Teaching Sacraments in the classroom - PowerPoint Presentation

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Teaching Sacraments in the classroomSlide2

What is a Sacrament?

The Latin word

sacramentum

means "a sign of the sacred

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Visible signs and actions of the Church that make visible God’s presence.

‘Doors 'to the sacred

Closely connected to significant events in a person’s life

Celebrated in a community.

A symbol of God’s care for us in Christ.

(

Joseph

Martos

)Slide3

Sacraments are sacred actions of the Church through which God is present. In the

Sacraments,

words, actions and symbols are used to communicate God’s presence and action

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Sacraments are celebrations of Christian tradition, of Christian life and of Christian hope. They share the dimensions of past, present and future that give ordinary celebrations meaning. Slide4

Sacraments of Initiation

Baptism

Confirmation

Eucharist

Sacraments of Healing

PenanceAnointing of the SickSacraments of Commitment MarriageHoly Orders Slide5

Sacraments and scripture

Sacraments celebrate the Christian story

Each

Sacrament has a foundation in the life and ministry of

JesusSlide6

Archdiocese of Brisbane Sacramental Policy 2015Slide7

Sacramental

Policy

of the Archdiocese of Brisbane

Third Edition, September 2015

Introduction

Christian Initiation

incorporates us into Christ

forms us into the people of God

Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist

Sunday MassSlide8

Parish

Family School

Parish Based

The parish is responsible for running the preparation and for the celebration of the Sacraments

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“In the Sunday Mass, those who have been initiated are continually formed by the word of God and affirmed in their belonging to the Church, the Body of Christ.”Slide9

Parish

Family

School

Family Centred

Preparing children for sacraments is a “family affair”, parents and guardians are invited to share faith, prayer and fun activities with their children.

“The family is where the faith is learned and lived.”Slide10

Parish Family

School

School

Supported

The parish primary school supports sacramental preparation through the religious life of the school and through curriculum content.

Children who do not attend the Catholic primary school need to be supported in other ways for their faith development.Slide11

Baptism

Infants – 8 years old

Confirmation

Year 3

Eucharist

Year 4

Penance

Year 5

Christian

Initiation

For

Younger

CHILDREN

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Sacraments, scripture and the Religion curriculumSlide13

Prep

Year Level Description

They learn that Christians believe God created people with the freedom to choose between good and bad, right and wrong. They explore examples of times, from familiar texts and their personal experience, when people make these choices.

Achievement standard

They recognise Jesus’ teachings about love, compassion and forgiveness that challenged people about the way they were living. They relate examples of people having the freedom to choose between good and bad, right and wrong.Slide14

Year One

Year Level Description

They explore the words, actions and symbols used in the Sacraments of Baptism and

Eucharist

to communicate God’s presence and action. They learn about the different roles in the local parish community

Achievement StandardThey identify words, actions and symbols used in the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist to communicate God’s presence and action.Slide15

Year Two

Year Level Description

They develop their understanding of the loving relationship God unconditionally offers to people; and their understanding of

sin

, as evident in the free choices that harm the individual and their loving relationships with God, with others and with all creation. They explore ways in which believers seek to heal these relationships through reconciliation and prayer. They investigate ways in which believers celebrate reconciliation with God and with others in the Sacrament of Penance.

Achievement StandardThey explain ways in which believers seek to heal these relationships through reconciliation and how they celebrate reconciliation in the Sacrament of PenanceSlide16

Year Three

Year Level Description

They learn about the significance of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation,

Eucharist

) for the Church

community.Achievement StandardThey explain ways in which the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist) welcome and strengthen members of the Church communitySlide17

Year Four

Year

4 Level

Description

They

broaden their understanding of the significance of the Sacraments for Church communities through an exploration of the Sacraments of Healing, including Anointing of the Sick and Penance. Year 4 Achievement StandardThey describe practices and characteristics of contemporary parishes and dioceses (including celebration of the Sacraments of Anointing of the Sick and Penance) and explain how these are modelled on the mission and ministry of Jesus. Slide18

Year Five

Year Level Description

T

hey

learn about the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers as they engage with a variety of texts, including Scriptural references to the Holy Spirit and the Catholic Rite of Confirmation

.Achievement StandardThey analyse information from a variety of texts, including Scriptural references to the Holy Spirit and the words, symbols and actions of the Catholic Rite of Confirmation, to explain the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.Slide19

Year Six

Year Level Description

They develop their understanding of the role of celebrations in the faith life of believers, including the commemoration of High Holy Days by Jewish believers and the Church’s liturgical celebrations (including the Eucharist

).

Achievement Standard

They identify and describe many ways in which faith is celebrated in the lives of believers, past and present, including the commemoration of High Holy Days by Jewish believers; the Church’s liturgical year and the celebration of EucharistSlide20

Year Seven

Year Level Description

Students examine ways in which believers nurture their spiritual life through prayer, ritual, the sacraments and sacred

texts

Achievement Standard

They explain the significance of prayer, ritual, sacraments and sacred texts for the faith journey of believers, personally and communally.Slide21

Year Eight

Year Level Description

They learn about the significance of initiation rituals in the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) for the faith journey of believers

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Achievement Standard

They learn about the significance of initiation rituals in the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) for the faith journey of believers.Slide22

Year Nine

Year Level Description

They consider sources of inspiration, strength and guidance for believers today, including Catholic social teaching, the three forms of penance (prayer, fasting and 

almsgiving

), 

Scripture, celebration of the Sacraments of Healing (Penance and Anointing of the Sick), and personal and communal prayer experiences.Achievement StandardThey explain the significance of the three forms of penance (prayer, fasting and almsgiving) and the celebration of the Sacraments of Healing (Penance and Anointing of the Sick) in the lives of believers past and present.Slide23

Year Ten

Year Level Description

They examine the 

Eucharist

 as the primary and indispensable source of nourishment for the spiritual life of believers, who carry on Jesus’ mission in the world

.Achievement StandardThey explain the significance of various sources that guide the Church’s action in the world (including the teaching of Jesus and the early Church; the principles of Catholic social teaching and the reasoned judgements of conscience) and that nourish the spiritual life of believers (including the Eucharist, and individual and communal prayer for justice, peace and the environmentSlide24

Year Eleven and Twelve

Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding

Christian rituals embody beliefs that are expressed in structured actions or codified norms/rites. In the Catholic Church, the

Sacraments of Commitment

(Marriage and Holy Orders) give expression to the creative love of God, and call believers to a Genuine relationship, service of others, and building up of the Christian community

.For Christians, marriage is a covenant expressed as an intimate partnership of life and love between man and woman, intended by God in creation. Christian marriage presumes Genuine freedom and understanding by both persons. In major Christian churches, the call to a ministry of word, liturgical and community leadership is ritualised through a variety of ceremonies and rites (e.g. ordination, endorsement and election). In the Catholic Church, through the Sacrament of Holy Orders, bishops, priests and deacons are ordained to make Christ’s priesthood present through their service and leadership of God’s people. Christian funerals express solidarity of the living and the dead (Communion of Saints). They combine prayer for the forgiveness of sin and for a merciful judgement; hope in

resurrection

; and gratitude for the blessings that came to others through the life of the deceased person.

Skills

Analyse some Christian rituals (e.g. Marriage, Holy Orders, funerals) using models of ritual analysis, to draw conclusions about the beliefs being expressed, and how they meet the spiritual and emotional needs of believers

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Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding

In major Christian traditions, some rituals are prepared according to formal principles and rubrics. These rituals are referred to as liturgy.

Liturgical

adaptation is provided for in Christian traditions to enable expression of the cultural diversity of believers and encourage their active participation.

CHLS17

SkillsInvestigate examples of Christian liturgy (e.g. Eucharist, marriage, funerals) in order to identify some formal principles and rubrics applied.Critique examples of Christian liturgy for their capacity to express the cultural diversity of believers and encourage their active participation.Slide26

Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding

Christians believe they are called through Baptism (Latin

vocátió

- ‘calling’) to use their gifts in their profession, family life, Church and civic commitments in the service of God and for the sake of the greater common good. In the Christian tradition, the response to this call (one’s vocation) involves choosing from the following four main states of life: that of a single person; a married person; a celibate member of a religious congregation (sister, brother, priest); an ordained minister (e.g. priest, deacon). For Catholic Christians, Sacraments of Commitment (Marriage and Holy Orders) are particular expressions of vocation and discipleship. Christians believe the Holy Spirit empowers them to live out Christ’s mission in the world

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CHPG12 SkillsInvestigate how and why Christians (individuals or groups, past or present) have used their gifts in the service of God and for the sake of the common good (e.g. social, political or ethical reform; defence of human rights; action for social justice; ecological stewardship).Slide27

ResourcesSlide28

Flame of Faith

Archdiocese websiteSlide29

Archdiocese of Brisbane website - SacramentsSlide30

Baptism

by Carlo

Cabanilla

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category:baptism

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Baptism

padlet

at Resource Link

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Catholic AustraliaSlide32

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Reconciliation

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Adaptive Reconciliation KitSlide35

ConfirmationSlide36

Learning BytesSlide37

EucharistSlide38

Together at One AltarSlide39

Big Books

Sacred Objects

Catholic Traditions

EucharistSlide40

Exploring content and skills in the Liturgy and Sacraments sub-strand