Seasonal Activities

Catechists and teachers will love this handy guide to making faith formation sessions more fun!

Children learn best when they are fully involved with the lesson. With this in mind, Gwen Costello provides brief, to the point, and creative activities for each season of the school year. Most take five to ten minutes and can be used with almost any lesson. Feasts and church seasons covered include All Saints Day, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. There are also activities on the Bible and the sacraments.

Catechists and teachers will love this handy guide to making religion sessions more fun!

The Jump Starts for Catechists series offers catechists quick, hands-on tips for their faith formation sessions. Each booklet provides practical and classroom-tested information, formation, and ideas that are valuable for beginning as well as experienced catechists. The books are written by some of Twenty-Third Publications’ bestselling authors, including Janaan Manternach, Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, and Dan Connors. Other books available in this series include Rites and Rituals, Discipline Tips, and Key Teachings, The Prayer Journey, The Liturgical Year, The Early Church, and Stories that Teach.