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 O come, O come, Emmanuel.
Fill our hearts with your love and peace.
Help us to share our faith with others
So that they might grow in wisdom,
love, and grace. Amen. Links
Junior High Prayer Services by Themes and Seasons
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ORDER NUMBER: 1-58595-106-4 Prayer Celebrations – Middle School
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ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-30570-1 Celebrating Seasons—Prayer Lessons for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter
by Phyllis Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier
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ORDER NUMBER: 1-58595-016-5 Advent/Christmas Resources for Young and Old:
A Christmas Anthology
(CSS Publishing Co., 1996)
Videos
Advent, "Celebrating the Church Year for Children" Series(15 min.)
This Advent video helps young people get in touch with the love of Christ in their lives.
(Paulist Press 800-218-1903) Preparing for Christmas 1: An Advent Program for the Family (4 15-min.)
Each video in the series presents an Advent theme in song and story.
(St. Anthony Messenger Press) The Visitor (33 min.)
Martin, a bitter man who has lost his family in an accident, is told that an important visitor will arrive soon. He believes it is the Lord!
(Vision Video)
Music
"Come, Emmanuel," "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)
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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)
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ORDER NUMBER: 0-382-36618-2
"Advent Song"
JoAnn Brown
(Resource Publications) "Advent Gathering"
Rory Cooney, Gary Daigle
(GIA Publications) "Rorate Caeli"
(Plainchant, Tone 1) "He is Jesus"
Ed Bolduc
(WLP Publications)
