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Welcome to St. Mary's Berea Religious
Education Office Website.
The 2010-2011 REO
Calendar is now available! Follow the "REO Calendar"
navigation button (on the gold bar above) for the new year schedule
of events!
Catechists
Needed
We are looking for
Catechists in the following grades:
Sunday Morning
- The Littles - this is our
Pre-K & Kindergarten class
- 1st Grade
Monday Evening
- 6th Grade - We are looking
for 2 Catechists for this grade.
- 7th Grade
- Teen Faith - This is
our 8th & 9th grade program. These sessions can be Sunday a/or
Monday evening based on Catechist availability.
Please "Contact Us" if you're
interested!
2010-11 REO
Registration
On June 1, 2010 we will open
registration for our 2010-11 Religious Education year. Any
child involved in our programs (PSR & Teen Faith) last year will
receive a Registration Form via postal mail. Please review the
information, update where appropriate, and return the form with
payment for the new education year. If you are a new member to
our program, follow the "Registration Docs." navigation
button (above) for copies of the blank registration forms.
Forms can be sent via postal mail,
dropped off at the Rectory or the School or placed in the Sunday
Collection Baskets. Be sure to mark Religious Education Office
on the envelope to assure we will receive your forms.
Calendar information will
be available toward the end of June, 2010.
New
Direction
Are you looking to:
- Deepen your
understanding of
Catholic teachings?
- Obtain your
catechetical
certification as a
parish catechist or
elementary school
teacher?
- Meet others who
share your personal or
professional interests
in the
Catholic Church?
Then you are looking for a
New Direction. The Office of
Catechetical Services offers
this 2-day conference for
parish and school
catechetical leaders, school
teachers, catechists and
parishioners within the
Diocese of Cleveland.
Follow the link below for
more information . . .
http://www.oce-ocs.org/ocs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101&Itemid=118
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Children's Liturgy
of the Word
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I have attached the updated schedule
for the Children's
Liturgy of the Word
that includes
May 30th (Solemnity
of the Most Holy Trinity) through
August 29, 2010 (22nd
Sunday in Ordinary Time).
Just a couple of
notes . . .
- I've added the
page number of the
Worksheet to the
Liturgical Week
(center column) to
aid in finding the
specific Worksheet.
If you use the
scroll bar on the
far right of the
window, the page
number will be shown
as you scroll down.
I hope this helps!
- It's very
important that if
you are not going to
attend on your
scheduled week you
need to contact
someone to take your
place! At
worst case, contact
the REO and will see
if we can find a
replacement!
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PDF\CHILDREN'S_LITURGY_SCHEDULE
2009_2010E.pdf
For the weekly
Scripture background information sheets select the following link .
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PDF\2009_10Children's Liturgy Worksheets.pdf
What's Goin' On
To check out what's
happening in the REO follow
the navigation button(s) on the top Gold Bar.
G.I.F.T.S.S.
The PSR "GIFTSS" (Giving
Individualized Faith Training to Special Students) program provides
a unique opportunity to share our faith with special needs children.
The program has been in existence for 2 years, helping children and
young adults to understand their faith a little better.
Our program is led by 2
qualifed Intervention Specialists who are capable of working with
all types of special needs.
If you have a special
needs child, or young adult, please consider giving our program a
try. To see more information about the GIFTSS program, follow
the PSR navigation link on the gold bar (above) and then
select GIFTSS on the Blue navigation bar (left).
To contact the GIFTSS Team,
send your email to
giftssfromgod@yahoo.com
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Our site is dedicated to providing
information about those activities that are part of the REO, including:
Parish School of Religion
(PSR). PSR consists of the Faith Formation programs
for children in grades PRE-K - 7. It includes the Sacramental
preparation associated with First Reconciliation & First Holy
Communion, both occurring in the 2nd grade. If you wish to access
the sacramental information directly, there is a navigation bar on
the left of this page. The PSR program gathers at two
different days/times, 10:30am-11:45am on Sunday mornings (grades PRE-K - 3rd) and
6:45pm-8:15pm on Monday evenings (grades 4 - 7). Our sessions
generally start in September and end at the the beginning of May,
with a break at both Christmas and Easter time.
Parish Youth Ministry.
The Youth Ministry deals with maturing & strengthening the Faith of
our Parish Teens. This is done through a number of activities
. . .
- Teen
Faith Program is for our 8th & 9th grade youth. The
Program is a series of topics that address the issues that affect
this group of young people on a daily basis (Social Justice, Media
influence on our Faith, Sexuality, Learning the Mass, etc.).
Each session is 5-6 weeks long. Sessions are on Sunday &
Monday nights during the school year.
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Youth Group
meets on a monthly basis. The objective is to gather for
faith-based fun and fellowship. This group spends the year
planning for and attending their annual WorkCamp retreat. All
teens 8th grade and up and their friends of all faiths are welcome
and encouraged to attend.
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Sacramental preparation for Confirmation. Starting in
September of each year, this process is for those 10th graders of
our Parish who are ready to complete their initiation into the
Catholic Church. If you wish to access the sacramental
information directly, there is a navigation bar on the left of this
page.
- Adult Faith
Formation. This program consists of a number of groups
for adults who are interested in growing in their knowledge and
practice of the faith. These ministries include . . .
- The Men’s Spirituality Group of the parish gather to
reflect on the Sunday Gospel, to pray, share and discuss topics
related to our Catholic faith.
- Bible Study offers study and reflection on
the Bible. Topics are chosen with input from the participants.
- Centering Prayer introduces parishioners to a quiet form of prayer and
support.
- 12 Step Spirituality Group
integrates principles of the twelve steps of addiction or
compulsion into a Christian way
of life.
- Spiritual Direction is available for individuals who are seeking a deeper
relationship with God.
- Side Altar Talks are led by the priests of the parish who teach about
specific topics during Advent.
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