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Prayerbook for Catechists
Gwen Costello
48 pages
Twenty - Third Publications
1999 Retail Price: $5.95
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From the Book Jacket:
In A Prayerbook for Catechists, popular author Gwen Costello
shares with religion teachers her down-to-earth, faith filled prayers.
Drawing on her own (and others’) experience as a catechist and
DRE, she offers prayers for a variety of seasons and situations.
Each prayer relates to real-life catechetical situation and reflects
a firm belief in God’s loving care for catechists and students,
in the uniqueness of each child, and in the importance of catechetical
ministry.
Use these prayers for personal enrichment or adapt them for use at a
catechist meeting. Whether you are a new or seasoned catechist, these
uplifting prayers will renew, refresh and inspire you from the first
class to the last.
Book Review
This collection of prayers tries to tap into the joys, concerns, and
feelings that catechists of children have about those they teach. The
prayers respond to real-life situations - from being nervous about teaching
and dealing with difficult children, to seeking ways to help children
grasp the spirit of the liturgical seasons and being thankful to God
at the end of the year - with an expression of firm belief in God’s
love and commitment to the value of each individual.
The order of circumstances and emotions that are the subjects of these
thirty-two prayers follows the pattern of a typical teaching year. Costello
concludes each prayer with a one-line mantra-like phrase that can be
easily remembered and repeated throughout the day.
--Living Light Spring 2000
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