Families & Schools of Discipleship
Office of Children & Youth Faith Formation
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September 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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Catechetical Sunday: September 18, 2022
"This is my body given for you" -- Luke 22:19
May God bless you and your catechists and staff abundantly
as we begin a new academic year!
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GBYC November 12 at the Shrine
Time to Start Recruiting!
As you begin to welcome back your high school students, it’s time to start inviting them to ENDURANCE our 2022 GBYC. It will be a day of hope, healing and fun for all high school students. To help with your recruitment strategies we are providing some artwork on gbresources.org to print as well as promotional material you can customize to your parish or school in order to direct students to sign up with you before you register your whole group on the GBYC registration page.
Registration fee just $17/person (students & chaperones; waived for clergy).
The office of communications is providing a link to 3 different Canva templates with the artwork and info for GBYC that you can edit to include your own information on how students should register with you (links available on gbresources.org). You can even add your parish logo or any other images. A free Canva account is required but Canva is a great tool if you don’t already have an account!
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Please keep in mind that GBYC qualifies as a retreat in preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. | |
Another Save the Date:
Steubenville Trip is Back!
Rochester, MN July 14-16, 2023
Our office invites you to join us as we return to Steubenville Conferences this summer.
Registration will be done by group leaders via our GB Resources website. Look for that registration to open in October! Ticket costs have not yet been announced by the Conferences but based on the past cost of the conference as well as a current bus quote, we estimate the cost to be $300-$350/person (student & chaperone) for the trip.
Look for more information as we get closer to October, but we wanted everyone to start praying about inviting students now. The trip will be open to all high school students (including graduating seniors). Parishes will be required to provide VIRTUS and background checked chaperones (over the age of 21) to accompany students on the trip.
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Nuts & Bolts for New Catechetical Leaders & Youth Ministers
Thursday, September 15, 2022 (9am-2:30pm) In-Person!
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Welcome to all catechetical leaders/youth ministers who are new to the ministry, new to the parish, new to the Diocese, or all three!
While our other sessions are virtual, this one will be held In-Person on the diocesan campus in Green Bay. Come and get acquainted with your peers, pray together, and then hear about the ministry support the Diocese offers to you and your parish faith formation/youth ministry program, like ideas for ministering to families, grant funding (FREE money!), and so much more!
There'll be time to ask questions, attend Mass and break bread together (lunch provided).
While we'll be unable to record this session, the handouts will be available afterward at our gbresources site.
| Registration VERY important for lunch and materials purposes. Please register no later than September 9th; thank you! | |
Author Joe Paprocki Coming in September
Hosted by ProCLAYM
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ProCLAYM will be hosting its annual Kick-off Day, featuring author Joe Paprocki (Loyola Press) on Thursday, September 22 (daytime) at the Green Bay Distillery.
Joe will be speaking about his next book, "8 Steps to Energizing Your Faith".
ProCLAYM's Kick-off Day is an opportunity to meet others in parish ministry in a faith-filled day that is educational and fun, in a casual setting.
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Meet the author at Kick-Off Day! | |
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KREWE 2.0 = Rooted Apprenticeship Academy
Rooted Weekend Experience October 21,22,23 at Camp Tekakwitha
All high school teens, their youth leaders, and volunteer mentors.
Looking for an opportunity for your high school youth and your adult mentors to dive deeper into discipleship and evangelization? KREWE Discipleship training adjusting to the needs of our time as Rooted Apprenticeship Academy. This process kicks off with the Rooted Weekend Experience (retreat) for your high school youth and adult mentors at Camp Tekakwitha on October 21,22,23. This weekend will be a chance for your students to encounter Christ through young adult-led talks, small groups, sacraments, and the beautiful natural settings of Camp Tek. If you’ve ever wanted to take your students on a deeper retreat weekend but could never feel like you had enough students or enough chaperones then this is the opportunity to come together as the Church of Green Bay with your young people to help lead them closer to Christ.
Participating parishes or schools will have the opportunity to meet and coach youth leaders and volunteer mentors before and after the weekend experience. Parishes and schools will be provided with 8 follow up sessions and tips on how to run them at home for your teens. Your teens and adults will then be invited to a training retreat in the winter and eventually be invited to run the next Rooted Weekend Experience. If you feel the Holy Spirit tugging you to try something new with your teens and adults then this is the opportunity for you. Parishes and schools are required to send adult mentors with students on the weekend to accompany the students through the weekend and to be equipped to continue the path of discipleship with the students when they get home.
Interested parish or school leaders should contact Tommy Nelson for more info or to register your group at tnelson@gbdioc.org.
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Green Bay Special Religious Education Program
Getting ready for another year!
The Green Bay Area Religious Special Education Program has served the religious education needs and adult faith support for Catholics in the Green Bay who carry a cognitive challenge since 1968.
It offers Religious Education, Sacrament Preparation and Adult Faith Sharing. The group accepts referrals from all Parishes in the Green Bay Area. We are the grateful guest of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 2270 S. Oneida Street Green Bay. We gather on Saturday mornings twelve times during the school year. Each gathering includes The Mass. Our group is currently accepting registrations and seeking classroom aids for the 2022/2023 school year.
For more information about our group or to refer a student to our program please contact Susan Shefka Peeters at special.religious.ed@gmail.com or call Susan at 920-265-52120 or Kimberly at 920-242-8550 or email her at kkrejcare10@alumni.uwosh.edu
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Empower Core Member Training
Sept. 10, St. Raphael, Oshkosh
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While it's designed for users of Lifeteen/Edge, this training is meant to equip any youth minister and core member with the tools and techniques that their ministry needs to not just survive but to thrive.
With a focus on team building along with practical training for the current youth ministry landscape, these trainings are designed to set you up for success.
Saturday, September 10, 2022 | St. Raphael the Archangel, Oshkosh | $70.00
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Free Webinars (Live, or Archived)
Topics: Professionalism; Serving the Disabled; Kerygmatic Catechesis
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As subscribers to the Catechetical Institute, the Diocese (and all parishes therein; that's YOU!) are entitled to access a series of free webinars in support of catechtists, teachers, and leaders. Tune in:
• Tue, Sep 13 at 1:00pmCST – Best Practices of Professionalism in Ministry Leadership – Jayne Mondoy of the Diocese of Honolulu
--Click here to register for this webinar.--
• Tue, Sep 20 at 1:00pmCST – Catechetically Serving Those with Disabilities and Their Families – Charleen Katra, Julia Gilberto, and Esther Garcia of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability and Chad Judice of the Diocese of Lafayette --Click here to register for this webinar--.
• Wed, Sep 28 at 1:00pmCST – Kerygmatic Catechesis: What It is and How to Apply Its Principles in Forming Others – Dr. Joseph White, Director of Catechetical Resources at Our Sunday Visitor Publishing --Click here to register for this webinar.--
These are FREE webinars. They will recorded, and all past recordings can be found HERE. You are welcome to share any of the webinars posted there.
Of course, we use Franciscan at Home for catechetical certification in the Diocese, too:
To read the policy as to who's required to take workshops visit our resource page.
For more information, or to get started taking workshops, visit the Diocese of Green Bay's page on the Franciscan at Home website .
Need help? Please e-mail sre@gbdioc.org.
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Do You Have Scouts in Your Parish?
Annual Scout Mass October 1st
Bishop Ricken's annual Scout Mass will be held in conjunction withe the 4pm Saturday, October 1st Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay.
Scouts who have earned a Catholic religion emblem (Light of Christ, Parvuli Dei, et al) in 2021-22 will receive a special invitation through the mail, but all Scout families are invited and encouraged to attend (Scouts should wear their uniforms to Mass).
For more information, please e-mail cfountain@gbdioc.org
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Greetings from the Office of Safe Environment | |
As you encourage employees/volunteers to support your upcoming RE and Youth Ministry Programs, as catechists, chaperones, prayer leaders, aides, etc., please keep in mind the diocesan safe environment requirements.
All employees (paid personnel regardless of position/job title) and all adult volunteers who have contact with minors as part of their volunteer duties are required to:
- Have a Diocese of Green Bay approved background check,
- Complete a VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children" Adult Awareness session. Online safe environment training is now available.
- Review and sign either the Our Promise to Protect (employees) or the Diocesan Code of Pastoral Conduct for Volunteers (volunteers).
Instructions on how to complete each step can be found by following this LINK.
Thanks for your help in keeping all God's children safe!
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Who? 8th grade RE students!
What/Why?: Fun, faith-filled evening to explore what a vocation is and how to discover God's call.
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Schedule: 5:30pm Arrival and Fair; 6-6:15 Welcome & Prayer; 6:15 Keynote with Jonathan "Bearded" Blevins; 7pm Understanding Vocations + Prayer
Cost: No Fee to Attend!
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Calendar
Upcoming dates you should know about.
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RE/YM CALENDAR FOR 2022-23
Dates to Keep in Mind:
Sept 5: Labor Day (Diocesan Offices Closed)
Sept 15: Nuts & Bolts, I & II, in-person 9am-2pm
Sept 18: Catechetical Sunday
Sept 22: ProCLAYM Kick-off Day
Sept 23-24: Entrust: Disciples on Mission Retreat (Flintville) (More Info)
Oct 1: Scout Mass at Cathedral
Oct 11: Worship Jesus Day of Retreat (by pastoral leader invitation only)
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Resources
Studies, media, and materials to help you do what you do.
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Entrust is an intensive experience, at which attendees will receive the vision, formation, and practical knowledge in how to carry out the process of spiritual multiplication. Thanks to the generosity of the Bishop’s Appeal, this retreat is free of charge for staff, volunteers, and parishioners within the Diocese of Green Bay. Read more about this very popular retreat experience.
October is World Mission Month and there are lots of ways to participate. The Diocese of Green Bay project booklet is one source, and there are mission speakers and many free resources available at the Catholic Foundation website, as will as CRS, and Missio.
Jared Dees (thereligionteacher.com) offers his favorite start-of-the-year activity: a Bible Scavenger Hunt. It's a free download after you supply your e-mail address.
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Sophia Institute offers free Sunday Gospel e-lessons. Use these lessons and activities to illuminate the treasures of the Gospel for your students and to help them grow in love and knowledge of the Person of Jesus Christ. Access September's e-lessons.
NCCL (National Community of Catechetical Leaders) has been transformed and continues its work as a community of catechetical leaders to creatively address the new challenges and opportunities facing the ministries of evangelization and catechesis in today's world. Membership, which is free, gives you access to services, resources and events to support you in your ministry through its new website.
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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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