Confession
CONFESSION
Objectives:
- Children should understand the need to confess our sins and receive the Lord’s forgiveness.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer. Recite here the Lord’s Prayer with the children.
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Confession
CONFESSION
Confession is not terribly fun, but very important.
Home activities:
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Palm Sunday
PALM SUNDAY
We study the feast of Palm Sunday the week before so we can prepare to celebrate it.
Home activities:
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Palm Sunday
PALM SUNDAY
Objectives:
- Children should know that Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
- They should be able to identify the characters in the icon and tell the story.
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Pascha
PASCHA
This week we prepare for Pascha.
Home activities:
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Pascha
PASCHA
Objectives:
- Children should know the Paschal greeting and response, in as many languages as possible.
- Children should know that on Pascha we celebrate Jesus rising from the dead.
- Children should recognize the icon and the figures in it.
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Eucharist/Liturgy
DIVINE LITURGY AND EUCHARIST
Divine Liturgy and the Eucharist –what a full lesson this week!
Home Activities:
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Divine Liturgy
DIVINE LITURGY
Objectives:
- Children should know the names of the common objects and people that are a part of the liturgy.
- Children should be familiar with the various parts of the liturgy and their purpose.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Marriage
MARRIAGE
We now study the sacrament of marriage.
Home Activities:
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Marriage
MARRIAGE
Objectives:
- Children should know that marriage is the joining of a man and a woman to form a family.
- Children should be able to say that the two parts of the marriage ceremony are the betrothal and the crowning.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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