Grades 1st and 2nd
November 5, 2025
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Welcome St John the Baptist Family!
Parents,
We thank you as you continue to encourage and participate as a family during this significant time as a family activity in coordination with St. John the Baptist Faith Formation classes. The At Home Family Lessons are a short lesson for parents and their children to learn together. One week they will study the lesson presented by the Diocese. The next online class will be an introduction to one of the many facets of our Catholic traditions, faith, or prayers. They are a great way to share your faith together for a better understanding.
Opening Prayer
Opening Prayer
God, thank You for this day! Thank You for the birds and the animals, the flowers and the trees, the lakes and the streams, and the sun that rises and sets over them each day. Thank You for creating everything we see! Thank You for the life we live, and for making each person different. Thank You for Jesus, who died for us so that we can go to heaven one day just for believing in Him. Thank You for giving me the grace of receiving baptism. What an amazing God You are! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Theme
Theme
Our Baptism
Shared Questions
Shared Questions
Do you know the date when you were baptized?
Do you know who was there?
Does your family have pictures of the day you were baptized?
Who are your sponsors (godparents)?
Scripture
Scripture
Matthew 3: 13-17
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
What did John the Baptist look like? What did he eat? Where did he live?
What did John tell Jesus when they met at the river?
What happened when Jesus was baptized?
Activity
Activity
Make a copy of the image on the left.
Read the directions to make your Spinner.
The following are pictures to help you.
Summary
Summary
In closing, our prayer today is the Jubilee Prayer. Following is an explanation:
Let's pray for the pope, the Church and all who take part in the jubilee.
Closing Prayer
Closing Prayer
The Jubilee Prayer
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your Son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform
us into tireless cultivators of the seeds
of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen.
Bring your completed Baptism of Jesus Spinner to class next week.
See you then!
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