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Lesson Theme: Jesus invites us to his table.
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 “Gather Together” (CD-2, #1) l Gathering Prayer (see page TG1-18)
l Story l Stephanie’s Party
l Activity l How do we celebrate? (page 4)
l Stretching Activity l “Follow Me” (CD-1, #10)
l Closing Prayer l Loving God, thank you for our friends. Help us to
welcome them. Amen. (Repeat.) Day 2
Discover Gospel and Doctrine
l Gathering Prayer l Loving God, thank you for our friends. Help us to welcome them. Amen. (Repeat.)
l Gospel Ritual l “Two Little Ears” (CD-1, #4)
l Sunday Gospel l Jesus says, “Come celebrate.”(page 1)
l Activity l Gospel Creative Drama
l Word of the Week l marriage (page 2)
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 children’s What the Church Believes and Teaches handbooks. Turn to page 25.
l Activity l Seeds Activity Book, Activity #21
l Closing Prayer l Loving God, thank you for celebrations of love.
Amen. (Repeat.)
Live the Gospel
l Gathering Prayer l Loving God, thank you for celebrations of love. Amen. (Repeat.)
l Activity l Who celebrates with Jesus? (pages 2–3)
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 Review
l Closing Prayer (see page TG1-19)
l Closing Song l “The Seed Song” (CD-1, #1)
Friday Take-Home
Remind the children to share their lesson with their families and do the Family Corner activities and prayer on page 2 together.
Curriculum Connections
l ELA: Ask the students to complete the following sentence stem: “My favorite part of parties is ___________.” Allow the students to add a drawing. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1)
l SS: Discuss with the students appropriate manners at parties (e.g., sharing, gifts might not be for you, eating, saying thank you, etc.). (NCSS Declaration #1)
Extending Activities
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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