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Resource
Materials
General
Resources
The diocese invites you to take advantage of its free, lending library
of resource materials on a broad range of subjects relating to our
faith. You are welcome to come in, browse and borrow any of our
resources.
The library is located in the Office of Religious Education at the
diocesan Catholic Centre, 3400 Merritville Highway. Office hours
are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each weekday.
We have approximately 5,000 volumes in the following categories:
- church history
- ecclesiology
- evangelization
- liturgy
- morality
- religious education
- RCIA
- sacraments
- scripture
- spirituality
- theology
- plus numerous reference
books, Catholic magazines and newspapers.
- Videos are also available
on many of the categories mentioned above.
Marriage
Preparation Resources
To view the marriage preparation
schedule for year 2001 and find out the civil, church and personal
responsibilities of engaged couples see the Marriage Preparation
page (make this a link with the Marriage Prep page). One of our
main categories of resource materials in our lending library is
materials for those who lead the marriage preparation courses. They
include:
- A Marriage in the
Lord Couples workbook *
- A Ministry to Marriage
Leaders guide *
(Cana Chicago 1997) (Leaders guide being revised)
- A Decision to Love
Couples workbook
(23rd Publications 1997) Leaders guide
- Before I Do Couples
workbook
(Ave Maria Press 1998) Leaders guide
- Evenings for the Engaged
Couples workbook
Sadler Inc. 1992) Leaders guide
- For Better & Forever
Couples workbook
(Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc. 1999)
- Only Love Can Make
it Easy Couples workbook
(23rd Publications 1997) Leaders guide
- Perspectives on Marriage
Couples workbook
(Acta Publications 1992) Leaders guide
- The Soul of a Marriage
Couples workbook
(Paulist Press 1995) Leaders guide
- The Sponsor Couple
Program Couples workbook
(Liguori 1989) Leaders guide
- Unitas Couples workbook
(Herder & Herder 1998) Leaders guide
* Recommended
by Diocesan Office of Religious Education
Resource
Books & Booklets on Marriage
We
also have resources for married couples. Among them are:
- Love Needs Learning:
A relationship course for young people (1994)
Marriage (formerly Marriage Encounter) - a monthly publication
- Marriage & Relationships
(1997)
- Partners on the Journey:
A support structure for the newly married (1990)
- Partners in Preparation:
Training married couples for marriage preparation ministry (1995)
- Music for the Christian
Celebration of Marriage (1996)
- Scripture at Weddings:
Choosing and proclaiming the Word of God (1992)
- The Christian Celebration
of Marriage: A resource for preparation (1996)
Liturgical
Ministries
- Cantors
- Communion
- Consolers
- Environment
- Hospitality
- Lectors
- Music
- Servers
Children¹s
Liturgy
- School
Year Church Year
- Advent, Christmas
and Epiphany in the Domestic Church
- Sunday Weekly
Leader Guide Year A
Sacraments
- First
Reconciliation: Together With Jesus (Teaching guide and participant
package)
- First
Reconciliation: Reproducible Games, Crafts, Activities
- First
Eucharist: Together With Jesus (Teaching guide and participant
package)
- First
Eucharist: Reproducible Games, Crafts, Activities
- Confirmation:
Gifted With the Spirit (Teacher
edition and participant package)
Religious
Education
- Teaching
Sacraments and Season: Reflections, Prayer and Activities
for Religion Teachers
Catholic book stores
which carry most of these resources are:
Broughtons:
Joseph's Inspirational
Services:
St. Paul Book &
Media Center:
Bob Blais:
Manna Resources &
Virtual Bookstore
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