In a big group, you get to make connections between Thanksgiving dinner and the Eucharist. If we have time, we will play in a game as a big group. Afterwards, you get to thank your teachers and other people you love. Then, you work on breakout sessions!

Breakout Sessions

• You can make these Thanksgiving crafts!

• Write what you are thankful for in this booklet.

As a family, pick a Saint to talk about in a group. Then, make your own Saint votive candles. Afterwards, complete breakout stations.

Breakout Stations

• Color any of these Saint coloring pages:

  • November Saints

  • Tiny Saints

• Complete this worksheet by grade level: Grades 6th to 12th

As a family, pick a Saint to talk about in a group. Then, make your own Saint votive candles. Afterwards, complete breakout stations.

Breakout Stations

• Color any of these Saint coloring pages:

  • October Saints

  • Tiny Saints

• Complete these worksheets by grade levels:

  • Preschool to 1st grade

  • Grades 2nd and 3rd

  • Grades 4th and 5th

Families will go around the Fellowship Hall and sign up for ministries. Then, you get to learn about the Disciples.

Prayer of the week

Disciples Breakout Stations:

• Make your own Apostles mini book.

• Match the Disciple to the phrases.

• Try to find the same Disciple with this match game.

• Complete the Apostles Creed.

Families will go around the Fellowship Hall and sign up for ministries. Then, you get to learn about the Disciples.

Prayer of the week

Disciples Breakout Stations:

• Make your own Apostles mini book.

• Match the Disciple to the phrases.

• Try to find the same Disciple with this match game.

• Complete the Apostles Creed.

Circle of Grace is a program that the Archdiocese wants us to share information to families.

Prayer of the week

Breakout stations

• Define Circle of Grace words with these posters.

• Draw faces for each statement.

• Write which of the following behaviors belong inside your Circle of Grace.

• Make a traffic light.

• Draw the Circle of Grace Logo.

• Draw and make a Holy Spirit stand up ornament.

• Indicate if you agree, disagree, or unsure about the statements from online.

• Differ which one is stress or pressure actions.

• Write for each situation if it is safe and how you would respond to the message.

Circle of Grace is a program that the Archdiocese wants us to share information to families.

Prayer of the week

Breakout stations

• Define Circle of Grace words with these posters.

• Draw faces for each statement.

• Write which of the following behaviors belong inside your Circle of Grace.

• Make a traffic light.

• Draw the Circle of Grace Logo.

• Draw and make a Holy Spirit stand up ornament.

In honor of our Feast Day: Exaltation of the Cross, we will pray the Stations of the Cross as a group and then you get to paint your own cross with Crackle paint.

Prayer of the week

Saint of the week

Other Activities

• You can make tissue paper flowers while you wait for your cross to dry.

• Or make a stand-up cross.

In honor of our Feast Day: Exaltation of the Cross, we will pray the Stations of the Cross as a group and then you get to paint your own cross with Crackle paint.

Prayer of the week

Saint of the week

Other Activities

• You can make tissue paper flowers while you wait for your cross to dry.

• Learn the Sign of the Cross.

• Make a stand-up cross.

This weekend’s topic is about Friendship and Virtues.

Prayer of the week

Saint of the week

As a group, you get to meet new people by playing Pair Off Square Off Icebreaker game.

Breakout Stations

1. Fill out the New Friends Scavenger Hunt worksheet with ideas about yourself. Find friends with the same and have them write their name. If you missed the Sunday session, try to find friends at school!

2. Cut the actions and organize if you think it is a good way or bad way to be a friend.

3. Write the definitions of Virtues. If you have a Catechism book, you can find the definitions!

4. Match the virtues that develop an authentic friendship from the bulletin.

5. Write which virtues go well in each scenarios.

This weekend’s topic is about Friendship and Virtues.

Prayer of the week

Saint of the week

As a group, you get to meet new people by playing Pair Off Square Off Icebreaker game.

Breakout Stations

1. Fill out the New Friends Scavenger Hunt worksheet with ideas about yourself. Find friends with the same and have them write their name. If you missed the Sunday session, try to find friends at school!

2. Cut the actions and organize if you think it is a good way or bad way to be a friend.

3. Write the definitions of Virtues. If you have a Catechism book, you can find the definitions!

4. Match the virtues that develop an authentic friendship from the bulletin.

5. Write which virtues go well in each scenarios. Answer Key.

No Prayer of the week

Breakout Sessions:

• Make a flower for your Mom! Here is a template :)

• Mother’s Day coupons are available!

• Complete this tie and give it to your Dad!

• Father’s Day coupons are here!

No Prayer of the week

Breakout Sessions:

• Make a flower for your Mom! Here is a template :)

• Mother’s Day coupons are available!

• Complete this tie and give it to your Dad!

• Father’s Day coupons are here!

No Prayer of the week

Games

We played 5 games:

• The leader calls out one of the 10 Commandments and each players tries to hit the red cup that has the right number on it.

• Players will sit around a circle and pass a stuffed animal around while music is playing. Once the music stops and whoever has the stuffed animal has to say one of the 10 Commandments.

• Label 8 bowling pins with the 8 Beatitudes. The leader will say a prompt that correlates with one of the Beatitudes, and the players race to get the bowling ball to hit the right Beatitude.

• One player will be blindfolded while the others will move and buzz around. The person who is blindfolded has to tag people who buzzes.

• Players will find items around and try to correlate it with the 8 Beatitudes. Link to the answers.

No Prayer of the Week

Breakout Sessions

• You get to create your own Wheel of Beatitudes to remember the 8 Beatitudes.

• Look for the flowers around the Fellowship Hall to complete an activity.

• Check out the bulletin board to complete a worksheet.

• Color, cut, and finish the 10 Commandments puzzle.

• Make a 10 Commandments craft to help you remember it.

This weekend, you will watch a Holy Week video from Formed. Then, you will find 2 Easter eggs around the Fellowship Hall. Afterwards, we will pray the Stations of the Cross as a group.

No Prayer of the Week

This weekend, you will watch a Holy Week video from Formed. Then, you will find 2 Easter eggs around the Fellowship Hall. Afterwards, we will pray the Stations of the Cross as a group.

No Prayer of the Week

This week, you will be able to make your own Stations of the Cross sets!

No Prayer of the week

If you will not be able to attend this Sunday’s Family Session, let Jerica know so she can give you a completed Stations of the Cross set to take home!

This week, you will be able to make your own Stations of the Cross sets!

No Prayer of the week

If you will not be able to attend this Sunday’s Family Session, let Jerica know so she can give you a completed Stations of the Cross set to take home!

This week you will learn the Order of the Mass and make a Valentine’s card.

Prayer of the Week

As a group…

• put the Mass in order on a cardboard.

• play Spoons to get the same of 1 of the 4 parts of the Mass

• play Baby Monkey Astronaut to put the Liturgy of the Word in order

Breakout stations

• Write the Order of the Mass in the booklet to help you remember!

• Complete the Order of the Mass word search.

• Finish the Catholic Calisthenics Worksheet.

• Send a Valentine message to someone.

• Make a pop-up Valentine card.

• Write acts of love and post it on the red bulletin.

This week you will learn the Order of the Mass and make a Valentine’s card.

Prayer of the Week

As a group…

put the Mass in order on a cardboard.

Breakout stations

• Write the Order of the Mass in the booklet to help you remember!

• Complete the Order of the Mass word search.

• Finish the Catholic Calisthenics Worksheet.

• Send a Valentine message to someone.

• Make a pop-up Valentine card.

• Write acts of love and post it on the red bulletin.

This week, you will play a scavenger hunt/bingo and make crafts for the Seven Sacraments.

No prayer of the week

As a group…

try to find items that relate to the Seven Sacraments and get a bingo!

Breakout Sessions

1. Make a Holy Spirit Dove to symbolize Confirmation.

2. Make a Seven Sacraments Stained Glass Window to remember the Seven Sacraments.

3. Make a heart to write your sins and wash it clean.

This week, you will make crafts for the Seven Sacraments.

No prayer of the week

Breakout Sessions

1. Make a Holy Spirit Dove to symbolize Confirmation.

2. Make a Seven Sacraments Stained Glass Window to remember the Seven Sacraments.

3. Make a heart to write your sins and wash it clean.

You will be able to create 3 Kings paper toys or play an Epiphany game, and bring Holy Water with you wherever you go.

Prayer of the week

In the beginning of the session, Jerica will introduce a new tradition: Epiphany Home Blessing. You can bless your house by writing on your front door with chalk.

Then, we will do a Holy Water blessing at the Baptismal Font. Using a bottle necklace, you will be able to carry the Holy Water with you wherever you go. After the Holy Water blessing, you can paint your bottle necklace if you want.

Before the session ends, you can make your own 3 Kings paper toys or play an Epiphany game.

You will be able to create 3 Kings paper toys and bring Holy Water with you wherever you go.

Prayer of the week

In the beginning of the session, Jerica will introduce a new tradition: Epiphany Home Blessing. You can bless your house by writing on your front door with chalk.

Then, we will do a Holy Water blessing at the Baptismal Font. Using a bottle necklace, you will be able to carry the Holy Water with you wherever you go. After the Holy Water blessing, you can paint your bottle necklace if you want.

Before the session ends, you can make your own 3 Kings paper toys.

We will spend time giving thanks!

Prayer of the Week

Games

• Candy Cane Fishing: Use a candy cane to collect 10 candy canes in a bowl.

• Build a Snowman: Try to stick ping pong balls on a double-sided tape by blowing them across the table and make a sideways snowman.

• Snowman Stack: Stack the marshmallows on a plate by using barbecue sticks.

• Shovel the Snow: Use a spoon to move cotton balls from one bowl to the other.

• Avalanche: Try to take out 10 ping pong balls out of an empty tissue box from having it tied to your back and you can only jump up and down.

We will spend time giving thanks!

Prayer of the Week

As a family…

you get to make your own Gratitude Jar.

Breakout Station

• Thank your teachers on cards!

• Write what you are thankful for on a feather and put it on the turkey bulletin board!

We will start our Christmas season early this weekend!

Prayer of the Week

As a family…

you get to make your own Nativity set. If you were not able to attend today’s Family Session and would want your own Nativity set, let Jerica know. There might be extra supplies.

Then, we will play a Christmas Scavenger Hunt.

We will start our Christmas season early this weekend!

Prayer of the Week

As a family…

you get to make your own Nativity set. If you were not able to attend today’s Family Session and would want your own Nativity set, let Jerica know. There might be extra supplies.

You also make an Advent calendar paper chain. See Jerica if you want to make one at home.

Breakout Station

• Match the traditions to its countries.

• Color the “All About” and “The Meaning of Advent” pages. Let Jerica know if you want one.

• Write what brings you joy on the bulletin board.

• Complete the Christmas lyrics.

• Write what you want for Christmas.

This weekend, we will focus on Saints.

Prayer of the Week

As a family…

pick a Saint as your Confirmation Saint.

For seventh graders, pick a family Saint.

Breakout Stations

• Complete the Christmas Party Survey.

• Read the first set of Saints posters on the bulletin board and complete your Saint book.

• Read the second set of Saint posters on the bulletin board and indicate which Saint it is on the worksheet.

• Cut and use a white board to play a Saint card game.

• Complete the Visions worksheet.

• If you have more time, complete the Saint word search.