Middle School Religion Updates 9/23/13

All the Middle Schoolers are starting off the week with a Religion test over the introduction worksheets to their Religion book.  This gives an overview of what they will be studying this year.  Most of the students have also completed their first memorized prayer for the year which was due last Friday, 9/20 for grades 6 and 7, and today 9/23 for grade 8  The second memorized prayer is due by Friday, 10/11.

This week all the students will be starting Chapter 1 in their Religion books.  Grade 6 will be studying about Revelation and Response, This chapter introduces the story of our ancestors in faith with the Old testament figures Abraham and Sarah, who accepted God;s plan even though they were unsure of what God had in store for them.  Grade 7 will be studying The Birth of Our Savior.  In this chapter the students will read accounts of the birth of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.  They will read how God lovingly revealed himself to all humanity in the Second Person of the Trinity...Jesus Christ.
Grade 8 will study the word Apostolic: Founded on the Apostles.  They will learn how the apostles devoted their lives to follow Jesus and pass on his teachings to others.  They will also learn that Peter was the leader of the apostles and the first leader of the Church.  In every age the Church shares in the mission of the apostles to proclaim to the world the good news of Jesus Christ.

Our first quarter ends on Friday, 10/11, and two service hours are required for our first quarter.  Each student has a service hour log sheet and information concerning these hours in their Religion folder.

I hope everyone is receiving the daily e-mail for the daily Religion assignments.  If you aren't please contact the school office.

God Bless you all and have a great week,
Mrs. Gutzwiller