Below are suggested resources that may be helpful to you as a catechist or religious educator. Please note that all items listed here are available through RCL Benziger , 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
Also visit our Links page for a list of helpful sites related to religious education. Prayer
Jesus, everything you did on earth
was a conscious choice to share
God's light and love with us.
Help us to make enlightened choices,
especially during this Christmas season. Amen. Links
Growing Together: 6 Intergenerational Celebrations
Vol 1 Fall & Winter
Call RCL Benziger at 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
ORDER NUMBER: 1-889108-45-6 Junior High Prayer Services by Themes and Seasons
Call RCL Benziger at 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
ORDER NUMBER: 1-58595-106-4 Journey to Christmas
(Paulist Press, 1996)
Videos
The Gospel of Matthew – The Visual Bible (60 min. each)
Scripture word-for-word and filmed in Holy Land and Africa. Begins, as gospel, with birth of Jesus. 4–tape set.
Call RCL Benziger at 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-36072-9 Christmas— "Celebrating the Church Year for Children" series(15 min.)
Christ as the Light of the World explored through the dramatization in a child's life, Scripture, and the Christmas liturgy.
(Paulist Press 800-218-1903) A Good and Perfect Gift (24 min.)
Manuelita, a child of a poor widow, prays for a father just for Christmas day. Her prayer is answered unexpectedly. Also in Spanish.
(St. Anthony Messenger Press, 800-488-0488) Martin the Cobbler (22 min.)
Anticipating Christ's arrival, a despairing shoemaker finds himself connected to several people in need.
(USCCB # 5-411, 800-235-8722)
Music
"Come, Emmanuel," "Gloria," [Chant] "Jesus, Give Us Your Peace" Blest Are We Music CD, Grade Level 7-8
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ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-36394-9 Blest Are We Music Cassette, Grade Level 7-8
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ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-36454-6
Blest Are We Song Book for Grades 1-8, School Edition
Words and melody for students; contains music for grades 1-6 (school) and 7-8 (parish and school)
Call RCL Benziger at 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-36617-4
Blest Are We Accompaniment Book for Grades 1-8, School Edition
Contains accompaniment music for grades 1-6 (school)
and 7-8 (parish and school)
Call RCL Benziger at 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-36618-2
"Let Me Be Your Bethlehem"
Danielle Rose Defining Beauty CD
Call RCL Benziger at 1-877-ASK-4-RCL (1-877-275-4725).
ORDER NUMBER: 1-58459-089-0 "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
Spiritual "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy"
West Indies carol "This Little Light of Mine"
Spiritual
