MARCH BREAK

March 26th- Monday - Youth session - Beatitudes 6:00pm -7:00pm

 

APRIL
April 2nd - Monday - Youth Session- Beatitudes 6:00pm -7:00pm
April 5th - Holy Thursday * April 6th - Good Friday * April 7th - Saturday Vigil * April 8th - Easter Sunday * April 15th - Sunday - Parent(s / Youth Session - Sacraments - 1pm - 3pm
April 16th - Monday - Youth Session - Beatitudes 6:00pm -7:00pm
April 23rd - Monday - Youth Session- Reconciliation 6:00pm -8:00pm
April 28th - Saturday - Youth/ Parent/ Sponsor(s) Confirmation Practice Session 11am

April 29th -Sunday - Parent /Youth Session - Gifts of the Spirit - 1pm - 3pm 

Confirmation date: April 30th, 2012, 7:00pm

* candidates and parents are encouraged to attend mass on a regular basis.

LEVEL 2 THEME SCHEDULE 2012  


RECONCILIATION PREPARATION

FEBRUARY
Sunday Feb 26th 4th Rec Lesson Video presentation with Parent/Child

First Reconciliation by appointment with Father Bob on Monday Feb 27th, Friday March 2 and Monday March 5th from 3:15-4:35. 

MARCH

Sunday March 11th: Theme # 19 Bread Broken for You and Cup Poured out for you

APRIL

Sunday Apr 1st: Theme # 20 You are Invited to the Table of the Eucharist Saturday -

Sunday April 15th: Theme # 24 We Meet The Lord Jesus In The breaking Of The Bread

Saturday Apr 23rd:  First Holy Communion Retreat

10:00am-12:00 pm

Sunday April 28th: MAKE UP SESSION (only for any children who missed a formation session or the retreat for First Holy Communion)

MAY

Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th First Holy Communion Celebration (all 3 masses). 

CATECHETICAL INFORMATION

Catechetical Level discriptions

Year One:   WE BELONG TO GOD
GOAL: WE BELONG TO GOD seeks to create a sense of "belonging.":
 to God
 to our great Christian tradition, growing in friendship with Jesus
 to a people, the Christian community
 to the family building on the nurturing/care.

 Symbol - Circle of Friends

AIM: The general aim of WE BELONG TO GOD is to build on the child’s innate sense of mystery and ritual, and the wonderment of God and His creation. How do we get to know about God?
Children are led to experience the Scriptures.
Children discover the words, actions and personality of Jesus introducing them to God.
The source is the Scriptures – the person of Jesus.
Appropriate for age 6.
The resource honors the most fundamental kind of belonging for Christians: our belonging to Christ through Baptism.

Year Two:   WE BELONG TO THE LORD JESUS
GOAL:
WE BELONG TO THE LORD JESUS, presents an invitation to the children to open up a space for Jesus in their hearts, so that they may have him as a companion on their journey through life.

Symbol – Eucharist

AIM:
The general aim of WE BELONG TO THE LORD JESUS is to assist children in meeting Jesus in a similar way to the disciples on the journey to Emmaus. Children discover the actions of the Eucharistic gathering of Christians on Sunday. The entire year 2 focus is on the Eucharist. The experience of belonging to Jesus through the Eucharist and the Eucharistic community will deepen the children’s experience of belonging to God.

Appropriate for age 7.

The resource honors the Word of God and prepares children to feast at the Table of the Word and the Eucharist.

Year 3:    IN THE SPIRIT WE BELONG
GOAL: IN THE SPIRIT WE BELONG invites the children to discover the work of the Holy Spirit in fulfilling God’s dream for the world which is to gather all people into one family of God.  Children discover themselves as part of the family of God.

Symbol – Tent

AIM: The general aim of IN THE SPIRIT WE BELONG is to deepen the children's experience of God, through the community of the followers of Jesus, who are gathered by the Spirit. Children discover the activity of the Holy Spirit in their lives, what it means to be the church, and God's continued renewal of creation through His Spirit.

Appropriate for age 8.

The resource honors the Scriptures
that reveal God's continued presence
through the Holy Spirit and the Church.
The Church is the blessed gathering
of the family of God.

Year 4: COME AND SEE
GOAL:  COME AND SEE continues the theme of Church developed in Year 3. It opens the Scriptures to students and invites children to take ownership of their faith by discovering it in the Word of God. Students will encounter Jesus through the gospel accounts of the four evangelists.

Symbol – Bible

AIM: The general aim of  COME AND SEE is to meet the Lord Jesus through the living experience of Gospel witnesses and to explore what it means for us to be a disciple and friend of Jesus today.

The foundational aim for the children is to know the stories of Jesus if the tradition is to be preserved. We are all to tell our friends about Jesus.

Appropriate for age 9.

This resource honors the Good News, recognizing the Scriptures as foundational in the lives of children.

Year 5: MAY WE BE ONE
GOAL: MAY WE BE ONE invites the children to explore how the Church sets about fulfilling it’s mission, through 10 actions. The Church: proclaims, believes, celebrates, expects, welcomes, acts justly, reconciles, loves, rejoices and witnesses.

Symbol – Rock

AIM: The general aim of MAY WE BE ONE is to assist children in exploring what the Church does as it gives witness to Jesus in the Spirit and to see the Church as sacrament.  The Church is presented as the community of God’s people where the Lord Jesus is visible, active and present in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Appropriate for age 10.

The resource honors the promise
through covenant; that we are rooted
in the story of Israel.  The Church is
to continue the ancient promise of God:
to gather/assemble a community of
people, baptized in the name of Jesus.

Year 6: YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES
GOAL: YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES invites the young Christian to explore the Christian life in a methodical way and with a moral mission.  Their relationship to God is deepened, and they witness the lives of people who have been impacted by God’s justice, love and compassion.

Symbol – Lantern

AIM: The general aim of YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES is to invite the young people to explore how young Christians are rooted in the Christian tradition, and are witnesses to God’s justice and love.  The young Christian is invited to live a moral, Christian life; to be a disciple of a faithful and merciful God.

Appropriate for age 11.
The resource honors the exploration of God’s stories and His people.  The ten ‘image of God’ stories speak about God’s faithful covenant to His people and of those witnessing to God.  Our lives are to be like ‘light’ in the world.

Year 7:   BELIEVE IN ME
GOAL: BELIEVE IN ME invites the young believer to an orientation on the Creed, to discover that our Catholic faith is not a private relationship between the individual and God, but a faith lived out in community.  The young believer is invited to proclaim the Creed, and to think in conjunction with these beliefs.  This provides an invitation to “think with the Church”.

Symbol – Creed

AIM: The general aim of BELIEVE IN ME is to assist young believers in nurturing their relationship with God, through Jesus Christ and in the context of their being part of a Spirit filled community. The ‘faith summary’ of the Apostles Creed and its use is an
encouragement given to young believers to participate in the Church. Young people
will apply concepts they have learned from the Creed to situations that are familiar to them.

Appropriate for age 12.

The resource honors the following:
Part I of the Creed – God the Father
Part II of the Creed – Jesus Christ
The two persons of the Creed/Trinity are
seen through the scriptures and the Church year.

The resource manual offers two formats:
2 hour session or a 1 hour session (condensed version)
Retreat format 4 – 6 hour format.  Can be used in a variety
of catechetical gatherings.  The ritual format adds a
catechetical dimension to youth ministry programs.

Year 8:  STAND BY ME
GOAL:STAND BY ME invites the young believer to continue an orientation on the Creed, to participate with the Church in exploring the dimensions of their relationship with God, Jesus and the community of the Holy Spirit. The young adolescent will experience on-going growth in their understanding of each statement of the Creed. Through an interactive approach, the young people are immersed in what it means to believe in the Church through the Holy Spirit and in what the Church teaches.

Symbol – Creed

AIM:The general aim of STAND BY ME is to deepen the opportunity for the young believers to expand their sense of the social dimension of Church and to feel a sense of belonging through the common beliefs that bind us together.  The community of young believers is assisted to put their faith into words that resonate with their experience and level of development.

Appropriate for age 13.

The resource honors the following:
Part III of the Creed – the Holy Spirit
The third person of the Creed/Trinity is seen through the Church, through the seven sacraments and the commandments.

The resource manual offers two formats:
2 hour session or a 1 hour session. (condensed version)
retreat format 4 – 6 hour retreat.  Can be used in a variety of Catechetical gatherings.  The retreat format adds a Catechetical dimension to youth ministry programs.

Year 9:  BE WITH ME
GOAL: BE WITH ME invites the young believers to examine the attitudes and actions which characterize the Christian life, using the Beatitudes as a touchstone.  They are encouraged to understand and nurture within themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen their relationship with the three persons of the Creed.

Symbol - Jesus Teacher

AIM:The general aim of BE WITH ME is to build upon the two previous years that centred on the Apostles Creed by examining the attitudes, and virtues which must be cultivated if the profession of faith is to have last meaning
and impact on the students’ lives.  A catechesis of the
beatitudes is central since they sum up the way of Christ.
This is offered and the young believers explore
implications of expressing their faith.

Appropriate for age 14.

The resource honors the young believers' entry into
our faith tradition in light of developing faith questions.

The resource is based upon Part 3 of the catechism
of the Catholic Church – “Life in Christ” providing an
overview and experience of:
the Beatitudes
three theological virtues (faith, hope and love)
other virtues drawn from the Beatitudes
and the Ten Commandments.