1st Communion

Parent meeting November 3rd at 11am in overflow

Faith Formation Calendar:  Student Classes and Family Formation is required for 1st Communion candidates.

Online Registration Form

 Checklist for 1st Reconciliation
Checklist for 1st Communion

October Homework: 1. Trinity Craft Remind your child that there is one God, with three persons in one God, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This is hard to understand and is a very big mystery! 2. Review the Catechism Rap Listen to song on Spotify: Here 3. Angel coloring pages– Decorate Angels are pure spirits and have no bodies,  Some angels are messengers, bringing God’s messages to humans Some angels are guardian angels, everyone has been given one.  Pray the “Angel of God” Prayer 4. Creation Story and Fall Have your child color a picture for each word on the order of Creation worksheet. Read the story of the fall from Bible  Genesis 3:1-22 Color Adam and Eve worksheet. How to get FORMED To sign up for “Formed” go to formed.org Click “sign up” Click “sign up as a parishioner” Type in “St Bartholomew, Newaygo, Mi Put your name and email and you are set to watch content. Or Download the Formed app from you app store.

November Homework:

1. Baptism Worksheets.
   Have your child complete these and review baptism and Grace.
   Watch on FORMED: Brother Francis episode on Baptism
2. Story of Moses and the Ten Commandments
   Complete worksheets and practice Ten Commandment memory game.
   Watch Bible story on Youtube: https://youtu.be/NTpGGBCSdis
3. Parent prep
   Watch on FORMED: Forgiven part 1 and Part 2

December Homework:

1. Infancy Narratives
   *Annunciation– Color  and cut out the picture of the Annunciation. (It is made to be a  stand up card if you bend the sides.)  Read from the Bible Luke 1:26-38
   *The Visitation— Color worksheet and read the back
   *The Nativity.— Color worksheet.  Have students draw pictures to  illustrate the Birth of Jesus booklet.
   Recorded Zoom Class on the Infancy Narratives
2. Read the story: “Soul Doctor” Talk about sin verses accident.  Review the Ten Commandments.
3. Watch on FORMED:
   *Signs of Grace: You Are Forgiven: Intro Video Session 3
   *Signs of Grace: You Are Forgiven: Intro Video Session 4
   *Signs of Grace: You Are Forgiven: Intro Video Session 5

1. Parent prep
   Watch on FORMED: Forgiven part 3 and part 4

January Homework:

1. Read the story of the prodigal son. Talk with your child about how the father in this story represents God, our Heavenly Father. God always loves us and wants to be close to us. Sin separates us from God and confession brings us closer to God. Worksheet
2. Do a daily Examination of Conscience and Act of Contrition with your child.
   Reconciliation worksheet
   Reconciliation worksheet in Spanish
3. Practice how to do Confession.  (Role play)
4. Watch on FORMED:
5. *Signs of Grace: You Are Forgiven: Intro Video Session 6
   And
   *Signs of Grace: You Are Forgiven: Intro Video Session 7
6. Parent prep
   Watch on FORMED: For Parents: Preparing Your Child for First Confession

February Homework:

1. Practice confession. Do a daily Examination of Conscience and Act of Contrition with your child.
2. Do the Prodigal Son Craft
3. Miracles or Jesus: Read from the Bible or children’s Bible
   and have your child draw a picture of their favorite Miracle
   * Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12
   * Wedding at Cana John 2:1-11
   * Calms the Storm Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, and Luke 8:22-25
   * Multiplication of Loaves
   Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:12-17; John 6:1-14

March & April Homework:

1. Please watch on FORMED the second season of the Signs of Grace episodes on the Eucharist.
   Each of the 7 episodes are about 4 mins.  Please watch one and talk about it with your child.
   Signs of Grace: You are Loved videos
2. Please watch on FORMED this 11min episode of the Presence:
   Presence: For Children: The Miracle at Every Mass presented by Fr. John Riley