Religion

As we begin this school year, let us rejoice in God's love and be thankful for all He has given us. Our religion lessons will focus on four specific areas: prayer, character and moral development, social awareness, and scripture.

Prayer

Each morning, we will begin by praying the rosary as well as pray for people in our family, our community and our world. Throughout the year, we will learn prayers associated with our Catholic faith as well as different approaches to prayer in order to more fully develop our "quiet time" wth God.

Character and Moral Development

During our read-aloud time, we will use the Beautiful Feet Teaching Character Through Literature program. With each piece of literature, we will focus on a specific character trait or virtue. Each lesson uses scripture references to aide in developing moral reasoning skills. When appropriate, we will draw parallels to pertinent Bible stories.

Social Awareness

As Catholic Christians, we are called to act for justice. It is our responsibility to teach our children how to treat others with compassion and dignity. Mother Teresa reminds us that "In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." We will be looking at ways we can carry out this message of God's love in our community and our world.

Scripture

As Christians it is always important to read and study the Word of God. Throughout the year, we will focus on various scripture verses and Bible stories as they relate to social awareness, prayer and character development.

Our Catholic faith has a rich heritage filled with many feasts, celebrations, and Holy Days. Throughout the year we will fully participate in these traditions as we strive to grow in our faith and draw closer to our God.

Peace in Christ!

Sunday
May092010

Week 34: 5/10/10-5/14-10

Bible Verse:

6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

Monday- 5/10/10:

  • Write out this week's Bible verse.
  • Wordle- The Courage of Sarah Noble

Tuesday- 5/11/10:

  • Study Bible verse.

Wednesday-5/12/10:

  • Study Bible verse.
  • Brainstorm ways you can "guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

Thursday-5/13/10:

  • Study Bible verse.
  • Sarah overcame her prejudices about the Indians.  How can we be courageous, like Sarah, and live a life of tolerance?  Think about what we have been studying this year in history.  The cycle of injustice, intolerance and prejudices continue in our world today.  What steps can we take to be accepting and loving like Christ?  Use your creativity to display your responses!

Friday-2/5/10:

  • Say Bible verse for a treat! Yummy!





Wednesday
Mar102010

Vine and Branches

Wordle: I am the vine...

Friday
Feb122010

When the Saints Go Marching In!

To have a little fun on "Black and Gold" Super Bowl Sunday, I created an animoto honoring some of the great saints of our church.

Test your knolwedge by completng this matching handout.

 

Wednesday
Feb032010

How to Have A Servant's Heart

After reading The General and the Corporal and learning Matthew 20:26-27, our children created a wordle reflecting on what it means tohave a servant's heart.

Wordle: A Servant's Heart

Sunday
Jan312010

Week 22: 2/1/10-2/5/10

Bible Verse:

26Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— Matthew 20:26-27

Monday- 2/1/10:

Tuesday- 2/2/10:

  • Study Bible verse.

Wednesday-2/3/10:

  • Study Bible verse.
  • What does it mean to be a servant? Are you willing to serve those around you?

Thursday-2/4/10:

  • Brainstorm ways you can be a "servant."
  • Pray for the people of Haiti and others living in war, disease and poverty.  May we share our resources to help them during their time of need.

Friday-2/5/10:

  • Say Bible verse(s) for a treat! Yummy!