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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

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• 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

Build From What You Have

Outlining Your Sacrament Retreat

• Use your in-person sacrament

retreat outlines to build your virtual retreat framework

• Some in-person retreat content

can be easily transferred to an

• nline platform - don’t reinvent

the wheel!

• Content > Timing - A powerful

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

Engage From A Distance

Integrating Online Resources Into Your Retreat

• Many aspects of a sacrament

retreat can be transferred to a virtual platform

• Be Creative & Use Engaging

Content

• Keep Your Eye on The Sacrament!

Opportunities for activities that connect to the reception of the 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

A New Perspective

Opportunity for Family Engagement

• Retreats, as they should be, can
• ften be focused on the

students receiving the sacrament

• Families can complete at a

time that works for them

• The possibility exists in virtual

retreat settings to engage the whole family with song, prayer, and response

○ i.e. prayer intentions (parents/guardians), families & siblings viewing/participating in the retreat content with students

Sacrament Retreat Options

Where Do I Sign Up?

• First Communion Retreat

○ Google Form Option ○

• St. Anthony’s Communion Home

Retreat & How To Use Google Forms

• Confirmation Retreat

○ ProjectYM “Greater” Online Confirmation Retreat ○ $30/mo - Parish Account

■ Candidate Progress Tracking! ■ Cancel Account After Retreat Is Over

○ $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

Google Forms 101

How to Use Google Forms for Retreats & In The PREP Sphere www.forms.google.com

You’ll learn how to:

• Create a New Form
• Create Sections
• Add Questions (Objective &

Subjective/Required or Not)

• Integrate Videos/Images
• Set Up “Quiz” Feature to

Automatically Mark Responses (Useful for PREP Classes too!)

• View Responses in Google

Sheets/Excel & Export Data

• Share Your Form With Others