It's been a great week. As of today we have finished learning about the sacraments of initiation!
On Monday we finished up Baptism. Here's a picture of the "Say Yes" billboards that my students made:
Couldn't zoom in and get a clear picture of what they say, but you can see them hanging up above the white board. To the left on the tan wall, you may notice some clippings. This is our "Pope" wall! We have pictures, quotes, and newspaper/magazine article on Pope Francis!
Monday and Tuesday we spent a great deal talking about the Eucharist and what it means to be members of the Church/The Body of Christ.
Wednesday and Today (Thursday) we covered the sacrament of Confirmation how great the Holy Spirit is and our call of being witnesses of the Gospel! Check out our Confirmation dodecahedrons:
Some will need to finish assembling them in class tomorrow, but they are essentially 12 pentagon shaped pieces of paper. The theme for them was Confirmation so they had to put quotes, bible verses, symbols, fruits, and/or gifts of the Holy Spirit. Each of theirs are unique and we had a great class working on those today! They will eventually be hung up and on display in our classroom.
Tomorrow (Friday), we will be finishing on a high note! Since it's the first Friday, we have adoration at the church! So, guess where we'll be?!? 1st hour will be at the grade school mass, and 2nd and 3rd hour classes will spend the first 30 minutes of class in adoration and then we'll go back to St. Paul's for a review/assessment on the sacraments initiation. We'll do that at the beginning of class on Monday in the 1st hour class.
The night class on Wednesday went really well! I modeled it off of the Here I Am Lord Vocation Conferences in St. Charles, IL. I invited a young married couple, missionary priest, deacon and his wife, and a religious sister to share their vocation stories with the teens. The entire night was a huge success and it was fun to make this a class on vocations and focus on vocations that are not technically sacraments. The church is so beautiful and provides SO many opportunities for people to live out their call from God. I had a hard time falling asleep last night because I was so hyped on being Catholic and for the overwhelming positive feedback I received on the night class and from parents that happened to be there who have their teens in the day class.
I'm feeling at peace with what I am doing and I'm so excited to try more new things.
God is great! Thank you for your prayers.
St. Paul, pray for us!
Holy Spirit, inspire us!
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