Bishop Barron took time out of his schedule to talk to 11 and 12 year olds from a Catholic school in Denver about God, prayer, the virus and lots more!
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Confirmation candidates - Special Mass this Sunday and at home resources
Bishop of Elphin, Kevin Doran, will celebrate a special Mass this Sunday (Pentecost Sunday) for young adults due to receive their Confirmation this year. The Mass is on at 11am from www.churchservices.tv/strandhill
The Limerick Diocese has created a resource pack for candidates to use at home while preparing for Confirmation. Click here for the pack.
Primary school teachers - EPV days - Online summer course on Catholic Education
There is an excellent online summer course for primary teachers in Ireland on the theme of *Catholic Education*.
Click here to link to the course.
COURSE LAYOUT:
Module 1 – Why we believe in the Catholic Faith- Apologetics How do we know God exists? How the Catholic belief in God changes our life. How do we know Jesus existed? How do we know that Jesus resurrected and is God? Some misunderstandings our society has relating to the Catholic Faith.
Module 2 – The role of Catholic Education in our Culture What you believe about God determines your culture. The roots of our present crisis and how we can respond- Part I. The roots of our present crisis and how we can respond- Part II. Catholic Teaching on Relationships and Sexuality Education.
Module 3 – The Bible and the Catechism The Catechism. Introduction to the Bible. The Bible- Old Testament. The Bible- New Testament.
Module 4 – Prayer and the Sacraments Prayer I- Explanation of what prayer is and how we can pray. Prayer II- Types of prayer and how to engage in them with children. Sacraments I- Explanation of each of the sacraments and their importance. Sacraments II- Quality resources for sacramental preparation.
Module 5 – Catholic Leadership and SSE Developing your relationship with God. School Initiatives – various options for you to choose to fit your school context. Integration – many ideas provided for worthwhile integration of the Catholic faith. SSE- A comprehensive explanation of the six step SSE model.
Catholic schools - remote education and Covid-19
From the Vatican website here:
Although education can be done remotely, Kevin emphasized that “Catholic schools are really about community. It’s about being in relationship with Jesus, relationship with one another, relationship with their teachers. That sense of community is so vital to the success and to the successful outcomes that we see in Catholic schools”.
Know of a child who was due to receive their First Holy Communion this year?
This Wednesday is the feast of Blessed Imelda, she is the Patroness of those who are due to receive their first Holy Communion.
Like many children in 2nd class during this time of the virus, Imelda was sad because she had to wait a long time to receive Jesus, in her case until she was 12 years old.
Here is a 6 minute video on her short life (she died at 11 years of age). The password is 'teacher' to view this excellent video from the website.
Here is a picture of her to colour also.