A Family of Faith Yr II

FAMILY FORMATION

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 8:15 am Mass from 9:20-10:20 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 explore our rich Catholic traditions during special seasonal sessions.

YEAR II: SACRAMENTS   2024-2025 

A Family of Faith Overview Letter for Parents/Guardians

Calendar

Grace Person Template

VIDEO & WEBSITE BANK

Sophia Sketch Pad~Sacraments Videos

SEPTEMBER

Activity 1 - Bible Basics (adults)     

Activity 2 - Our Father (children)       Activity 2- Hail Mary (children)      Activity 2 - Glory Be (children)       

OCTOBER

Create a Family Prayer Space

Lesson 1 - God is the Source of All Life

Activity 1 - What is Creation According to the Church? (older children)

Lesson 2 - What is a Sacrament?   

Activities 1-3 - What is a Sacrament? (younger children)   

Activities 1-4 - The Seven Sacraments (younger children)       Light of the Sacraments (story for younger children)           

Activity 3 - The Sacraments are Vehicles of God's Grace (older children)

St. Therese of Lisieux

NOVEMBER     

 Dancing with the Saints    Holy Water

Lesson 3 - Sacraments of Initiation

Activity 1 - Initiation (older children)        Sacraments of Initiation & Grace (adults)

Lesson 4 - Baptism

Activities 1 & 3 - Baptismal Font (younger children)      What is Baptism (younger children)       What is Baptism (older children)      Baptism (adults)

Activity 2 - Baptism Prefigured in the OT (older children & adults)     

Activity 5 - Why was Jesus Baptized? (older children & adults)       Jesus' Baptism (younger children)   

St. Catherine of Alexandria (WARNING: Brief depiction of torture) 

DECEMBER

Lesson 5 - Confirmation

Activity 1 - Marking Something as Your Own (how to present to young children)       

Activity 2 - Confirmation Prefigured       Confirmation in the OT (BONUS Activity for Older Children PG 95)      

Activity 3 - What is Confirmation (guided activity)       What is Confirmation (older children)      

Activity 4 - Ascension & Pentecost (for parents/guardians) 

Activities 3,4,5 - Confirmation (adults)    

 St. Stephen           Christmas Cookie Story of Baby Jesus

JANUARY

Jan. 1st Holy Day of Obligation - Mary, Mother of God (older children & adults)       Who is Mary? (younger children)

Lesson 6 - The Eucharist: Jesus, the Passover Lamb     Parent Overview

Activity 1 - What is the Eucharist (for children & parents)      Bonus: Pange Lingua Prayer       What is the Eucharist (older children)   

Activity 2 - T he Passover Sacrifice (for children & parents)     Bonus: What Religion Did Jesus Practice

Activity 3 - Jesus, Our Passovecr Lamb (adults)

Activity 4 - Old Covenant, New Covenant (adults)

Activities 1-4 - Eucharist 101 (adults)

Lesson 7 - Holy Mass & The Effects of the Eucharist

Activity 1 - The True Presence (younger children)      Real Presence (adults)     

Activity 3 - What Happens at Mass (younger children)     

Activities 1-3 -   Dare to Believe (adults)     The Veil Removed (older children & adults)       Let's Play Mass (younger children)   

First Holy Communion (younger children)   

 What is the Mass (older children)        The Mass (adults)       We say the St. Michael Prayer during Mass. Learn about this special prayer.   

 St. Thomas Aquinas (younger children)    St. Thomas Aquinas (older children and adults)    

FEBRUARY

Lesson 8 - The Sacraments of Healing

Sacraments of Healing Parent Overview

Activity 1 - God Comforts us in the Sacraments of Healing (adults)       

Activity 2 - Healing Spiritual and Physical Sickness (adults)  

Lesson 9 - Penance & Reconciliation     Parent Overview

Activity 1 - What is the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (children)    Reconciliation (adults)   

What is Confession (older children and adults)    Reconciliation (younger children)  

Activity 2 - God's Love and Compassion (adults)      The Prodigal Son     

Activity 3 - Authority to Forgive and Retain Sins (adults)     John 20:19-23 (younger children)    

Activity 4 - Mark 2:13-17 cartoon      Zacchaeus Song (younger children)       Luke 19:1-10 Children's Lesson     

Activity 5- The Worst Sin (older children)        What are Sins? (older children and adults)    Temptation, Sin & Grace (younger children) 

Activities 6 & 7 - I Confess (older children)     Inside Out (older children)   

Activity 7 - 5 Steps to Confession (younger children)      Confession 101 (older children and adults)     

St. Mary Magdalene

MARCH

Lesson 10 - Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

Activity 1 - Activity Overview      BONUS-Jesus Heals the Sick (adults)      BONUS -Diorama (adults)   

Activity 2 - Meaning to Suffering (adults)  Meaning of Suffering-Fr. Mike Schmitz (adults)  How Do We Offer Up Our Suffering? (adults)   

Activity 3 - Activity Overview    

Activities 3-5 -   Anointing of the Sick (adults)     Anointing of the Sick (older children)    Anointing of the Sick (younger children)

 Activity 5 - BONUS-How Can I Help?