8th grade

Welcome to 8th grade CCD at Our Lady of Visitation

Our teachers are: Mrs. Tina Connor & Mrs. Jessica Reinsfelder

Best of luck with Confirmation!

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Last Class

Opening Prayer

Dive In:

Video: Segment

To the Heart

Saint of the Week:

Closing Prayer

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Chapter 22 - "Why wait?" (God's Plan for Love and Sex)

Opening Prayer

Dive In: Finding Real Love

Video: Segment 1: Love vs. Lust

Segment 2: Tough Questions About Chastity

Segment 3: Tips for Practicing Chastity

To the Heart with Jason Evert

Saint of the Week: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Challenge of the Week: Choose a song dealing with a relationship; every time an impure thought or temptation comes to mind, turn to the Blessed Mother; or honor the opposite sex.

Closing Prayer

Also: Write a letter to the Bishop. Directions

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Chapter 21 - "Do I have what it takes?" Building Virtue - Your Spirtual Workout

Opening Prayer

Dive In: Finding Freedom - the Early Life of Saint John Paul II

Video: Segment 1: How Do I Build Virtue?

Segment 2: The Cardinal & Theological Virtues

Segment 3: Living a Life of Virtue

To the Heart with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers

Saint of the Week: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Challenge of the Week: Paragraph on the relationship between greatness and humility; spend some time prayerfully reflecting; name the cardinal virtues

Closing Prayer

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Chapter 20 - "What would Jesus do?" (The Beatitudes as a Path to True Happiness)

Opening Prayer

Dive In: The "Eight Steps to Happiness"

Video: Segment 1: The Beatitudes

Segment 2: The Beatitudes in Action

Segment 3: Living the Beatitudes

To the Heart with Mary Ann Wiesinger

Saint of the Week: St. Francis of Assisi

Challenge of the Week: Get out of your comfort zone; meditate on the Beatitudes in Mathew; and Think about your favorite saint or your Confirmation saint.

Closing Prayer

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Chapter 18 - "Are you talking to me?" (Getting to know God through prayer)

Opening Prayer - Our Father. . .

Dive In: Blessed Chiara Badano "For You, Jesus"

Video: "Segment 1: What is Prayer?

Segment 2: How to Pray (Lectio Divina)

Segment 3: What Happens When I Pray?

To the Heart with Father Mark Toups

Saint of the Week: St. Catherine of Siena

Challenge of the week: Start a prayer journal, Try Lectio Divina at home (Choose a passage from Scripture and read itin a quiet place.), or choose a relationship in your life that needs attention.

Closing Prayer

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Chapter 19 - "Who is Mary?" (Meeting the Mother of God - and Your Heavenly Family)

Opening Prayer - The First Joyful Mystery - The Annunciation

Dive In: Gianna Beretta Molla - A story of Herioc Motherhood

Video: "Segment 1: The Communion of Saints

Segment 2: The 4 Marian Dogmas

Segment 3: Marian Devotion

To the Heart with Jason Evert

Saint of the Week: St. louis de Montfort

Challenge of the week: Do a little research about the Miracles attributed to Mary; learn how to pray the Rosary; Do something special for your mother

Closing Prayer