Preparing for the Faith Experience Scripture in This Chapter Isaiah 43:1 I have called you by name. Luke 24:13–35 the Road to Emmaus Ephesians 5:8 Live as children of light. Mark 16:15 Proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Catholic Social Teaching The Poor and Vulnerable
correspond to the following paragraphs: 102, 151.
Gather and Go Forth
General Directory for Catechesis #108. Catechists should make known the words and actions with which God revealed himself in the Old Testament. National Directory for Catechesis #51. Catechists should recognize the special meaning of the Old Testament for the Jewish people, its original audience.
Catechism of the Catholic Church. The themes of this chapter
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation #6 (Vatican II). God’s revelation of himself enables us to know the truth about him with ease, certainty, and confidence.
Before You Begin
3. Have the students keep a
Church Documents
1. This introductory lesson sets
the tone for the year. It centers the subject matter on Jesus and motivates the students to learn.
2. BLM 3A–C You may wish to
administer the pre-test on BLM 3A–C. After correcting the pre-tests, evaluate the students’ strengths and weaknesses. Do not return the tests to the students, but be sure to save them. At the end of the year, give the test again as a post-test and let the students see how much they have learned.
journey log in which they record terms and ideas and complete activities. The journey logs may be pocket notebooks or folders with looseleaf paper. The journey logs should be divided into the following sections: Vocabulary, Who’s Who, Prayers and Reflections, Creations, Projects.
4. BLM 1, 2A–B Send home
Note to Families (pages v–vi), BLM 1, and BLM 2A–B. BLM 1 contains a letter to parents concerning the course, God Calls a People. BLM 2A–B concerns the study of Unit 1, God Reveals a Plan of Love.
Find catechist instruction for Gather and Go Forth student pages 9–10 on pages T268–T269.
Enriching the Faith Experience Use the activities at the end of the chapter to enrich a lesson or to replace an activity with one that better meets the needs of your class.
5. The word revelation refers to
God’s act of revealing himself to us gradually over the course of history. God’s revelation culminates in Jesus. In Jesus, the invisible God becomes visible. By proclaiming Christ to all nations, we cooperate in God’s revelation of himself to all people.
6. While many of the students
may already know one another, there are often some newcomers. Taking the time to get acquainted will help to develop a sense of community.
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