The Gospels
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Last Judgment
THE LAST JUDGMENT
Objectives:
- Children should know that Jesus is coming again as judge.
- Children should be able to list some of the characteristics of goodness.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Forgiveness/Paralytic
Forgiveness/Paralytic
Home Activities:
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Forgiveness and the Paralytic
FORGIVENESS/ THE PARALYTIC
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of the paralytic and his four friends.
- Children should know that Jesus can forgive sins because He is God.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Miracles
Miracles/Healings
Home Activities:
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Miracles and Healings
MIRACLES AND HEALINGS
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of at least one healing of Jesus.
- Children should know the word “miracle” and what it means.
- Children should know the importance of saying, “Thank you”.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Lazarus
Lazarus
Home Activities:
- Visit a museum with mummies – e.g. the Walters.
- Visit an old graveyard. Tell the story of Lazarus there and do some grave rubbings with
- newsprint and crayons.
- Read the story at bedtime each night.
- Puzzle and coloring page. Put the icon in your icon corner.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, by raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion, you confirmed the universal resurrection, O Christ God! Amen.
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Lazarus
THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Lazarus in their own words.
- Children should know the names of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday
Home Activities:
- Place the icon of the feast in a prominent place in your home.
- Say this prayer each night: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Dear Jesus, You are our only King. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord. Amen.
- Make cut-out cookies with a donkey-shaped cookie-cutter.
- Do our puzzle.
- Read the story at bedtime each night.
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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.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Last Supper
THE LAST SUPPER
Objectives:
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