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Transcript of Catechetical Conference: Diocese of Paterson, NJ
5-8th Grade CatechesisApril 11, 2015
Mike St. Pierre
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Find out: Where
are kids?
OBJECTIVES
Look in: Where
are you?
Send out:
Evangelize with
enthusiasm.
authenticexample
"witness of life"
They See Everything!
God doesn’t call
those who are
already equipped.
He equips those
whom He calls.
Mother Theresa
noise
what are the
greatest
sources of
noise in your
life?
relativism
# of TV’s - 2.5
Text messages - 6 billion per day
Email - 28% of day
Facebook - 67% of online adults
500 million tweets sent per day
80% of active users are mobile
75 million daily users
70% of users outside of the U.S.
We need to find God, and he cannot
be found in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence.
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
The greatest need of our time is to clean
out the enormous mass of mental and
emotional rubbish that clutters our minds.
Thomas Merton
mission
field
95%78%
47%81%
New Attention Layer
“continuous”
“partial”
PAUSE
Tips & Tricks
#1
Use physical
space to your
advantage.
#2
Use pre-
screened
video clips.
#3
Use Skype (or
Google Hangouts)
to
feature
1 guest per week.
#4
Simplify the
complex without
watering down the
truth.
“There are 4 key points to
this parable…”
#5
Appeal to the three types
of learners.
#6
Use blogs,
podcasts,
video chat. *
#7
Reference
events in
parish life.
#8
Always use
food! (It does
not have to
healthy.)
#9
Don’t get
rattled.
#10
Model
consistent
Bible reading
habits.
#11
Use one item
of value per
week.
#12
Group habits
over group
homework.
#13
Use photos
#14
Capture
inspiration
when it shows
up.
#15
Be yourself.
Everyone else
is already
taken!
Catholic Youth Ministry by LifeTeen
www.CatholicYouthMinistry.com
National Federation for Catholic Youth
Ministry www.nfcym.org
Flock Note www.flocknote.com
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
www.simplyyouthministry.com
Process your conference notes by Sunday night.
Commit to daily prayer time.
Bring your very best to your next
class/catechetical session.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one
person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17
Thank You!
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