Grade 6 Lesson 7. Before the lesson: Hand out We Gather as Family.

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1 Grade 6 Lessn 7 Key Pints The Divine Mercy Chaplet Jesus is called the Redeemer because by his Death n the Crss, he brught back the human race frm the slavery f sin. The Sabbath is the seventh day f the week in the Jewish calendar. The New Testament is the secnd part f the Bible, abut the life and teaching f Jesus, his fllwers, and the early Church. The Gspels are 4 bks abut the life and ministry f Jesus. The authrity and pwer t lead and teach the Church is passed dwn frm the Apstles t their successrs, the bishps, which is called Apstlic Successin. Materials YuTube (Please bring a tablet r laptp t yur lessn. Passwrd: AllisHly) Decipher the Clues (p. 165E) We Gather as Family (Active Learning Int 2) D-It-Yurself Gspel (Active Learning Int 1) Divine Mercy Chaplet sheet Rsaries Ppes Pster Catechist Prayer befre the lessn: Gd f all grace, thank yu fr the mentrs yu place in ur lives. Help me t be a gd catechist and mentr, t share the Gd News in ways that thers can relate t s that they can cme t knw yu and lve yu. Amen. Befre the lessn: Hand ut We Gather as Family. 1

2 [5 min] Invite The Gspel Message (p. 155) Recite the prayer and Scripture passage. [10 min] Divine Mercy Chaplet Hand ut the Divine Mercy Chaplet sheet. Remind the class that this was a prayer statin at the FLAME 1 sessin in Nvember. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is anther way t pray using Rsary beads. The main fcus f the prayer is t ask fr Gd s mercy fr urselves and fr thers. Take the class int Church r a quiet place in the building t pray the chaplet. [10 min] Discver Gd s Messengers (p ) A prphet is a messenger frm Gd wh speaks the truth and calls the peple t fllw the laws f Gd s cvenant and act with justice. Exile was a time when Judah, the suthern kingdm f the Hebrews, was cnquered by the Babylnians. The peple f Judah were sent int Babyln, away frm their hmeland. Read r paraphrase the text and discuss. [5 min] Live Peple f Faith (p. 147) Read and discuss the life f Blessed Jacinta Mart. Nte: The twn fficials mentined in the textbk demanded that the three children renunce their claim abut The Blessed Virgin appearing t them, and when the children refused t cmply, there were put in jail vernight. Here are sme mre details abut the message f Fatima: Mary predicted the spread f atheism thrughut the wrld, which wuld begin in cmmunist Russia a few mnths later. She als warned abut Wrld War II years befre it happened. The children at Fatima saw a visin f hell, and Mary explained that many peple lse their suls because nt enugh peple pray fr the cnversin f sinners and make sacrifices fr them. Mary tld the children that she wuld perfrm a miracle 5 mnths later, s n Octber 13 th, 1917, ver 70,000 peple gathered at Fatima and witnessed the miracle f the sun, in which the sun gave ff many different clrs and started mving arund in the sky. Even atheist jurnalists wrte abut the miracle in Prtuguese newspapers. [10 min] Discver The Gspels (p ) Explain the fllwing wrds t the class: Jesus is called the Redeemer because by his Death n the Crss, he brught back the human race frm the slavery f sin. The Sabbath is the seventh day f the week in the Jewish calendar. Jews still celebrate it n Saturdays, but Christians began bserving the Lrd s Day n Sunday because this is the day that Christ rse frm the dead. The New Testament is the secnd part f the Bible, abut the life and teaching f Jesus, his fllwers, and the early Church. The Gspels are 4 bks abut the life and ministry f Jesus. The wrd Gspel means Gd News. Divide the class int 4 grups and assign each grup ne f the Gspels t read abut n pages

3 Have each grup explain their assigned Gspel t the class in their wn wrds. They shuld als lk at the pictures say what the symbl is fr their evangelist: Mark Lin Matthew Human r Angel Luke Ox Jhn Eagle [10 min] The New Evangelizatin The New Evangelizatin was annunced by Ppe Benedict XVI in 2010 and calls each f us t deepen ur faith, believe in the Gspel message and g frth t prclaim the Gspel. The fcus f the New Evangelizatin calls all Cathlics t be evangelized and then g frth t evangelize. The New Evangelizatin is fcused n helping thse wh were raised Cathlic but have fallen away frm the Church find their way back t the faith. Hand ut D-It-Yurself Gspel wrksheet (2-sided). The students will wrk in grups t select 10 Gspel stries that wuld be helpful fr evangelizing t certain grups f peple. Split the class up int pairs r grups and have them decide which situatin they will discuss. Sick children in a hspital Peple in jail Millinaires A child whse parent has just died [10 min] Vcatins Everyne has a vcatin, which is what Gd calls each f us t be in ur lives here n Earth. Clergy (Leaders in the Church) Ppe head f the Church, the Vicar f Christ guided by the Hly Spirit Cardinals secnd-highest ffice in the Church, respnsible fr electing a new ppe Bishps third-highest ffice in the Church, leaders f a particular Dicese. Bishp Rbert Mrlin is the bishp f the Dicese f Madisn. Priests parish leader. Fr. Dnn Heiar is ur parish priest. Fr. Dug Dushack is a retired priest wh says Mass when Padre is away. Deacns assist parish priests, can be married. Deacn Je Staffrd is ur parish deacn. Religius (Live in cmmunity in mnasteries r missinary wrk) Mnks (Brthers) Nuns (Sisters) Laity Married Single (Includes Cnsecrated Celibacy, in which a persn fficially cmmits their single life t Gd.) Watch this vide abut discerning a vcatin (Please bring a tablet r laptp t yur lessn.): Discuss: What are sme f the gd things abut a religius vcatin? What are sme f the challenges? 3

4 Getting invlved at Mass is a gd way t help discern yur vcatin. There are many rles that peple help with at Mass: Lectr reads the Bible passage Cantr leads the cngregatin in sngs Hspitality staff greets peple when they arrive Sacristan prepares the bread and wine fr cnsecratin befre Mass Altar server Assists the priest during Mass. If the students wuld like t get invlved as an altar server r anther rle at Mass, they can talk t the music directr, Cecile fr mre infrmatin. [10 min] Discver The Church s Wrk (p ) Read r summarize the text n pages abut the Church. Apstlic Successin: The authrity and pwer t lead and teach the Church is passed dwn frm the Apstles t their successrs, the bishps. Yu can take the class t the Upper Level Parish Center t lk at a pster f all 266 ppes. Ask: Wh was the first Ppe? What year did he becme Ppe? What year did Ppe Francis becme Ppe? Hw many Ppes were named Benedict? Return t the classrm and hand ut Decipher the Clues fr students t wrk in pairs. [5 min] Sending Prayer f Petitin (p. 172) Ask the students if there is anything they wuld like t pray fr. Recite the prayer n page 172. Remind the students t read thrugh the Family+Faith pages with their parents at hme. 4

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