Welcome St John the Baptist Family!

Oct. 8th

First and Second Grade

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

Generous God, we lift up to your mercy that poverty which is a moral and social wound upon our country’s soul. In your goodness, help us to heal this wound by working to alleviate the suffering and pain of the poor. Amen.

Theme

Mary and Joseph were poor. In Leviticus 12:1-8, it states that if a family could not afford a sheep, they were to offer two turtledoves or two pigeons as a substitute.

Simeon’s warning to Mary is one about love. When humans love fully as a parent or friend, it involves connecting. Loving means hurting; when others hurt, laughing when others laugh, and crying when others cry.

Shared Questions

Are you good at keeping your promises to others?
What things amaze you? [E.g. If electricity is hot, how does it keep a refrigerator cold?]
What is a Temple?
Describe the different things inside your Church

Scripture

Luke 2: 22-38

Discussion Questions

How can you be more like Mary and Joseph?
What things can we learn from Simeon and Anna?
Both Anna and Simeon thanked God for holding Jesus. What things do you thank God for?
Mary, Jesus, and Joseph were poor. What are some of the differences between being poor and being rich?

Activity

Make a copy of the Helping Hands Chart.

Ask your parents to help you fill in other good deeds and color the hands for each activity you complete.

Bring it to class next week.

Summary

Think about all the poor people. There were poor people even when Jesus was born.

What kinds of things can you do to help the poor in Lubbock?

Closing Prayer

Prayer for Warm Clothing

Lord Jesus, we come before You with grateful hearts, seeking Your provision for those in need of warm clothing.
May Your love wrap around them like a comforting embrace, shielding them from the cold.
Inspire us to share generously, so that all may feel the warmth of Your grace.
Bless those who create and distribute these garments, and let Your compassion flow through us.
Amen.

Bring your Helping Hands Chart to class next week.

See you then!

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