Ch. 1-8: The Old Testament, God our Creator; our home in Heaven lost through original sin; the world prepares for the Savior.
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Ch. 9-21: The Incarnation, life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus.
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Ch. 22-28: The Holy Spirit, the Church, and Mary our mother.
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Aim: To introduce first-grade students to the Church's faith regarding the Triune God, the life of Jesus, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the life of prayer, with a special emphasis on growing to know, love, and trust God.
Main Points for the Year
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Ch. 1-16: God teaches us through his law; we obey through love.
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Ch. 17-23: We find forgiveness of sins through Jesus' sacrifice.
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Ch. 24-34: We prepare for life in Heaven by reception of Jesus in the Eucharist and our life in the Church.
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Aim: To prepare second-grade students for the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion, and to help them appreciate God's love for them shown in these two sacraments. Students will learn how to receive the Sacrament of Confession, the order of the Mass, and the basics of prayer.
Main Points for the Year
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Ch. 1-7: The Old Testament covenant with God.
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Ch. 8-14: Obedience through love of God and his laws. In Confession we meet Jesus in his mercy.
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Ch. 15-25: The life of Jesus and Jesus in the sacrifice of the Mass.
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Ch. 26-30: Our part in the Church born of the Holy Spirit; our relationship with Mary and the Communion of Saints.
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Aim: To show third-grade students that they belong to God's chosen people and that the child's family is an important part of God's family, the Church. Also, to encourage prayer and love for God's law.
Main Points for the Year
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B.C. Before Christ Ch. 1-14: The fall and the first murder. The sin and suffering of mankind. God chooses his people and their leaders.
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A.D. In the Year of Our Lord Ch. 15-30: History changes when Jesus the King comes. Through grace, especially in the sacraments, we receive the strength to do good.
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Aim: To help fourth-grade students understand their purpose and goal in life, and to see God's plan in history and society to lead us all to Heaven, our true, eternal home.
Main Points for the Year
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Unit 1: God the Father of All. The Old Testament and mankind's participation in and loss of God's life.
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Unit 2: God the Son, the Redeemer. The fulfillment of God's plan in Christ, God and Man.
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Unit 3: God, the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier. Our call to holiness and witness in the Church.
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Aim: To help fifth-grade students acquire a solid knowledge of God and his Church through the understanding of the Creed we profess, and the distinguished truths of our faith from errors that lead away from the love of God.
Main Points for the Year
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Part 1: The Ten Commandments. Forming the conscience and increasing closeness to God.
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Part 2: The Holy Mass. An emphasis on the Real Presence and Christ's sacrifice and explanation of the parts of the Mass.
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Part 3: The Last Things. Death and God's judgment of us, with an emphasis on the great happiness of Heaven.
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Aim: To help sixth-grade students learn to love the moral law as Christ did and to cherish and love the Mass as our best prayer to God, and especially to revere and adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Main Points for the Year
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Part 1: God Reveals Himself. The revelation of God through creation, the prophets, and to the chosen people.
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Part 2: God becomes Man. Jesus, true God and true Man, Priest and Sacrifice.
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Part 3: God Shares His Life. The operation of grace in our lives, in developing the virtues especially through each sacrament.
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Aim: To help seventh-grade students treasure the sacraments as indispensable to a full Christian life of love and truth. To understand how grace works and its relation to practicing the virtues, and to appreciate our gifts of reason and faith.
Main Points for the Year
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Part 1: The Church. Christ's plan for the Church's structure and its necessary attributes; the Church's teaching authority. The early Church: Martyrs, Fathers, Saints and Mary.
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Part 2: The Christian in the World. Religious and laity, Holy Orders, Marriage, and family life; call to holiness.
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Part 3: The Last Things. Death, Judgment, the end of the world.
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Aim: To help eighth-grade students know and love the Church as Christ's Body, and respond to the teaching of the Magisterium as the sure voice of Jesus, so that young people may be strengthened through their lives in the Church to face the confusion and secularism of modern-day society.
We are constantly striving to enrich the program of religious education by providing the child and parents the tools to learn about their faith.
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