1st grade Faith Formation/CCD
2022-2023
Tuesday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Focus of the first
grade year: God loves us.
Jesus teaches us about God's love, and we have the Holy
Spirit to help us. Through the sacraments, we belong to
the Church, and we learn to celebrate and live our faith
through the Mass. Text: CHRIST IN US, published by Sadlier.
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class # 1: |
Tuesday,
Sep. 20, 2022 Start-of-year prayer service inside church. Textbook lesson # 1: How do we
know God? (p. 19) Br. Francis video 1: Who Made the World? (7 minutes) |
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class # 2: |
Tuesday,
Sep. 27, 2022 Textbook
lesson # 2: Who is God? (p. 27)
Coloring: God loves
me, just the way I am! Discussion: What does
a priest wear at Mass? Discussion: What is a saint? A saint is a holy man or woman who has died on earth and now lives in heaven with God. There are many saints. Saint Francis was the first of 24 saints taught during the year. Most weeks, the children went home with "saints sheets" -- one coloring page, and one page with a short biographical story for mom or dad to read to the child. Make Me a Channel of Your Peace FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Martin de Porres (1579-1639). |
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No class | Tuesday,
Oct. 4, 2022 NO CLASS: Parish mission night. |
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class # 3: |
Tuesday,
Oct. 11, 2022 Before class: Parents were asked to watch the following quick
videos with their children. Total play time is four
minutes. (A
combined 4-minute video is available by email from the
teacher): Activity: Bulb planting. Textbook lesson # 3:
Why did God make us? (p. 35) Noah's Ark lesson: Reading of child's version of Genesis 6:5-9:17:
In class: Male and female animal
figurines, for going two-by-two into the Ark: giraffes,
elephants, tigers, rhinoceros, deer, horses, cattle,
hogs, goats, lions, kangaroos, zebras, chimpanzees, koala
bears, meerkats, penguins.
Reading page to take home and tell
story. By the end of class, a child could look at the
pictures and tell the story of Noah's Ark. FEATURED SAINTS: Francisco
Marto (1908-1919) & Jacinta Marto (1910-1920)
(brother & sister). |
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class # 4: |
Tuesday,
Oct. 18, 2022
"Church" versus "church." Textbook lesson # 13:
How Does God Teach Us To Love? (p. 120) WHO WAS MOSES? FEATURED SAINT: |
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class # 5: |
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
class # 6: |
Tuesday,
Nov. 1, 2022
Br. Francis video 2:
Who Is Jesus? (7 minutes) Textbook lesson # 4:
Who is Jesus Christ? (with intro to Hail Mary). (p. 43)
Coloring in class: NOTE: November 1st is All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. |
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No class | Tuesday,
Nov. 8, 2022 No class. Election Day. |
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class # 7: |
Tuesday,
Nov. 15, 2022
Br. Francis video 10: What
Is the Lord's Prayer? (7 minutes) Textbook lesson # 20:
Activity: Work sheets. St. Pope John Paul II singing Pater Noster (Our Father).
FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Damien of Molokai (1840-1889. |
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Sunday, Nov. 27: First Advent Sunday New liturgical year begins. (Cycle A). Liturgical calendar image is from page 185 of the children's textbook. Composite lesson from Lessons # 21, # 22, # 23, # 24, # 25, # 26, and # 27. CLICK for reading by teacher. |
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class # 8: |
Tuesday,
Nov. 29, 2022 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 24:37-44. The Son of Man will come when we do not expect. Gospel reading and homily. Bible explanation: Textbook pages 185, 189, 195,
201: Church calendar; Advent season; Christmas
season. (Lessons 21 and 22.) Activity: Coloring an
advent wreath, and explanation of advent wreath. Christmas music, while coloring: Line-by-line of Away in a Manger, with discussion of words: FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Philip the Apostle (2 BC - 65 AD). |
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class # 9: |
Tuesday,
Dec. 6, 2022 Sunday Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12. John the Baptist preached, "Repent! The kingdom of heaven is at hand! Prepare the way of the Lord." Gospel reading and homily. Textbook lesson # 15:
What turns us toward God's love? (p.
135) Br. Francis Advent video:
Mary's story (4 minutes) Who was Saint Nicholas? December
6th is St. Nicholas' feast day. Away in a Manger, practice. FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Anne (mother of Mary). |
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Thursday,
Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception of Blessed Mother (Holy Day of Obligation) |
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class # 10: |
Tuesday,
Dec. 13, 2022 Sunday Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11. Jesus is the promised Messiah. Gospel reading and homily. Br. Francis video 39:
What Is the Christmas Season? (8 minutes) Textbook lesson # 23:
How did the Son of God enter human history (p.
199). (Luke 2:8-20, The Birth of Jesus.) The Nativity of Jesus:
The children recorded Away
in a Manger: At home, a Christmas ornament: |
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Sunday, Dec. 18:
4th Advent Sunday
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Saturday, Dec.
24: Children's Nativity Mass, 4:00 p.m. (with Children's Christmas Pageant)
CLICK for a larger image: |
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Sunday, Dec. 25: Christmas Day (Holy Day of Obligation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, Dec. 26: St. Stephen's Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, Dec. 27: Feast of St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, Dec. 28: Feast of the Innocents Matthew 2:13-18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday, Jan. 1: Celebration of Holy Family; Solemnity of Mary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
class # 11: |
Tuesday,
Jan. 3, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Luke 2:16-21. Visit of the Shepherds and Naming of Jesus. Gospel reading and homily. Holy Mary, Mother of God: Br. Francis video 32: What
is the Liturgical Calendar? (6 minutes) Textbook lesson # 19:
What helps us to pray? (p. 169) FEATURED SAINTS: Saints
Nonna and Gregory. |
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class # 12: |
Tuesday,
Jan. 10, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 2:1-12. Visit of magi. Gospel reading and homily. Video: Three Wise Men (End at 4:10.) Textbook lesson # 7:
How do we praise and thank God? (p. 69) Pro-life discussion in class:
Activity: |
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class # 13: |
Tuesday,
Jan. 17, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: John 1:29-34. Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Gospel reading; homily. Textbook lesson # 8:
VISIT BY FATHER CLYNE:
Something for the parents: da Vinci's Baptism
of Christ: |
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class # 14: |
Tuesday,
Jan. 24, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 4:12-23. Jesus called his first disciples. Gospel reading and homily. Art:
Activity:
FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Monica (332-387).
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class # 15: |
Tuesday,
Jan. 31, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 5:1-12a. Jesus' Beatitudes speech: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ..." Gospel reading and homily. Video: The Beatitudes speech (from "The Chosen"). Br. Francis video 29: What
Are the Beatitudes? (8 minutes) Art: Textbook lesson # 28:
Textbook lesson # 17:
Why do we pray? (page 153) FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Brigid of Ireland (451-525). |
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class # 16: |
Tuesday,
Feb. 7, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 5:13-16: Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth." (Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.) Textbook lesson # 10:
How are we strengthened for service to God and
others? (p. 93) Pope Saint John Paul II Pater Noster,
Step 1: FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Zita (1212-1272). |
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class # 17: |
Tuesday,
Feb. 14, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 5:17-37. Jesus said, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill." (Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.) Textbook lesson 12: How
do we respond to God's love? (p. 111) The students learned this! FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Philip Neri (1515-1595). |
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Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 Class gathered for 5 p.m. Mass. |
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class # 18: |
Tuesday,
Feb. 21, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 5:38-48. Jesus said, "Love your enemies. Do good to them who hate you. Pray for them that persecute you." (Sermon on the Mount.) Gospel reading and homily. Textbook lesson # 11:
How do we know God loves us? (The Great
Commandment.) (p. 103) Br. Francis video 8: What
are the Two Great Commandments? (7 minutes) Students learned this! FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555). |
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Wednesday, February 22: Ash Wednesday (Start of Lent) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
class # 19: |
Tuesday,
Feb. 28, 2023 (following 1st Sunday of Lent) Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 4:1-11. Temptation of Christ: After John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, Jesus was in the wilderness for 40 days, where he was tempted by the devil. Gospel reading and homily. Br. Francis video 33:
What Is Lent? (6 minutes) COLORING: Here is Tissot's art: And here is the chalk art of some of the children: Pater Noster,
Step 2: AT HOME: Temptation of Christ
Art: |
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March 6th: The crocus the children planted during class on October 11 began to appear. ![]() |
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class # 20: |
Tuesday,
March 7, 2023 (following 2nd Sunday of Lent) Sunday Gospel reading: Matthew 17:1-9. Transfiguration of Jesus: Simon Peter, John, and James experienced a vision of Jesus speaking with Moses and Elijah. Gospel reading and homily. Transfiguration of Jesus art: Activity: Transfiguration
craft. Br. Francis video 9: What
Is Prayer? (6 minutes) Textbook lesson # 18: How
do we pray? (p. 161) FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Charles Borromeo (1538-1584). The coloring sheet is based on this
piece of art: |
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class # 21: |
Tuesday,
March 14, 2023 (following 3rd Sunday of Lent) Sunday Gospel reading: John 4:5-42. Jesus said, "The water that I give shall become a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting." Gospel reading and homily. Textbook lesson # 14:
What turns us away from God's love? (p. 127) Movie: Saint Patrick
was not Irish. He lived in a time when Rome ruled the
world, and his parents were Romans, on the island of
Great Britain as part of the ruling elite. Patrick was
captured by Irish pirates when he was 16, was taken to
Ireland, and was held as a slave for six years before
escaping and returning to his parents in Great Britain.
He became a priest and eventually returned to Ireland and
converted most of the Irish people to Christianity: FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Patrick (385-461). |
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Sunday, Mar. 19, 2023 Class gathered for 5 p.m. Mass. |
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class # 22: |
Tuesday,
March 21, 2023 (following Laetare Sunday) Sunday Gospel reading: John 9:1-41. Jesus healed a blind man. Gospel reading and homily. Textbook lesson # 9:
Br. Francis video 25: What
Are the Virtues? (7 minutes) CLICK
for audio of children saying 1st half of Pater
Noster FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Peregrine Laziosi (1260-1345). |
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class # 23: |
Tuesday,
March 28, 2023 (following 5th Sunday of Lent) Sunday Gospel reading: John 11:1-45. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Gospel reading and homily. Children's Gospel
reading Textbook lesson # 24:
How are we called to repentance today?
Stations of the Cross. Pater Noster,
Step 3: FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Dismas ("the good thief") |
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Sunday, April 2: Palm Sunday | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday,
April 6: Holy Thursday/Maundy Thursday The Triduum begins Thursday evening and goes thru Sunday evening. Note to parents: Lesson 25 would be appropriate to do at home. |
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Friday,
April 7: Good Friday From noon to 3 p.m., Jesus hung on the cross. |
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Saturday,
April 8, Holy Saturday A
cookie recipe for the evening before Easter morning:
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Sunday, April 9: Easter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
class # 24: |
Tuesday,
Apr. 18, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: John 20:19-31. Class began with a review of Holy Week and Easter. Br. Francis video 34: What is Holy Week and Easter? (10 minutes) Here is a summary of the video:
Children's Gospel
reading:
John 20:19-31 Art: Textbook lesson # 26:
How is the Risen Jesus present in his Church?
(Includes reading of Matthew 28:1-10.) (p. 217) FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Thomas the Apostle (d. AD 72). The coloring sheet is based on artist
Caravaggio's The Incredulity of Saint Thomas: |
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class # 25: |
Tuesday,
Apr. 25, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: Luke 24:13-35. Jesus appeared to His followers on the road to Emmaus. Gospel reading and homily. Br. Francis video 4:
Who Is the Holy Spirit? (8 minutes) Textbook lesson # 6:
How does God share his life with us? (p. 61) FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Agnes (b. 291). |
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class # 26: |
Tuesday,
May 2, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: John 10:1-10. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He said, "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved." Gospel reading and homily. Br. Francis video 5:
What is the Catholic Church? (8 minutes) Textbook lesson # 5:
What Is the Church? (page 51)
Pater Noster
practice: FEATURED SAINT: Saint
Andrew the Apostle. |
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class # 27: |
Tuesday,
May 9, 2023 Sunday Gospel reading: John 14:1-12. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Gospel reading and homily. Review: What have we learned this year? Coloring:
FEATURED SAINT: Pope
Saint John Paul II. |
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Saturday, May
13, 2023 1st Communion Mass for 2nd graders; 10:00 a.m. |
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class # 28: |
Tuesday,
May 16, 2023 (Last class of CCD school year.) Sunday Gospel reading: John 14:15-21. Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." Gospel reading and homily. Final Pater Noster practice. Br. Francis video 3:
Who Is Mary? (8 minutes) May Crowning, in school courtyard. Pater Noster:
The 1st graders recited the Pater Noster in
front of other CCD children, teachers, and parents at the
May Crowning: |
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Tuesday,
May 23, 2023 End-of-School-Year Mass |
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FEATURED SAINTS:
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Opening and Closing: Opening
Prayers: Closing Prayers: |
Prayers required to be memorized: | ||
Sign of the Cross | ||
The Lord's Prayer | ||
Hail Mary | ||
Grace Before Meals: | ||
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Glory Be: | ||
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LINKS OF INTEREST: Quick intro to Mass -- Six short animated videos that explain what happens at Mass. Total time is less than six minutes: . . . Video 1: Celebrate the Mass . . . Video 2: What is the Mass about? . . . Video 3: The Entrance Procession . . . Video 4: Paying Attention in Church . . . Video 5: The Mass . . . Video 6: With a Heart of Praise 1st Communion, May 2023, at de Chantal Every Mass at de Chantal since March 29, 2020 FORMED -- This online site is free. Select de Chantal parish and give your email address. Find videos for children by signing in, selecting "Movies," then "Kids." The "Brother Francis" series is especially good for young children. Catechism of the Catholic Church
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Videos for saints taught in
1st grade: At Confirmation, a child selects a saint's name. Thus, over the next several years, your child will need to acquire some familiarity with saints and with their stories. The saints listed below are taught in 1st grade:
PLEASE NOTE: The above links to videos are offered for parental review; not all of the videos are appropriate for a young child. Watch the videos; get the information so that you can use your words to talk about the saints with your child or grandchild. If there are two videos, usually, "video #2" is the child-appropriate video. Please watch any video before you decide whether you want your child to see the video. Some saints suffered much pain on earth. The textbook mentions of the saints are
meager -- only two or three sentences. When the textbook
lesson includes a featured saint, your children will come
home with two "saint sheets": a brief biography
for you to read to your child, and a matching coloring
sheet for your child. Please read the small biography to
your child and talk with your child about the featured
saint. Coloring the saint's picture will help your child
to remember the saint. There is no need to "turn
in" the homework; you can put your child's art
directly on your refrigerator. A collection of the small biographies and companion coloring sheets can be found HERE. |
Vocabulary Advent: The four weeks before
Christmas where we prepare our hearts to celebrate Jesus'
birth. |
ARCHDIOCESAN RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION GOALS The Archdiocese has several religious education goals for 1st graders. They can be found HERE. The goals are broken into six parts. Below is a review of those goals: I.
Knowledge of the
Faith II. Liturgy and Sacraments III. Moral Formation IV. Prayer V. Education for Living in the Christian
Community VI: Evangelization and Apostolic Life: |