family activities
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This month, there are 4 options to choose from. Families can choose to learn more about Our Lady of Lourdes, participate in the Year of St. Joseph and get ready for Lent which begins on February 17.
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Option 1: Watch on FORMED
We recall the apparition of Our Lady in Lourdes, France, to a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, on February 11. This series of appearances to St. Bernadette culminated in the discovery of the healing spring that millions of people still visit each year. The cartoon video is for younger children. The movie, Bernadette, on the right, is for older students but can also be enjoyed by the whole family. It was shot on location in France and was chosen to be shown at the shrine in Lourdes.
*Lent begins shortly after the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. Consider signing up to receive daily Lent reflections and videos for the family at Formed.org. Parents will receive a short adult video and children will get to see Brother Francis each day. The families who journeyed through Advent with these reflections from Formed spoke very highly of the experience and considered it worthwhile.
Homework: Please fill out and submit the questions below.
We recall the apparition of Our Lady in Lourdes, France, to a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, on February 11. This series of appearances to St. Bernadette culminated in the discovery of the healing spring that millions of people still visit each year. The cartoon video is for younger children. The movie, Bernadette, on the right, is for older students but can also be enjoyed by the whole family. It was shot on location in France and was chosen to be shown at the shrine in Lourdes.
*Lent begins shortly after the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. Consider signing up to receive daily Lent reflections and videos for the family at Formed.org. Parents will receive a short adult video and children will get to see Brother Francis each day. The families who journeyed through Advent with these reflections from Formed spoke very highly of the experience and considered it worthwhile.
Homework: Please fill out and submit the questions below.
For grades PreK - 6
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For 7th graders and up
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Option 2: Faith, Family and Food - Cooking with the Liturgical Calendar
Take a culinary trip to France to remember the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes by making this fairly simple, yet tasty dinner of baked French onion chicken with salad, French bread and a baked apple and pear dessert, known as "Flognarde".
Homework: To submit this option as one of your Family Activities, send a picture of your family making or gathered around the table, eating together to stcatherinehomework@gmail.com.
Take a culinary trip to France to remember the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes by making this fairly simple, yet tasty dinner of baked French onion chicken with salad, French bread and a baked apple and pear dessert, known as "Flognarde".
Homework: To submit this option as one of your Family Activities, send a picture of your family making or gathered around the table, eating together to stcatherinehomework@gmail.com.
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Option 3: Prepare your Hearts and Prayer Space for Lent - Starting with St. Valentine's Day!*
This option has two-steps: First, talk about the true meaning of Love on St. Valentine's Day, using the the Scripture quote from 1 Corinthians - "Love is Patient." The full quote is in the file "Love is patient" below. Hang the Scripture quote in your Prayer Space, with other symbols you may associate with love (hearts, saints, photos of loved ones, etc.) Then, work through the "What is Love?" worksheet (below) and talk about the true meaning of Love. This worksheet is fairly long, so you may want to break it into two days.
Secondly, on Ash Wednesday (February 17), print out a Lent Cross (below) for each person in the family (not just the children) and write your Lenten Promise on it. Your Lenten promise should answer one question: "How will I love more during and after Lent?" Hang the crosses in your Prayer Space to remind you that Lent is a journey of love, to the heart of Love, Jesus.
Homework: To submit this option for this month, take a picture of your Prayer Space with the St. Valentine's Day heart and Lenten Promise crosses and send it to stcatherinehomework@gmail.com
* Please note that Rice Bowls will be available to pickup in the church beginning on Ash Wednesday. The Rice Bowl will be one of the Family Projects for March.
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Option 4: Participate in the Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis has designated most of 2021 to be the Year of St. Joseph. This year technically runs from December 8, 2020 through December 8, 2021, and is in honor of the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church. Www.vaticannews.va writes that in a "new Apostolic Letter entitled Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father; a father who is creatively courageous, and a working father, a father in the shadows." You can read more here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-proclaims-year-of-st-joseph.html
Additionally, Pope Francis has declared that during this special year a Plenary Indulgence will be granted so that the faithful will have the opportunity to commit themselves “with prayer and good works, to obtain, with the help of St. Joseph, head of the heavenly Family of Nazareth, comfort and relief from the serious human and social tribulations that besiege the contemporary world today.” Read the entire announcement here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-12/apostolic-penitentiary-plenary-indulgence-year-st-joseph.html
Your family can participate in the Year of St. Joseph by learning more about him and forming the habit of asking for his intercession. Use the file "Year of St. Joseph" from www.LooktoHimandBeRadiant.com as a place to start. This file guides you through prayers, Scripture, discussion questions and resources to learn about St. Joseph. Next, print out the Litany of St. Joseph and pray it together as a family. Place an image or statue of St. Joseph in your Prayer Space. This St. Joseph image contains the entire Holy Family: https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/2015/03/quick-easy-saint-joseph-shrine.html
Homework: In an email, tell us how specifically your family is participating in the Year of St. Joseph. Send the email and a picture of your Prayer Space to stcatherinehomework@gmail.com.
Additionally, Pope Francis has declared that during this special year a Plenary Indulgence will be granted so that the faithful will have the opportunity to commit themselves “with prayer and good works, to obtain, with the help of St. Joseph, head of the heavenly Family of Nazareth, comfort and relief from the serious human and social tribulations that besiege the contemporary world today.” Read the entire announcement here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-12/apostolic-penitentiary-plenary-indulgence-year-st-joseph.html
Your family can participate in the Year of St. Joseph by learning more about him and forming the habit of asking for his intercession. Use the file "Year of St. Joseph" from www.LooktoHimandBeRadiant.com as a place to start. This file guides you through prayers, Scripture, discussion questions and resources to learn about St. Joseph. Next, print out the Litany of St. Joseph and pray it together as a family. Place an image or statue of St. Joseph in your Prayer Space. This St. Joseph image contains the entire Holy Family: https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/2015/03/quick-easy-saint-joseph-shrine.html
Homework: In an email, tell us how specifically your family is participating in the Year of St. Joseph. Send the email and a picture of your Prayer Space to stcatherinehomework@gmail.com.
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STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 - 6
(NOT IN FIRST RECONCILIATION/FIRST COMMUNION)
Complete an additional workbook activity. DO NOT USE THE FLOURISH WEBSITE TO TURN IN END-OF-CHAPTER REVIEWS.
Students in grades 1-6 have additional activities available to them that coordinate with each workbook chapter. To find them, log onto www.flourishkh.com, and go to your account. Students can complete one of these activities (usually a one page worksheet) and turn it in as one of their monthly activities. Instructions for finding the activities are on the September2020 page. Please remember, these worksheets are an optional activity. They do not replace the Chapter Reviews in the workbooks.
Homework: To submit these extra activities as one of the monthly projects, you'll need to download, print out and complete the worksheet. When finished, you may scan it or take a picture of it and send it to stcatherinehomework.com, or place it in the RE Homework drop box outside of the Parish Center.
Students in grades 1-6 have additional activities available to them that coordinate with each workbook chapter. To find them, log onto www.flourishkh.com, and go to your account. Students can complete one of these activities (usually a one page worksheet) and turn it in as one of their monthly activities. Instructions for finding the activities are on the September2020 page. Please remember, these worksheets are an optional activity. They do not replace the Chapter Reviews in the workbooks.
Homework: To submit these extra activities as one of the monthly projects, you'll need to download, print out and complete the worksheet. When finished, you may scan it or take a picture of it and send it to stcatherinehomework.com, or place it in the RE Homework drop box outside of the Parish Center.
Children in First Reconciliation/first communion
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Brother Francis is back this month and teaching children all about the Eucharist. Students who will be making their First Reconciliation and First Communion this year can choose to complete this option as one of their two monthly activities. Children can submit the questions below for homework. To watch this Brother Francis video, log into your Formed.org account. You will find it under Movies > Kids > Brother Francis > The Bread of Life: Celebrating the Eucharist..
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parent homework
Please continue onto Chapter 6 in the book: Hour By Hour.
Each of the 7 hours has unique characteristics that help anchor us in that particular moment of the day. This chapter walks us through each hour, pointing out the prayers and reasoning behind them. After you have read it, please submit the questions to the right. |
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