News/Announcements
God's Greatest Gift First Eucharist Preparation
Treehaus announces the God's Greatest Gift First
Eucharist Preparation Series, available in early August
2002. God's Greatest Gift is a natural complement
to the internationally
acclaimed SUNDAY Liturgy of the Word Series for
children. You can download information and sample chapters now.
Order your Pre-Publication Introductory Set now and save over
45%.
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HERE for more information, samples, or to order God's Greatest
Gift.
How does God's Greatest Gift stand
out among First Communion programs ?
- It recognizes the child's innate spiritual life.
- It is open-ended—applies an inquiry method that helps
the child to continue to grow.
- It acknowledges the child's personal relationship with God
& draws on the Bible & liturgy to nurture that relationship.
- It makes the Liturgy of the Word—as we celebrate it
with children—the primary preparation for the Eucharist.
- It treats this event as an occasion of grace for the child's
entire family and parish.
- It challenges the parish community to welcome this child to
its table and renew its own commitment to make the presence
of Christ ever more effective in the world today.
Now Available...A Selection of Songs for
Small Children
SING WITH JOY
Music of the Catechesis of
the Good Shepherd
for Children Ages Three to Six Years
Annotated by Catherine Maresca
Thirty-eight of the most widely used songs with small children
make up this book and CD set. The book contains musical scores
and background notes on when and how to sing each song. Inside
the back cover is a CD of children performing each song. For use
in catechetical settings or at home. Book/CD Set: $29.95.
Now Available! For
more information, or to purchase Sing With Joy,
click here!
Conferences on Children's Spirituality
Children's Spirituality Conference: Christian Perspectives
June 8-11, 2003
Concordia University
River Forest, Illinois
Website: www.childspirituality.org
The Fourth International Conference on the Spirituality
of Children
August 17-20, 2003.
For the first time, the International Conference on Children's
Spirituality is being held in North America, hosted by the School
of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria in Victoria,
British Columbia. As part of the process of expanding the international,
multicultural and interdisciplinary forum for the exploration
of the spirituality of children and youth, ICCS 4 will be focused
by the theme: Spirituality in the Care and Nurture of Children.
The Conference will consider the changing role of spirituality
by addressing care issues in education, in health, in faith communities,
and in cultures. Children's spirituality will be discussed from
perspectives of healing, therapeutic relationships, programmatic
intervention and pedagogy. The conference will include keynote
speakers, collegiate papers and workshops, a panel on the place
of spirituality in North American education and a special forum
on the directions and future of spirituality in the care of children
and youth. This will also include delegates from the 7th International
Child and Youth Care Conference that follows ICCS 4 at the University
of Victoria.
For complete information go to: http://web.uvic.ca/cyc/
