March 2022
Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Update
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This monthly e-newsletter serves catechetical and youth ministry leaders in the Diocese of Green Bay by furnishing them with updates, events and other resources helpful to them in their ministry of fostering households and communities of discipleship.
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Notices, Updates, Events
Generally Useful Information.
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Office Hour March 3:
Gabriel's Calling . . .
Get Ready, Be Ready . . .
Online Registration is Coming!
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Our Office Hour (actually, 90 minutes this month) on March 3rd at 1pm will be about the 4 things that need to be done so you can use Gabriel for online Faith Formation registration for 2022-23, and why you'll want to use it!
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If you have support staff or volunteers that handle your Gabriel affairs, please invite them to join you for this Office Hour. |
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Zoom Link for Office Hour:
Meeting ID: 869 9363 0041
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The calendar of RE/YM professional development, in-services and other important dates (GBYC, LBH, Scout Mass, etc) are on this calendar for 2022-2023 for your planning purposes.
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Nuts & Bolts
March 24, 2022; 9-11:15
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This will be the final installment of the Nuts and Bolts (the Diocese' professional development series for new catehcetical leaders/youth ministers) for 2021-22.
Prayer, timely topics (like End of Year Activities, Recruiting Next Year's Catechists, and Safe Environment Updates) and a heaping helping of encouragement and ministry support are on the agenda.
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Please e-mail cfountain@gbdioc.org for the Zoom link and a set of handouts to preview. |
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Love Begins Here 2022:
March is the last full month for Early Bird Discounts!
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March will be the last full month to receive the Early Bird discounts for Love Begins Here registration. MS registration = $100; HS registration = $125. After April 1st the fee will increase to $125 for MS and $150 for HS.
And, we still have some slots open for faith-filled young adults for our Core Team (see below).
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Know of Someone Looking for Work this Summer?
Camp and LBH still have openings for the right young adult
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Camp Tekakwitha Counselor Looking for Female Counselors, age 18 and up
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Summer counselors, who must be at least 18 years old, will receive training in VIRTUS, CPR/First Aid, and Lifeguarding upon arrival - there are no requirements for previous training in these areas |
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Love Begins Here Core Team Looking for Male & Female Team Members, age 21 and up
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A Core Team Member should be at least 21 years of age and have passed insurance screening in order to drive missionaries in vehicles. |
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Updated COVID Safety Guidelines for RE/YM |
Taking into account the latest COVID recommendations, and our experience with ministry in the last two pandemic years, we have once again updated our COVID safety Guidelines for RE.
As always, federal, state, county and local mandates related to safety and to the mitigation of the COVID 19 pandemic will supersede diocesan guidelines.
At this time, all RE classes, Confirmation classes and Youth Ministry programs are encouraged to meet in person, along with 3' safe distancing, sufficient hand-washing. Whenever possible games and ice-breakers should be held outdoors. Masks (indoors/outdoors) are optional.
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Save the Date: Hebrews 10:25
Thursday, April 7, 2022
9am - 3pm
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Topic: "A Conversation about Ministering to Gen Z" with Joel Stepanek |
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Online registration will open in mid-late March. |
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Called & Gifted Workshop
Saturday, March 12
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
St. Raphael in Oshkosh
Facilitated by the Catherine of Siena Institute
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The Called & Gifted™ Discernment Process has been used since 1993 by over 100,000 lay, ordained, and religious Catholics and other Christians around the world. It is designed to help Christians discern the presence of charisms in their lives. Charisms, or spiritual gifts, are special abilities given to all Christians by the Holy Spirit to give them power both to represent Christ and to be a channel of God's goodness for people. |
Registration closes March 4th. |
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Attention Catechetical Leaders & Youth Ministers . . . |
The Vocation Office would like to again extend the offer for any one of us in the Vocation Office to come and speak on vocations to your religious education students.
With Bishop's goal of 30 seminarians in formation by 2025, the need to speak about and encourage vocations is needed now more than ever.
If you would like to have us come and speak, please do so by filing out the request form on our website. Thank you for the consideration, and God bless! -- Rev. Mark Mleziva, Vocation Director
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News from Safe Environment:
Updated Lesson Plans!
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The Office of Safe Environment is excited to share with you the updates they have made to the Children's Safe Environment lesson plans and videos that can be found on the diocesan website under the "Protecting God's Children" tab: Lesson Plans and Resources for Children.
Throughout the pandemic, VIRTUS has been very engaged in updating and creating additional material to support safe environment training for children. On the diocesan website, you'll find an explanation and overview of the training in English and Spanish.
We ask that you please insure that all people entrusted with providing safe environment training to our children are aware of these updates.
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Invite us for a visit!
Window closing: March 10 is the last day on our schedule.
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Please use this spreadsheet to schedule a visit (via Zoom) with the Child & Youth Faith Formation Team in 2022, so we can pray with/for you, hear from you about your current program, and learn how our Office can support and encourage you in current and future plans.
We look forward to seeing you! You will receive a reminder and Zoom link a day or so before the visit.
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Franciscan at Home:
Getting postivie reviews from the field!
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This is how our Diocese is doing Catechetical Certification; don't miss out! Contact sre@gbdioc.org with any questions about registering.
Contact mcabey@gbdioc.org with any questions about the requirements, coursework, etc.
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Mental Health Educator Series:
Save the Date for the Last in this Series: April 21
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Join the final installment of this ongoing series (via Zoom) on mental health topics. The final topic in this series will be "Staying Positive in a Negative World"
Presenter: Amy Wetzler, Catholic Charities
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Lent Starts Tomorrow!
Ideas from World Missions
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The World Mission Director of the Catholic Foundation, Cindy St. Aubin, shares these Lenten resources: CRS Rice bowl and the new 2022-2024 World Mission Project booklet. Both have great information available for families, schools and parishes for prayer, reflections, activities, recipes and almsgiving. |
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Connect to our global family and bring Lent to life for your students during three incredible virtual school speaker events this March. Speakers will dive deeper into the CRS Rice Bowl Stories of Hope, share their own stories and offer a peek into what it's like to live in the countries highlighted by CRS Rice Bowl.
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Ideas to Share
Best practices, experiences and lessons learned from our Virtual Visits!
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Families Assisting at Sunday Mass
An Idea from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Green Bay
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is inviting families of its Faith Formation program to assist with Sunday Mass, and Jason Annoye, its Director of Faith Formation, has shared his 'how-to', lessons learned, and success story about it.
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Have a great idea to share? |
We heard this idea during our virtual visit with Jason Annnoye at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Green Bay. If you have an idea to share, sign up for a virtual visit, or e-mail cfountain@gbdioc.org, with details. |
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Calendar
Upcoming dates you should know about.
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Our upcoming events have been updated and will continue to be updated throughout the year.)
Dates to Keep in Mind:
Mar 3: Ash Wednesday
Mar 24: Nuts & Bolts (see article above)
Apr 1: Rural Life Scholarship deadline
Apr 7: Hebrews 10:25 (registration opens later this month)
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Resources
Studies, media, and materials to help you do what you do.
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Our at-home resource page can be found HERE!
it gets updated as new information becomes available.
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Rural Life Scholarship: The application period for the 2022 Rural Life Scholarship is now open. This scholarship worth $500 is sponsored by the Rural Life Committee of the Diocese of Green Bay. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial aid for an aspiring student going into the agricultural field. All information about the scholarship, the application, and the pastoral recommendation form can be found HERE. The scholarship deadline is April 1, 2022.
Reminder: the current Diocesan COVID dashboard reflects the COVID-19 situation in the sixteen counties of the Diocese of Green Bay. Data is obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Health website. Weekly statistics including # of positive cases, # of deaths and % positive cases will be updated by end of day on Mondays. The Activity/Case Rate (Burden) will be updated weekly on Wednesdays to align with weekly updates from the state. Questions? Contact your county health department.
Lent, Lent, Lent:
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From the Diocese of Des Moines, a huge resource with everything from weekly Lenten reflections, feast days within Lent, Lenten Customs, to meatless recipes. Also, where to find a good fish fry around Des Moine!
Worth Repeating (Lent):
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Share Your Wisdom!
Have a resource that you've found helpful in training staff or engaging students? Watched a video that deepened your faith and led you closer to Jesus?
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If you need anything; prayers, a listening ear, or other support, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate ALL that you are doing to advance His kingdom!!
Maximus Cabey, Director
Child & Youth Faith Formation
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