St Charles Borromeo Religious Formation

Class 26 - April 27th

2011-05-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

Our last class and all of us that have had the priviledge to work with the 6th grade students want to thank them for a wonderful year.

During each of the classes we participated in a Seder Meal. During the Seder we shared egg, apple and walnuts, Matzo, "wine" and lamb and participated in reading the Seder.

Class 25 - April 20th

2011-05-02T20:37:00.000-05:00

Each of the classes spent time discussing how Holy Week was progressing and the Triduum.

Also looked what happened after Jesus' resurrection specifically with Peter.

Lastly we discussed the coming week's Seder Passover / Paschal Meal

Class 24 - preparing for Easter

2011-05-02T20:34:00.000-05:00

Each of the classes discussed the events of Holy Week and how we prepare.

We used our Bibles to follow what Jesus did.

Class 23 - March 23rd

2011-03-28T04:00:00.000-05:00

3:30pm - discussed that life is a gift from God and how we all have responsibility for God's creation

5:15pm - We discussed our responsibility to care for God's creation. We collected litter around the church and made creatures to represent the animals that God gave us dominion over.- By Jaida

7:00pm - the class attended reconciliation and spent a little time discussing how we are doing with our Lenten works of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Next week - no class - Parish Reconcilation
April 6th - no class - Millard Spring break!

Class 22 - March 16th

2011-03-28T03:53:00.001-05:00

The 3:30 and 5:15 classes attended reconcilation while the 7:00pm class prepared for their reconciliation March 23rd.

Class 21

2011-02-24T17:19:00.001-06:00

Each of the classes discussed preparing for Lent.

Next week there is no class.

The following week, March 9th is Ash Wednesday.

Question of the week - Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of obligation?

Class 20

2011-02-16T15:52:00.003-06:00

Welcome back to class after several weeks off for weather and school conferences!

3:30pm class -
we talked about baptism and did a crossword and work sheet about the marks of the Church. Owen

5:25pm class -
We learned about the four marks of the church did a worksheet about it. And made our own letters from paul.And we prayed the nicene creed. Vanessa and jeremy

7:00pm class -
We saw the tabernacle up close Brenna!!! :)Also the marks of the church george
we saw the candle that is always lit, signaling the tabernacle, and it was LIT. justin We also did a crossword, word search and fill in the blank Joel

Next week the students will be looking at Lent as we will not have another class prior to Ash Wednesday.

Class 17

2011-01-20T06:40:00.001-06:00

This week the focus was the Church's teaching on faith and works and looking at biblical references such as in James. This led into discussion of works of mercy - corporal and spiritual and how we can respond to these. One example looked at is the beginning of monthly food collections for the Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry. The classes looked at what the Social Justice Ministry is doing.

Next week the classes will be looking at some prophets of the old testament.

Class 16

2011-01-20T06:35:00.001-06:00

The classes discussed the Psalms and how they are used in the Mass. The classes looked at how the books of the Bible are grouped together such as the Book of Wisdom. We discussed King David's role in writing the Psalms and looked at his Psalm 23..

Epiphany

2011-01-05T16:32:00.002-06:00

3:30pm class
Today in class we learned about Holy Orders and Matrimony. We split into groups and learned more about each one more in depth. Then, we had a special visitor come and talk to us about what he does and what he is learning.
By: Kaitlyn

5:15pm class
We learned about the sacraments of Holy Orders and Marriage.
Sam and Libby

7:00pm class

Christmas season and preparing for the new year

2010-12-28T08:19:00.000-06:00

It has been a couple of busy weeks for the Church with Advent and now into the Christmas season.

The catechist of the 6th grade classes at St Charles Borromeo want to wish each of you a very blessed Christmas season!

Looking forward to our first session together in the new year on January 5th, each class will have a visit from a young man who is in the seminary studying to be a parish priest. This will be tied into a class focused on the sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony.

Week 12

2010-12-01T16:09:00.003-06:00

Hsppy New Year and welcome to the first week of Advent.

3:30pm class
Today we made angel onaments. It was very hard and diffucult and frustrating.
By: Owen

515pm class
We made angel Christmas ornaments to hang on the tree. We also talked about Santa Claus and St. Nicholas. Written by Sam and Zach

7:00pm class
We made angel ornaments. Then we looked at who St. Nicholas was and the differences between he and Santa Claus. We ended talking about the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Next week is Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Week 11

2010-11-18T15:18:00.000-06:00

After the opening prayer the classes........

3:30pm - Learned about the calendar about the Church year, colored in our own calendar and made Advent wreaths

5:15pm - Talked about John the Baptist, made Jesse Trees and ornaments and have family devotions to use each day during Advent.

7:00pm - Discussed the Church year and colored in the liturgical calendar. Discussed the season of Advent and made individual Advent wreaths.

Next week - enjoy your time together as a family and the turkey!

Week 10

2010-11-10T16:36:00.003-06:00

This week after opening prayer the classes...........

3:30pm
Today we learned about the Nicene creed we put the prayer together then did a crossword puzzle.
prepared by Tyler

5:15pm
we did a crossword puzzle over the creed we talked about the creed we put then creed in order and that was all
prepared by Jaida and Rachel

7:00pm
tonigh we learned about the nicene creed. and we talked about the precepts of faith.
-justin
We learnwd about the nicene creed and played an order game with it. Then we learned about the precepts of faith, and did a crossword puzzle.
-Joel

Next week we will discuss the seasons of the Church year and specifics of Advent.

Week 9

2010-11-03T15:40:00.004-05:00

3:30pm Class
today we learned about the mass and all the parts. We watched a video and did a worksheet. We played a game so we would make sure we remember all the parts of mass.
-Alexis

5:15pm Class
we watched a video about the church/mass we finished off the night with a game
Joey and Jeremy

7:00pm Class
we learned about the parts of mass and its order. to end we played a game and my team won
justin
to begin we watched a vidio about mass and the order it is in. Then we looked up verses in the bible in Exodus and Acts and ended with a game about the order of mass. It was very fun!
Joel

Next week we will be discussing the Nicene Creed and the precepts of the Church

Week 8

2010-10-27T16:44:00.002-05:00

3:30pm class
Today in class we said an opening prayer and then we talked about Moses getting the Ten Commandments from God. After that, we played a game about the Ten Commandments. We would roll the dice and whatever number we got we would say that Commandment. Then, we said a closing prayer.
Prepared by: Kaitlyn

5:15pm class
the 10 commandments, our prayer leader told us the prayer agianst evil and we did a trust journey and sang Lead Me Lord from the music issue, then we played a memory game on the ten commandments.
prepared by Halsie and Vanessa

7:00pm class
tonight we learned ablut the dangers of the oujia board. that it is very bad. it is connected to the devil.
We also learned about the ten commondments. Also, that we should pray on all souls day for people in purgatory.
Prepared by: Justin and Joel

Class 7

2010-10-24T17:07:00.000-05:00

This evening the classes discussed:
     The original Passover prior to the Israelites exodus from Egypt
     The significance of the Passover
     The connection of the Passover to the Eucharist
     The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

This week the classes will be reviewing the Ten Commandments and discussing All Saints Day and All Souls day.

Week 6

2010-10-08T15:25:00.000-05:00

This evening each of the classes:
     - opened with prayer
     - learned about Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
     - learned about some of the history of the Rosary
     - learned about the mysteries of the Rosary and their connection to the Bible
     - ended class by saying the Rosary in community with the other classes

Also we want to commend the students for remembering their Bibles and folders

Next week - NO Class - Millard conferences

We will see you again on the 20th of October when we will be discussing the Passover and the exodus!

Week 5

2010-09-29T15:36:00.001-05:00

Tonight the 6th grade classes finished studying Circle of Grace

During the opening prayer it was discussed that today was the feast day of the Archangels - Michael, Gabriel and Raphael and what their role was in the Bible.
Each of the classes spend time considering whether a situation was safe or unsafe and why.
This led to some lively discussion since for many of the situations the answer was not obvious
By applying the ideas of Circle of Grace each became more clear.

PLAAN was then introduced to the classes to provide ways to deal with issues.

A post assessment was taken to see if the students understood Circle of Grace.

Next week the focus is the rosary and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Week 4

2010-09-22T20:49:00.002-05:00

Tonight the sixth grade classes began reviewing the Circle of Grace.

3:30pm class -
     - reviewed what we knew about our Circle of Grace
     - used puzzle pieces to show we are unique and still part of God's big picture
     - discussed respecting ourselves and others with the music we listen to

5:15pm class -
     - talked about God's presence and the Holy Spirit in our Circle of Grace
     - made puzzle pieces to show our unique personalities and gifts
     - discussed how relationships are safe and healthy when our Circle of Grace is respected and valued

7:00pm class
     - reviewed in our Bibles that God created us in his image and everything he created was good
     - made our puzzle pieces to show who we are and what we are interested in
     - used our puzzle pieces to to make a puzzle showing how how we fit together but are still unique

Next week we will finish the lesson on Circle of Grace.

3rd Week

2010-09-16T17:38:00.003-05:00

The sixth grade this week continued in Genesis after the opening prayer.

The classes
     - Learned about three old Testament stories relating to trust
          - The fall
          - Cain and Abel
          - Noah and the ark
     - Used a worksheet and our Bibles to study the Fall
          - We learned there was no apple mentioned in the Bible with Adam and Eve
     - Students took turns role playing the serpent, Eve and one was the interviewer
     - Discussed the relationship of the Fall and baptism

At the end of class students decorated a trust stone.

This next week we start two weeks of classes focusing on Circle of Grace.

2nd week

2010-09-08T16:55:00.003-05:00

For the opening prayer each class discussed today is the feast of the Nativity of Mary.

The following is what was reported from each class:
3:30pm class -
   Discussed the creation
      - everything for a purpose
      - original sin
      - we donot read the creation story as scientific fact
      - everything God created is good

5:15pm class -
   - read through the two Creation stories
   - from the Creation stories we see a message to fight racism and sexism
   - also a message to treat people fairly
   - another message is to live peacefully and care for the earth

7:00pm class -
   - during the discuss of the Nativity of Mary a student said that we worship Mary
      - we discussed this in detail explaining we pray through Mary
   - we went through a short bible use exercise
   - the class looked at the differences between the two creation stories
   - the class read and discussed how we were created in God's image

Next week we will be discussing the Fall and was there really an apple?

Week 1 - 6th Grade

2010-09-02T04:14:00.002-05:00

What a wonderful experience being in our own facilities for religious formation!

We did not have a chance this week for one class to prepare the blog and so will give a brief recap of what each class considered most important.

Each student in the 6th grade was given a New American Bible to keep and bring to class each week.

From the 3:30pm class:
     - practiced finding bible passages
     - learned some new vocabulary including magisterium

From the 5:15pm class
     - learned about where the Bible came from
     - played a game of Jeopardy to practice bible vocabulary

From the 7:00pm class
     -  learned about the Bible and particularly the Old Testament and how it relates to the   New Testament
     - compared the Catholic to the Protestant Bibles

Next week we begin to dig into the Bible with a look at the Creation

Opening Blog for 6th Grade Religious Formation

2010-08-23T06:14:00.004-05:00

Welcome to the St Charles Borromeo Religious Formation 6th grade blog.

We are all excited about working with your students this year as we explore the Bible and its relation to our Faith.

Please watch for the classes' blog we hope to have the students write each week.
This blog will be about the lesson of the week and hopefully something they learned.

The 6th grade team consists of:
     At 3:30pm - Heather Stevens
                         Suszi Munson

     At 5:15pm - Kristine Hacker
                        David DiGiacinto

     At 7:00pm - Marlene LaRue
                        Jake LaRue