St. Mary Catholic Church

Religious Education - What do we Learn in 5th Grade?

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Our fifth grade class uses the Faith and Life Series published by Ignatius Press. This content driven series helps parents teach their children the Catholic faith through our religious education program and helps children learn about God and prepare to receive the sacraments.

Scope and Sequence:

THEME: A thorough study of the articles of the Creed as the basic belief of our Catholic faith, with a special emphasis on careful understanding of definitions through the words of the Gospels, and the prophets, and the prayers of the Church.

SEQUENCE: Unit 1: God the Father of All. The Old Testament and mankind's participation in and loss of God's life.
Unit 2: God the Son, the Redeemer. The fulfillment of God's plan in Christ, God and Man.
Unit 3: God, the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier. Our call to holiness and witness in the Church.

AIM: To help fifth-grade students acquire a solid knowledge of God and his Church through the understanding of the Creed we profess, and the distinguished truths of our faith from errors that lead away from the love of God.