The Elementary Program will be using the curriculum series
Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts, 2021, Loyola Press. Our faith is meant to be lived out in our homes, at school, on our jobs, and in the community. Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts provides an invitation into a way of living in relationship to God, family, parish and neighbor. This compelling and comprehensive program provides sound and substantial lessons in the faith and delivers those lessons through experiential activities that make these essential lessons part of a lifelong practice . Finding God involves the whole child: mind and heart, body and soul. With Finding God, faith comes alive through: Dramatized Scripture stories; recorded guided meditations; diverse opportunities for prayer; connections to the feasts, seasons, and liturgical life of the Church; and Exploring Faith Through Art. All five grade levels follow five overarching themes of God, Jesus, the Church, the Sacraments, and Morality, each grade level has its own general theme.
Grade 1: God Found Everything Good (God and Creator)
Grade 2: I am the True Vine (Eucharist and Reconciliation)
Grade 3: Fishers of Men (Church and Holy Spirit)
Grade 4: Blessed Are the Poor (Beatitudes and The Ten Commandments)
Grade 5: The Bread of Life (Sacraments and Worship)
The Finding God Web site is a great resource for parents, check it out –
www.FindingGod.org
Elementary Prayer Service
Elementary children will gather most Wednesday evenings for prayer at 7:30 p.m. at the Church. Parents and younger family members you are invited to attend. Children in grades 3 – 5 will take an active role in leading the prayer services. A Prayer Service schedule will be sent home with the children and is listed on the web site.
2021- 2022 will be In-Person learning for all Faith Formation classes. We will evaluate the Covid-19 situation and will re-evalute this discission if necessary.
At-Home learning is available using the Finding God Curriculum. Children who will be learning At_home should register their child as an At-Home learner. The Faith Formation Director will meet with parents to go over the teaching/learning materials.