2021-22 Grade 8 Ascension Religious Education

Greetings everyone! First of all, I want to commend everyone in class for your thoughtful reflections on the canonization prayers that you did as an activity earlier this month.  Please feel free to use any of those prayers for offering up a special intention, which may very well contribute to a miracle for that person's canonization. Recap of Last Class At the start of class, we spent time learning about Christ the King Sunday, the final Sunday of the liturgical year, which is November 21 this year.  We celebrate Christ, Who was once slain for our sins, and now is alive and reigns over all. Christ the King appearing above the altar at St. John Berchman Parish in Chicago The Christ the King Rose Window in Ascension Church, above the organ Upon arriving at class, everyone had the chance to create a hand turkey to offer thanks for your blessings. We also spent some time engaging with new perspectives on the Eucharist. When we are at Mass, the Eucharist is an opportunity for us t...

Greetings everyone! In the spirit of the Feast of All Souls last week Tuesday, November 2, we started class our most recent class spending time remembering those we know who have passed from us, reflecting with words and images.   For this week's activity, please keep the card you used for this reflection in some place where you'll see it constantly.  Nothing needs to be turned in at our next class.  If you haven't yet handed in the previous two activities, on Eucharistic miracles and canonization prayers, please be sure you do so at our next class on November 16. Paul also shared in-depth his story of faith in life. We also spent time focusing on what it means to be church, the people of God driven by the mission He has given us.   To speak about the idea of mission, Paul shared a video of his cousin's apparel company, Belong Designs, whose slogan is "When you follow your passion, you find where you belong." During our closing prayer, everyone drew a "li...