#CatholicEdchat Archive
CatholicEdChat is a twitter chat. Topics focus on discussions around educational issues for Catholic Educators and topics beneficial to Catholic Schools. We look forward to continuing to connect Catholic Educators online to discuss education and teaching with faith in our schools. The chat takes place on Saturday mornings. Time 9am EST.
Saturday February 6, 2016
9:00 AM EST
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Good morning all from (finally) snowy RI! Trying out today.
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Good morning! My tweets for the next hour will be devoted to
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morning! Did you get a snow day?
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Good morning from Nashville. Sunny but chilly here today.
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Good morning from sunny Indianapolis. ... My cat is in my lap. Cold everywhere :-)
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Welcome all to today's Topic Lent - How was your Catholic School's Week? What were the highlights?
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Yes! Perfect Teacher Appreciation Day gift :)
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Yes .. if it is cold here you all are usually freezing
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morning! Thanks for connecting with us with Mystery Skype! I loved watching the kids work on the map!
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Great we had 2 Snow Day! ;-) We continue the fun next week!
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Good morning from Peabody, MA
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Good Morning from Indy! I have a few short minutes to join chat today!
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It's always great for Ss, and it's fun watching them doing problem solving.
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Participating in while waiting for a baseball game to start.
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Class Masses! Students celebrating their gifts/blessings at each stage of academic life
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Good morning from chilly Bogalusa, LA, getting ready to ride in a Mardi Gras parade today.
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Hi. I will saying hi and goodbye. I will return later and read the thread. Kinder assessments today https://t.co/2FjCKxCQHq
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. Actually warm here today for Feb. Will be sunny & 42 today. We're having a heat wave!
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Good Morning! Finally up and home this am!
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LOL! We are just excited that there is no rain in the forecast through Mardi Gras on Tuesday
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Q1: How will you observe Lent in your classroom?
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Morning Christy! That offer of a guest room for the GAFE summit is open! Already checked
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We have to produce the Lenten Outreach videos. It's so different in high school and teaching one subject!
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Super! So great to see all coming together in this way
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Good Morning from Northern California! After I may not get out of bed all day!
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A1: Lenten reflection journals- daily quotes, short readings, or prompts that the Ss respond to or discuss in small groups
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A1 In the library, the focus will be on reading books with the theme of kindness.
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usually runs a "Show us your Ashes" contest- not sure about this year
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A1 We discuss good choices with technology and how to use it well as part of life
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I love the Lenten reflection journals
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Good morning from sunny Chicago!
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What are some titles that you use?
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A1: kickoff is Ash Wednesday prayer service. With many nonCatholics, it's a unifying experience as we all participate
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A1: I've seen an idea where teachers can do activities that integrate #14 (Stations) & #40 (desert) to reflect Lenten themes.
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It gets busy doesn't it! What did you enjoy most, Karen?
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Oh good idea! Videos on digital citizenship!
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1:"Doorway to Mercy"walking through the door to a closer relationship with God doing Corporal Works of Mercy
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I have not pulled any yet. Will send list.
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This is different for us because we are off of school all next week for Mardi Gras so we come back already into Lent
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We do same! Looking forward to our services throughout the day!
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Thanks. This is a big area of need this year!
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Love it ... if you do some I would love to share them with my students
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This would be a cool thing to explore more in a chat
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I tried it during Advent and it worked really well.
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one year, won the 'Best Class Ash'!
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They are my reflection journal inspo. Ss love that pop culture serves a jumping point for reflection!
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I had the 7th graders write thank you emails to all the faculty and staff. The response has been wonderful!
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I can't wait to show you our first parade! Music class thematic unit in action
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is now trending in USA, ranking 34
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They sent us a box of Swedish Fish after Easter!
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Q2 coming up in one minute!
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Q2: How will you observe Lent in your school?
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A2: We will be writing our good deeds of mercy/kindness on footprints. Then we will 'walk' to the cross.
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A2:Whole school Ash Wed. prayer service, adoration at some point, stations of the cross
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A2 We slow things down, try for less activity. Prayer services, extra reflections and prayer
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Mass and an all school Lenten Outreach for Sarah Covenant Homes.
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A2 Love our Stations of the Cross, done in Tableau style
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A2: we're hoping to get fac/staff to host a simple meal in their homes for prayer and fellowship
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You all are making me miss the classroom with your wonderful activities!! Enjoy this special time w/ students
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Stand in the back of the classroom holding all your books as punishment
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Lent at Home is a great topic for Pinterest/Twitter/Facebook posts.
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A2 Love that our whole school participates in
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My high school use to do "soup Fridays" w/ soup lunch, all proceeds donated to charity
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A2: we'll also be supporting in classrooms and will being doing a food waste study
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A2 Start with Ash Wednesday Mass together, 8th grade Live Stations of the Cross
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Does anyone use Lent as time to build relationships with incoming students?
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A2: Our Spiritual Life Committee publishes a newsletter with a theme (Mercy, e.g.) that we use for parent faith formation.
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a food waste study, interesting!
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A2 School has adult & student faith sharing/growing small groups led by Mission & Identity team. Daily prayer in chapel
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Our school theme is "Journeying through Lent with Mercy." Works of Mercy activities.
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Mary - love the living stations - one of my fav parts of Lent at school
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These posts are awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Each week a Corporal Work of Mercy..Comfort the Sick send Valentine cards to shut ins
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No candy sales, socials, etc. Just a quiet focused time.
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I've stopped using "giving up technology" as an option...kind of a mixed up message.
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A2: Don't forget the great ideas on We have a board with ideas
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morning! I think you need to do 40 days of blogposts!
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I've been wondering if there's a way to do a media "fast" somehow.
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A2: we're doing a SOUPer jersey day next week to bring in cans for food pantry- 's idea!
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Could it be a fast from non-purposeful media use?
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Like that ... some media is part of job, etc.
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perfect! Love the sports tie in!
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Agree - Lots of ways to use tech more purposefully, be present to people - positive course rather than negative
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not disagreeing, but I think we have to frame it right. Tech isn't candy, it should have value and substance.
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great articles recently in mainstream media about and the whole "giving up" practice.
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Or making better choices, but inevitably you get trolled (as we are today.) Goal: minimize noise.
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For me it could be the time wasters of tech vs the useful and purposeful
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A2: our Peer Ministers will be talking with freshman abt Lent and emphasizing the growth we should all look 4 in fasting
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This is what I'm thinking
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Media consumption as reflection on Ignatian Two Standards :-)
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Kind of like the food fast- we might fast from coffee/chocolate, but not what we need to sustain life
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Sounds like an article, blog post?
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Classes created Work of Mercy poster to hang in hall and are doing service project of choice.
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for students (and adults), there is a lot of waste and addiction with this
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Like, spending 10 min. per day promoting an org. that supports the poor, perhaps?
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I can own up to waste with it found a piece to work on for Lent
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Question 3 coming up in 1 minute!
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You don't need to give up, just use it wisely-send an email to a sick friend, etc.
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exactly and that using tech is a vice of some sort - Time to move past that mindset yet it prevails
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I believe we need to be on Social Media during Lent, being a positive voice!
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Giving up some time on our devices to be more present to those around us is still not a bad idea, though.
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Q3 How will you personally observe Lent this year?
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if we are out as a family, phones not allowed ... must talk to each other, kids fight it but mom wins
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Removing the distraction of our devices to "encounter" others could be powerful.
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Good morning, everyone. Long time no see!
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Morning Nick - I hope all is well
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yeah! great to see you! I had your blog post ready to share for Q4!
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A3 Reading and reflecting, acts of kindness, and no potato chips
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morning, , coming off a nice bright and early CYO W in Sunny NJ
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Big Tweet Up at the in March!
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. A3 a healthier lifestyle both physically and spiritually
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Looking forward to the Tweet Up
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True, and the devices can be a means of encounter as well. Liked on kindness - maybe here too?
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A3. Personally observe lent? Part of what i use is Rediscovering Catholicism- Matthew Kelly- 40 day reflection book-
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A3: Agreed with will continue using Magnificat
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Looking forward to the Tweet Up!
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A3 - continuing my journey with book Rediscover Jesus -- choosing something to work on vs give up
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Can't believe it's next month!
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Ready for Question 4 in one minute.
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A3: Looking for some reflective reading for this Lent, sustaining a positive attitude each day
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Thanks, Marcie, good morning to you, too!
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A3 Continue Spiritual Exercises... Intentional attention to providing loving response to all. Fasting from complaining!
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Q4 Do you have any book recommendations for Lenten reading?
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Makes perfect sense and there are plenty of ways to use tech to benefit others and do service
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working on presentations this week while I am off
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Key word: CAN. Would make a great personal Lenten reflection. I think I have something.
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DH and I will be participating in something like this at our parish this Lent.
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It will be here before we know it!
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anything by Curtis Martin, Matthew Kelly, Matt Fradd, among others. trying to read works by St. John Vianney-
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I think I may borrow that one!
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Our parish also provides "The Little Black Book." Great daily reflection.
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Good morning- Hope everyone had a wonderful week!
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I got one last year when I was visiting San Francisco. Great resource!
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A4: In His Spirit by Fr. Richard J Hauser, and Sacred Fire by Fr. Ron Rolheiser
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morning! The fun continues Monday and Tuesday for us because of our snow days.
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I was even wondering if our PLN might share ideas about a good cause to commit supporting 10 min/day on SM.
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A4 Just bought two books 1-The Little Way of Lent by Fr. Caster and 2-Pope Francis: Living Lent with Passion
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Our school provides it to the faculty and staff It has been waiting on my bedside table for two weeks
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Why I'm going countercultural.Recognize evil spirit uses our complaints to focus us away from joyful Creation!
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the Little Black Book is my favorite Lenten resource! Great variety, information, reflection, prayer!
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that's the book I meant- not redicovering catholicism- great read and its easy to follow.
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how did I miss this! Signing up right now!
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Me too ... parish gave as Christmas gift Loving this book. Will keep cycling through bc so much to digest and do
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Reminds me of those spiritual guides who remind us that God may be found in all things (inc. SM).
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RT : Our parish also provides “The Little Black Book.” Great daily reflection. Ours too. SMMChicago
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I think I can use this in my class
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friend have been using SM/tech to stay in touch w/ friend we are praying her through tough time
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How about your local Catholic Charities? They do so much with so little recognition/publicity
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the chat has made the big time, we are getting spammed!
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I keep hitting report in Tweetdeck
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Go for it! I think this the third year of something coming to an inbox near me and its very good. Multimedia
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Any other resources to share? I'm out of chat questions!
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, does anyone do any kind of challenge with their own classes to encourage lenten devotion? coin wars- prayer time?
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I have a window full of tabs to explore from our chat this morning Love finding the resources that speak to me
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back to 's question about - school had volleyball, handball, faculty/student basketball gm- huge turnoiuts.
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thank you for this! Downloading right now!
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thanks for the RT. Did you like the QR code activity? Or the artwork?
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John, it sounds like you had a wonderful week full of celebrations
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Agree! Definite go-to in ordinary time. There’s an app for that too.
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Have a great start to Lent Newest family member needs a walk
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I'm passing this list along to our parish book club!
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Thanks everyone for sharing part of your Saturday morning with
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Great! I hope it's helpful!
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Thanks to Barb for leading us in discussion today! Great ideas all around!
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You bring joy to me every week Thanks for the chat & resources! Have a great week.
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Thank you everyone and have a wonderful week!
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Have a great Saturday everyone. So much to do today after being gone the last two weekends.
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Thanks for all the awesome ideas!
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Have a great week. Thanks for all the awesome ideas. Prayers for a blessed lent!
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Great to see everyone again, even for a short while. Grace and peace this Lent.
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Off to school to gather up our sock donations to deliver for our 2 homeless shelters.
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thank you for joining! See you in San Diego!
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Bringing people together in faith and celebration
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