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1 Baptism Confession Holy Eucharist Thatresourcesite.com Images Dover Publications

2 Confirmation Marriage Holy Orders Thatresourcesite.com Images Dover Publications

3 Anointing of the Sick Sacraments of the Church Images Dover Publications

4 Seven Sacraments Mobile This project is designed to help children become familiar with the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church by name, pictorial representation and purpose - initiation into the church, healing, servitude. Supplies: Pages from file, printed on cardstock, if desired Scissors Scotch tape Glue Stick Crayons the basic colors of yellow, green, and purple Stapler Yarn, string or clear cord (used in beading) cut into pieces accordingly: 1 piece 18 inches long 1 piece 16 inches long 2 pieces 12 inches long 2 pieces 9 inches long 2 pieces 7 inches long 1 piece of red construction paper Instructions: 1. Have children cut out all pieces on the dotted lines. (The solid lines are fold lines.) 2. Have children arrange all pieces in front of them so that they may all be seen at once. Give one or two clues about a particular sacrament to the children. Once the proper one is selected, they may begin coloring on the piece with the appropriate color, but NOT on the image in the circle. Sacraments of Initiation (Yellow) - Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist Yellow is used to represent the light of truth and the Holy Spirit. Sacraments of Healing (Purple) - Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick Purple is used as it is the color of Lent and penance. Sacraments of Servitude (Green) - Holy Orders, Marriage Green is used to symbolize hope as well as new life in the vocations selected either to bring others to the Church or to procreate in the sacrament of matrimony. 3. As they slowly color, give as many simple facts about the sacrament as possible, but do not overwhelm them with the information. Here are a few examples for the sacrament of baptism. You should approach it as you are telling the story of God s love for us through this sacrament.

5 Baptism: Seven Sacraments Mobile (cont.) Most important sacrament as it initiates or welcomes one into the Catholic faith. Without it, no other sacraments may be received. It removes original sin. It can only be dispensed once. It can never be removed as it leaves a permanent mark upon the soul. It gives the recipient the right to heaven, although their freewill determines whether they will ultimately enter into it. The Holy Spirit, the second person of the Holy Trinity, comes to us in this sacrament. In an emergency, someone other than a priest may baptize an individual using the proper formula - water, tracing of a cross on the forehead, and pronouncing the baptismal formula. I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This information comes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and a section is provided for each of the seven sacraments accordingly: Baptism: CCC: Confirmation: CCC: Holy Eucharist: CCC: Reconciliation: CCC: Anointing of the Sick: CCC: Holy Orders: CCC: Marriage: CCC: **As an alternative, you may choose to focus on the symbols in the pictures - the dove is used to symbolize the Holy Spirit; the keys represent those given to St. Peter as the gatekeeper to heaven and what is bound on earth is bound in heaven; the crown in marriage reminds us that marriage is a union of a man and a woman with God, etc. If you are using a text in your learning and there is a section on each of the sacraments in your lessons, reading straight from your text is another option to utilize while they are coloring. 4. Once all seven pieces are colored, explain the coding of yellow, green and purple to help children make connections between the sacraments. As signs of God s love, each is unique, but is also related to another. Below are CCC references on these truths. Sacraments of Initiation: CCC: 1212 Sacraments of Healing: CCC: Sacraments of Servitude: CCC:

6 5. Assemble the mobile by doing the following. First, fold pieces the children colored in half on the center line (colored side out) and then reopen each. Tape one end of the yarn to the inside of the folded piece one inch from the top. (See the illustration below to see the length of yarn needed for specific pieces.) Using a glue stick, fold and glue the piece shut. Repeat for each piece. The pieces are now ready to be attached to the base, sort by color as below. Next, create the base by folding the red piece of construction paper in half lengthwise. Fold it in half again. Open the last fold and begin taping the prepared pieces according to the diagram below. Then, tape the longest piece of yarn (18 ) to the ends to make the hanger. Finally, refold the base piece closed to hide the pieces of tape. Staple around the perimeter of the base being certain to get hanger piece under a staple. 7 Fold closed in final step Holy Orders Anointing of the Sick Marriage Confession Holy Eucharist Confirmation Baptism