Theme: God gives us life.
Objective: To develop through stories and parables of the Holy Scripture, a link between the whole mystery of God and salvation.
Prayers: Sign of the Cross, Guardian Angel Prayer
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Theme: God is our Father who loves us. Jesus is the Son of God who saves us. The Holy Spirit helps us to be holy.
Objective: To develop an awareness of God the Creator who gives us life and grace and promises us eternal life through Jesus.
Prayers: Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father (Doxology), First statement of the Apostles Creed: I believe in God, The Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Prayers to be Encouraged: Morning and Evening Prayers, Grace at Meals
Theme: Jesus continues his life and work through the church.
Objective: To deepen the child’s understanding of the Church and to help the child experience the church as a Christian community.
Prayers: The Apostles Creed, All Prayers taught in Grades 1 and 2
Theme: As God’s people we are called to live as Jesus did, choosing a life of love, characterized by obedience to God and service to others.
Objective: To help the children form their consciences according to the teachings of the Catholic Church and to learn the basis of Christian Morality as taught in the Old and New Testament.
Prayers: Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, The Ten Commandments, And All Prayers taught in Grades 1, 2, and 3.
Theme: Through the sacraments the church celebrates Christ’s saving actions in our lives.
Objectives: To help the children experience and understand the rites of the sacraments and so become a more conscious and active participant in the church’s sacramental life.
Prayers: Gloria, Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, All prayers taught in Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5. Prayers to be encouraged: Act of Love.
Theme: God’s saving actions are found throughout history. The bible, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, records God’s plan of salvation.
Objective: To understand the Old Testament as the revelation of God in the history of a people, a revelation fulfilled in the New Testament.
Prayers: Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, All prayers taught in Grades 1-5. Prayers to be encouraged: Act of Hope
Theme 1: Personal Growth, Part 1: The Human Person. The growth and change experienced during adolescence are part of the unfolding of God’s plan for our development as fully Christian persons.
Objective: To develop in the young adolescent a sense of self-worth and a knowledge of God’s love. To acquaint the young adolescent with an understanding of the virtues necessary for a life of goodness and faith.
Theme 3: Sacraments. The mystery of Christ continues in the church through the sacraments which are visible signs of the love and saving action of Jesus.
Objective: To help the young adolescent understand, appreciate and celebrate the continuing presence and saving action of Jesus in the church. To lead the young adolescent to a full and active participation in the sacramental life of the Church.
Theme 4: Human Sexuality. Sexuality is a gift from God. It embraces psychological, spiritual and physical characteristics of men and women. We human beings need to integrate our sexuality into our total personality in order to develop into the persons God called us to be.
Objective: To help the young adolescent appreciate the gift of sexuality. To assist the young adolescent to develop correct and positive attitudes concerning sexuality. To clarify for the young adolescent how the gift of sexuality can be misused.
Theme 1: Personal Growth, Part II: The Human Community. Developing relationships with others and God is essential to becoming our true selves.
Objective: To help the young adolescent understand the elements which are essential in developing positive relationships. To help the young adolescent
understand that true community is built on honest, loving and respectful relationships.
Theme 2: Church History. Jesus’ life and mission continue through the Church, the community of believers called by God and empowered by the spirit to be the sign of the Kingdom of God.
Objective: To deepen the young adolescent’s knowledge of the history of the Church. To lead the young adolescent to a fuller participation in the life and
mission of the Church.
Theme 3: Morality. Through our relationship with Jesus, we grow in an ever deepening awareness of who God is, who we are, and how God calls us to live. Catholic Christian morality gives direction to our response to God’s call.
Objective: To help the young adolescent grow in an understanding of the moral responsibilities arising from one’s relationship with Jesus. To help the
young adolescent understand what conscience is and how to form his or her conscience according to the Catholic faith. To help the young adolescent learn basic concepts of morality and develop skills for moral decision-making. To enable the young adolescent to recognize the role of the Spirit and the witness and guidance of the Catholic Christian Community in moral living.
Theme 4: Prayer. Prayer is an expression of our awareness of and response to God’s presence, love, goodness, and saving power.
Objective: To assist the young adolescent to grow in a desire for and appreciation of prayer as essential to the Christian life. To help the young adolescent through the presentation and experience of a variety of prayer forms. To develop the ability to pray.