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Posted: April 16 2007 at 7:06pm | IP Logged Quote JSchaaf
We will be in the Denver Archdiocese this fall. How's the attitude towards homeschooling, specifically homeschooling for Sacramental Preparation??

My eldest went through 9 months of basically useless RE classes and often came home with misinformation..

Bethany will be 7 in October and is ready to receive the Eucharist, even now. We are going to do some "formal" preparation work over the summer and after her birthday hopefully we'll find a priest/parish who will let her receive her FHC.

San Antonio seems opposed to "Homeschooling the Sacraments" and I just went along with the RE classes because that's the way it's always been done, right?? and I didn't want to rock the boat.

So, long, rambly story short, please tell me how it is in Denver!
Thanks!
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Posted: April 16 2007 at 8:08pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Well, we have at least 4 active 4real members that live in the Denver archdiocese. I've hs'ed 2 of my littles thru First Reconciliation and they'll do FHC on April 29th (this in a parish with an active parochial school and CCD program, yet Father didn't even question why I didn't have them in....)

Denver is a fabulous Archdiocese with advanced catechesis for everyone ... very welcoming here and lots of homeschoolers who are good Catholics (I did just move from South Carolina where the hs'ers were primarily pretty militant Protestants!) We actually have at least THREE active hs'ing support groups based on geographic location ....



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Posted: April 27 2007 at 6:51pm | IP Logged Quote momwise
JSchaaf wrote:
We will be in the Denver Archdiocese this fall.


Really? Do you know where? I could give you specific info about parishes.

JSchaaf wrote:
How's the attitude towards homeschooling, specifically homeschooling for Sacramental Preparation??


It can vary from parish to parish, but in general this diocese is very favorable to homeschooling Sacramental prep as Mary said. For the past few years we've had 3-5 new priests from our new seminary ordained and the first of those are now becoming pastors; they are incredibly orthodox, zealous for the faith, active in catechesis, on fire for the Sacraments and the Lord. It's a wonderful diocese over all, just be selective about which parish you choose; there are still a few difficult ones.



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Posted: April 27 2007 at 10:32pm | IP Logged Quote JSchaaf
Dh will be a student at CSU in Fort Collins. We are leaning towards living in Windsor.
Any inside scoop regarding parishes would be great!
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