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Virtual Retreats Creating a Sacrament Retreat Using Google Forms Angela Lawlor, DRE St. Anthony of Padua, Ambler alawlor@saintanthonyparish.org July 2020

Webinar Overview Build From What You Have : Outlining Your Retreat ● Engage from A Distance: Integrating Online Resources ● A New Perspective: Opportunity for Family Engagement ● Communion Retreat Overview/Confirmation Option ● ____________ Google Forms Overview & What You’ll Learn ● Retreat & PREP Capabilities: Using Google Forms for Retreats & for PREP ●

Questions >>> In the Chat (Include First & Last Name with Questions) alawlor@saintanthonyparish.org

Building Your Virtual Retreat

Use your in-person sacrament ● retreat outlines to build your Build From What virtual retreat framework Some in-person retreat content ● You Have can be easily transferred to an online platform - don’t reinvent the wheel! Outlining Your Content > Timing - A powerful ● Sacrament Retreat encounter is not always dependent on length of time

The “Bones” of Your Retreat [Sample Outline] ➔ Opening Prayer/Song ➔ Activity & Reflection/Response ➔ Sacrament Lesson & Comprehension ➔ Final Reflection Activity ➔ Closing Prayer/Song

Many aspects of a sacrament ● retreat can be transferred to a Engage From A virtual platform Be Creative & Use Engaging ● Distance Content Keep Your Eye on The Sacrament! ● Opportunities for activities that Integrating Online Resources connect to the reception of the Into Your Retreat sacrament are not lost

In-Person ⇒ Virtual: What Can I Use? Videos ➔ Integrate videos of prayers, songs, and faith lessons to engage these ◆ aspects of your retreat Images/Art ➔ Use Christian art or symbols for engaging sacrament topics & reflection ◆ Student/Parent Responses ➔ Opportunity for active engagement with objective/subjective responses ◆ Sacrament Engagement ➔ Integrate a response/activity that directly connects to reception of the ◆ sacrament like students/family prayer intentions to be ofgered at Mass

Retreats, as they should be, can ● often be focused on the students receiving the sacrament Families can complete at a ● time that works for them A New Perspective The possibility exists in virtual ● retreat settings to engage the whole family with song, prayer, Opportunity for Family and response Engagement i.e. prayer intentions ○ (parents/guardians), families & siblings viewing/participating in the retreat content with students

First Communion Retreat ● Google Form Option ○ St. Anthony’s Communion Home ○ Retreat & How To Use Google Forms Sacrament Retreat Confirmation Retreat ● ProjectYM “Greater” Online ○ Options Confirmation Retreat $30/mo - Parish Account ○ Candidate Progress Tracking! ■ Cancel Account After Retreat Is Over ■ Where Do I Sign Up? $19/per student ○ 45 days completed at own pace ■ Pay in Bulk & Send Link to Families ○ Ignite - Bishop Shanahan ● Online Confirmation Retreat ○

Links : St. Anthony First Communion Retreat Communion Retreat Content

Information Gathering/ Student Names

Opening Song/Prayer

Guidance for Next Activity

Reflection/ Sacrament Activity

Post-Video Processing Questions Sacrament Lesson & Reflection Questions (Subjective & Objective)

Final Reflection: Looking towards the Sacrament & Intentional Family/Parent-Child Engagement

Closing Prayer/Song

Google Forms Overview

You’ll learn how to: - Create a New Form - Create Sections - Add Questions (Objective & Subjective/Required or Not) Google Forms 101 - Integrate Videos/Images - Set Up “Quiz” Feature to Automatically Mark Responses How to Use Google Forms for (Useful for PREP Classes too!) Retreats & In The PREP Sphere - View Responses in Google Sheets/Excel & Export Data www.forms.google.com - Share Your Form With Others