“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 07 Issue 4

*** TIPS for Leading a Retreat for Adults (Thank you Sadlier!)
This is a free one-page printable for adult retreat settings. Things like setting, environment, and engagement should be obvious, but this checklist helps you make sure your retreat covers the bases! http://go.sadlier.com/religion/retreat-tips?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email

*** A Living, Growing Bible that YOU help live and grow! (Thank you John Roberto, for the link to VTS' eFormation Conference,
June 6-8, http://www.eformationvts.org/conference-details/2016-conference-program/ which led me to the Parallel Bible initiative)
The idea is intriguing: people share images from their lives that correspond to Scripture passages. There's an app for that! http://i.theparallelbible.com/

*** Year of Mercy: a Delightful student produced video on the Works of Mercy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNGMiUWmbbE

*** NACMP Summit Report, with tons of resources, papers, sites, and stuff! (Thank you again John Roberto, and all those who attended!)
http://www.nacmp.org/2016-summit-program.html

*** Blog of the Day, Church Life Journal's "The Mass for Millenials": http://churchlife.nd.edu/category/blog-post/ blog
(Thank you, Joyce Donahue)


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“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 07 Issue 3

*** Powtoon - Online Animating Tool of the Day (Thank you Cheryl Smith, who used it in her Power of One program (http://powerof1.weebly.com/)!)
https://www.powtoon.com

*** Powtoon Example - Catechist Intro (Thank you, Lori Dahlhoff, who created it)
https://vimeo.com/161296543

*** From Effectiveness to Faithfulness Video (Thank you, Mary Hess)
https://vimeo.com/35028736 (see more Parker Palmer videos at http://www.couragerenewal.org/parker/videos/)

*** Copyright and Fair Use Animation... and other Digital Citizenship videos (Thank you, Lori Dahlhoff)
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/copyright-and-fair-use-animation

*** Year of Mercy Resource of the Day - Corporal Work of Mercy: Clothing the Naked
http://stcloudvisitor.org/2016/03/24/clothe-the-naked/

*** Overview of Social Media as Tool for Evangelizaiton (Thank you, Meredith Gould, author of "The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the Good News in New Ways" http://www.amazon.com/The-Social-Media-Gospel-Sharing/dp/081463558X)
https://vimeo.com/78111049 is a great video discussion starter for churches wanting to get into social media, or use it more deeply.

*** If "Whoever tells the Stories Defines the Culture (-Dr. David Walsh)" is true... it may be good to check out "The Story of God" with Morgan Freeman. See Sr. Rose Pacatte's review at http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/beautiful-series-starring-morgan-freeman-explores-story-god

*** Communication Video of the Day: Listening Skills: Don't Fix it, Listen! (Thank you Ms. Chris Codden)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg


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