Assigned on: January 22, 2022
Due: February 5, 2022
Directions: Choose the word that best fits the sentence.
1) Is the Holy Spirit the Third Person of the Blessed trinity? (Yes/No)
2) The Church began on (Pentecost/Easter)
3) The (Holy Spirit/Church) is all the people who believe in Jesus and follow his teachings
ANNOUNCEMENT: There will be no class next week January 29, 2022. Class will resume on February 5, 2022.
Chapter 11: The Holy Spirit Helps the Church to Grow.
Opening Prayer: Hail Mary
Vocabulary:
Church: all the people who believe in Jesus and follow his teachings.
We Gather:
Chapter Story: Why did Antonio change his mind and decide to help?
Was there a time where you helped someone and felt really good after?
We Believe:
The Church began on Pentecost.
On Pentecost, Jesus’s followers were excited because the Holy Spirit had come to them.
They wanted to tell people what had happened!
Read Along: On that day, about three thousand people received the Gift of the Holy Spirit.
This day marks the beginning of what we call the Church.
The Church is all the people who believe in Jesus and follow his teachings.
The first members of the Church did many things together.
The very first members of the Church were like a close family!
They did many things together, like:
Talk about Jesus’s teachings.
Learned about ways to follow Jesus.
Shared the things they had.
Praise God.
The Holy Spirit helped the Church to Grow.
The first members of the Church were filled with the Holy Spirit and were able to:
Believe in Jesus.
Told everyone what Jesus had done for them
Shared God’s love with others
Helped those who were poor or sick.
Tried to be kind and fair to everyone.
Inspired by the first members of the Church, every day more and more people became members of the Church.
The Holy Spirit Helps the Church today.
The Holy Spirit helps us to live as Jesus taught us.
With the help of the Holy Spirit we:
Pray
Share with others
Care for those who are poor or the sick.
Show respect for all people.
Chapter 10: Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit
Opening Prayer: Our Father
Vocabulary:
Pentecost: the day the Holy Spirit came to Jesus's followers.
We Gather:
Chapter Story: Why did Anna think her grandma's gift was a great surprise?
What was the best gift you received?
We Believe:
The risen Jesus visited his followers.
After Jesus was crucified, he rose again on the third day and visited his followers.
He wanted to let his followers know that he was risen.
Jesus Christ promised that the Holy Spirit would come to his followers.
When Jesus resurrected, we was going to return to the Father in Heaven so he wanted his followers to remember him
He wanted his followers to tell everyone about God's love.
He also promised his followers that the Holy Spirit would be with them.
The Holy Spirit helped Jesus's followers to:
Remember the things Jesus had said and done
Love others as Jesus had taught them
Tell others about Jesus.
Once he made this promise, we returned back to God the Father.
The Holy Spirit was sent to Jesus's followers.
Jesus's followers went to Jerusalem to pray and wait for the Holy Spirit there.
Read Along: What happened during Pentecost?
Pentecost: is the day the Holy Spirit came to Jesus's followers.
During this day the Holy Spirit came down to Jesus's disciples in the form of flames.
The Holy Spirit gave each follower a special gift.
We all receive a Gift of the Holy Spirit when we do our Confirmation.
We celebrate Pentecost 50 days after Easter Sunday.
We remember on this day that the Holy Spirit is always with us.
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Blessed Trinity.
The Blessed Trinity is One God in Three persons.
Think of a triangle! You can't have a triangle without 3 straight sides!
In the Blessed Trinity we have:
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit is known as the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity.
Assigned on: January 15, 2021
Due on: January 22, 2022
Directions: Choose the word that best fits the sentence.
1) The (Mountain/Temple) was the holy place in Jerusalem where the Jewish People prayed.
2) (Easter Sunday/Christmas Day) is the special day we celebrate that Jesus Christ rose to new life.
3) The word people used to praise Jesus as he entered Jerusalem was (Hosanna/Alleluia).
Chapter 9: Jesus Died and Rose to New Life
Opening Prayer: Hail Mary
Vocabulary:
Temple: The holy place in Jerusalem where the Jewish People prayed
Easter Sunday: The special day we celebrate that Jesus Christ rose to new life
We Gather:
Chapter story: How do you think Yoshi’s aunt felt about her welcome?
Have you ever had a guide on a trip? What did the guide do?
We Believe:
Jesus told his followers that he loved and cared for them.
Jesus wanted his followers to understand his teachings. So he talked about things that they knew about.
Jesus is our good shepherd.
Question: Why do you think Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd?
(Hint: Shepherds were responsible for the sheep. They took very good care of sheep.)
Always remember that Jesus:
Will always be with us
Knows each one of us
Loves us very much
Shows us ways to love God and others
Many People gathered to welcome and praise Jesus.
Jesus visited many towns and people welcomed him in different ways.
This led people to believe that Jesus was sent by God.
Everyone was so happy to see Jesus.
One way that they welcomed him was that they shouted Hosanna. Hosanna is a word of praise.
Where else do you hear the word of praise Hosanna being said?
Another way that Jesus was welcomed was that they waved palm branches
During Mass we pray (or sometimes sing) Hosanna.
The same words that people prayed when they welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem.
We show that we believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
Jesus taught in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is a city in Israel. This city is very important to the jewish people.
They go there to pray and for special feasts
The city of Jerusalem was very important to Jesus as well.
Jesus taught in the Temple.
Question: Why do you think people went to go hear Jesus teach?
Jesus died and rose.
Jesus showed his love to us in a special way, he cared for people, and he shared God’s love with them.
Jesus died so that we could live in God’s love.
After Jesus passed away his body was placed in a tomb.
On the third day after Jesus died, something amazing happened.
Jesus died and rose to bring us new life.
Easter Sunday is the special day we celebrate when Jesus Christ rose to new life.
We pray Alleluia. Alleluia is another word of praise that means “Praise the Lord”
How does your family celebrate Easter Sunday?
Assigned on: January 8, 2022
Due on: January 15, 2022
1) List the 6 different special times that the church celebrates throughout the year.
Advent/Christmas/Lent/The Three Days/Easter/Ordinary Time
2) What were the 12 men who chose to follow Jesus called?
Apostles
Chapter 8: Jesus Had Many Followers
Opening prayer: Hail Mary
Vocabulary:
Apostles: the twelve men Jesus chose to lead his followers.
Lord’s Prayer: the prayer Jesus taught his followers.
We gather:
Chapter story: Why do you think Lisa wanted to give Amy her invitation in person? How did this change Amy’s feelings?
What are some special invitations we can get? How do you feel when you get a special invitation from a friend?
We Believe:
Jesus invited people to be his followers
Jesus invited people to come and be with him. He asked people to be his followers.
Read Along: Sometimes he would call his followers by name, like he did for Peter and Andrew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypUNd5yTn0
Not only did he ask his apostles to follow him but other men and women too.
What did Jesus’ followers do? They:
Learned from him
Tried to act as Jesus did
Shared God’s love with others
Jesus had many followers
The Apostles were the twelve men Jesus chose to lead his followers.
Since we are learning about Jesus, he also invites us to be his follower too!
Jesus's followers believed that he was the Son of God.
Jesus spent a lot of time with his followers.
They trusted Jesus very much.
Read Along: Jesus would help is followers and disciples in many ways. This time he helped his followers to not be scared.
Jesus did amazing things to help people and many things that only God can do.
When Jesus's followers saw that, they believed in Jesus and that he was the son of God.
Jesus showed his followers how to pray.
Not only did Jesus teach everyone about God's love but also how to pray!
Jesus often prayed to God the Father. Sometimes Jesus prayed alone or sometimes with other people.
Jesus's followers learned to pray by watching and listening to Jesus pray
