This month we are working on a Jesse Tree for Advent.
Last week, we colored and laminated as many ornaments on the tree as possible.
Sandra is taking the rest home to have ready for our next class.
Remember- next week (December 8th) is an At-Home Lesson. The assigned chapter is Chapter 22. Please review this chapter with your family.
December 15th is our last class before Christmas. We are planning to do our Jesse Tree- parents are invited to stay and watch. We will have snacks and drinks- sort of making it a party.
The Jesse Tree is a wonderful tradition. It consists of a series of ornaments placed on bare branches. Each ornament depicts an event in salvation history- typically 40-50 ornaments. When the ornament is placed on the tree, the story of that ornament is told. This helps place Christ's birth in context. It is not just another holiday, it is the culmination of 4000 years of waiting, watching, and hoping.
Sue told me that she is sending copies of the Jesse Tree home with each family. I have a slightly different version with more kid-friendly ornaments and with a condensed Bible story on the back of each ornament. If you want a copy of this version, e-mail me and I'll bring it in on the 15th for you.
Be sure to come on the 15th. We are hoping that this will be a memorable experience for all of us.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Assignments
This week we are doing Chapter 16.
For next week, your homework is to read Chapter 17.
See you in class!
For next week, your homework is to read Chapter 17.
See you in class!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Questions for At-Home Lesson on the Eucharist
As promised, this is the scanned image of the handout from last week's class.
Remember, next week is an AT HOME LESSON. No classes on the parish campus ... that doesn't mean no faith learning!
We have been focusing on Eucharist and The Mass for two weeks. Your at home lesson should compliment that theme. Any way in which you study the Eucharist and The Mass as a family will enrich your faith - I have given you a few "assignments" to guide you:
MOST IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT:
Participate in Mass as a family!
1. Name 3 signs or symbols you will find during Mass - what do they signify?
2. Name 3 ways to prepare for Mass before even entering the church.
3. N~me the two main parts of the Mass
4. What is your explanation of Eucharist?
5. What is the part of the Mass called when Jesus is made present (no longer a symbol, but Jesus)
\6. What does the sign of the cross represent?
7. How many readings do we hear and where does each come from?
8. Name 3 ways you can PARTICIPATE in the Mass.
9. Describe some ways you can prepare to come forward during communion - how can you "ready" yourself to receive Jesus in the Eucharist?
10. Name 3 ways you can "Go in peace to love and serve the Lord" when Mass is over .
We will see you back on campus November 16th!
Remember, next week is an AT HOME LESSON. No classes on the parish campus ... that doesn't mean no faith learning!
We have been focusing on Eucharist and The Mass for two weeks. Your at home lesson should compliment that theme. Any way in which you study the Eucharist and The Mass as a family will enrich your faith - I have given you a few "assignments" to guide you:
MOST IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT:
Participate in Mass as a family!
1. Name 3 signs or symbols you will find during Mass - what do they signify?
2. Name 3 ways to prepare for Mass before even entering the church.
3. N~me the two main parts of the Mass
4. What is your explanation of Eucharist?
5. What is the part of the Mass called when Jesus is made present (no longer a symbol, but Jesus)
\6. What does the sign of the cross represent?
7. How many readings do we hear and where does each come from?
8. Name 3 ways you can PARTICIPATE in the Mass.
9. Describe some ways you can prepare to come forward during communion - how can you "ready" yourself to receive Jesus in the Eucharist?
10. Name 3 ways you can "Go in peace to love and serve the Lord" when Mass is over .
We will see you back on campus November 16th!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Lesson 9: The Eucharist and the Trinity
For next week, read Chapter 3. For those without books, review Sections 232-267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Monday, October 27, 2008
Lesson 8: October 27th
Lesson 8: Many Gifts
31st Sunday Ordinary Time
Opening Prayer
Let us pray.
Thank you, God, for your promise of eternal life.
Help us to find signs of life and hope in all of creation.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen.
Lighting of the Candle
Circle of the Church Year
Holidays This Week
October 31-Halloween: All Hallows Eve- the night before All Saints Day.
November 1-All Saints Day: The day we remember the saints- known and unknown- in heaven, on earth, and in purgatory (CCC 946-954)
November 2- All Souls Day: The day that the church prays for her dead loved ones in the hopes that they are with God in heaven.
Reading 1:
Wisdom 3:1-9
Study Questions
Where in creation do you see signs of life and hope?
What do you believe about life after death?
What do you imagine heaven is like?
Gospel: John 6:37-40
Questions for Reflection
• What has Jesus come from heaven to do?
• What does Jesus tell his listeners about the will of God?
• What will happen to those who believe in Jesus?
Saints of the Church
St. Katherine Drexel
Saints of the Church
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta continued
St. Augustine
St. Alyssa:
St. Miguel (Michael)
St. Stephen (Stefano) of Hungary
St. Alexis
St. Alexandra: Holy Princess
Saint Jane of Valois
St. Jessica
St. Nicholas
The lesson this week is on the Eucharist and the Mass. This will be the theme for the next three weeks.
We share one bread, one body. We are a communion of Saints. This week we celebrate the communion of Saints- joined by the same spirit in the same church. So this week, we will review chapter 9.
Chapter 9—Different Gifts, the Same Spirit
OPENING PRAYER:
Questions for Reflection
Faith First® Legacy Edition Chapter Review, Grade 5
Vocabulary
Charisms: Graces or gifts given by the Holy Spirit to build up the Church on earth for the good of all people and the needs of the world
Sacred Tradition: The passing on of the teachings of Christ through the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit
Sanctifying: A word that means making holy
Sanctifying Grace: The gift of God’s life and love that makes us holy and helps us live holy lives
Summary
End of Lesson
Vocabulary Game
Clean upBlow out the candle
Trade for prizes
31st Sunday Ordinary Time
Opening Prayer
Let us pray.
Thank you, God, for your promise of eternal life.
Help us to find signs of life and hope in all of creation.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen.
Lighting of the Candle
Circle of the Church Year
Holidays This Week
October 31-Halloween: All Hallows Eve- the night before All Saints Day.
November 1-All Saints Day: The day we remember the saints- known and unknown- in heaven, on earth, and in purgatory (CCC 946-954)
November 2- All Souls Day: The day that the church prays for her dead loved ones in the hopes that they are with God in heaven.
Reading 1:
Wisdom 3:1-9
Study Questions
Where in creation do you see signs of life and hope?
What do you believe about life after death?
What do you imagine heaven is like?
Gospel: John 6:37-40
Questions for Reflection
• What has Jesus come from heaven to do?
• What does Jesus tell his listeners about the will of God?
• What will happen to those who believe in Jesus?
Saints of the Church
St. Katherine Drexel
Saints of the Church
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta continued
St. Augustine
St. Alyssa:
St. Miguel (Michael)
St. Stephen (Stefano) of Hungary
St. Alexis
St. Alexandra: Holy Princess
Saint Jane of Valois
St. Jessica
St. Nicholas
The lesson this week is on the Eucharist and the Mass. This will be the theme for the next three weeks.
We share one bread, one body. We are a communion of Saints. This week we celebrate the communion of Saints- joined by the same spirit in the same church. So this week, we will review chapter 9.
Chapter 9—Different Gifts, the Same Spirit
OPENING PRAYER:
Questions for Reflection
Faith First® Legacy Edition Chapter Review, Grade 5
Vocabulary
Charisms: Graces or gifts given by the Holy Spirit to build up the Church on earth for the good of all people and the needs of the world
Sacred Tradition: The passing on of the teachings of Christ through the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit
Sanctifying: A word that means making holy
Sanctifying Grace: The gift of God’s life and love that makes us holy and helps us live holy lives
Summary
End of Lesson
Vocabulary Game
Clean upBlow out the candle
Trade for prizes
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Lesson 7: Baptism and Confirmation
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Greatest Commandment
Opening Prayer:
Let us pray.
Loving God,
You sent Jesus to show us how to love you and one another.
Help us to follow your greatest commandment.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen.
Lighting of the Candle
Circle of the Church Year
Exodus 22:20-26
Questions for Reflection
Who are the people most in need?
How are widows and orphans to be treated?
How are strangers to be treated?
How are the poor to be treated?
Matthew 22:34-40
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
He said to him,
"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
Matthew 22:34-40
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
Questions for Reflection
What question is asked of Jesus?
How does Jesus reply?
What are the two parts of the greatest commandment?
Summary
Today we are going to discuss two sacraments that help us live out the Greatest Commandments: Baptism and Confirmation
Through them we are strengthened to go out into the world to love and help others as ourselves
Saint of the Day:
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
As a small child, she was poor and afraid.
Her father drank too much alcohol and became violent
People laughed at her.
When she grew up, she joined the Sisters of St. Dorothy.
There she found that nursing children who were very ill and afraid was her greatest calling.
When soldiers took over the hospital in WWI, she stayed with the children even when there were airplanes dropping bombs
She died of after suffering many years with a painful tumor.
When she became a saint some of the children she had nursed were able to be present.
Prayer of St. Maria
Faith First® Legacy Edition Chapter 12, Grade 5
Chapter 12: Vocabulary
Baptism
The Sacrament of Christian initiation in which we are first joined in Jesus Christ, become members of the Church, are reborn as God’s adopted children, receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and original sin and our personal sins are forgiven
Chrism
One of the three oils blessed by the Church for to use in the celebration of the liturgy
Confirmation
The Sacrament of Christian Initiation that strengthens the graces of Baptism and in which our new life in Christ is sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Chapter 12 Summary
Closing Prayer
For Next Week: Read Chapter 9. Note the Lesson will be The Eucharist Part I: All Saints and the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We will also cover page 125 in Chapter 14.
Opening Prayer:
Let us pray.
Loving God,
You sent Jesus to show us how to love you and one another.
Help us to follow your greatest commandment.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen.
Lighting of the Candle
Circle of the Church Year
Exodus 22:20-26
Questions for Reflection
Who are the people most in need?
How are widows and orphans to be treated?
How are strangers to be treated?
How are the poor to be treated?
Matthew 22:34-40
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
He said to him,
"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
Matthew 22:34-40
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
Questions for Reflection
What question is asked of Jesus?
How does Jesus reply?
What are the two parts of the greatest commandment?
Summary
Today we are going to discuss two sacraments that help us live out the Greatest Commandments: Baptism and Confirmation
Through them we are strengthened to go out into the world to love and help others as ourselves
Saint of the Day:
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
As a small child, she was poor and afraid.
Her father drank too much alcohol and became violent
People laughed at her.
When she grew up, she joined the Sisters of St. Dorothy.
There she found that nursing children who were very ill and afraid was her greatest calling.
When soldiers took over the hospital in WWI, she stayed with the children even when there were airplanes dropping bombs
She died of after suffering many years with a painful tumor.
When she became a saint some of the children she had nursed were able to be present.
Prayer of St. Maria
Faith First® Legacy Edition Chapter 12, Grade 5
Chapter 12: Vocabulary
Baptism
The Sacrament of Christian initiation in which we are first joined in Jesus Christ, become members of the Church, are reborn as God’s adopted children, receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and original sin and our personal sins are forgiven
Chrism
One of the three oils blessed by the Church for to use in the celebration of the liturgy
Confirmation
The Sacrament of Christian Initiation that strengthens the graces of Baptism and in which our new life in Christ is sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Chapter 12 Summary
Closing Prayer
For Next Week: Read Chapter 9. Note the Lesson will be The Eucharist Part I: All Saints and the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We will also cover page 125 in Chapter 14.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fifth Graders Really Want to Read Chapter 12 this week!
Read Chapter 12!
Those who were here last week know the new prize system we have now.
We have Christian toys as grab bag goodies- mazes, fans, yo-yos, necklaces, rings, stampers, fake tatoos- you name it!
Before we go through the chapter, I give the chapter review quiz (which you can take on www.faithfirst.com).
Every time you guess the correct answer, I give you a plastic Bible verse coin.
At the end of the class, you can turn the coins in for these great prizes.
So read the chapter- you do not want to miss out!
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