HS OCIA Class 2024-2025

Class pages for Conf3 Fall 2024 and HS OCIA 2024-25

Useful resources

• Big Ideas for Catechism
  • and Big Ideas detailed list
• Glossary of Terms
• Catholic Bible
• List of the Books of the Bible (w/ abbreviations)
• Catholic Mass

Conf3 Sept 18-Oct 3 (7 lessons)

Lesson 1: Sept 18

HW: Vocab Prior Knowledge exercise Lesson:

• the World versus Scripture (is it "science"?)
• extending the Word of God: thoughtful worship

Handouts

• Lesson Plan 1: Lesson plan 1: Prior Knowledge, the World v Scripture, Thoughtful Worship (pdf)
• HW: HW: Terms Prior Knowledge exercise (pdf)

Lesson 2: Sept 25

HW: n/a (hand in Vocab Prior Knowledge worksheet)

Lesson:

• Creation
• What is sin?
• Adam & Eve and the Fall
• Why does God punish sin?
  • or does our sin punish us?
  • extend the sin to the consequence
• If sin is separation God, then how do we get back w God?
• The Cross

Handouts

• Lesson Plan 2: Lesson plan 2: Creation, Free Will, Sin (pdf)
• Handout: Jesus on Avoiding Sin (pdf)

Lesson 3: Oct 2

HW: n/a

Lesson:

• Scattering v. gathering
• God's "Plan of Salvation"
• Why did Christ have to die?
• The logic of Salvation
• The "God-man": the hypostatic union

Resources:

• Logic of Salvation slideshow

Handouts

• Lesson Plan 2: Lesson plan 2: Creation, Free_Will, Sin (pdf)
• Notebook w/ all handouts distributed

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