GIFT Extra

Welcome to the weekly GIFT Extra newsletter for the week of November 30  If you will be attending the GIFT for Families 1 session on December 7, please remember to bring your textbooks; we will be using them during the session. Here's what else you'll find below:
  • Upcoming GIFT events
  • A reminder of your home study commitments in preparation for the upcoming sessions
  • Extra: Why Do Catholics Sit, Stand, and Kneel? (From "That Catholic Show")
Upcoming GIFT Sessions
GIFT for Families 1
Wednesday, December 7, 6:15 pm
The Eucharist
We'll be acting out the Mass -- from memory! -- and creating a "living Mass timeline."
* Bring your textbooks!

Jubilee Kids
Wednesday, December 7, 6:15 pm

Home Commitments
GIFT for Families 1 (Liturgy and Sacraments)
  • Read the Eucharist chapter(s) in your home study book. Catholic Connections: Chapters 24-27 (pages 266-313). The Catholic Faith Handbook: Chapter 18 (page 172).
  • For your Catholic Practice, try to answer these questions: Who does your child know (personally, in his or her circle of acquaintances) and admire who is a model of what it means to be Christian? If your child were to pick his or her Confirmation saint’s name today, who would it be, and why?

GIFT for Families 2 (Book of Exodus)
  • Read Exodus chapters 16-18 as we prepare to explore the topic: "God Provides: The Journey in the Wilderness."


Extra
Ever wonder why Catholics sit, stand, and kneel so much during the Mass? "That Catholic Show" tells you why...in under five minutes!