Saint Clare of Montefalco Catholic Church Grosse Pointe Park, MI
(313) 647-5056 Religious Education Department
Prepared by Michelle C. Brock, DRE
http://www.stclarem.org/RelEd/index.htm
Religious Education 2012-2013
Faith First Legacy Textbooks, New Roman Missal Edition
Textbook website: faithfirst.com
(This calendar is a DRAFT and is subject to revision.)September 11, 2012 edition
GRADE 5 Sunday Program, 10:15-11:30 a.m.
Date
September 16
Chapter
Special 9:00 a.m. Mass,
Catechetical Sunday
23
First Class of
the Year
October 5
1
14
3
21
4
28
5
November 1
Holy Day of Obligation,
All Saints Day
10
4
11
2
Grade Level Mass
Sunday
Lesson Title/Instruction
Catechetical Sunday 9:00 a.m. mass. Catechists all recognized during this mass.
Chapter one, Speak Lord, Divine Revelation, Jesus the fullness of divine
Revelation, the gift of Faith pg. 12-20. Review the Grace Before and After
Meals with your class and at home with your parents.
Chapter two, The Word of God, The Bible, inspiration in the Bible, Old
Testament writings, New Testament writings, reverence for the Bible, pgs.
21-28. Review the Grace Before and After Meals with your class and at
home with your parents. Fire Drill
Chapter 3, The Mystery of the Holy Trinity, covenant, the Annunciation,
Jesus the Son of God, the Nicene Creed. Pgs. 29-36. Learn the parts of the
rosary, use rosaries in class, see the rosary pages in the back of your text.
Chapter four, The Calming of the Sea, scripture story, Jesus’ public
ministry, miracles of Jesus, pgs. 37-44. Go over the beginning of the
Rosary, review the Apostle’s Creed learned in 3rd grade classes.
Chapter five, Great Is the Lord, Our God, attributes of God, God the Father,
God the Creator, original sin pg. 45-52. Go over the beginning of the
Rosary, review the Apostle’s Creed learned in 3rd grade classes.
Attend Mass with your religious education class. Parents, please work at
home with your child on the prayers of the rosary.
Cover this chapter this week to discuss saints and All Saints Day. Chapter
ten, Thy Kingdom Come, The church a the Body of Christ; the Marks of the
Church; eternal life, heaven, purgatory, hell, the Communion of saints, the
kingdom of God, pg. 85-92. Pray a decade of the rosary in class.
Grade Level Mass, 9:00 a.m. for all 5th and 6th graders. All 5th and 6th
Students help with Sunday social afterwards. Catholic Bookstore is at
Social.
5th grade syllabus, Wednesday Religious Education Classes 2012-2013
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11
8
18
11
25
No class, Thanksgiving
break.
Catechist lesson
Planning Meeting
First Sunday of Advent
6
28
December 2
(Sunday)
9
12
16
23
26
January 6, 2013
10
2nd Sunday of Advent
Chapter 25, review steps
to celebrate the
sacrament of Penance
Advent Penance Service
3rd Sunday of Advent
Christmas Lesson
No class, Christmas
break
No class, Christmas
break
12
13
Catechist lesson
planning meeting
14
20
15
27
16
Chapter eight, The Promise of a Helper, The New Testament oral tradition,
the evangelists and writing of the Gospels, Jesus’ promise of the holy Spirit
pg. 69-76. Go over the beginning of the Rosary, review the Apostle’s
Creed learned in 3rd grade classes.
Chapter eleven, Celebrating the Liturgy, the liturgical year, seven
sacraments, sacraments of initiation, healing and service, feasts of the
Lord. Pgs. 97-105.
No Classes, Thanksgiving break
Catechist Advent Lesson planning meeting, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in faculty room
of the school.
First Sunday of Advent (Mary lesson, cover this chapter this week, feast of
Immaculate Conception of Mary is December 8) Pray a decade of the
rosary with your class. Chapter six, Jesus Christ, Son of God, the name of
Jesus, titles for Jesus, Messiah, Christ, Lord, the incarnation, Mary the
Mother of Jesus, the Mother of God, the mother of the Church. Pray a
decade of the rosary in class.
Chapter 25, People of Prayer, pg. 217-224. Review steps for how to go to
confession with your class this week. Go over an examination of
conscience with students.
Do chapter on 3rd week of Advent. Advent Penance Service for Sunday
Family grades 3-8.
Christmas Lesson, page 249-250
No class, Christmas break
No class, Christmas break
Chapter twelve, Baptism and Confirmation, celebrating baptism, effects of
baptism, celebrating confirmation, pg. 105-112. Start learning the Hail Holy
Queen Prayer in class and as homework.
Winter Lesson planning meeting 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Faculty room of the
school. Bring your teacher manual and calendar.
Chapter Fourteen, One Bread, One Cup, the Last Supper, Eucharist, other
names for the Eucharist, the lord’s Supper, Breaking of the Bread, the holy
Sacrifice, the Mass, the rites of the Mass pgs. 121-128. Work on the Hail
Holy Queen Prayer in class and at home.
Chapter fifteen, The Corinthians, the early Church, epistles of St. Paul,
celebration of the Lord’s Supper¸ reverence and respect for the Eucharist,
pg. 129-136. Work on the Hail Holy Queen Prayer in class and at home.
Lockdown Drill
Chapter sixteen, Jesus’ work of Healing, sin and the need for forgiveness,
sacrament of penance or reconciliation, confession, contrition, penance,
absolution, sacrament of anointing of the sick, pg. 137-144. Work on the
Hail Holy Queen Prayer in class and at home.
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Feb. 3
17
Chapter seventeen, Called to Serve the Whole Church, Christian vocation,
sacrament of Holy Orders, ministry of bishops, priests and deacons, Rite of
Ordination of a priest, sacrament of Matrimony, Rite of Marriage, pg. 145152. Work on the Hail Holy Queen Prayer in class and at home.
February 10
18
13
Ash Wednesday
17
March 3
No Class, winter break
Grosse Pointe schools
No Class, winter break
Grosse Pointe schools
Catechist lesson
planning meeting
19
Chapter eighteen, Making Christian Decisions, moral decisions, intellect,
free will and feelings, conscience and conscience formation, cardinal
virtues, pg. 157-164. Pray a decade of the rosary in class. Work on the Hail
Holy Queen Prayer in class and at home.
All students required to attend Mass with their religious education class
for Ash Wednesday. Work on the Hail Holy Queen Prayer at home.
Homework: pg. 181-188. First Week of Lent Lesson
No Class, winter break Grosse Pointe schools
10
20
17
Lenten Penance Service
24
Palm Sunday
Chap. 7 and Special
Triduum and Holy
Week/Easter lesson
28
29
31
April 7
14
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
No class, Easter
Vacation
23
21
24
28
25 & 26
May 5
21 & 22
24
28
No Class, winter break Grosse Pointe schools
Lent Lesson planning meeting 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Faculty room of the
school. Bring your teacher manual and calendar.
Chapter nineteen, the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, the blessed,
the kingdom of God. Pg. 165-172. Work on the Hail Holy Queen Prayer in
class and at home.
Chapter twenty, Live As Children of Light, holiness, Jesus, our model of
holiness, sanctifying grace, actual grace, mortal sin, venial sin. Pg. 173-180.
Use this chapter to review an examination of conscience for the penance
service next week.
Lenten Penance Service in Church
homework, third week of Lent lesson
Chapter 7, The Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus pg. 61-68 and
pgs. 261-268. Holy Week Lesson Material. Pray a sorrowful mystery of the
rosary with your class.
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
No class, Easter break
Tornado Drill, Chapter 23, Love Your Neighbor As Yourself¸ pg. 197-204.
Review the Hail Holy Queen Prayer with your class.
Chapter 24, Jesus our Model of Prayer, pg. 209-216. Pray a decade of the
rosary with your class.
Pray a decade of the rosary with your class. Chapter 26, Lord Teach Us To
Pray, pg. 225-232.
Chapter twenty-one, God Is Love, the Catholic letters, the First letter of
John, love of God and love of others, Chapter twenty-two, Living Our
Covenant With God, the covenant and the ten commandments, Jesus, the
fulfillment of the commandments, the first three commandments., pg.
189-196. Review the Hail Holy Queen Prayer in class.
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5
(Sunday)
12
May Crowning
Mother’s Day no class
19
Last class for the year
Chapter 9 & 13
19
Feast of Pentecost
(Sunday)
Catechist BBQ and party
TBA
Parish May Crowning after 11:00 a.m. Mass, all students participate in
procession after Mass to the gazebo.
Mother’s Day no class
Last class. Pentecost Lesson Chapter Nine, Different Gifts, the Same Spirit,
Biblical images of the Holy Spirit, mighty wind, breath of God, the promise
of the Holy Spirit by the prophets, the Holy Spirit in the church, pg. 77-84.
Chapter 13 pg. 113-120. Pray a decade of the rosary with your class.
Recite the Hail Holy Queen prayer.
Have a safe and fun summer! Don’t forget to sign up for summer Bible
Camp and register for 2013-2014 religious education classes!
Wear red to mass, bring a red flower suitable for outdoor planting to mass
and put them around the altar for mass.
Catechist Thank you BBQ and party
Prayers to be memorized by grade levels.
Parents should teach their child these prayers:
Kindergarten : Sign of the Cross and Glory Be
Grade 1 Our Father and Hail Mary
Grade 2 Act of Contrition
Grade 3 Apostles’ Creed
Grade 4 Grace Before/After Meals
Grade 5 Rosary and Hail Holy Queen
Grade 6 The Ten Commandments
Grade 7 Nicene Creed (New Roman Missal edition)
Grade 8 Nicene Creed (New Roman Missal edition)
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