Give Us This Day

Liturgical Training Publications is offering a free vinyl cover for all new subscriptions to Give Us This Day.
Codes are:   TDCVMay2 (regular size)
                    TDCVMay12L (large print size which will begin to be available in August)

www.giveusthisday.org

Apocalytic Movies- A PowerPoint from Sr. Rose Pacatte

Sr. Rose has shared her latest PowerPoint on Apocalyptic Movies. Check out this 20 slide presentation she uploaded at SlideShare at http://www.slideshare.net/RosePacatte/apocalyptic-themes-in-movies?from=new_upload_email.

Blessing of a Child in the Womb — NEW!!!

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 Blessing of a Child in the Womb — NEW!!!

The new "Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb" was crafted to support parents awaiting the birth of their child, to encourage parish prayers for -- and recognition of -- the precious gift of the child in the womb, and to foster respect for human life within society. It may be offered within the context of the Mass as well as outside of Mass. The blessing can be downloaded at http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/prayers/pro-life-blessings.cfm  and is available in both English and Spanish. Coming Soon: Order your 43-page bi-lingual booklet/s through USCCB Publishing (Item #7-316).  The OCF will stock copies of this for purchase at discount. (available June 19^th)

Other blessings available are:

·         Blessing of a Monument to the Unborn (http://tiny.cc/98lfew)

·         Order for the Blessing of Parents Before Childbirth (http://tiny.cc/ecmfew)

·         Order of Blessing for Pro-Life Pilgrims (http://tiny.cc/tfmfew)

Ideas to End the Catechetical Year

From Connie Clark, a catechist from Mission Viejo, California:

Young saints freeze tag; Just like regular frozen tag, but student name a saint/something they have learned about that saint this year. (adaptable to other concepts as well)

Pathway to heaven: a variation on an obstacle course, teams visit stations and answer questions. Can utilize chairs as the stations.

Give a homily: Have older children write a homily of what theey have learned in the past year.

For more, visit Connie's website at: connieclark.org

Formation in RCIA: Welcoming All Who Come to Our Doors

The five part diocesan training for RCIA team members will be held in June with the following sessions:

Session I Sat. June 2 from 9 - noon at the Catholic Center This is an introduction to the process as well as a "sorting the fish" workshop

Sessions II and III Sat. June 16 from 9 - 3:00 pm at Holy Faith in Gainesville. These sessions cover the Inquiry stage, Rite of Acceptance and the Rite of Sending/Election

Sessions IV and V Sat. June 30 from 9 - 3:00 pm at the Catholic Center. These sessions cover the optional rites of Lent, Holy Saturday, Initiation and Mystagogia.

The text is the Rite book for RCIA. These are available for purchase through the OCF at discount. Registration brochure on the www.dosaformation.org website. There are groups discounts available.

Summer School of Theology

The 4th Annual Summer School of Theology will be held the week of June 18-22 at Marywood Retreat Center. This year, the event will kick off the Year of Faith activities in the diocese. The topic will be: The Church and Modernity: Theology, Politics and Culture ca 1500-1958 A.D. Setting the Groundwork for Vatican II.

All in Two Weekends Level I

For your summer scheduling pleasure:

All in two weekends in June at the Catholic Center will be held on the weekends of June 9-10 and June 23-24.

All in two weekends in August at St. Paul, Jacksonville Beach will be held on the weekends of August 4-5 and August 18-19th.

Registration forms are on the www.dosaformation.org website.