Catechesis News and Resources

Parent Meeting - Monthly Resources

SEPTEMBER:
September PowerPoint (Español)
Profession of Faith Review (Espanol)
Videos:
Watching You
The Domestic Church
Do I have to go to Mass?

OCTOBER: Lessons 1 & 2
Verse of the month: 1 John4:8 Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
Memorize: The seven Sacraments the Church are Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony
Saint of the Month: St. Therese of Lisieux " I am little but I can aim to be a saint"
October PowerPoint (Español)
Videos that Support the Parent Essays:
Bishop Barron on Creation
Chosen: lesson 8 seg, 2: What is a Sacrament?
Videos to help teach and explain:
Catholic Sacraments explained
God's Grace: Fun and simple explanation!
The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church (Jared Dees)
Seven Sacraments Song
Catholic Seven Sacraments
October - the Month of the Rosary
The Day the Sun Danced: The True Story of Fatima Video
Feast days of Saints in October
Monthly Family Reflection Page

NOVEMBER: Lessons 3 & 4
Verse of the month: John 3:5 " Amen, amen I say to you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."
Memorize: Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ and are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission.
Saint of the Month: St. Catherine of Alexandria, November 25 "I have become a bride of Christ."
November PowerPoint (Español)
Videos:
Belonging: Baptism in the Family
Sophia SketchPad: Baptism
Sacraments 101: Baptism (why we baptize)
Monthly Family Reflection Page

DECEMBER: Lesson 5
Verse of the Month: Acts 8:17 "Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit."
Memorize: Confirmation completes, or confirms, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit received at Baptism and sends the person out to proclaim boldly the Good News.
Saint Of the Month : St. Stephen, December 26 (First Martyr) "Now Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people." Acts 6:8
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.
December PowerPoint (Español)
DECEMBER FAMILY REFLECTION PAGE
Videos:
Confirmation Sketchpad
Why is Confirmation important?
TheoMatters: The Sacrament of Confirmation
TheoMatters: God's Grace - Fun and Simple Explanation
Eucharistic Miracle of Buenos Aires
ADVENT: PREPARING FOR JESUS
The AMEN APP is free and has many Advent activities & reflections for adults, children and families
Holy Heroes Advent Adventure

JANUARY: Lesson 6 & 7
Verse of the Month: 1 Corinthians 5:7 For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed.
Memorize: The Eucharist is " the source and summit of the Christian life" (CCC 1324).
Saint of the Month: St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28. "To love is to will the good of the other."
January PowerPoint (Espanol)
JANUARY FAMILY REFLECTION PAGE
Videos from PowerPoint
Decision Point: Epidemic
The Eucharist Sketchpad
Why is Mass important
The Veil Removed
The Veil Removed explained
Additional Videos:
Eucharistic Miracles That Prove its Jesus' Real Presence
The Eucharist Miracle of Buenos Aires
Decision Point: The Eucharist

FEBRUARY: Lesson 8 & 9
Verse of the Month: John 20:22-23 Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained
Memorize: The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation is God's provision for the forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism.
Saint of the Month: St. Mary Magdalene, July 22. "I have seen the Lord." (St. Mary Magdalen is the patron saint of repentant sinners.)
February PowerPoint (Espanol)
Different types of Examination of Conscience
Videos from PowerPoint
The Chosen video clip
How To Make a Good Confession for Adults
Sophia Sketchpad: Confession
Children's Video Links:
Sacraments of Healing
Reconciliation: Catholic Central
The Sacrament of Reconciliation by Theo Matters
I Confess by LifeTeen
The Sacrament of Reconciliation Explained

February Reflection Page
Saintly Valentine Cards

Preparing for Lent - Ash Wednesday is February 22nd

MARCH: Lesson 10 & 11
Verse of the Month: James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord.
Memorize: By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up on and save them. (CCC1499)
Saint of the Month: St Bernadette April 16 "It is loving the Cross that one finds one's heart, for Divine Love cannot live without suffering. "
March PowerPoint (Espanol)
Children's Video Link:
The Anointing of the Sick by Catholic Central

March Reflection Questions

APRIL: Lesson 12 & 13
Verse of the Month:
Memorize:
Saint of the Month:
April PowerPoint (Espanol)
Video links:
April Reflection Questions