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Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Office of Child and Youth Protection
Roman Catholic Diocese of
Springfield - Cape Girardeau
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Goodbye!
This will be the last newsletter you will receive from me. I wanted to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for each of you. Your faith and dedication to the Church has inspired me. My husband, Ken, and I have the privilege of being able to take early retirement after working in this diocese for 33 years. I've inherited a log cabin on a mountain in southern Colorado, so we are moving there! I'll still be in ministry, but in a different way and in a different location. We will keep the great people of the Church of southern Missouri in our prayers, and ask that you pray for us. It has truly been an honor to serve you and work alongside you in loving Jesus, serving Jesus and sharing Jesus. Thank you!
Please welcome the two new directors! William Holtmeyer, Jr., MS, NCC, LPC, CEAP is the new Director of Child and Youth Protection. You may reach him at 417-866-0841, ext 1133, or
billholtmeyer@dioscg.org Rosie Francka will be the new safe environment database coordinator, filling Ken Pesek's position. Contact Rosie at ext 1134 or
rfrancka@dioscg.org
Bishop Rice has hired Lynn Melendez, MPS, as the new Director of Evangelization, Catechesis and Youth Formation. You may reach her at ext 1135, or
lmelendez@dioscg.org. Lynn's new assistant is Kim Brayman, at ext 1132, or
kbrayman@dioscg.org
I'm excited that Bill, Rosie, Lynn and Kim are already at The Catholic Center and eager to serve you!
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Save These Dates!!
2017 CATECHETICAL LEADER RETREAT
August 4-5
Friday Evening and Saturday, (location to be announced)
Loyola Press is sponsoring our presenter,
Julianne Stanz. More details will follow.
Click here to view a presentation from Julie.
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She is the Director of New Evangelization for the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin and is a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Catechesis and Evangelization. Born in Ireland and raised in a picturesque village set in the Wicklow Mountains, Julianne has been profoundly influenced by her life in Ireland and by the witness of saints such as St. Patrick and St. Brigid. She received her Bachelor's degree in Religious Science and History and a Master's Degree in Religion and Education from Mater Dei Institute of Education and is currently working on a Ph.D. She also holds certificates in religion and sexuality education and youth leadership. Julianne is the former Director of Adult Faith Formation and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Green Bay. She is currently an adjunct faculty member of Silver Lake College of the Holy Family in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and serves on the NCCL Committee for adult faith formation. She is happily married to Wayne and they have two children, a son and a daughter.
Mark your calendars, more information to follow.
2017 CATECHIST INSTITUTES
 Our keynote speaker this year will be our own
Bishop Edward Rice! It promises to be a wonderful day!
Also in Springfield, back by popular demand,
Oddwalk Ministries will be performing for us. (Oddwalk Ministries is also available on Friday, October 13 for a presentation or retreat at your school or parish. If you would like more information contact Rosie Francka.)
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Saturday, October 14
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7:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
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Holy Trinity Parish Center
Springfield
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1:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Cape Girardeau
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2018 RCIA INSTITUTE
Friday-Saturday, February 9-10, 2018
Presented by
Nick Wagner of TeamRCIA.
Live presentation in Springfield, we hope to live stream the presentation to other locations within our diocese.
Mark your calendars, more information to follow.
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Parish and School Report of Completions
DUE NOW!
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Why have the TIPS reporting link on your parish or  school website?
Make employees, volunteers, parents, and participants part of your risk management team.
In many cases of abuse in organizations, someone reports noticing something suspicious or inappropriate but doesn't say anything-until after the fact!
- We all joked about Bill spending so much time in the shower. After his arrest we realized he hung around the showers because that's where the campers were.
- Other teachers thought it was odd, the students constantly coming to her classroom. She gave them nicknames and asked them to smell her perfume, but I never actually saw her doing anything illegal. And the students seemed to like it.
- He acted more like a kid than a coach. But I was afraid if I complained, he would take it out on my son.
To maintain a culture of safety, you want everyone in your organization to be a part of your risk management team. When someone sees a co-worker behaving in a way that looks suspicious, you want that person to take action before it's too late. If a parent has a concern, the sooner you hear about it, the sooner you can respond. (Praesidium)
Contact the Office of Child and Youth Protection for instructions on how to place the diocesan TIPS logo and link on your parish or school website. This is a free service from the diocese.
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Free Handouts for Bulletin Inserts
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is offering two resources that include 25 tips for safety.
25 Ways to Make Kids Safer
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Social Media Safety
Have you reviewed this with your staff?
Click here for the Diocesan Guidelines for Interactions Through Technology
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The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis
This is a new document, created after a long process of collaboration between the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM), National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), and the National Conference of Catechetical Leadership (NCCL). It user friendly and easy to read and understand. Clergy, parish catechetical leaders, youth ministers, Catholic school personnel and catechists should read and study this document. Begin by watching this 1 hr webinar to get ideas for how to study the document with your school or parish:
The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis
Presenters: Ela Milewska, Dr. Bob Rice and Miriam Hidalgo - Moderated by Michael Theisen
A helpful examination of the newly published document by the Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis. "The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis" will be presented by its primary authors,who will break open the document and provide suggestions for how to best utilize the content locally to help parishes and catechists embrace the vision and components outlined in this document.
Click here for webinar
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Retain Catechists and help them be more effective!
40 Parishes and
22 Schools are well on their way to becoming certified.
Get Started and work on becoming certified this summer. Need help? Call us!
After the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis page opens, click on the image similar to this one to find information and forms for the new process.
If you are unable to print this information, please contact Rosie Francka at
rfrancka@dioscg.org or (417) 866-0841 to request copies of the booklet or forms.
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Bulletin Announcement
Put this in your bulletin now! Registering now for Cycle 3, 2017
Adult Faith Formation and Catechist Certification courses online!
The Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) is a program of the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives at the University of Dayton. The VLCFF offers online adult religious education and faith formation courses in support of the Church's catechetical ministry. This means that you can deepen your faith at a time and place convenient to you via the internet.
The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau partners with the VLCFF to extend these opportunities to all the faithful in our diocese at $50.00 per course. Courses may be taken for undergraduate credit
(for an additional fee) and courses qualify for credit in our diocesan Catechist Formation Process.
Registration: April 26-May24
Course Schedule & Listings: English Spanish
Classes held: May 28-July 1
Sample Courses for Cycle 4 include
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- Bible Basics**
- Introduction to Catechesis**
- Survey of Catholic Doctrine**
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- Introduction to Practical Morality**
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**Courses recommended for catechist certification by our diocese
You may apply for a diocesan Lay Endowment Grant for reimbursement upon successful completion of a course. This newsletter has more information about the grant.
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Diocesan Lay Endowment Grant
You may be eligible to apply for a Lay Endowment Grant to receive a reimbursement for course fees for the University of Dayton VLCFF. Click the links below for more information.
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Available to borrow from the diocesan library!
In the Breath of God Christian Morality
The Effective DRE: A Theology Series
Looking for a sensitive and down-to-earth exploration of the "Christian moral life"? This booklet attempts to answer these questions and looks at some of the important themes and dimensions of Christian morality.
If you would like to borrow this from our Resource Library contact Rosie Francka at
rfrancka@dioscg.org or (417) 866-0841.
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View this webinar before you plan adult faith formation for your parish next year.
Faith Formation for the Generations & Seasons of Adulthood
with John Roberto of Lifelong Faith Associates
One of the key features of twenty-first century adult faith formation is addressing the unique life tasks, needs, interests, and spiritual and faith journeys at each stage of adulthood: young adults (20s-30s), midlife adults (40s-50s), mature adults (mid 50s-mid 70s), and older adults (75+).
Given this great diversity across the adult stage of life, it is imperative that adult faith formation programs, activities, and resources are targeted and tailored to the lives of adults-at each stage of life and in each generation.
This webinar will provide practical approaches for addressing the four seasons of adulthood using new 21st century tools and methods.
Click here to view
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Free Online Event for Ministry Leaders
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Grow in How You Accompany Young People in Discernment
with This Free Online Event!
It's an exciting time for the Catholic Church as we prepare for the
2018 Synod themed on "Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment." In preparation of this important event, join us as we explore some important facets of how we, as ministry leaders, can accompany young people in their discernment to hear God's voice in their busy lives. Join the ministry staff online via GoToWebinar at
1:00 pm Central Time or
7:30 pm Central Time on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Seats to each event are limited - so hurry!
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The following is being provided as a courtesy for your information.
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GROWING UP CATHOLIC PARENT CONVERSATIONS
Don't let your parents drop and run!
Do parents in your parish drop off their kids at faith formation class and run?
Why is this our model when the parents are the ones we most need to form?
The church consistently professes that parents are the primary educators of their own children. They're the ones who will make the biggest difference on whether faith is truly passed on to their children or not. But many parents don't have the motivation, formation, or confidence to do so.
Below we share some new tools to gather your parents while their children are in class for conversation. They are easy to lead, affordable, and your parents will love them!
These small group sessions for parents are about where the rubber meets the road: the challenges and joys of parenting today. They're self-directing and easy to lead. When we piloted them at parishes we found it's hard to get parents to stop talking!
Taming Technology
Parenting with Joy
Family Matters
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10 Books That Would Inspire
Any Catholic
School Educator
While each of these considerations has great merit, these and similar factors are not inherently unique to Catholic schools. But what makes the Catholic school different? What is at the core of Catholic education?
If it is not the centrality of the Gospel, as imparted by educators on fire for the Lord Jesus Christ, then the community is left wanting.
Read more....
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Historical Timeline of Sadlier and the Catholic Church
Join us in celebrating the 185-year Sadlier legacy. Thanks for being part of it! As we reflect on our commitment to Catholic education and its leaders, teachers, catechists, families, and children, we look forward to a future of growing with you! In honor of this milestone and your work, share this complimentary historical timeline of Sadlier and the Catholic Church with your parish and school community.
In honor of our 185th anniversary and your work in the field of catechesis, we created this complimentary historical timeline of Sadlier and the Catholic Church to share with your parish and school community.
Fill out the form to download the Historical Timeline of Sadlier and the Catholic Church now.
Download available in English and Spanish.
¡Creciendo con usted!
Sadlier está festejando 185 años de servicio a la Iglesia y a usted. ¡Gracias por celebrar con nosotros! Mantenemos nuestro compromiso con la educación católica de líderes catequéticos, maestros, catequistas, familias y niños, y vemos hacia el futuro, explorando cómo continuar creciendo juntos.
Para festejar con usted este logro, hemos creado esta cronología histórica de Sadlier y la Iglesia Católica para que la comparta con su comunidad en la parroquia y en la escuela.
Descargar ahora
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Identify who before how when using digital media in family faith formation
by Lori Dahlhoff, EdD
In the processes of evangelization and catechesis, we are helping people fall in love more deeply with the person of Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church. Faith formation at its best equips individuals and families with tools to both hear and transmit the Word of God. It also provides means for men, women, and children to practice the skills of communicating with God and one another in the language of faith.
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Have you seen the Holy Father's TED Talk? Here are some resources to help you teach about it.
TED is a conference for technology and science enthusiasts, but the talks given at this conference are distributed online and often go viral. TED's mission is to spread ideas and the format for their talks often make that possible.
Pope Francis gave an inspiring talk for the whole world to hear. Let's make this video go viral!
Share the video here.
It may be something you will find helpful to show and discuss with your class. If so, this might help:
Lesson Plan: Pope Francis TED Talk
Within the post, you will see links to a couple of handouts that you can use with the video. One is a graphic organizer students can use to take notes and the other is a set of reflection/discussion questions to help students apply the message of the video to their lives.
Since you are already signed up on this email list, there is no reason to sign up again. You can download those worksheets here:
Pope Francis TED Talk Handouts
No matter what, I hope you take the time to watch the video. His words about Christian hope really hit home with me: "A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you."
May the Lord make you into a person of hope that inspires another "you" among your students that turns into an "us" and starts a "revolution of tenderness."
Thank you for all your hard work bringing the Gospel to young people today!
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Breakthrough!
 The Bible for Young Catholics is a visual Bible for a visual generation. Bold artwork, a clean design, and fresh content allow young teens between the ages of 10-13 to encounter Scripture like never before.
With key stories, timelines and reading plans, middle school-aged young people will discover how God is continually breaking through into their lives.
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Celebrate the Easter Season
The Church's liturgical year continues with the joyful celebration of the Fifty Days of the Easter season. RCL Benziger invites you to celebrate this season with prayers, activities, and teachings about the saints and solemnities in
the Church's calendar from Easter Sunday through Pentecost Sunday. Here
are some suggestions and user-friendly resources to enrich your classroom
activity during the Easter season.
Read more...
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The May Issue of GEMS is available
Our previous two issues explored ministry with/for today's maturing adults.
This issue summarizes one specific method/activity that has been found to be helpful for people in their older years.
Inviting People to Spiritual Autobiography
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Just 5 Days
Help us reach our goal of a small "army" of youth volunteers in all our locations this summer. Just imagine the impact of hundreds of Catholic youth
learning about their faith by serving the needs of others.
At Just5Days Middle School Missions, our youth are out in the community serving people and social service agencies and having FUN while doing it!
Yes! We have spaces open for your group to attend in select locations but hurry because sites are filling and closing quickly!
Small or large teams welcome!
Click here for an updated list of all open sites & locations!
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Enable Teens to become missionaries.
If the teenagers you lead are anything like the ones we know, they have TONS of energy when they find something they are passionate about. Combine that with their love of social media and desire to make an impact on the world and you have the perfect MISSIO missionaries.
MISSIO, an online platform from the Pontifical Mission Societies launched by Pope Francis, allows you to:
- Create a real life connection between your teens and people in need around the world.
- Empower teens to exercise leadership while making a difference in the lives of their brothers and sister.
- Enable teens to share the projects they feel passionate about through social media, emails and more
Invite teens and their parents to take part in a project that will not only dramatically impact the lives of others, but also help them grow in Christian solidarity, generosity and genuine charity.
Visit
MISSIO. Choose a project to pray for, accompany and support! Change the world today!
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Planning for Success in Catechesis
by Daniel S. Mulhall
I was recently talking with a friend who was in the midst of developing a curriculum for high school age students. He mentioned that his starting point was the high school framework the bishops created in 2008. Having worked on the high school framework while on the staff at the USCCB, I know them quite well and like them very much. My words to him may have come as a surprise: "Don't start with the framework. They are a means to accomplish a goal. First, determine your goal, and then decide how you will use the framework to accomplish your goal."
Read more...
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Do you work in professional ministry? This podcast is for you.
Ascension Roundtable is a podcast where experts from Ascension host candid discussions about challenges facing ministry professionals and
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DANCING, PRAYING, CREATING, SINGING, & PLAYING
God is Good VBS is proud of our Dance DVDs! Our dancers range from seven to seventeen years old. Steps are professionally performed, yet easy for little ones and enjoyable for older children. Purchased from WLP, our music features songs that build enthusiasm in the youngest of children to parents and grandparents. Mom and Dad gladly listen to John Angotti and Ed Bolduc as children cheer to listen to God is Good VBS songs all summer long. Most importantly, our music fits our Bible and Catechetical themes beautifully!
Click image to view
Consider one of our complete Director's Kits, that includes
a VBS Dance DVD and CD, plus purchasing options, for children, today!
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Try a unique VBS this year! Embark on a DISCOVERY MISSION!
Help kids discover their mission in life-their vocation! Discover Mission VBS is filled with fun activities and meaningful content about marriage, priesthood, and religious life.
Click here for more information.
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Tracking Mary: Mysteries & Messages-Catholic Kidz Camp 2017
NO EXTRA COST!
NEW FAMILY HANDOUT IN ENGLISH & SPANISH. CATHOLIC VBS DESIGNED TO GET FAMILIES ACTIVE IN THEIR PARISHES - ALL ON BOARD!
The Queen of Heaven Express is Leaving the Station! Discover how Mary
brings us closer to Jesus through the POWER of the Rosary. Mysteries and Messages are revealed at each stop. Experience the wonder of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ou
r Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Knock and Our Lady of Moun
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Carmel. Union Station Skits, Full Steam Faith, Boxcar Bible, Gondola Games, Caboos
e Crafts, Switchback Snacks & Steam Whistle Music!
PLUS: All New Family Catechesis and much more are ALL INCLUDED!
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Vacation Bible School
The Pastoral Center announces their brand new VBS,
Message Received
. It's a great way to teach kids in your parish about how to be a disciple:
listening for and responding to God's call. And you'll all have a lot of fun doing so!
They are also offering our
EarthKeepers VBS for a second year. It focuses on Pope Francis' On Care for Our Common Home (Laudauto Si') and how our faith teaches us to care for our planet and everything on it.
If your community has never hosted a Vacation Bible School, maybe this is the year to start. Check out our free VBS: What, Why, How? resource to learn what it can do for your community and how easy it can be.
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