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
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