St. Katharine Drexel Parish ~ Parroquia Santa Katharine Drexel

Grade Level Plans for April 2020

Please look under your child's grade level for information.  If your family does not have a Catholic Bible, you can use www.biblegateway.com as a source and search under the New American Catholic Bible, Revised Edition.

We would LOVE to hear about your activities and your conversations!  Send us a picture by e-mail!  We can A post if we have permission, or we'll just save for a time when we can display our families working from home!

Divine Mercy Challenge! click here

Did you know that April 20,2020 is Divine Mercy Sunday?  Click above to find some simple ways that you can celebrate and pray as a family.  Take some pictures and email them to Kristin for our webpage!  [email protected]

The Role of Parents

Parents play an integral role in their child's faith journey. Please take some time to view your child(s) lessons and ask them questions.  While we are at home together, this is a great time to share your memories of faith formation and church.  It doesn't take a huge amount of time -- just 15 minutes a day or perhaps it's part of your one hour Mass on Sunday.  Either way, ,its giving a little bit of God to your family.  Here are some resources to help: 

Creating a Prayer Space in your Home A nice little video from Joe Paprocki, Loyola Press about how to set up simple prayer space in your home

Reading the Bible as a Family Some ways for you to read scripture together as a family

May Crowning at Home  May is traditionally a month to celebrate the role of Our Lady.  Watch this video to find out how to make the tradition of May Crowning special for you.

First Year

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

4/26/2020  Pflaum Gospel Weekly for Sunday click here

4/15/2020  Road to Emmaeus Puppet Show -- Click on Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1                       Part 2

4/8/2020 and 4/15/2020   Pflaum Gospel Weekly for Easter click here 

Schedule of Events:  April-September 2020

April 22:  Caring Hearts Project Assigned (see top)

April 29:  Drop off your Family Heart to the Parish Center

First Communion 2020:  TBA once we get permission to gather in worship

September 9:  Registration/Form drop off for 2020-2021

Sacrament Year

4/22/2020  Chapter 5 At Home Lesson - Click Here

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

 4/15/2020  At Home Lesson on Emmaeus -- Click Here

4/15/2020  Road to Emmaeus Puppet Show -- Click on Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1                       Part 2

4/8/2020  Making Communion Bread Video -- click here

4/8/2020  Activity Ideas from your Catechist -- Click Here

4/8/2020  Chapter 5 At Home Lesson -- Click Here

Third Grade

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

4/15/2020 Our Father Prayer Puzzle -- Time your family.  Who can put it together the fastest?

                     Our Father Lines                                Our Father Words

4/8/2020  Activities for your Family.  After you Click on the Link Below, pick one activity that you can do with your family for Holy Thursday and Easter:

Registration Form 2020-2021

Fourth Grade

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

4/8/2020  Activities for your Family click here

Family, Faith and Fun Activities

Prayer Puzzles

Fifth Grade

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

4/8/2020  Activities for your Family  click here

Basic Catholic Prayers/Beliefs

The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments

The Lord's Prayer

An Act of Contrition

An Act of Spiritual Communion (for when you can not get to Mass)

Sixth Grade

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

4/15/2020:  Divine Mercy - Prove It!  -- Click Here

4/8/2020  Activities for your Family -- Click Here

Stations of the Cross (use on Good Friday -- Click Below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdY4PFkXzrM&feature=youtu.be

Seventh Grade

4/22/2020  Caring Hearts Family Assignment -- See top of page

4/15/2020  Divine Mercy -- Prove It!  -- Click Here

4/15/2020  Lesson Links from Mr. Bowser --(1 Min Homily Video 1           Colossians   Video 2