Welcome to Session 1 for First Reconciliation!
Please go through the lesson together with your child. It is due October 17. You will need the Blessed First Reconciliation book and a pencil.
Don't forget turn in this session by having your child complete the short Google Form at the end of the lesson (scroll down).
Show your child how to make the Sign of the Cross, and pray the prayer on page 1 together.
Welcome
Watch the video together:
You are Blessed
Read page 4 - 5 together
Share with your child some of the best gifts you have received. Try not to focus on material blessings. Instead, focus on blessings that often go unnoticed
(e.g., the air we breath, favorite meal, family, etc.)
Count Your Blessings
Watch the next two videos together:
Have your child fill out the Gratitude List on page 8.
My Journey with God
Watch the next video together:
Share with your child what you remember about their baptism. Have them write when and where they were baptized on page 11.
From the Bible: Gratitude
Watch the next video together:
Share with your child a time when you were particularly thankful for a blessing from God. This could be about a big moment in your life, like having your first child, or it could be a smaller moment, like watching a beautiful sunset.
Read page 18 and ask: “If you were one of the lepers, how would you feel after Jesus healed you?”
Read page 20 - 21 together.
Sharing Your Blessings
Watch the next video together:
Ask: “What is one thing you can do to bless someone in your life?” (share your toys with your siblings/friends, say thank you to your teachers,
go to bed when we ask you to, etc.)
Don't Forget to Fill Out this Google Form