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Home School Guidelines for Faith Formation
- Atmosphere
- Establish a weekly routine meeting at the same time and same place
- Plan to spend 1 hour per lesson
- Choose a quiet time and location
- Set up a prayerful environment: a lit candle, a Bible and a cross
- Lessons
- Follow the grade level syllabus which indicates the order of lessons and the liturgical seasons material (Syllabi are available on our web site—Grades 1-8)
- Begin weekly lesson with prayer:
- download the directions for Faith Sharing at Home. Use these steps to read and reflect on the gospel and the question of the week
- may review and pray the traditional prayers, or
- follow the prayer service at the end of each chapter
- Complete chapter activities and reviews
- Complete Unit Reviews (see the links to the left for each grade level) and email to: stbeneformation@yahoo.com.
- Refer to Catechetical Curriculum Guidelines available in Faith Formation Office
- Parish Life
- Stay connected to parish life by participation at Sunday Mass
- Participate in at least 5 events on the Faith Builders listed below
- Participate in other parish events
- Partner with the Faith Formation Office for additional resources and/or materials
- Faith Builders
- Pet Blessing
- “Saints” Family Faith Day
- “Advent” Family Faith Day
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- Breakfast/Visit to Bethlehem
- Advent Penance Service
- Church Decorating Day
- “Mardi Gras” Family Faith Evening
- Parish Lenten Mission
- Passion Play
- Lenten Penance Service
- Middle School Faith Rally
End of Unit Reviews
At the end of each unit, the student should complete the Unt Review. Click on the link below for the appropriate grade level, then choose the unit that the student has completed. When the student finishes the review, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page. The review will be automatically sent to the Faith Formation office.
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