from Life Teen Mass that explains the meaning of "Consubstantial"in easy words acted out by a teen-the same one that is on the video we saw with our classes in the parish hall. I can't believe that he is only 14 years old! I have decided to say the Gloria at the end of class. It has so many changes-- I thought that it would be good practice--?? I will start with opening prayer and use "The Lord Be With You" "And With Your Spirit"
The really LONG word, "Consubstantial" is the subject of the following video. The narrator does an awesome job of explaining the meaning so that it is understandable. I have read the book information about it but the video helped my awareness.
I would love to hear ideas and suggestions.... .adding a post here is easy!
The really LONG word, "Consubstantial" is the subject of the following video. The narrator does an awesome job of explaining the meaning so that it is understandable. I have read the book information about it but the video helped my awareness.
I would love to hear ideas and suggestions.... .adding a post here is easy!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wordle, You Tube and Classroom Creativity
Wordle Beautiful Web Clouds-I needed a creative way to deliver Psalms and Scripture to decorate a Prayer Board and this site was fun.Go to www.wordle.net and start the word designs. They were colorful and there is no work involved at all-just paste or type in text and the system generates your word cloud. I used the entire content of Psalm 100 and it turned out very cool.
Then I used YouTube video of the Saint Song for All Souls Day and I am trying to incorporate music and the web into each lesson. Please! Let me know of your creative ideas and what works for you!
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