St. Mary Catholic Church

Religious Education - What do we Learn in 6th Grade?

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Our second 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: The blueprint for a life of love: the law of God, especially in the Ten Commandments, and the presence of Jesus in the Holy Mass. The interaction of the challenges of God's law and his gifts of grace that help us fulfill his law.

SEQUENCE: Part 1: The Ten Commandments. Forming the conscience and increasing closeness to God.
Part 2: The Holy Mass. An emphasis on the Real Presence and Christ's sacrifice and explanation of the parts of the Mass.
Part 3: The Last Things. Death and God's judgment of us, with an emphasis on the great happiness of Heaven.

AIM: To help sixth-grade students learn to love the moral law as Christ did and to cherish and love the Mass as our best prayer to God, and especially to revere and adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.