Children And Christian Initiation Journal For Children Ages 7 10

Children and Christian Initiation is a resource for Catholic parishes. This journal is designed to be used with the comprehensive book, Children and Christian Initiation: Leader Guide. It offers a place for children ages 7-10 to record their own participation in the initiation process. The colorful pages are reflective and engaging, inviting candidates and catechumens to express their thoughts through writing and drawing. Interactive and highly personal, the approach honors the individual's spirituality, encourages personal ownership of the process and invites prayerful, reflective conversion. This level of the journal may be adapted by catechists to use with older children with special needs or those for whom English is a second language. Other books in the Children and Christian Initiation series: Leader Guide Parent and Sponsor Guide Journal for Youth (ages 11-14)

Children and Christian Initiation is a resource for Catholic parishes. This easy-to-use resource gives parents and sponsors the confidence to accompany children to full sacramental initiation. It helps them prepare children to receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and eucharist by providing an overview of children’s spirituality, the vision of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and the four periods of the initiation process, practical ways to prepare for the rites and reflect on them afterwards, experiential activities that link scripture with daily life and simple ways to continue the process at home.

Children and Christian Initiation is a resource for Catholic parishes. This journal is designed to be used with the comprehensive book, Children and Christian Initiation: Leader Guide. It offers a place for young teens ages 11-14 to record their own participation in the initiation process. The colorful pages are reflective and engaging, inviting candidates and catechumens to express their thoughts through writing and drawing. Interactive and highly personal, the approach honors the individual's spirituality, encourages personal ownership of the process and invites prayerful, reflective conversion. Other books in the Children and Christian Initiation series: Leader Guide Parent and Sponsor Guide Journal for Children (ages 7-10)

Children and Christian Initiation is a resource for Catholic parishes. If you’re starting or continuing the process of Christian initiation with children, this is the book for you. It gives complete, practical directions for preparing unbaptized or uncatechized children for the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and eucharist. Adapting the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for children in age-appropriate ways, this resource includes an overview of children’s spirituality and the vision of the Rite, ideas for preparation before the rites and reflection afterwards, experiential activities that link scripture with daily life, background on each of the four periods, with sample sessions for each, a calendar of celebrations, which can be copied for families and a glossary of terms used in the initiation process.

This resource shows both how to celebrate each of the rites within the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and how to prepare children and their families for full participation in the rites. Sets forth a theological framework for the initiation of children as well as the sound praxes provided in the rite. A table outlines the periods and steps in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, showing what takes place during each period and the rites belonging to the period. The Q&A chapter will answer a variety of questions for coordinators, directors of religious education and priests. A glossary defines the terms relevant to Christian initiation. Resources for future reference.

This updated edition of Preparing Older Children for Baptism prepares non-baptized children of catechetical age to become full members of the Church.

The author gives solid, practical advice for the Christian initiation of children. People often find new challenges and questions when they adapt the "Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults" to children of catechetical age. This comprehensive book for parishes examines the special issues of initiation of children and offers practical approaches for dealing with those issues.