Welcome to Session 2 for First Reconciliation!
Please go through the lesson together with your child. It is due by October 31. 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 31 together.
Happiness and Free Will
- Watch the video together:
- Read page 32-33 together
- Ask your child "What are some of the ways you have exercised free will this week?" If they have trouble answering, here are some helpful examples: helped a friend, prayed to God, listened to my teacher, did my homework, cleaned my room, listened to my parents.
Making Decisions
- Watch Episode 2
The Best Way to Live
- Read pgs 36-37 together. Emphasize that God will never give up on ys and he always gives us another chance.
God Speaks to Moses
- Read pg 38. Ask your child - "God spoke to Moses through a burning bush - do you think he still speaks to us today? How?"
- Share an experience of when God spoke into your life.
The Ten Commandments
- Read through the Ten Commandments on pg. 40. Ask "Which commandment is hardest for you to keep?" Refer to this handout that will simplify the Commandments for your child.
The Greatest Commandment
- Introduce Episode 3 by telling your child that in this episode, they will learn why God sent Jesus to earth.
- Watch the next video together:
Love One Another
- Read pg. 44 together. Why did God give us the Ten Commandments?
Temptation, Sin, and Grace
- Read pg. 46 and then watch Episode 4:
What is temptation? What are some ways we might be tempted?
Overcoming Temptation
- Read pg. 48. "When is a great time to pray?" Some ideas might be before meals, at bedtime, at church, before an activity, test, or competition, in moments of decision, in moments of temptation.
- Pray the prayer together on pg. 49 about temptation.
Sin and Grace
- Read pg. 50 and talk about sin. What does it mean to sin? What are the different types of sin?
- Read pgs. 52-53. What is the difference between an accident and a sin? What is grace? How can we receive God's grace?
From the Bible: Adam and Eve
- Read pgs. 54-55 and then watch Episode 5 to learn how Adam and Eve dealt with sin.
Follow Your Conscience
- Have you ever had a yucky feeling inside of you? What do you think your conscience was trying to tell you?
- Watch Episode 6.
When You Don't Know What to Do
- Read pg. 60-61 together.
- Share a story of a time when you had to make a difficult decision and weren't sure what to do. Did you make the right decision? Did you use any of the four steps in this section?
End Session 2 by praying the Our Father together.
Don't forget to fill out this google form!
Information from Session one is still available below!
Welcome to Session 1 for First Reconciliation!
Please go through the lesson together with your child. 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.)