God created all things – visible and invisible. The most important creatures God made are human beings and angels. **** Read Lesson 4 Creation and Angels in the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism book #2 ***** Humans Soul and body Humans are creatures composed of body and soul made to the image and likeness of God.Continue reading “Lesson 4: Creator of Heaven and Earth part 1”
Category Archives: Family Faith Formation
Lesson 3: Sacramental Learning
What is a Sacrament? During sacramental learning weeks we will cover lessons that pertain to sacramental preparation. We have one child in the first year of Confirmation preparation and this will be a main focus; thinking about Confirmation. Our lessons will be varied and not necessarily align with our parish’s lesson plans for the sacramentalContinue reading “Lesson 3: Sacramental Learning”
Catechism Bulletin Board
This bulletin board came about through need. One: the need for the children to have something visual to see and Two: as parents we needed to have focus to keep us consistent in teaching. As we journey through the year for Family Faith Formation we determined that to provide supplemental lessons to our children atContinue reading “Catechism Bulletin Board”
Lesson 2: God the Father Almighty
The Holy Trinity is 3 Divine Persons in one God. God the Father is the first person of the Holy Trinity. HOLY TRINITY 3 eternal persons with equal power Father —————————-> Creator Son ———————————–> Savior Holy Spirit ——————————> Sanctifier (makes you holy) God’s life in us is SANCTIFYING GRACE the life of the Holy TrinityContinue reading “Lesson 2: God the Father Almighty”
Lesson 1: I Believe
Apostles Creed This year in the 2023-24 Family Faith Formation we will study the Apostles Creed. We will take words or lines of the prayer and dive deeper into learning the significance of this prayer. In the first pages of your notebook you will glue the 3 printouts of prayers. You will then glue toContinue reading “Lesson 1: I Believe”
Oral Tradition
Introduction This year in the 2023-2024 Family Faith Formation we will study the Apostles Creed. In conjunction with the in person classes our family attends at our Parish we will be creating supplemental lessons for our children. This year we have a first year Conformation student and a non-sacramental grade school student (fourth grade level)Continue reading “Oral Tradition”
Listening to the Raven and Dove
The two birds of Noah. This lesson was originally introduced as part of the immersive catechism class we attended at our Parish on October 7, 2021. Near the close of his voyage on the ark, Noah sent out two birds: a raven and a dove. And these two birds, in their own way, became emissariesContinue reading “Listening to the Raven and Dove”
10 Commandments
Moses was the person who God chose to teach His message to the people of Israel. God called Moses up the mountain for this sacred encounter. It was there that God entered into a covenant with the Jews: They were to follow this law. He was to be their God. They were to be HisContinue reading “10 Commandments”
How to get the most out of your Family Faith Formation year
In addition to the following the plan for First grade Communion Prep and using the Baltimore Catechism for the basis of our curriculum we have been putting together some supportive material for our class. Based on the age range for our class there is quite a diversity in how to approach the lessons. From recentContinue reading “How to get the most out of your Family Faith Formation year”
The Small Pencil Catechist 