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 

Sign of the Cross song

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

Family Gathering ZOOM Recording

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     Where's the Body (older children)       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      St. Brigid and the Wild Boar     How to Draw St. Brigid's Cross     


March

Lesson 10: Activity 2-Who is the Holy Spirit       Lesson 10: Activity 4-Pentecost    

Pentecost in 3 Minutes (younger children)      Pentecost-Catholic Central (older children & adults)

Lesson 11: Activity 1-Holy Spirit in Our Lives      Fruits of the Holy Spirit song     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