Catechist Preparation: Just for Schools
Day 4: Reflect
60 minutes
Open
Activity 1
Activity 2
Praying with Mary
Session 5 BLM
Priceless Items
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page T-353
Where Do I Fit In?
Time: 15 minutes
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Time: 25 minutes
Materials: writing supplies Say: Take a moment to ask yourself, “If I had to pick one personal item to take with me on a long trip, what would I take?” After giving young people time to reflect, ask them to write an essay describing an item that has special significance to them. Encourage young people to write why the item holds so much value to them. Invite volunteers to share their essays with the class.
Time: 20 minutes
Day 5: Respond
60 minutes
Open
Activity 1
Activity 2
What’s What?
Say What?
Presentation or Making Connections BLM
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Time: 15 minutes
If young people completed the small-group project of the week, have each group present its saint. If young people did not complete the project, have them revisit the session articles to complete the Making Connections BLM. Discuss the activity after young people complete it.
Time: 30 minutes
Service: Make Blankets
Session 5 Making Connections
Materials: completed project or Just for Schools Making Connections BLM (page S-410)
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Date
Celebrating Ordinary Time Directions: Read the articles and use information from the articles to complete the chart. With a partner, discuss your responses and work together to complete the Connect section.
Article 1: Saints Show Us the Way 1. What is a sacramental?
2. What is the process by which someone is named a saint?
3. Why do we remember and celebrate the lives of the saints?
Article 2: Turn to Mary 1. What did Mary become when she became Jesus’ mother?
2. What song of praise do we associate with Mary?
3. What does the Church celebrate on August 15?
CONNECT: Why is it helpful to turn to Mary and the saints?
Just for Schools
Choose and implement a vocabulary-review activity from the options found at www.findinggod.com/ vocabcheck.
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Time: 15 minutes
www.findinggod.com
Grade 8 • Unit 1 • Session 5 Making Connections
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Small-Group Project of the Week: Lives of the Saints Presentations Materials: reference materials about the lives of the saints, poster board, art supplies, computers with slide-show software
Remind young people that a patron saint is someone who serves as an intercessor and advocate for a nation, place, activity, or group of people. Arrange young people into small groups and ask each group to select a patron saint of a group of people or an activity that is important to them. If groups have difficulty choosing a saint, suggest that they choose the patron saint of their parish or diocese. Instruct young people to research the life of the saint they have chosen and to use the information they find to prepare a presentation about the life of that saint. Encourage young people to focus on how the saint provides a model of Christian discipleship as well as why that person is a patron saint. After giving groups time to work, have them present their saints. Conclude by reminding young people that we can always turn to the saints as examples of Christian discipleship.
NOTE: See page 35b for Prayer in Session 5, materials lists, and how to teach this session in one hour.
Unit 1 • Session 5
S-35B