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