2nd Week of Advent, Trinity, Annunciation

Advent Wreath lighting of the 2nd candle

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Annunication

Christmas

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  1. Time to remember: Jesus is the promised Savior, He is the Light of the World!
    We remember Jesus in the Christmas candles and Christmas lights.

    • God promised a savior from the Family of King David, (the Old Testament). David was from Bethlehem. Read the Story of David from “Bible Stories” by Sister Anna Louise
  2. Time to believe: Jesus is the third person in the Trinity and he is God’s Son!
  3. Time to celebrate: Holy Birthday Party!

We are making Christmas Cards for our Prayer Partners: The Nuns at St. Emma’s Monastery

Photos: http://www.stemma.org/main/photos/

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Annunciation

We watched part of the movie “The Nativity.” I think it gave a visual idea of what it really was like for Joseph and Mary. I narrated the movie as it progressed so that the students could put the events from the bible into context. Luke Ch. 1, 2. http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1

Bring our gifts to the manger:

(As a CCD Class, we will bring whatever we have collected but anyone can donate to this cause. If you would like to donate a baby item in place of a Christmas gift to your CCD teacher, we would be honored.)

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola Military Ministry
Our Parish will dedicate the GIFTS TO THE MANGER program to benefit the Carlisle Family Life Center (previously called Birthright). What better Joy than to have your family and children bring a gift to the Baby Jesus in the Manger that will go to a needy family who has gifted a new life into our world. Please consider purchasing one, or several, of these items and placing them in the Manger located inside the
front of the church on Marsh Drive or in the baskets at the prayer railing of the Shrine Church. This drive will take place during the season of Advent and continue through Christmas day. Thank you for your generosity.
Similac Formula (powdered), Girl’s Clothing in sizes 0 to 6 months, Diaper Wipes, Pacifiers or Teethers, Baby Toys & Board Books, Crib Sheets, Receiving Blankets, Crib Blankets (30-inch X 30-inch), Hooded Towels & Washcloths, Small to Medium Diaper Bags, Toiletries – shampoo, soap, lotion.
Away in the Manger – Christmas carol (You Tube)

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing – Christmas carol (You Tube) 

Sacrament of Penance and Advent

We will have Sacrament of Penance/Confessions today.

http://www.hickorytown.com/ccd4/PDF/Order-of-Confession.pdf

Advent CCD Penance Service Advent wreath & prayer,

**Sunday, December 6, Children giving to Children: All Masses: Bring a wrapped gift (with a tag indicating what it is) to give to another child that is in need.

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Online_Advent_Tree idea for home.

Advent  page 244 in “Blest Are We”
Advent—a celebration of the three comings of Christ:

1. History – Birth of Jesus 2007 years ago.

2. Present – Mystery-

a. In our families, in our church, in our teachers, etc.
b. In Sacraments through the Holy Spirit: Eucharist, Reconciliation, Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders

3. Future—Majesty- The second coming at the end of time as a King

(referenced in the Book of Revelations)
Jesus’ comings in history, mystery, and majesty!

 

10 Comandments and Reconciliation

Next week Nov. 25, we do not have class for Thanksgiving.  Dec. 2 is the Penance service. We will go over the procedure for the confessions and Act of Contrition.

Reconciliation

“Blest are We” grade 4 chapter 14 pp.163-166, 168- 169

Because there is sin in the world, we live on earth and someday we will die. But God provides us a way to save ourselves/our souls. In the Old Testament, they sacrificed an animal or food on an altar for a person’s sins. In the New Testament, Jesus is our sacrifice on the cross. We also offer the ”sacrifice of the Mass” for the forgiveness of sins.

An Examination of Conscience for Children

by Fr. Edward Filardi, Gaithersburg, Maryland

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Order of Confession and Act of Contrition: “Blest are We” grade 4 chapter 14 p. 269

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Below is a quiz.  If you highlight “click with the mouse” the space after the “-” the answers will be revealed.

1. What is Sin?

offense against or failure to love God and our neighbor

2. What is the meaning of word CONVERSION?

Turning one’s life around, away from sin and back to Christ

3. Which sacrament celebrates our renewed conversion?
The sacrament of penance or reconciliation
4. What is penance?

An action to help us make up for the harm done by our sin

5. What are the three traditional practices of Lent?

Prayer, fasting, and alms-giving; since Vatican II, study of our faith and of the word of God is also stressed

6. What is prayer?

Raising one’s mind and heart to God

7. In whose name should we offer our prayers?

Jesus

8. What can we abstain from other than meat?

Sinful thoughts, words, and actions

9. What are alms?

Money given to the poor

10. What do we call the charitable actions by which we help others?

Works of mercy

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Quiz on Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick:  http://www.bemydisciples.com/grades/3/chapters/12

Moses and the Ten Commandments

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The Ten Commandments

 

Deuteronomy 5:6-21
  1. I am the Lord your God, You shall not have other gods besides me.
  2. You shall not take the God’s Name in Vain
  3. Remember to keep Holy the Sabbath Day
  4. Honor your father and mother
  5. You shall not kill
  6. You shall not commit adultery
  7. You shall not Steal
  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
  9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
  10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Work Sheets:

Other Gods

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TenCommandments-Knowing the Rules

 

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Moses and The Israelites

All Saints day The Communion of Saints

  • Saints are those people whose love for God is stronger than their love for anyone or anything else.
  • The Church is the Communion of Saints.
  • The Church is the Body of Christ.

The Communion of Saints Quiz: http://www.bemydisciples.com/grades/3/chapters/8

Act of Contrition: page 14

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.

Biblical Maps

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Moses and the Plagues

Moses was instructed by God to go to Pharaoh to free the Jewish(Hebrew) people. Moses had to convince Pharaoh to “Let His People Go!”

We will read about how Moses warned the Egyptians of God’s will to free the Hebrew Slaves. There were 10 Plagues that tormented the Egyptians.
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We will learn about the Passover. The Lamb is the sacrifice for the Passover meal. The passover meal allows the Jewish Hebrews to be free.

Jesus celebrated the last supper during the Feast of the Passover. We call Jesus the “Lamb of God.” Is Jesus the sacrifice for our sins? Does Jesus allow us to be free? Free from what?

passover-jesus1600During Mass we celebrate the Eucharist. The unleavened bread that is offered up. In the Mass there are many prayers and ceremonies that are from the Jewish Passover meal .

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More about the Passover (parents): New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia “Pasch or Passover”Passover-matzah-kiddush-cupsederIn class we will look at some Jewish Passover customs, games, Seder plate and Kiddush Cup-platepassover1
Contrast the first “Passover Covenant” and the “Renewed Covenant” we celebrate at Mass.

Very Good Resource: Passover Seder for Catholics

Scenes from Moses’ Life:

“Prince of Egypt” by DreamWorks

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Israelites as Slaves in Egypt

Moses' mother saves Moses life by hiding in a basket and floating him downstream.

Moses’ mother saves Moses life by hiding in a basket and floating him downstream.

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God speaks to Moses through the Burning Bush

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One of the plagues on Egypt is the Hail of Fire

The Last Plague was the Passover. They are saved by the Blood of the Lamb

The Last Plague was the Passover. They are saved by the Blood of the Lamb

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God leads Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt by a pillar of fire at night

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Parting of the Red Sea

We cut out the prayers on the handouts “Our Prayers”(below) and pasted them to the inside covers of our books and folders.  We will refer to them often.

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Rosary and Remembering the Dead

Day of the Dead (Mexico)

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We talked about the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) a Mexican Celebration of all the souls that died. We set up an “altar” with a statue of Mary, flowers, and pictures of loved ones that have passed. We did the prayer service below and each student remembered someone from his or her family that has died.

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Handout for Halloween, All Saints and All Souls Days:

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We will do a living Rosary with third grade.  We said the Glorious Mysteries. We explained what each of the Glorious Mysteries meant.  The explanation of the Rosary is on page 15 of the “Blest are We” grade 4.  This month (October) is the month of the Rosary.
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Finish Joseph- Introduce Moses

Joseph’s Life

We will finish up watching the movie of Joseph’s life.  Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and Potiphar’s wife.  He is left in prison thinking– what kind of just God do I have? But God had a plan, he would save his brothers and father by bringing them to Egypt. How can this happen??? Genesis chapters: 37, 39-50.

Moses’s childhood and calling.

We are beginning Moses’s Life and the ten Commandments.

“Four hundred years ago, the first American colony was settled at Jamestown. Think of how much has changed since then! Four hundred years is a long time, and that’s how long the Hebrew people remained in Egypt after Joseph. Over time a new Pharaoh came to power who did not know Joseph. He made the Hebrew (Jewish people) into slaves. Because the Hebrew population have increased so much, Pharaoh decided every male Hebrew infant should be killed, so slaves would stay weak and afraid. The God began to reveal a plan to deliver his people.” -My Big Book of Catholic Bible stories.

Simple version of Moses’s Life: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/story-of-moses

Exodus 2:1:-10

Moses fled from Pharaoh’s court because he had killed a Egyptian for mistreating a Hebrew slave. He lived in the wilderness of Sinai as a shepherd of sheep.

Exodus 3:1-17

What is God’s name?eburningbush

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“Blest Are We” book: page 60

First Commandment:

I am the Lord, your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

Second Commandment:

You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.

Third Commandment

Remember to keep the Sabbath day.

 

About the Mass – and Ordination

Fr. Bender visited our class!

“Blest are We” grade 4: 

Chapter 2 Praise and Thanksgiving pp. 37-44.

Order of the Mass (pp.266-268)

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Examples of Mass from The Ordination to the Order of the Priesthood of Donald Haugh Bender, Jr. and Ryan Patrick Fischer. This took place on June 6 ,2015 at St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg, PA (we are just skipping through the parts– Both Priests have spent a summer at St. Patrick Church! Also, it is a great way for the students look at our Harrisburg Diocese Cathedral and see our Bishop Gainer.)

Introductory Rite,

  • Greeting
  • Penitential Act
  • Gloria
  • Collect

Liturgy of the Word

  • First Reading
  • Responsorial Psalm
  • Second Reading
  • Gospel
  • Homily
  • Profession of Faith
  • Prayer of the Faithful

Liturgy of the Eurcharist

  • Preparation of the Altar and Gifts
  • Eucharistic Prayer

Communion Rite

  • The Lord’s Prayer
  • Sign of Peace
  • Breaking of the Bread
  • Holy Communion

Concluding Rites

  • Blessing
  • Dismissal

 

Review: Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, Gospels, Epistles.

http://www.bemydisciples.com/grades/2/chapters/14

http://www.bemydisciples.com/grades/2/chapters/15

Stories of the Old Testament, Abraham, Issac, Jacob(Israel) and Joseph

Last week we talked about Noah and the flood, Abram and Sarah and their son Issac.

  • God made a covenant(a sacred promise) with Noah:

rainbow-covenantGenesis 9:15  I will remember my covenant between me and you and every living creature—every mortal being—so that the waters will never again become a flood to destroy every mortal being.

  • God made a covenant with Abram and changed his name to Abraham:

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Genesis 17:5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis17:7 I will maintain my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting covenant, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you…. and I will be their God.

“I will be your God if you will be my people”

God still makes that covenant with us today.

  • Abraham’s son, Issac married Rebbecca.  The had two sons Esau and Jacob. Esau was a hunter and good cook, Jacob was a Shepherd of Sheep. Jacob inherited the land and rights of his father Isaac.
  • Jacob, (also known as “Israel”), had 12 sons. They would be the 12 tribes of the nation Israel.12 Sons of Jacob

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,  Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Asher

  • Old Testament and the story of Joseph.

Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him and did a horrible thing to Joseph.  But, God used this misfortune to save the nation of Israel from starvation many years later.

Here is a version of Joseph’s story for children:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/joseph/joseph.htm

If you have access to the “Joseph King of Dreams” by Dreamworks (DVD), we will be playing parts of the movie this week. Finish “Be like Joseph” puzzle the “Law of Love” and “Gods Covenant” Worksheets (below).

Did Joseph and his brothers learn the law of love?

Saint Emma’s Monastery – Benedictine Nuns:

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