Welcome St John the Baptist Family!

Grades 6-8

October 29, 2025

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

Dear Lord, grant us the wisdom to comprehend the significance of baptism.

Help us understand its spiritual depth and the cleansing power it holds.

Guide us to embrace this sacred act with reverence and faith, knowing it symbolizes our rebirth in Christ.

May we seek Your truth and walk in obedience to Your will through this holy sacrament.

Amen.

Theme

Our Baptism

Shared Questions

Do you know the date of your Baptism?

2. What do you remember about your Baptism?

3. Can you describe pictures you have seen of your Baptism?

4. Who are your sponsors (godparents)?

5. What are the responsibilities of a sponsor?

Scripture

Matthew 3: 13-17

Discussion Questions

Why was John baptizing people in the Jordan River?
Why were you baptized?
Your parents take care of you physically. [food, clothing, shelter, education] How do they take care of you spiritually?
You are a son/daughter of God. How can you share God’s love with others?
Like John the Baptist, how can I help people know that God is with us?

Activity

Fill in the answers to the Crossword Puzzle. Use the Scripture verses to help you find the answer. Bring your completed puzzle to class next week.

Summary

Through baptism, John was to prepare the way for Jesus, the Anointed One. By our baptism, we have the same responsibility.

Think about it: How can I point out Jesus? How can I be a sign of God’s love? How can I share hope?

Jubilee 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull Spes Non Confundit (“Hope does not disappoint”).

“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in society, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of all persons and respect for God’s gift of creation.” (Pope Francis, Spes Non Confundit 25)

The jubilee will begin in Rome on the vigil of the Lord’s Nativity on Dec. 24, 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, and in local dioceses on Holy Family Sunday on Dec. 29. It will conclude in local dioceses the following Holy Family Sunday on Dec. 28, 2025, and in Rome on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6, 2026, with the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Let's Pray for the pope, the Church and all who take part in the jubilee.

Closing 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 Crossword Puzzle to class next week.

See you then!

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