We miss you and hope you and your family are all staying safe. This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, with Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, April 12th. Attached is a short story about this special week. Perhaps an adult can read it to the younger children and I know the older students will have no problem reading it.
Happy Easter to All!
We really missed our Religious Ed students this past Sunday morning. We don’t want to let you go, we want to stay connected with you a little longer. As you know, we recently walked the Station of the Cross with Father in church and hopefully you still have the station book we used, but now we printed copies of the Stations for you and we are asking you to pick the appropriate group of pictures (Grades 1 thru 4 or Grades 5 thru 7) and for the next 14 days begin coloring the picture of a station (in order 1 through 14) and really think about what Jesus did for all of us. At the end of the 14 days, you will have traveled with Jesus to Calvary and now we look forward to His Glorious Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Pflaum is offering digital versions of the Unit 4 student lessons (English and Spanish) to all Pflaum Gospel Weeklies customers. Here is the
direct link with instructions.
Loyola Press
At-Home Editions: These guides allow parents to conduct catechesis with their children in the home.
Interactive Session Reviews: Session reviews allow children, parents, and instructors to gauge learning objectives. Results can be emailed to a teacher or catechist along with student questions.
Study Guides: Single page study guides outline important faith topics in each session.
Raising Faith-Filled Kids: For parents who may not have the time or confidence to teach a full lesson, this resource provides background on the session and encourages parents to discuss faith topics with their children.
Here is the
link with instructions.
RCL Benzinger Lectionary Series R
This series is my personal favorite. It can be in correlation with the book or can be taught on its own. This series offers grade level learning that can be done at home with their parents. Each lesson offers: Opening Prayer
Forming Catholic identity across generations
Sunday Readings and Backgrounds
Questions of the Week
Saint of the Week
Activity of the Week
General Intercessions
Correlations
· TALK with each other about their faith
· PRAY together in ways that are comfortable and comforting
· RITUALIZE their important moments
· REACH OUT in service and support of others.
Discover dozens of creative activities to help you incorporate faith practices into your family routine.
Here is the link.
Sadlier Connect
If your school or parish is shifting to an online learning approach, Sadlier is providing, free of charge, eBooks for the Sadlier print programs you are using for the remainder of the school year.
To access your FREE eBook Site License for Sadlier Religion programs, log in to Sadlier Connect at:
Once logged in, students will need to select the program and grade. The following programs are available as eBooks:
· We Believe, Grades K–6
· Creemos, Grades K–6
· We Live Our Faith, Grades 7–8+
· Believe Celebrate Live, Director's Resource Guide
· Creer Celebrar Vivir, Director's Resource Guide
· With Jesus Always, Grades 1–3
· Our Catholic Faith, Grades 4–6
· Nuestra fe catolica, Grades 4–6
· One Faith, One Lord, Grades 7–Adult
· Una sola fe, un solo Señor, Grades 7–Adult
· We Believe and Pray, Grades 4–6
· Creemos y oramos, Grades 4–6
· Confirmation: Inspired by the Spirit, Ages 12–15
· Confirmación, Inspirados por el Espíritu, Ages 12–15
My Catholic Life is set up as a tool for RCIA. However this section on Confirmation can be used weekly at home. Each section covers a different learning about Confirmation.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Ohio has come up with an online Confirmation series for parents to do with their children. Each DRE can choose what parts of the series they would like their students to utilize beginning with page 4-Confirmation Session on the Holy Spirit. Jim Merhaut narrates.