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Lesson Theme: Jesus invites us to a holy meal.
Five-Day Lesson Pacing Guide
Note: This pacing guide suggests how to present the lesson over five days. Please adapt the lesson to suit your needs. Day 4
Day 1
Share Experiences
l Gathering Song l “Come, Do This in Memory of Me” (CD-1, #20) l Gathering Prayer (see page TG1-18)
l Cover Activity l Jesus invites us to a holy meal. (pages 1 & 4)
l Story l Steve’s Birthday Party
l Activity l Stretch and Move
l Closing Prayer l Loving God, thank you for our friends. Help us to
welcome them. Amen. (Repeat.) Day 2
Discover Gospel and Doctrine
Live the Gospel
l Gathering Prayer l Loving God, thank you for celebrations of love. Amen. (Repeat.)
l Activity l We celebrate with friends and food. (pages 2–3) l Activity l God says, “Come to my house . . . “ (page 4)
l Closing Prayer l Loving God, help us to always accept your
invitations. Amen. (Repeat.)
Day 5
l Gathering Prayer l Loving God, help us to always accept your invitations. Amen. (Repeat.)
l Weekly Lesson Assessment
l Closing Prayer (see page TG1-19)
l Closing Song l “Come and Follow Me” (CD-2, #14)
Friday Take-Home
Remind the students to share their lesson with their families and do the Family Corner activities and prayer on page 3 together.
Curriculum Connections
l ELA: Invite the students to share a memory from one of their favorite celebrations. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4)
l Tech: Explain to the students that people around the world have different ways of celebrating events. Have the students research celebratory customs from a few different cultures. Then allow the students to make a collage of pictures of celebrations from around the world. (ISTE2016.3a)
l Gathering Prayer l Loving God, thank you for our friends. Help us to welcome them. Amen. (Repeat.)
l Gospel Ritual l “Gospel Acclamation” (CD-2, #24)
l Sunday Gospel l The Wedding Banquet
l Word of the Week l marriage (page 3)
l Closing Prayer l Loving God, thank you for welcoming and
including us in your family. Amen. (Repeat.)
Day 3
l Gathering Prayer l Loving God, thank you for welcoming and including us in your family. Amen. (Repeat.)
Distribute the students’ What the Church Believes and Teaches handbooks. Turn to page 16.
l Activity l Promise Activity Book, Activity #21
l Closing Prayer l Loving God, thank you for celebrations of love.
Amen. (Repeat.)
Extending Activities
(gospelweeklies.com/promise)
Catholic Identity Project of the Week
A party can be a great way to celebrate our life in Christ. Invite members of the community (such as the elderly or parish/school workers) to a party hosted by your children. Invite parents to assist with the party.
Extending the Lesson
Saints and Feast Days to Celebrate
l October 16: World Food Day – This observance raises awareness about world hunger, how famines and crop failures displace millions of people, and how eating nutritious, balanced diets can benefit us all.
l October 16: Saint Marguerite d’Youville (CAN) Before turning thirty, Marguerite had lost her father, husband, and four of her six children. Her sufferings led to a religious conversion and her cofounding a group dedicated to helping the
poor. This group became the religious order of the Grey Nuns. Marguerite is a patron saint of widows and those in difficult marriages.
l October 16: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque – Visions of Jesus led Margaret Mary to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Other sisters in her order were suspicious of her visions, but a Jesuit priest declared her visions authentic. She is a patron saint of polio sufferers, orphans, and those devoted to the Sacred Heart.
Unit 1: We Are the Church l TG1-17