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Religious Education: Church - Year 5

This religious education unit focuses on exploring the Catholic Church community. It examines how the Church community gathers to celebrate events like the Eucharist, Easter, Christmas and other holy days. Students will create a brochure explaining how the Church community gathers. The document provides suggestions for parents to help their children at home, such as sharing memories of their parish and Church leaders. It also includes opening and closing prayers.

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Religious Education: Church - Year 5

This religious education unit focuses on exploring the Catholic Church community. It examines how the Church community gathers to celebrate events like the Eucharist, Easter, Christmas and other holy days. Students will create a brochure explaining how the Church community gathers. The document provides suggestions for parents to help their children at home, such as sharing memories of their parish and Church leaders. It also includes opening and closing prayers.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Church - Year 5
PRAYER
➤ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Come,
Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. And kindle in them the fire of your
love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And you will renew the
face of the earth. Let us pray. Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit you have
taught the hearts of your faithful. In the same Spirit help us to relish what is
right

and always rejoice in your consolation. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
➤ This Religious Education unit begins with the human experience of wondering at
community as a part of broader society. The unit then explores:

➤ Ways Jesus came to model respect for leaders and rules in communities;

➤ Ways Catholics celebrate the Church community by reflecting on people in the past to
discover leadership and rules related to God’s Chosen People, the Israelites;

➤ Ways in which members of God’s family are called to love in communities.

➤ Communities provide for the needs of people;

➤ The early Church gathered as a community;

➤ Jesus chose the first leaders of the Church;

➤ The Catholic Church has rules to guide people in the community;

➤ Members of God’s family are called to love in communities.


ACTIVITY

➤ Students will examine the ways that the Church community


gathers to draw on God’s power to love and do good by
creating a brochure explaining how the Church community
gathers by celebrating the following:
➤ The Eucharist
➤ Special celebrations such as Easter, Christmas and other holy
days
➤ Funerals
➤ The Sacraments
➤ Liturgy of the Word
HELPING AT HOME

➤ You could help your child during this unit by, for example:
➤ sharing with your child the communities to which you belong;
➤ discussing with your child community leaders who have been
inspirational to you and why;
➤ introducing your child to your Parish Priest;
➤ sharing memories of parish life from your childhood;
➤ sharing memories you have of leaders in the Church – priests, bishop,
popes;
➤ recalling times when you chose to observe the Fourth Commandment,
Honour your mother and father.
WONDER QUESTIONS
➤ As they grow in appreciation for the
communities and societies to which they
belong, many begin to wonder at questions
such as:
➤ How different would my life be without
communities?
➤ Do I express appreciation sufficiently to those
who try to provide for my needs in different
communities?
➤ Do I contribute sufficiently to communities,
especially my family and school?
➤ Why do people make it difficult for others by
disobeying rules and laws?

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