Chapter Goals

• to understand that, through the sacraments, God shares his life and love with us
• to appreciate the gift of the sacraments and their importance for us as members of the Body of Christ, the Church
• to respond to the gift of the sacraments by participating in them with faith and living what we
  celebrate.

Share and Discover: The Unexpected Gift
Begin the conversation by telling a story about receiving an unexpected gift that became special to you. Share some history about the gift. Do you still have it? Who gave it to you? Explain that a true gift is given freely, out of love, with no strings attached.
 
Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 1/11/2021
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website:  https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 13: HOW CAN I RECOGNIZE GOD IN MY LIFE? Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 1/11/2021.

Chapter Goals

• to recognize that, in Baptism, we become members of the Church and are offered salvation from sin
• to appreciate that, through Baptism, we belong forever to Christ
• to respond to the grace of Baptism by reaching out with love to others.

Share and Discover: The Need to Belong
The need to belong and feel accepted by others is an important need for all people. Being in
relationship with others is essential to being human. For junior high school students, this may be
particularly true as the peer group becomes increasingly important. Much of what young people do (or don’t do) and say (or don’t say) is motivated by the need to belong. Young people may feel a lot of pressure to strive to fit in and be accepted by their peers. This pressure may be reflected in the styles they choose to wear, the music they listen to, the groups or cliques they join, and the language they use.

Emphasize the importance of friends with the young people, but remind them that they already do belong to somebody and someplace. Through the Sacrament of Baptism, they belong forever to Christ and have become members of the Church. 

Emphasize that the Church does not require young people to fit a mold to be a member. In order to belong, the young people must go outside of themselves by reaching out with love to their peers, their family, and the world around them.
 
Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 1/25/2021
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website:  https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 14: WHY DO I LONG TO BELONG? Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 1/25/2021.

Chapter Goals

• to understand that the Sacrament of Confirmation completes Baptism and seals us with the Gift of the Holy Spirit
• to desire to respond to the Holy Spirit by using our gifts to serve others
• to respond to the guidance of the Holy Spirit through a life of faith and witness

Share and Discover: Propose
Junior high school for many young people is a time of some uncertainty. Many are still trying to
determine what makes them unique as individuals, who they will forge friendships with, and what
they want to do with their lives.

Propose that the best way to discover who we truly are is by using our gifts to serve others. Remind your young person that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are gifts of service both for us and for others. These gifts are visible in a life of faith and witness. This conversation may help them to build self-esteem and confidence as Christians.
 
Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 2/1/2021
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website:  https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 15: WHAT GOOD QUALITIES DO I HAVE? Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 2/1/2021.

Chapter Goals

• to recognize Jesus in the Eucharist and in his Body, the Church
• to be thankful for Jesus’ gift of himself in the Eucharist
• to share the strength and love of Jesus with others.

Share and Discover: What's the Word
Activity Download
Read the letter on the activity download page. Read John 6:1–15 after reading the letter. Compare this account of the feeding of the multitudes with the accounts in the other three gospels (Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:34–44; Luke 9:10–17). What is the same in each account? What is different?
 
Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 2/8/2021
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website:  https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 16: HOW DOES UNITY WITH OTHERS STRENGTHEN ME? Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 2/8/2021.

Chapter Goals

• to know that Jesus Christ offers God’s forgiveness and healing for all our sins and sufferings
• To appreciate the healing power of Jesus Christ that we receive in the Sacraments of Healing
  through the Church
• to promote healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation in the world around us

Share and Discover: What's the Word
Activity Download

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 2/22/2021
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website:  https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 17: WHO HELPS TO HEAL ME WHEN I AM SUFFERING? Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 2/22/2021.

Chapter Goals

• to understand that those who receive Matrimony and Holy Orders are called to love and serve
  Christ and the Church in a particular way
• to respect the sacredness of the sacramental commitments involved in marriage and ordained ministry
• to serve others as God calls us, right here, right now.

Share and Discover: What's the Word
Activity Download
Read the account of The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1–12). Reflect on how a wedding is an occasion of joy as the couple makes a commitment of love and faithfulness to one another.

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 3/01/2021
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website:  https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 18: WHAT DOES GOD CALL ME TO DO WITH MY LIFE? Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 3/01/2021.