Grade 3 Chapter 10 (1/13 and 1/16) The bishops are the successors of the Apostles who teach, lead, and make the Church holy. The Pope is the successor of Peter, the bishop of Rome, and the leader of the entire Church. STEP 1 - WELCOME STEP 2 - INVITE STEP 3 - DISCOVER STEP 4 - LIVE STEP 5 - CLOSING Don t Water Down the Faith -Kids are able to grasp the faith at a level that we adults often underestimate -Don t water down the faith lesson for them, simply present it in a manner they understand -They are eager to soak in God and want to understand the why questions of our faith -Our job is to guide them to the truth and feed their hunger for Jesus
STEP 1 - WELCOME Community Activity STEP 2 INVITE Let us Pray Say prayer on pg 155 Use this story after the opening prayer, before you talk about the first leaders of the Church. Spend some time talking about the qualities of a good leader. After connecting leaders in general to leaders in the Church, transition back to the lesson instruction. Everyone Needs Leaders Leaders help people know what to do. Good leaders know how to teach and guide. They know what needs to be done. They can figure out how to get each person to do the best job possible. It takes a special person to be a good leader. Read God s word Activity o Ask each child to choose a partner; have one be the leader. o Have the leader slowly move his or her hands while the partner mirrors the motions. Then have the children switch places. o Ask the children to share what they learned about leaders. Talk about What do you wonder questions.
STEP 3 DISCOVER The First Leader Read paragraph Read God s Word Talk about Peter. Read last paragraph. Activity Take a walk to the library and look at the picture of the Popes. Have the children see if they can identify or read the name of any of them. Who is our current Pope? Review how the Pope is in charge of caring for all of God s people. Chosen to Lead Read paragraphs Leaders of the Parish Church Members Serve May want to write titles on the white board and ask questions about the positions to help the children see what each person does. Catechist Background on Pg 159 helps describe what the pastor does. Activity Fill in the Blanks sheet
STEP 4 LIVE Our Catholic Life What is the Pope s job? Read chapter and highlights of the Pope Activity Do sheet on Pope Francis together as a class. Information on Pope Francis is provided. People of Faith Read about St. Gregory the Great Activity Crossword Puzzle is a good review Can have the children color the coat of arms of Pope Francis. A description of the symbols and the colors are shown. Take Homes Remind the children to review the Faith and Family section with their parents Chapter Review. STEP 5 CLOSING Closing Prayer Say prayer on pg 162 Review Our Father and Hail Mary
(CNN)Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-european pontiff of the modern era. Personal: Birth date: December 17, 1936 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio Father: Mario Bergoglio Mother: Regina (Sivori) Bergoglio Religion: Roman Catholic Photos: Pope Francis Other Facts: The first Jesuit pope. The first Latin American pope and the first from the Americas. The first non-european pope in more than 1,000 years. Reportedly received the second most votes in the 2005 papal election. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio took the bus to work and cooked his own meals. Part of one lung was removed when he was a young man, but he is in good health, according to the Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi. Timeline: December 13, 1969 - Is ordained as a priest. 1973-1979 - Serves as provincial for Argentina. 1980-1986 - Rector of the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel. June 3, 1997 - Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires. February 28, 1998 - Succeeds Cardinal Antonio Quarracino as archbishop of Buenos Aires. February 21, 2001 - Is made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II.
November 8, 2005-November 8, 2011 - President of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina. February 11, 2013 - Pope Benedict XVI announces that he will retire, effective February 28th. He cites his "advanced age" as the reason. February 28, 2013 - Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican. At 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EST), his reign officially ends. March 13, 2013 - Bergoglio is elected the 266th pope by 115 cardinals on the second day and the fifth ballot of the cardinals' conclave. White smoke appears above the Sistine Chapel just after 7 p.m. local time. He takes the name Francis and appears on the balcony at St. Peter's to greet the crowd. March 19, 2013 - Pope Francis is inaugurated before a crowd of tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square. The three languages Pope Francis speaks are Spanish, German and Italian On March 13, 2013, at the age of 76, Jorge Bergoglio was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church becoming the first citizen from the Americas, the first non-european and first Jesuit priest to be named pope, and adopting the name Pope Francis (he took the title after St. Francis of Assisi of Italy). Here are five facts you should know about Pope Francis on his fifth anniversary. 1. Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires in 1936. His father, an Italian immigrant, was an accountant and his mother was a homemaker. He had two brothers and two sisters. Chosen at the age of 76, Francis is the ninth oldest pope of those elected after 1295. (Benedict, who was elected at the age of 78, was fifth oldest.) He took the name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. 2. Francis is the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from South America. (The only remaining continents that have never had a pope come from their lands are Australia, Antarctica, and North America.) He was the first non-european pope in 1,000 years. 3. He studied and received a master s degree in chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires, but later decided to become a Jesuit priest and studied liberal arts at the Catholic seminary in Santiago, Chile. 4. He only has one lung. His other lung was removed due to infection when he was a teenager. 5. Francis is known for his personal simplicity. In Argentina he lived in a simple apartment rather than the archbishop s palace, cooked his own meals, and gave up his chauffeured limousine in favor of taking the bus to work. At the Vatican, Francis rejected the typical papal apartment for the less formal St. Martha s House, where he lives among fellow priests. He reportedly used to drive around the Vatican grounds in a 1984 Renault 4 that had 190,000 miles on the odometer when it was donated by a priest. Top-10 List of Words to Describe Pope Francis
October 23, 2013 by Carol Glatz No matter how some media may want to spin it, Pope Francis won t fit into the political categories of left or right, and he will challenge everyone with the truth of the Gospel, said the Vatican s media adviser. Pope Francis is not a politically correct pope, rather, he is a loyal son of the church who presents the hard truths with a heavy dose of mercy, said Greg Burke, senior communications adviser to the Vatican Secretariat of State. Burke offered his take on decoding the pontiff with his own rundown of Pope Francis in 10 Words: Mercy The story of the Prodigal Son is a recurring theme, and the pope repeatedly says that God never tires of forgiving and welcoming His lost children back home. The church is waiting here for you with open arms, is the message, Burke said. Moxie or courage We re all going to get challenged by Pope Francis. Get ready! People who live comfortably or live in developed nations will be especially challenged. Margins and missions Francis is continuing with his predecessors criticism of a world divided into the haves and have-nots. The pope is not a fan of cheap grace and feel-good religion. He wants to see Christians who are not afraid to get their hands dirty, Burke said. Prayer Non-believers often don t notice how important prayer is for religious life. For example, Blessed Mother Teresa was often looked upon by the secular press as a social worker wearing a habit. But, he said, the pope has constantly been stressing the importance of prayer and urging people to pray. Encounter The pope is asking people to embrace a culture of encounter where they experience God and meet with others, including non-believers. This attitude of encounter and communion also starts at home, with your family, Burke said. Joy The pope gets a thumb s up on that, he said, because he s able to show his joy so plainly. According to Pope Francis, he said, the biggest dangers and temptations in life are discouragement, discord, the doldrums and the devil. Service By paying his hotel bill in person (even though he had just been elected pope), phoning people who write to him and doing other tasks that aides could do, the pope is leading by example. The message is: It s not about power or privilege; if we re here, we re here to serve. Simplicity and humility Living in a Vatican guest house instead of the apostolic palace and carrying his own briefcase on a trip are just part of how the pope is.
Compassion Compassion and suffering with others is something Pope Francis has a knack for, Burke said, and it s especially evident when he embraces people and is totally present oneon-one with an individual, even in large crowds. Energy The 76-year-old pope has a lot of energy and we re going to be in for an interesting ride!