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Faith and Life series (Grades 1-8)
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Grade 1: Our Heavenly Father
Theme: Introduction to the Holy Trinity through presentations on God the Father, the life of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, God's plan of salvation and our part in that plan. Acquaints children with Mary, angels, and the saints. Children learn basic prayers.
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Grade 2: Jesus Our Life
Theme: Preparation for the first reception of the sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion. Covers Creation, the Covenant with Moses, the Ten Commandments, Redemption, Forgiveness of Sins, and the Mass.
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Grade 3: Our Life with Jesus
Theme: God's plan of salvation, from creation to the Incarnation and Redemption to the birth of the Church at Pentecost and our life in the Church. Special emphasis on the importance of Confession, Communion and the Mass.
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Grade 4: Jesus Our Guide
Theme: God's plan to save his people from sin (Salvation History), how we participate in that plan, and the many ways God helps us in our pilgrimage on earth to Heaven through his word, his law, and his Church.
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Grade 5: Credo: I Believe
Theme: A thorough study of the articles of the Creed as the basic belief of our Catholic faith, with a special emphasis on careful understanding of definitions through the words of the Gospels, and the prophets, and the prayers of the Church.
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Grade 6: Following Christ
Theme: The blueprint for a life of love: the law of God, especially in the Ten Commandments, and the presence of Jesus in the Holy Mass. The interaction of the challenges of God's law and his gifts of grace that help us fulfill his law.
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Grade 7: The Life of Grace
Theme: Grace as our link with God, his gift to us to bring us to Himself and his eternal life, transmission of grace through the seven sacraments and on God's loving gifts of revelation, of himself through the prophets, the Incarnation, and the Church.
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Grade 8: Our Life in the Church
Theme: The history of the Church — its founding by Christ, its birth in the Holy Spirit, the marks of the one, true Church, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the saints and the role of the religious and laity up to the present.
Confirmation Preperation
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Called to Be Catholic
Called to Be Catholic is a bilingual, foundational supplemental program that provides directors, catechists, and parents with all the tools and resources they need to help young people know what it means to be Catholic, spark a desire to further investigate their faith, and grow in their relationship with God.
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Llamados a ser católicos
Uno de los mayores retos que enfrentan los directores de educación religiosa hoy en día es la llegada de jóvenes que necesitan ayuda y apoyo adicional para integrarse al programa de formación de la fe en la parroquia.
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Confirmed in the Spirit
Confirmed in the Spirit will help you prepare to be strengthened by the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Confirmation. You will review many of the truths you have learned, and you will deepen your understanding of how Confirmation is linked to both Baptism and the Eucharist.
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Confirmados en el Espíritu
Confirmados en el Espíritu es un programa de preparación sacramental completo, flexible y dotado de varios componentes que invita, acoge y nutre a los jóvenes católicos a medida que crecen en su fe y asumen su función de discípulos maduros y fieles a Jesucristo mediante el poder del Espíritu Santo.
Theology of the Body
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TOB in Touch with Middle School Students
This course is meant to demonstrate the far-reaching, foundational understanding of the overall view of the human person, with no mention of sex or sexuality. Funny, interactive, and challenging, TOB in Touch with Middle School Students will have broad-reaching effects.