Our Lady of the Cape Miracle of the Ice Bridge Our parish held a festival celebrating the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7th from 12:00 to 4:00PM. The event was for families with children of all ages. It was a wonderful event for all ages. There were multiple activities going onContinue reading “STEM Challenge”
Category Archives: Family Faith Formation
Lesson 6: Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord
Jesus Christ is God. He is the second person of the Holy Trinity. Jesus also became a man and lived on earth. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ******* Read lesson 7 The Incarnation inContinue reading “Lesson 6: Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord”
Lesson 5: Creator of Heaven and Earth Part 2
God created all things – visible and invisible. The most important creatures God made are human beings and angels. Why did God create? God created all things because of His goodness and love. There are 2 creation stories in the Bible (Genesis) The first was written about the formation of the world in days: light,Continue reading “Lesson 5: Creator of Heaven and Earth Part 2”
Lesson 4: Creator of Heaven and Earth part 1
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”
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”
The Small Pencil Catechist 