Class Summary - May 5

Prayer for the Month: Prayer to the Holy Spirit (textbook page 197 - webpage link here)

Today's Goals:

• Crossword Review Faith Formation - Grade 4
• Extra: Prayer Review, finish-up
• Mary May Crowning

Take Home:

• Year In Our Church: Pentecost - text pages 173-176
• Pentecost is June 9th

Thanks for a great year!

Class Summary - April 28

Prayer for the Month: Hail, Holy Queen (textbook page 189 - webpage link here)

Today's Goals:

• Session 8: Jesus Our Redeemer, text pages 45-50
• Art Print: Jesus' Ascension
• Extra Worksheet: The Life of Jesus
• Supplemental Video: Apostles Creed (1:19) - An artistic reading of the Apostles Creed done by six teenagers. - (did not watch in class)
• Session 9: Jesus Sends the Spirit, text pages 51-56
• Extra Worksheet: Get Well Soon
• Supplemental Video: Faith Exposed - The Works of Mercy (English) (5:02) - From the Faith Exposed series (Jesuit Communications), Cardinal Tagle explains the Works of Mercy. - (did not watch in class)
• Extra: Facebook Profile for Jesus
• Extra: Prayer Review
• Continue watching Prince of Egypt on Hulu, if there is time

Homework:

• none, unless work not completed in class

Reminders

• Last class next week, Sunday, May 5!
• Questions or comments? Please leave a comment or send me an email!

Class Summary - April 14

Prayer for the Month: Hail, Holy Queen (textbook page 189 - webpage link here)

Today's Goals:

• Session 25: Celebrating Easter, text pages 147-150
• Supplemental Video: Easter Sand Animation Part IV - Resurrection, Ascension - Luke 24 - Sand Bible (5:18) - A unique telling of the story of the Resurrection using Sand Art. - (did not watch in class)
• Year In Our Church: Holy Week, text pages 165-168
• Year In Our Church: Easter, text pages 169-172
• Continue watching Prince of Egypt on Hulu, if there is time

Homework:

• none

Reminders

• Sunday, April 21 - Easter Sunday no, class! See you back on Sunday, April 28!
• Keep an eye on the bulletin for upcoming events, especially the events during Holy Week.
• Questions or comments? Please leave a comment or send me an email!

Class Summary - March 31

Prayer for the Month: Apostles Creed (textbook page 193 - webpage link here)

Today's Goals:

• Session 23: Loving Our Family, text pages 135-140
• Supplemental Video: St. Thomas More (2:00) - (did not watch in class) From the Catholic News Agency, an overview of the life of St. Thomas More emphasizing More’s obedience to the Church.
• Session 24: Jesus Calls Us to Love Others, text pages 141-146
• Supplemental Video: The Cardinal Virtues, Pt. 3: Temperance (2:47) - (did not watch in class) Fr. Jonathan Morris, on behalf of the Christophers, speaks about the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance.
• Summary
• Craft: Ten Commandments Popsicle Stick Reminder
• Activity: Watch 'The Prince of Egypt' on Hulu

Homework:

• Still following through on your Lenten plans? Easter is almost here!

Reminders:

• Sunday, April 7 - no, class! See you back on Sunday, April 14! Check the half-page colored hand-out for a calendar of the rest of the year. Only a few more classes left.
• Keep an eye on the bulletin for upcoming events, especially those extra Lenten events such as Adult Bible Study on Revelation (Mondays at 6 pm), extra weekday masses (Wednesdays at 6:30 pm) and Soup & Bread with Stations of the Cross (Fridays at 6 pm and 7 pm, respectively)
• Questions or comments? Please leave a comment or send me an email!

Class Summary - March 17

Prayer for the Month: Apostles Creed (textbook page 193 - webpage link here)

Today's Goals:

• Session 21: The Ten Commandments, text pages 123-128
• Supplemental Video: The Book of Exodus Overview - Part 2 of 2 (5:17) - (watched in class) An animated Bible walk-through of Exodus 19-40 with an emphasis on the Commandments, the theme of Covenant, and God’s presence among his people.
• Extra Worksheet: Session 21 Assessment (page 1 only)

• Session 22: Loving God Above All, text pages 129-134
• Supplemental Video: Minute with Jesus - Week 6: The Great Commandment(2:08) - (watched in class) From the series A Minute w/ Jesus, this animation explores the Great Commandment.
• Extra Worksheet: Session 22 Assessment (page 1 only)
  
• Summary
• Extra Worksheet: Ten Plagues of Egypt Word Search
• Activity: Watch 'The Prince of Egypt' on Hulu

Homework:

• Still following through on your Lenten plans?

Reminders:

• Adoration and Confession will be held tonight from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., this is open to all.
• Sunday, March 24 - see you back for our retreat with 4th, 5th, and 6th grades during normal class times.
• Keep an eye on the bulletin for upcoming events especially those extra Lenten events such as Adult Bible Study on Revelation (Mondays at 6 pm), extra weekday masses (Wednesdays at 6:30 pm) and Soup & Bread with Stations of the Cross (Fridays at 6 pm and 7 pm, respectively)
• There will be Altar Server Training for those interested after the 8 am mass on Sunday, March 31 - parents must attend to give consent. Please email Amanda and Tom (link to the right) if you have any questions.
• Questions or comments? Please leave a comment or send me an email!

Class Summary - March 10

Prayer for the Month: Apostles Creed (textbook page 193 - webpage link here)

Today's Goals:

• Session 13: God is Our Friend, text pages 75-80
• Supplemental Video: an animation story about GOD Forgiveness (1:50) - (watched in class) Pencil Story - animated short depicting how God's love and friendship forgives us, even if we make the same mistakes.

• Session 14: Serving God and Others, text pages 81-86
• Supplemental Video: The Power of Union is Strength - Crabs VS Ants VS Penguins Advertisement (1:19) - (watched in class) An animated short – Animals in solidarity – shows how we all must work together to help each other.
• Explore Art Print: Mary, Mother of the Church
• Extra Worksheet: Chosen by God

Homework:

• How is your Lent going so far? Are you sticking to your plans?

Reminders:

• Friday, March 15 - Soup & Bread, Stations of the Cross
• Sunday, March 17 - see you back for class!
• Keep an eye on the bulletin for upcoming events.
• Questions or comments? Please leave a comment or send me an email!

Lent 2019

During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms, and to sacrifice self-control through fasting. Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season. Contemplate the meaning and origins of the Lenten fasting tradition in this reflection. In addition, the giving of alms is one way to share God's gifts - not only through the distribution of money, but through the sharing of our time and talents. As St. John Chrysostom reminds us: "Not to enable the poor to share in our goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life. The goods we possess are not ours, but theirs." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2446).

Lent Resources

Loyola Press - Lent - our Faith Formation textbook

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - Lent

Lent & Holy Week - Catholic.org - includes video we watched in class 2/24/19

Lent Prayers

Holy Heroes Lenten Adventure - free!

Living Lent Daily

Lenten Family Calendar

Soup & Bread Fridays with Stations of the Cross

Join us for delicious soups, breads, and good fellowship every Friday during Lent at 6 pm followed by Stations of the Cross with Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 7 pm.

Special stations for grades K-5 will be March 8, 2019, beginning at 7 pm. Parents can feel free to attend the adult stations in the church. This is considered class times for the students; so attendance is strongly encouraged.

Please keep an eye out in the bulletin, which can be found weekly on the NEW OLQA webpage, for more activities happening at Church during this Lenten season!