March Week 3&4 Faith Formation
As we rapidly approach Holy Week and the Easter Season, please take a look below for some added resources to choose from in celebration of this beautiful time of year. Please keep in mind that we will follow the Chatham Schools calendar for Spring Break, so this will be the final email for March. We are wrapping up our Faith Formation year in April and will have one final parent video available on Sunday, April 11th. I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of all you for your steadfast commitment to the program this year. Through the “Hills” and the “Valleys” of the year, you persevered and you should be very happy and content with that! We have all lived through a year like no other, with many challenges that constantly impacted our families, in different ways, and we’re all still standing…Praise be to God!!
Take a breath, find some inner peace…join in the walk with Jesus to the Cross in the weeks ahead….and rejoice in the hope that we have as Christians, knowing that the Resurrection lies ahead. God Bless all of you for your strength, love and faith that you give and share with your families every day!
REVIEW:
Recommended resources for Lesson 10: I Will Not Leave You Orphans
Recommended resources for Lesson 11: I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church
- Video: We are the Catholic Church - Catholics Come Home
- Video: Jesus as Origin and Foundation of the Church
- Video: Bishop Robert Barron: What Gifts Does Jesus Give the Catholic Church?
- Video: Why Do We Have a Pope
- Video: The Beauty of the Catholic Church
- Video: Bishop Barron at the World Meeting of Families
Teaching the Liturgical Year
Participating regularly in Sunday Mass strengthens families to follow Christ. Find lessons to teach this Sundays Gospel (March 21st) here…includes both educator guides and student activity pages.
https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/uploads/lessons_approved/Lent21Lower6T.pdf
https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/uploads/lessons_approved/Lent21Upper6T.pdf
https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/uploads/lessons_approved/Lent21Lower6S.pdf
https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/uploads/lessons_approved/Lent21Upper6S.pdf
Lessons for Holy Week and Easter:
Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021: Lower Elementary Educator Guide I Upper/Middle Elementary Educator Guide I
Holy Week/Triduum, April 1-April 3, 2021: Lower Elementary Educator Guide I Upper/Middle Elementary Educator Guide I Lower Elementary Student Activities I Upper/Middle Student Activities
Easter, April 4, 2021: Lower Elementary Educator Guide I Upper/Middle Elementary Educator Guide I Lower Elementary Student Activities I Upper/Middle Student Activities
Easter Season Resources and Activities
Celebrating the Entire Easter Season – All 5o Days!
https://www.catholicicing.com/50-days-of-easter/
Strong Catholic Faith/Easter
http://www.catholicfamilyfaith.org/easter-season-resources.html
Catholic Easter Activites
https://www.thereligionteacher.com/easter-activities/
The Catholic Toolbox/Easter
https://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com/2011/03/easter.html
Family Faith Scrapbook
Submit a picture of your scrapbook by Sunday, March 28th in order to be entered into our drawing for a $40.00 IHOP gift card this month. Looking forward to seeing your continued progress. There are two Storybook activities this month. Those can be found on page 180 and 188 of the parent guide.
March Reflection
Please click HERE to find the March Reflection and submit that by Sunday, March 28th. We enjoy keeping up to date on how things are going for your family and hope you’ll respond with a short reply.
Ark of Hope Lenten Service Project
Our Faith Formation program will be collecting donations throughout the Lenten season. Cowpoke Pete and Cowgirl Cora will be in the gathering space to collect your donations. You can also drop off donations in the parish office, M-F; 8:30am-4:00pm, or mail them in to the office (just please be sure to indicate what the money is for). No gift is too big or too small. Want to know more about the items within the Ark? Go online to https://crs.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1089&eventID=993 and read all about the good work that they do.
Birthday Blessings
Happy, Happy Birthday to our March Kiddos – we are thinking about you and wishing you all a wonderful month!!
Brooks Badman, Gwen Foster, Maksim Meyers, Chelsea Palij, Madelyn Phelps, Sophia Shawgo, Cami Wienhoff and Andrew Young
Children’s Worship Bulletins
Here are age-appropriate puzzle pages to complement our scripture readings for the week.
Watch for our April Parent Video to reach your IN box on April 11th,
Easter Prayers… Be Well and Stay Safe!