JANUARY home lesson

SESSION VIDEOS

JANUARY FAMILY SESSION

PK-K LESSON

1ST-4TH GRADE LESSON
Click on the picture above to activate the link to the video of the January Zoom session. Remember to go to the Ascension Press website to view the T3 Matthew: Thy Kingdom Come video and return to the January video to see the rest of the session.
Click on the picture above to activate the link to the PK-K video.
Click on the picture above to activate the link to the 1st-4th grade video.

prayer corner

This month our prayer is to St. Michael the Archangel. As we learn more about the wisdom of Christ who left us the Church to guide us in the way of truth, we realize our need for help to overcome evil in our world. This prayer to the St. Michael who was victorious in the battle with the angels who rebelled against God, is a reminder that God gives us defenders when we need them most. (You can read about the battle between St. Michael and the fallen angels in Revelation 12:7-9).
 
Our goal this month is to learn this prayer by heart (especially 5th-8th graders) so we can pray it whenever we need help to do the right thing. This SONG will help you with the meaning of the prayer, and the video below by the Petrovic, Weber, and Corona families will help you learn the words. Then click the "Let's Talk" button to discuss this question together.
5th-8th graders: Take this QUIZ and see if you know this prayer by heart now. 

Virtue of the month: KINDNESS

“There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.”                                                                                              Bishop Sheen​  


​Click picture at left to learn what the Catechism says about our topic of the month.
“Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."
                                          Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

this month's family assignments

Week 1: 
 Watch “The Red Balloon” VIDEO. Good for the whole family.

Then older children and parents complete the "Truth or Consequences" ACTIVITY.

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​Play the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” GAME.


Week 2:
Read together “The Pope: Known by Many Names” and then play the game (link is embedded in document).

Read about Catholic Social Teaching. Then watch the video (link is embedded in document) and complete the "I Promise" ACTIVITY.

​Read about this month’s “Saint in the Spotlight” and discuss the question (link is embedded in document).

Review this month’s vocabulary with this GAME.
Week 1:

​Younger children watch "Close Encounters with the Commandments" VIDEO and then complete the pages of the booklet you received from us: “The Church Teaches Me to Love God and Love Others”.

​Young children should watch VIDEO about Jesus calling his Apostles and then play the GAME: “The Catholic Church Teaches Us”.
Week 2:
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Young children may color the SAINT PICTURE while discussing.
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