The Human Person

Overview

• We're in the Image of God
• How Original Sin affects us all since Adam and Eve
• Reunite with God through the Body of Christ

Prepping the Dadechist:

Fr. Barron on Original Sin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdmsnbz1-EE

The on-line Catechist's handbook, here.
…and the return of Game Show Catechism

PPT file for the class is here.

Students should be able to

• Discuss what it means to be made in God's image
• Explain and understand Original Sin and how it affects us
• Understand what it means to be, and act as, a member of the Body of Christ

Materials and Prep

• Newsprint
• Markers
• Flashlight

Preparation

• Form small groups of 3 - 4 kids. We need an one outline per group.
• Write "Body of Christ" on the top. Note this outline is for later.

Welcome and Opening Prayer

• We are in the holy presence of God
• Pray
  
  
  
  
• Today's lesson is about YOU.
• Why did God make me to be?
• Why do I not act as I should sometimes?
• What is the purpose of our lives

We are like God!

• Volunteer reads "Think About It" on page 56
• Ask for examples of how we're like God
• Ask for examples of how we're different
• Make the following points
• We're all made in God's images, so we're to love one another as God loves us
• Being good isn't doing good. We can choose to do wrong. Even when we
• sin, however, we remain an image of God, though we must seek the healing
• of Reconciliation.

The Effects of Original Sin

• Darken the room with a candle or flashlight
• Gather the students standing into a circle
• I'll read from a list. If good, one large step forward. If bad, one large step backwards. The list is balanced towards sin to better separate the students.
• Read from the list 
  
• Follow up
• Think about what just happened
• How was it when you started?
• When I read a sin how did it affect your relationship?
• When I read a good dead, how did it affect your relationship?
• Christine reads Genesis 3:6-19

• Describe Original Sin
• Before Original Sin, we were in communion with God and his creation
• Adam and Eve's original disobedience is why we call it original sin.
• We are born with Original Sin
• We do not know how Original Sin is passed down
• Through Christ and His Church and Sacraments we may be healed of Original Sin

Being the Body of Christ

• Class reads the beginning of Chapter 5
• BEFORE READING: Listen for how God works to help Steven in the story
• When we do God's will we become God's instrument
• Point to the St. Teresa of Avila prayer — Volunteer to read
• What does she mean by "Christ has no body now but yours?"
• Explain we can come to or return to God at any time. We can overcome temptation and live as the Body of Christ.
• Have each team mark up the outline of how we can help each other as the Body of Christ.
• Each team present their drawings and ideas.

Closing prayer

• Read the "Pray It!" on page 54 together

Oct 19, 2014 : Creation

Oct 19, 2014 : Creation

Summary

This week we'll learn about God's creativity at work in our world and our cooperation in His plan. We covered A LOT last week on the infinite mystery of the Trinity. This week's class is a little less complex, so we'll spend a little more time recapping what we learned last week. Then we'll check out the "how to kneel" youtube video and dive into Creation.

The usual resource prep:

• The teacher's guide is online! At google books, no less. Here.

Objectives:

• Recognize each student has a unique role in creation
• We can follow or disobey God's design in His creation
• God's creativity is living
• Creationism, Evolutionism and Catholic understanding of Genesis

Class setup

1. Per student:
1. Handbooks
2. Bibles
3. Scratch paper
2. Per table
1. Sheets of blank paper
2. Sets of markers
3. Sheets of newsprint
3. On front of classroom
1. Look up and read Genesis 1:1 - 31

Agenda

1. Trinity recap
2. Quick-Start Activity
3. Welcome/Prayer
1. Light candle
2. Prayer:
   
4. The Hairs on Your Head
1. Each student: write down how many on your head?
2. A million? Half a million? Answer: 100,000
3. We are more precious than the entire world (not including other people)
5. God's Gift of Freedom
1. Pass around a rock
1. Where does it come from? What is it made of? What makes up the rock? 
1. Lead the kids to "God made it."
2. How can we use this rock?
3. Can it be used for evil?
4. Read from the Handbook page 45 on Adam and Eve
1. God loves us so much that he let's us choose, even to choose not to love Him back.
5. What's an example of something good someone has done with creation?
6. God's creation: a work in progress
1. 
2. Who remembers the birth of a brother or sister?
3. What is God's role in all this?
1. Creationism, Evolution and… discussion
2. We believe that reason and faith cannot contradict. Creation teaches us religious truths, not scientific truths.
4. Break groups into small groups
1. Read Genesis 1:24 - 2:4
2. List at least five things where Genesis does not contradict science
3. Draw examples of God's creative work happening now
1. Where can you find people working to save lives
2. What natural events bring about new live
3. have one person from group present their work
7. Closing Prayer
1. Everyone turn to page 43
2. A volunteer reads the "Pray It" prayer