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Monday, March 16, 2009

My Best Resource

OSV's Big Book of Family Gatherings for Parish Faith Formation by Judy Elliott Dantzer
Our parish has a monthly Intergenerational Faith Formation Session. Sacrament Preparation Families are required to attend, but the whole parish is invited. For the "Focusing Activity" I always reach for this book. It's contents include presenting the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith, liturgical seasons, Sacraments, Biblical Stories, Saints, Mary,Prayer, Stewardship, even Food and Games in the times of Jesus.
The activities, skits, reproducible table projects are meaningful and easy to assemble what is needed. I can honestly say that this book has not failed to give me an idea for an opening activity. I usually rewrite the skits or activity to adapt them to our local parish, but the ideas flow from the well thought out activities presented in this book.
Valerie Porter
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