God is Calling Me

[TexRose]

I found out today that the DRE wants me to teach CCD at 8:30 am on Sundays starting next year. I’m very happy to do this!
Looks like i’ll be jumping right into it. I’ll call her tomorrow and see about getting some books for me to read.
Any pointers from our experienced teachers?

 

[CatholismRox]

God Bless you!!

 

[stbruno]

be honest, be faithful and be a perfect example of how to love one another as Jesus loves us when you are teaching.

Also, if your diocese has an office of Catechesis with a library of materials…bank on using them in your quest for becoming not just a good teacher but a great one.

With all things, pray, pray and pray some more.

 

[willj1365]

God Bless you! I have been teaching now for 3 years and I came into it in a similar way. I volunteered to assist to get my feet wet, and found out that I was going to be teaching third grade! I love it and have been getting more comfortable all the time. One thing that I have noticed this year is that I will be talking to the students about something that seems to just ‘come up’ and then at mass the next day (we have CCD on Saturdays) there will be a reference to the exact thing we talked about! It’s like the Holy Spirit is guiding me and the kids get the re-inforcement at mass! What grade are you teaching?

 

[TexRose]

God Bless you! I have been teaching now for 3 years and I came into it in a similar way. I volunteered to assist to get my feet wet, and found out that I was going to be teaching third grade! I love it and have been getting more comfortable all the time. One thing that I have noticed this year is that I will be talking to the students about something that seems to just ‘come up’ and then at mass the next day (we have CCD on Saturdays) there will be a reference to the exact thing we talked about! It’s like the Holy Spirit is guiding me and the kids get the re-inforcement at mass! What grade are you teaching?

I don’t know yet. I’ve been busy this week with preparing my 9 yr old son for his 1st communion.

 

[tkdnick]

AWESOME!!! I love teaching the faith to our youth! It’s such an amazing calling.

 

[Titus]

We don’t even have CCD here in Britain- the only chance we get for catechesis is in sacramental preparation (very poorly run too, in many parishes). So my advice I suppose is: always remember how fortunate you are to get the chance to evangelise the young! Teach faithfully to the magisterium always, and give the kids joy rather than a sense that it’s just like school!

 

[puzzleannie]

thank you thank you thank you
to you and to the 3 people who just walked into my office offering to teach next year, all highly qualified, moving here from other cities. oh, and thanks to You, too, Holy Spirit. Plus 2 parishioners who used to teach, and want to do it again, we are looking good. New catechist orientation this Saturday, methodology by grade level next Saturday, then Protecting God’s Children. 7 Secrets of a Successful Catechist and Lesson Planning Workshop in August. Plus a special training on new diocesan guidelines for sacramental prep. I have gone from panic-striken to ecstatic in one week.