Middle School Religion

7 & 8 - Showing God's Love

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More Volunteer Opportunities

Here's another site for possible service hours.  I haven't volunteered through One Brick before, so I don't know if I can answer many questions...but this organization provides a calendar of possible volunteer activities from all sorts of places.  If you click on the event listed on the calendar, you will find a description and contact that can answer any questions you may have -- including whether or not the specific event will be one that an 8th grader can actively help.

http://chicago.onebrick.org/calendar/

Service Hours

As we all know, the holiday season brings plenty of activities...and for those of us who need Service Hours, it brings plenty of opportunities for volunteering! 

A few parents have asked for volunteer ideas for their Confirmation Candidates.  Here are some upcoming events run through Catholic Charities and Big Shoulders:

Catholic Charities - Toy Parade  - 
Help out either for the 1-4pm shift (up to 15 people) on 12/3 or anytime from 10am-3pm (up to 20 people) on 12/4 at the IBEW Hall, 600 W. Washington. Parking is available and lunch will be provided both days.

This article from Christmas 2010 gives a description of the Toy Parade.  Students and a parent can volunteer to help sort the toys at IBEW hall, 600 W. Washington and get them ready to be given out to the children who will receive them as Christmas presents.  Contact Michael McDonald at mmcdonne@catholiccharities.net by November 28th to help out!

 

The Big Shoulders Give Back Day announcement came with a more detailed explanation.  If Confirmation Candidates wish to volunteer, they should come with a parent.

When: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Where: St. Bruno School (4839 S. Harding Avenue) and
Pope John Paul II School (4325 S. Richmond St.)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
What: Cleaning, painting, landscaping, organizing and more. 
Wear:  Clothes you can get dirty. 
Notes: Breakfast will be provided.
Individuals will be e-mailed in their reminder which school they are assigned to for the morning.
RSVP: By Tuesday, November 22, 2011 to Amy Drozda at 312-751-3850 or adrozda@bigshouldersfund.org.



The Third Commandment: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day

Here are Sunday Mass times for churches around our area:

St. Francis: 
Saturday Vigil - 5:00pm
Sunday - 8:00, 9:30, 10:15, 11:30

St. Joe’s:
Saturday Vigil - 5:00pm
Sunday - 7:30, 9:00, 10:15, 11:30

Faith, Hope:
Saturday Vigil  - 5:00
Sunday - 7:30, 09:00, 10:30, 11:45 (September thru May), 5:00

St. A’s:
Saturday Vigil -  5:00
Sunday - 8:00, 09:30, 11:30, 5:00 (LifeTeen)

Techny Towers

Sunday - 10:00

Busy schedules take SFX families all over the map!  To check for Mass times that fit into your Sunday schedule, try: www.masstimes.org

 

6th grade Quiz!!

The 6th grade will have a Quiz at the end of this week. 

6 Green will have the quiz on THURSDAY, November 10

6 Gold will have the quiz on FRIDAY, November 11

They will be quizzed on the following: 

Intellect 

Free Will 

Sin 

Original Sin 

Venial Sin 

Mortal Sin 

 

Write out the prayer of St. Francis: 

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.


O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

6th Grade Religion- Study Guide

Below is a list of words that the 6th graders need to know for the test on Wednesday, October 19th. The students know to bring home their religion workbook and their notebook to study over the weekend.

Study Guide: 

Please look over the following pages in the religion workbook: 

p. 8

p. 13

p. 16

p. 22

p. 30 

 

Definitions:

Tradition

Interpretation

Genesis

Law/Pentateuch

Torah

Revelation

Free Will

Intellect

Ziqquart

Conscience

Consequence

Sin

Mortal Sin

Venial Sin

Original Sin

Sanctifying Grace

Stewardship

 

List the first 5 books of the Bible:

Genesis

Exodus 

Leviticus

Numbers 

Deuteronomy 

 

List the Days of Creation

Pick one story from the following and retell the story:

-       Adam and Eve

-       Cain and Abel

-       Noah and the Flood

-       Towel of Babel 

 

6th grade Religion

The 6th grade will have a TEST on Wednesday, October 19th. I will post a study guide so the students can study over the weekend. If your child forgets to bring home their notebook, I will post major concepts that they will need to know.

 

7 - Recap and Reflect

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/  is the website we used today in class.  This website was produced by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and has more "7th-grade friendly" wording that some of the other sites available.

After Sunday Mass, recap and reflect on part of the Liturgy of the Word and what it means TO YOU.  You may choose to recap and reflect upon: either the first or second reading, the responsorial psalm, or the gospel.  (If another part of the Mass was uniquely meaningful to you, please feel free to use that to recap and reflect.)  Both the recap and the reflection should be 1 paragraph each.  Use correct grammar and complete sentences.  You may choose to type or neatly write. 

The following are NOT mandatory templates, but can be used as examples at home.  I have copy and pasted the work that 7M did in class during the explanation of this assignment.

Download Reading Reflection - pages

Download Reading Reflection - pdf

 

 

6,7,8 - Little Flower Novena

This link provides the prayers for the Novena for St. Teresa of Lisieux:

http://www.ewtn.com/therese/novena.htm#pray

Beginning today, this nine-day prayer will end on the feast of St. Teresa, the Little Flower - September 30.  Dedicate the novena for a special intention!

7 - Theology Thesaurus

Dearest 7th graders,

I'm hoping that these links will allow us to each have our own personal, portable set of vocabulary words for the year.  We will discuss the steps we'll take once we can test out how it works in class!  Feel free to browse through this at home and see what's in store.  (I've included a pdf and a Pages document.  Only the Pages document can be adjusted, but the pdf should be accessible on all home computers.)

Download 7th grade Theology Thesaurus

Download 7th grade Theology Thesaurus