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Based on the Rite of Baptism

Elementary SCHOOL student books

DISCOVER
With these doctrinal teaching pages , the building blocks of the lessons , children will :
• Learn Catholic doctrine , tradition , and practices to help build Catholic identity .
• Be inspired by a related Saint or holy person who models the way of discipleship .
• Enjoy engaging activities to check comprehension .
• Grow in their knowledge of God ’ s Word with integrated Scripture quotes .
DECIDE
A I Follow Jesus
This section summarizes the lesson , provides an integration activity , and inspires faith in action by inviting the child to make a faith choice .
B Concluding the Lesson
The Chapter Review checks for understanding of key concepts , offers an opportunity for reflection and faith sharing , and provides a tear-out page in each chapter with a summary , family activities , and more to assist parents and families .
To Help You
RemembeR To Help You RemembeR
1 . God gives us the gift of faith to help us
1 . God gives us the gift know of and faith believe to help us in him know . and believe
in him .
2 . God has revealed or 2 made . God has known revealed himself or made and his known plan of creation himself and his plan Salvation of creation . and Salvation . 3 . God has revealed
3 . God has revealed himself most fully in himself most fully in his own Son , Jesus his own Son , Jesus Christ Christ . Jesus . Jesus Christ Christ is the is fullness the fullness of of Revelation Revelation . .
FAITH INVITATION
MY FAITH
CHOICE
Chapter Review Chapter Review
Recall Recall
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FAITH FOCUS How do we profess our faith ?
FAITH FOCUS FAITH How VOCABULARY
does God make creeds himself known to us ? Creeds are statements of what a person or a group believes FAITH . The VOCABULARY
creeds of the Divine Church Revelation are brief summary Divine statements Revelation of is God
what making we believe known . both himself and his plan of
creation and Salvation for the world and all people .
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FAITH FAITH FOCUS FOCUS 28 How does How does God make God make himself himself known known to us ? to us ?
FAITH FAITH VOCABULARY VOCABULARY Divine Divine Revelation Revelation Divine Divine Revelation Revelation is God is God making making known known both both himself himself and his and plan his of plan of creation creation and Salvation and Salvation for the for world the world and all and all people people . .
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God is always inviting us to know and believe in him . Read the “ Faith Invitation ” below . Choose one way that you can accept God ’ s invitation . Write one way you will live as a person of faith and as a disciple of Jesus .
Write the term on the line that best completes each statement Write the term . on the line that best completes each statement .
creed revealed Revelation faith Covenant creed revealed Revelation faith Covenant
1 . God has ________________ his love for us in many ways . 1 . God has ________________ his love for us in many ways . 2 . The special friendship between God and the Israelites
2 . The special friendship between God and the Israelites is called the _____________________. is called the _____________________.
3 . 3 .________________ is is both both God God ’ s ’ invitation s invitation to to believe believe in in him him and our acceptance of of that that invitation invitation . .
4 . 4 . A __________________ is is a brief summary of of what what the the Church believes .
5 . 5 . God making known his plan for for us us is called is called Divine Divine ______________________.
Reflect Reflect
Write a lantern poem about the ways that God speaks to Write you . a The lantern first and poem the last about lines the are ways done for that you God . speaks to
you . The first and the last lines are done for you . God
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God ______________________
2 syllables ____________________________
2 syllables ____________________________
3 syllables __________________________________
3 syllables
__________________________________ 4 syllables 4 Speaks syllables
Tell about a time Speaks when something
Share happened to remind you that God is always with you . Share with a small group .
Tell about a time when something
Share happened to remind you that God is always with you . Share with a small group .
The Creeds of the Church
God ’ s Revelation
We God belong created to the us Catholic in his image Church and and likeness each . Sunday He created we profess us to know our , faith love , by and praying serve him one . of He the invites creeds us of to the live in Church friendship . We profess with him our . faith God in wants God everyone and in all to that be happy he has with revealed him . The on Earth creeds and of the in Heaven Church . are statements and symbols about what we believe . They are brief summaries
God has revealed , or made known , both himself and and signs of the faith of the Church .
his plan of creation and Salvation for the world and all
The people creeds . He of invites the Church all people are also to know called and professions believe in him . of faith We . call We this profess Divine , or publicly Revelation accept . We and can announce never fully , know faith God in One or explain God in the Three mystery Divine of God Persons in — words God . the Father , God the Son , and God the Holy Spirit . We profess God the ’ s faith Promise of the Church to Love in God the Holy Trinity .
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Church a long reminds time , God us has of what revealed we believe himself . The and creeds his plan also of remind creation us and of who Salvation we are . The . story
We of are God followers
’ s Revelation and disciples was first of written Jesus Christ down . We in the are
Old Testament . There we read the story of creation and God ’ s members of his Church . first promise to love people always . A friend of yours , who is not Catholic , asks you ,
After the story of creation , we read about God ’ s “ What do you believe about God ?” How would Covenants with Noah and with Abraham . We then read you respond ?
about God ’ s promises to Moses and David and to the other great leaders of God ’ s people .
Why did God reveal himself to us ?
God God ’ s Revelation ’ s God God created created us in us his in image his image and likeness and likeness . He . created He created
us to us know to know , love , love and , serve and serve him . him He invites . He invites us to us live to in live in friendship friendship with with him . him God . God wants wants everyone everyone to be to happy be happy with with him on him Earth on Earth and in and Heaven in Heaven . .
God God has revealed has revealed , or made , or made known known , both , both himself himself and and his plan his of plan creation of creation and Salvation and Salvation for the for world the world and all and all people people . He invites . He invites all people all people to know to know and believe and believe in him in . him . We call We this call Divine this Divine Revelation Revelation . We . can We never can never fully fully know know God God or explain or explain the mystery the mystery of God of God in words in words . .
God God ’ s Promise ’ s Promise to Love to Love
Little Little by little by little and over and a over long a long time , time God , God has revealed has revealed himself himself and his and plan his plan of creation of creation and Salvation and Salvation . The . story The story of God of
’ s God Revelation
’ s Revelation was first was written first written down down in the in Old the Old
Testament Testament
. There . There we read we the read story the story of creation of creation and God and ’ God s
’ s first promise first promise to love to people love people always always
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. After the story of creation , we read about God ’ s
After the story of creation , we read about God ’ s Covenants with Noah and with Abraham . We then read
Covenants with Noah and with Abraham . We then read about God ’ s promises to Moses and David and to the about God ’ s promises to Moses and David and to the other great leaders of God ’ s people . other great leaders of God ’ s people . Why did God reveal himself to us ?
Why did God reveal himself to us ?
Welcome ! I invite you to be a person of faith . Come share friendship with me . Experience my wonders in creation . Read the Bible . Talk with me in prayer each day . Be a disciple of Jesus . Live what he told you . Reach out to others with love and kindness . Honor and respect all of my gifts . Celebrate my love in your life with me and with others . Please respond today !
God invites you to a life of faith in him . How can your words and actions show that you have faith in God ? I accept God ’ s invitation to live faithfully . This week , I will try to know God better . I will
Pray , “ O Holy Spirit , help deepen your gift of faith within me . May my words and actions show my faith in you . Amen .”
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FAITH FOCUS How do we profess our faith ?
We Profess Our Faith
At Baptism , we first profess our faith in God and in what he has revealed . Pray this creed . It is part of the creed prayed at Baptism .
Leader : Let us profess our faith . Do you believe in God , the Father almighty , creator of heaven and earth ?
All : I do .
With My Family
Leader : Do you believe in Jesus Christ , his only Son , our Lord , who was born of the VIrgin Mary , was crucified , died , and was buried , rose from the dead , and is now seated at the right hand of the This Father Week ? . . .
All : I do .
In Chapter 2 , “ I Will Be Your God ,” your child learned :
Leader : Do you believe in the Holy Spirit ? → God created us to know , love ,
All : I do . and serve him , and to be happy with him on Earth and
Leader : This is the faith . This is the faith of the Church in Heaven . .
We are proud to profess it , in Christ Jesus → God has revealed himself our Lord . most fully in his Son , Jesus
All : Amen .
Christ . We call this Divine Revelation .
Leader : Come forward and place your right hand in
→ We can never fully the bowl of holy water . Dip your hand in the comprehend the mystery
bowl and bless yourself as you pray the words of God . of the Sign of the Cross .
→ God gives us the virtue of faith to help us come to know and believe in him and in all that he has revealed .
→ People of faith strive to come to know God and respond to him .
For more about related teachings of the Church , see the Catechism of the Catholic Church , 27 – 43 , 50 – 67 , and 142 – 197 , and the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults , pages 12 – 18 .
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The Creeds of the Church
FAITH VOCABULARY Living Our Faith creeds
We belong to the Catholic Church and each Sunday Creeds are statements We also of profess we our profess faith by our living faith our by praying faith . We one are of to the creeds of the
Believe what a person love or a God group and others Church as Jesus . We taught profess . We our make faith a in difference God and in all that he believes . The creeds of in the world by putting has revealed our faith . The into creeds action of . the We Church live and are statements Apostles and ’ Creed the Church are brief summary statements grow in of faith with other symbols disciples about what of Jesus we . believe . They are brief summaries The Apostles ’ Creed what we believe . and signs of the faith of the Church . is one of the earliest
What are some ways you live your faith at home and summaries of the faith at school ?
The creeds of the Church are also called professions
the Church . We call of faith . We profess , or publicly accept and announce it , the Apostles ’ Creed faith in One God in Three Divine Persons — God the because it tells the main beliefs that the Father , God the Son , and God the Holy Spirit . We
Church has professed profess the faith of the Church in God the Holy Trinity from . the time of the
Apostles , about 2,000 Praying the creeds of the Church reminds us of what years ago . we believe . The creeds also remind us of who we are .
Activity We are followers and disciples of Jesus Christ . We are 1 . Look at the pictures members on of this page Church . How . are the young people professing and living their faith
A friend of yours , who is not Catholic , asks you , in God ? What are they telling others about God through their “ What action do ? you Write believe a caption about God ?” How would for each picture you . respond ?
2 . What do you believe about God ? Tell a partner . Then write in the space below your own creed , professing faith in God the Holy Trinity .
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FAITH FOCUS
Jesus Fully Reveals God’ s Revelation How does God make himself known God has to us revealed ? himself most God fully created in us Jesus in his Christ image . and likeness . He created us to know , love , and serve him . He invites us People There will be no further Revelation after Jesus . Everything to live in
FAITH that VOCABULARY Jesus said and did on Earth
friendship tells us with about him . God God
. wants everyone to be happy
Saint Thomas
Divine Revelation with him on Earth and in Heaven .
Everything Jesus said and did invites us to believe in God , the Apostle Divine Revelation is God making to known place our both trust in him , and God to love has God revealed with , or all made our known , both Thomas himself and was one of the himself and plan of his plan of creation and Salvation for the world original and Twelve all Apostles . hearts . This is what Jesus did . This is what Jesus ’ disciples creation and Salvation
Thomas told Jesus people . He invites all people to know and believe in him . for the are world called and to all do . that he was willing to We call this Divine Revelation . We can never fully know people . die with him . Tradition
Jesus is at the center of God God ’ s or plan explain of creation the mystery and of God in words tells . us that Thomas Salvation . He is the center of our lives . He is the center of was a house-builder . the Covenant binding God God and his ’ s Promise people . Jesus to Christ Love
The Church celebrates is the new and everlasting Covenant Little by that little God and has over made the feast day of Saint a long time , God has revealed
Thomas on July 3 . with people . himself and his plan of creation and Salvation . The story
The New Testament tells of the God story ’ s Revelation of the new was first written down in the Old Covenant that God made in Testament Jesus Christ . There . Jesus we read is the the Son story of creation and God ’ s of God . He is true God and first true promise man . We to love believe people in Jesus
always .
Christ and in everything that After he has the revealed story of about creation God , we . read about God ’ s Covenants with Noah and with Abraham . We then read
We live and deepen our friendship with God the about God ’ s promises to Moses and David and to the
Father and with Jesus Christ , who is God the Son , with other great leaders of God ’ s people . the help of God the Holy Spirit . Why did God reveal himself to us ?
How do you deepen your friendship with God ?
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Activity Write five words that tell how God reveals himself in Jesus . Use those words to write a brief prayer . Share your love with God .
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FAITH FOCUS What is faith ?
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Sharing God ’ s Word
Read together the Bible story about Jesus appearing to Thomas the Apostle and the other disciples after Jesus was raised from the dead . You can read this Gospel story in John 20:24 – 29 or read an adaptation of the story on page 30 . Emphasize that faith includes believing in God even though we do not see God .
We Live as Disciples
The Christian home and family is a school of discipleship . Your family grows in faith together . Choose one of the following activities to do as a family , or design a similar activity of your own . → Share stories of the Baptism of each family member . Open a photo album , watch the videos , show your child his or her baptismal gown , candle , and certificate , and share what his or her Baptism day was 33 like .
Faith-Filled
God ’ s Gift of Faith
Catholics
Faith is a gift from God . It is one of the three Theological Virtues . The Theological Virtues are faith , hope , and love . Faith is not something we can earn . The gift of faith helps us come to know 29 and believe in God and in all that he has revealed . It is both God ’ s invitation to believe in him and our acceptance of that invitation .
The Bible has many stories about people of faith . One of these stories tells about the faith of Thomas the Apostle :
Thomas , one of the Twelve , was not with the disciples when Jesus appeared to them after he was raised from the dead . When the disciples told him that they had seen the Risen Jesus , Thomas refused to believe . A week later , the Risen Jesus again appeared to the disciples . This time Thomas was there . He saw Jesus and believed . Jesus said , “ Have you come to believe because you have seen me ? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed .”
BasEd on John 20:24 – 26 , 28 – 29
Faith includes responding to God ’ s wonderful invitation . Faith gives us the power to give ourselves to God , whom we do not see . Faith is believing in God simply because he is God and has revealed himself .
What difference does faith make in your life ?
→ Read Jeremiah 7:23 . Then pray together , asking God to strengthen your faith .
Our Spiritual Journey
Christians profess their faith in both words and actions . In this chapter , your child prayed a profession of faith that is taken from the Rite of Baptism . Read and pray together the baptismal profession of faith on page 33 , and then talk about ways that you can join others to put your words of faith into action . Make a family decision and put it into action . This week , pray this prayer of faith together each day : I believe in God , the Father , Son , and Holy Spirit . This is the faith of our Church . We are proud to profess it in Jesus ’ name . Amen .
For more ideas on ways your family can live as disciples of Jesus , visit
BeMyDisciples . com
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