A Family of Faith Yr I

FAMILY CATECHESIS

Families with children in Levels 1,2,4,5,6 participate in “A Family of Faith,” which provides parents/guardians with formation opportunities that build community while empowering parents/guardians to explore faith lessons with their children in the home setting. Families gather monthly on Sunday morning following the 8:30 am Mass from 9:40-11:00 am. After prayer and family discussion in the Parish Center, students move to classrooms where adult mentors affirm the lessons. Adults remain in the Parish Center for formation that better enables them to facilitate formation in Faith in the home setting.

In addition, families gather for special seasonal sessions.

A Family of Faith Year I: Exploring the Professsion of Faith

Calendar

Letter to Parents/Guardians

Pacing Guides

Online Bible

VIDEO CATALOG (Enhance the A Family of Faith activities by using any of the following videos.)

September  

Create a Family Prayer Corner        Catholic Family Prayer Time          Hail Mary          Our Father           Glory Be      

Parts of the Bible (older children/adults)       Bible Song (younger children)       Sign of the Cross (younger children)      Teach Kids to Pray in Color

October 

Lesson 1: Activity 1-What it means to believe     What Does it Mean ot Believe in God? (older children/adults)     Who is God? (older children/adults)     

Lesson 1: Activity 4-Faith Requires Obedience    Lesson 1: Activity 5-Summary of Faith 

Lesson 2: Activity 1-How Can We Know God      Lesson 2: Activity 2-Who is God   

Lesson 2: Activity 3-The Blessed Trinity   The Trinity (younger children)   Trinity (older children)     What Does it Mean that God is Triune (older children/adults)   

How Can we Summarize Belief in the Trinity? (older children/adults)      "Pictures" of the Trinity (older children/adults)   

Lesson 2: Activity 4--The Beauty of God's Creation (older children)     What is Creation? (older children/adults)    God & Nature (adults)    

Seeds of Life (adults)     St. Francis (younger children)       St. Francis (older children and adults)

November

Lesson 3: Activity 1: Made in His Image   Lesson 3: Activity 3-What is Man? (older children/adults)     What is the Soul? (older children/adults)   

Lesson 3: Activity 4-What is Grace    Skit Guys-Grace

Lesson 3: Activity 5-Fall From Grace    What is Original Sin? (older children/adults)     

Lesson 3: Activity 6-Fallen but Loved      God's Story: The Good News   

Lesson 4: Activity 1-Covenants in Scripture      

December

Lesson 5: Activity 1-Advent (How to Draw the Advent Saints)     Advent Introduction w/ Br. Francis      

Lesson 5: Activity 2-The Annunciation       Mary the New Eve     

Lesson 5: Activity 3-The Immaculate Conception       Lesson 5: Activity 4-The Incarnation

Interview with St. Nicholas of Myra

January

Lesson 6: Activity 1-Who is Jesus      Lesson 6: Activity 2-Miracles of Jesus    Lesson 7: Activity 1-I Am the Way   

Lesson 7: Activity 2-Baptism    Baptism-Soul Bath (younger children)      Baptism (older children)       

Lesson 7: Activity 3-I Am the Life     St. Paul's Conversion

February     

Mardi Gras & the Catholic Church     Lent      Lent Song (younger children)     Lesson 8: Activity 1-Did Jesus Really Die     

Lesson 8: Activity 2-The Resurrection    Lesson 8: Activity 3-Salvation is a Process      Lesson 9: Activity 1-Te Deum (hymn)   

Lesson 9: Activity 2-The Ascension       Lesson 9: Activity 3-Last Days & Last Judgment      Where Are You Going 

Lesson 9: Activity 4: These Least Brothers of Mine (younger Children) Skip to 4:50 for Mt 25; Be aware of talk of children dying from hunger at 10:00.       

St. Brigid of Ireland     How to Draw St. Brigid's Cross   

March

Lesson 10: Activity 2-Who is the Holy Spirit      Lesson 10: Activity 4-Pentecost      Lesson 11: Activity 1-Holy Spirit in Our Lives   

Lesson 11: Activity 2-The Church has Jesus' Authority     Lesson 11--Church explained with Lego    St. Peter Story Part I      St. Peter Story Part II    

April

St. George & the Dragon (younger children)     St. George (older children & adults)      

Divine Mercy Chaplet (younger children)    Divine Mercy Chaplet (older children & adults)      

Lesson 12: Activities 1 & 2-Four Marks of the Church     Lesson 12: Activity 3-Communion of Saints     

St. Catherine of Siena