We had a different class last night. We had a “field trip” over to the church. We joined the sixth grade class for a very nice program presented by Cathy Scanlon. She had a complete set of priest’s vestments and the various “tools” used during the Mass, like the chalice, paten, etc. She explained the [...]
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Class 19, February 15, 2012
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Class #18, Feb 8, 2012
Posted in Religion, religious education, tagged 5th grade, ash wednesday, bible, Catholic, CCD, Church, confiteor, forgiveness, God, God's love, gospel, gospel of luke, hell, intercession, leap year, luke, moment of silence, petition, Prayer, prodigal son, reconciliation, Religion, religious education, sacrament, satan, sin, sin of omission, st peter, St Peter the Apostle on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We had a busy night last evening. The class was lively and engaged. We started with a chapter review of last week’s lesson on prayer, the various types of prayer, etc. Terms like “petition” and “intercession” didn’t stick very well, but overall, the students seemed to get the general idea. We were extremely encouraged to [...]
Class # 17, February 1, 2012
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We decided we needed a break in our routine last night, so we split the session up into two parts. Before we started, we added about a minute of silent, personal prayer to our opening prayer. We first introduced that last week. For the first half hour, we finished up the chapter on prayer that [...]
