For this week, we will make rosaries! Pick up extra supplies at church, then download instructions for knotted and beaded rosaries here. If you prefer to learn by watching a video, here’s one I made:
New this year, older students have the opportunity to learn how to make wire rosaries. Instructions here and video below:
Instead of reading an opening prayer together, we wrote our own by following the 5 types of prayer listed in the Catechism (write one sentence per category below):
Blessing and Adoration: honoring God for who he is. God, you are…
Petition: Give us this day our daily bread, especially… (physical and spiritual needs: help on a test, patience, love, etc.)
Intercession: Prayers for other people. God, please bless….
Thanksgiving: Thank you, God, for…
Praise: celebrating God for what he’s done. God, thank you for…
SAINT OF THE WEEK:
BREAKOUT STATIONS on Prayer
Complete the booklet using the Catholic Prayers infographics posters (see below) as a reference.
Cut out your favorite frames from the prayer photos worksheet then take pictures and share your faith on social media.
PIETY BINGO:
Cut apart the 25 pictures from the popular Piety bingo sheet, then shuffle and glue them to a construction paper in any order. For a challenge, glue them definition-side-down.
Eucharistic Miracles
This week’s miracle occurred in Croatia.
Breakout Videos on Formed.org
This week, we are starting a new mini-series that highlights videos on Formed.org.
To get started, go to signup,formed.org and search for “Holy Cross Anchorage.” Follow the prompts to create a FREE account.
After you sign up, you can click the links to this week’s videos:
Known: Experiencing God in Prayer (4 episodes by YDisciple, each 10-20 minutes long)
Prayer: Finding Intimacy with God (6 episodes of the Lectio series, by Dr. Tim Gray)
Dozens of guided prayer meditations (anywhere from 2 to 30 minutes)