April 2016 GIFT Follow Up Email
Kingdom of God: Parables of Jesus
Kingdom of God: Parables of Jesus
Thank you for attending our April
GIFT Gatherings: Kingdom of God: Parables of Jesus. If you were not able to
attend the GIFT Gatherings this week, please click
the link here to download the
PowerPoint presentation from the event.
Please do Chapter’s 20 & 21 at
home. You can find easy to follow home lessons at http://calltofaith.osv.com/parish/for_families/pf_home_lessons/grade_k navigate to your son/daughter’s grade level and choose
Chapter’s 20 & 21.
During this session we focused on
reading and analyzing some of the parables of Jesus. We looked at the following
parables:
·
Parable of the Mustard Seed: Matt
13:31-32
·
Parable of the Yeast: Matt 13:33
·
Three Parables - Treasure, Pearls,
Net: Matt 13:44-52
·
Parable of the Rich Fool: Luke
12:13-21
·
The Parable of the Lost Sheep: Luke
15:1-7
·
The Parable of the Lost Coin: Luke
15:8-10
Then focused our discussions on the
following questions:
·
Who is Jesus in this parable?
·
What does it teach us about the
qualities of God/Jesus?
·
What does this parable teach us about
the meaning of the kingdom of God?
·
What does it mean to us today?
The discussion was rich and provided
a deeper understanding of these stories which Jesus used to teach his
disciples, and us, about the kingdom of God.
Each year, we host our annual Safety
Faire for the Safe Environment requirement from the Archdiocese of San
Francisco. Preschool through 3rd graders are required to complete
the Talking About Touching curriculum. This was covered at the Safety Faire and
packets were handed out with lessons for parents to do at home. When the
lessons are completed, there is a completion form that you’ll need to send back
to me.
For those with 4-12th
grade children, they need to complete the online safety course appropriate for
their grade level. Those courses can be found at www.shieldthevulnerable.org. Here are the course titles per grade level:
4th grade Safety Smarts for Kids
5th grade Block the Bully
6th grade Be Safe, Stay Safe
7th grade Bullying – Not Cool
8th grade Digital Citizenship
9th grade Teen Safety
10th grade Dating Abuse
11th grade Cyber Safety
12th grade You’re Legal; Now What?
We kicked off a collection, CRS Rice
Bowl for Lent. Find more information about the Rice Bowl project, Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) and the work that they do by visiting http://www.crsricebowl.org/. We will collect your Rice Bowls at the May GIFT sessions.
Upcoming Events:
·
MSYM & HSYM – Had to be cancelled this month.
My mother-in-law passed away unexpectedly in So. Cal. And my husband and I are
travelling to Los Angeles for the funeral.
·
Our Catholicism DVD series continues on Monday
nights from 7-8:30 pm until May 23rd. This series is a companion
piece to GIFT and designed for adults and older teens. It features prayer, journaling,
a spectacular documentary, reflection and discussion and is being led by Deacon
Rich. All are welcome to join us.
·
Pancake &
Bacon Fundraiser Breakfast for Mission Trip to Ecuador - April 16th -
9am-12 noon - $10 Adults, $8 Seniors, $6 Children
·
Caring for our
Common Home: A Parish Response Workshop on April 23rd at St. Anne of the Sunset
9-12:30 pm see Liz for more information
·
First Communion - April 24th at
10:30 am with a reception to follow
·
Confirmation
Information Meeting – for all 8th graders or those in
high school who have not yet been confirmed - May 25th at 7:00 pm
·
Next GIFT Sessions: May
1 & 4th
Other Resources:
· Please join st-matthias-gift-families@googlegroups.com if you haven’t already. This is how I will communicate about
GIFT going forward.
·
Sabrina’s
Blog – Do you children ever ask you faith related questions that you are
just not sure how to answer? Or do really cool things related to their faith
that you want to share with the community? If so, follow the blog http://faqsfaithandquestions.blogspot.com
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