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H OME S TUDY P ROGRAM G RADES 4 TO 9 1 C ONNECTING W ITH F AMILIES o Email is the first means of reaching families, so please let the office know when an email address changes. o Phone. We call periodically, including when classes are cancelled

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HOME STUDY PROGRAM GRADES 4 TO 9

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CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES

  • Email is the first means of reaching families, so please let the
  • ffice know when an email address changes.
  • Phone. We call periodically, including when classes are

cancelled on short notice. Please insure faith formation has all new/changed phone numbers, including those of emergency contacts.

  • Text to 716-812-8063. Please introduce yourself so I know

with whom I’m texting.

  • Go to SSPP parish website, choose Faith Formation link at top
  • f the home page, scroll down Faith Formation page.
  • Link to Faith Formation Web Page:

https://sspphamburg.org/faith-formation

  • What Faith Formation no longer uses: physical mail, which

has become too expensive and labor intensive.

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TEXTBOOKS GRADES 4 - 8

 Finding God by Loyola

Press (www.loyolapress.com/f inding-god-2013.htm)

 This series is a

catechetical approach to teaching

 Catechetical = teaching by

question and answer

 and…

 A spiral approach to

learning

 Spiral = repetition of ideas

and information builds knowledge over time.

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TEXTBOOK GRADE 9

 Chosen by Ascension Press

(http://shop.ascensionpre ss.com/t/category/study- programs/chosen/confirm ation-preparation)

 A media-based course of

study, with integrated written materials.

 All videos available online.  Also a catechetical, or

teaching, approach.

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FINDING GOD MAIN SUBJECTS BY GRADE

 Grade 4: Blessed Are The Poor

 Beatitudes & the Ten

Commandments

 Grade 5: The Bread of Life

 Sacraments & Worship

 Grade 6: I Am Who Am

 The Old Testament

 Grade 7: This Is My Beloved

Son

 Jesus Christ

 Grade 8: You Are The Chosen

People

 Church History

 Each Unit has 5 Sessions.  Each Session Includes:

 Engage in family prayer  Explore the faith  Reflect on God’s calling  Respond to God’s

invitation

 5th Session highlights

the Mass & the Liturgical Year

FINDING GOD SAMPLE APPROACH TO A SESSION

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FINDING GOD— HOW THE LOYOLA PORTAL WORKS

 Complete a session in the

student workbook each week. Leave time for enrichment activities and review exercises

http://www.loyolapress.c

  • m/faith-

formation/finding- god/finding-god- 2013/parents-and- students/resources/resou rces/

  • Click on grade level 4 thru 8
  • Click on the appropriate

unit for PDF outline of At- Home-Edition lesson guides

 For each weekly session, complete the

interactive session review

  • Review the Online Study Guide

before completing the Interactive Session Review

  • Include your name on each

Interactive Session Review so we know whose it is

  • When the Interactive Session

Review is finished, email scores to faith-formation@sspphamburg.org Loyola Press web tech support 773-281-1818, ext. 361, or email websupport@loyolapress.com .

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FINDING GOD— STEP-BY-STEP USING THE PORTAL

Step #1 Go to Saints Peter and Paul parish website. https://sspphamburg.org/ Step #2 Select Faith Formation link at top of page, three in from the right. Step #3 Here is the direct link to the Faith Formation page, https://sspphamburg.org/faith-formation Step #4 Scroll down to the Home Study Program Resources section, half way down the Faith Formation page. Step #5 Using Grade 6 Home Study as an example, click on either the first “Grade 6” or the second link, “Click HERE”, under the Grade 6 line. Either link takes students and parents to the grade 6 study portion of the Loyola portal, (http://www.loyolapress.com/faith- formation/finding-god/finding-god-2013/parents- and-students/resources/resources/grade-6), which provides study guides and session reviews. Step #6 The link for parents and families! (https://www.loyolapress.com/faith- formation/finding-god/finding-god-2013/parents- and-students). Here parents will find enrichment materials, and can sign up for various Finding God E-newsletters, (https://www.loyolapress.com/faith- formation/finding-god/finding-god-2013/finding- god-e-newsletters). Step #8 The assessment is the link in the leftmost column of the grade level portal. Take the assessment as the last step of study for each session. Step #9 Please put student’s name on each assessment. Step #10 Email assessments to faith- formation@sspphamburg.org 7

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CHOSEN— HOW THE ASCENSION PORTAL WORKS

 Access to the online videos is via families’ emails, which I will enter into the

Ascension portal.

Ascension Press web tech support 800-376-0520, option 2, ext. 415 or email digital@ascensionpress.com

  • r support@ascensionpress.com .

 Complete a session in the student workbook each week. Leave time to view

streaming videos at http://evangelization.com/

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 Additional Resources, free and downloadable:

http://confirmationstudy.com/confirmation-downloads/

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FINDING GOD — SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS BY DATE FOR GRADES 4 - 8

1.

October 15

2.

October 22

3.

October 29

4.

October 30

5.

November 5

6.

November 19

7.

November 26

8.

December 3

9.

December 10

10.

December 17

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January 7

12.

January 14

13.

January 28

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February 4

15.

February 11

16.

February 25

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March 4

18.

March 11

19.

March 18

20.

March 25

21.

April 1

22.

April 8

23.

April 15

24.

April 29

25.

May 6

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CHOSEN — SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS BY DATE

FOR GRADE 9

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October 15

2.

October 22

3.

October 29

4.

October 30

5.

November 5

6.

November 19

7.

November 26

8.

December 3

9.

December 10

10.

December 17

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January 7

12.

January 14

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January 28

14.

February 4

15.

February 11

16.

February 25

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March 4

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March 11

19.

March 18

20.

March 25

21.

April 1

22.

April 8

23.

April 15

24.

April 29

25.

May 6

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HOME STUDY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • Attend Advent Penance:
  • Monday December 17 @ 7 pm in the Church.
  • Christmas Caroling at Creek Bend Heights Senior

Apartments & Elderwood Rosewood Saturday Dec 1 @ 10 am

  • Attend Lenten Penance:
  • Monday April 8 @ 7 pm in the Church.
  • Attend mass weekly. Mass reflection sheets are for

grades 4 - 9, several sentences about the homily or Gospel for the week. Return folded in collection plate or to Faith Formation office.

  • Parish-focused community service for grades 6 - 9.

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FAITH SHARING

  • Share faith as a community
  • Express faith through community service

to others*

  • Prayer life and attending Mass*

* A note about community service and Mass reflection sheets.

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MORE ON COMMUNITY SERVICE

Service is a tenet of Catholic Social Teaching and has biblical roots. It’s also a way to meet others, enjoy new experiences, and form a sense of community. Most of the work done at a parish is done by volunteers! Community service for youth helps families see how a parish works.

Service for faith formation is parish-focused. That means it is one of these things: part of a parish ministry, on the parish campus, or an activity the parish sponsors or organizes. Parish-focused service doesn’t require every activity to take place here at SSPP.

Middle school students perform ten hours of service yearly.

There are many ways to find out about community service opportunities. This calendar is only one

  • way. Watch for emails from Sarah. Read the bulletin – it’s available online, on the parish website,

even if you aren’t at mass. Would families like the bulletin emailed to them weekly? Make a regular commitment to a ministry (altar servers, catechist helpers, youth choir, greeters).

Please turn in service sheets by the end of the faith formation class year (June 30). Turning them in as you complete your service is even better. If you would like to use service at SSPP for school, NHS, Scouts, please let us know, we are happy to sign off for you.

All service opportunities on this calendar are by sign up to faith-formation@sspphamburg.org Often activities have limits on the number of participants and some are family (parent/child)

  • pportunities.

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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH FAITH FORMATION

September

Saturday Sept 29 Family Community Service @ 9 am - noon, Hamburg Sanctuary clean up with SSPP Care for Creation Committee.

October

Monday Oct 8 Columbus Day @ 9 am to noon. Community Service at Response to Love.

Saturday Oct 27 class grades 1-5 @ 9 am – 11 am. Care for Creation activity day in Cafeteria. Community service opportunity.

Sunday Oct 28 class grades 1-5 @ 10:15 am – noon. Care for Creation activity day in Cafeteria. Community service opportunity.

November

Monday Nov 12 Veterans Day - Community Service at Response to Love @ 9 - noon.

Saturday Nov 17 Joint YM/FF Poinsettia Sale ordering begins, for community service visits to residents of Elderwood Lakewood and Elderwood Rosewood assisted living and nursing home.

Sunday Nov 18 Joint YM/FF Poinsettia Sale ordering begins, for community service visits to residents of Elderwood Lakewood and Elderwood Rosewood assisted living and nursing home.

Friday Nov 23 Community Service at Elderwood Rosewood.

  • Monday Nov 26 Last day to order poinsettias for Elderwood community service visits.

December

Saturday Dec 1 Joint YM/FF Poinsettia Sale pick up for community service visits to residents of Elderwood Lakewood and Elderwood Rosewood assisted living and nursing home. Christmas caroling @ 10 am at Creek Bend Heights for Saturday elementary classes and Home School families. Caroling, tree decorating, gift wrapping at Elderwood Rosewood @ 11:30 to 1 pm.

Sunday Dec 2 Joint YM/FF Poinsettia Sale pick up for community service visits to residents of Elderwood Lakewood and Elderwood Rosewood assisted living and nursing home.

Saturday Dec 1 Community service caroling at Creek Bend Heights @ 10:30 and community service caroling, tree decorating, gift wrapping at Elderwood Rosewood @ 11:30 to 1 pm.

During Christmas break community service at Harvest House, date TBD.

Saturday Dec 29 Three Kings Pageant in Church @ 2 and party in gym @ 2:30, community service as stage crew, ushers and helping serve at party.

January

Monday Jan 21 Martin Luther King Day Community Service at Response To Love and/or Elderwood Rosewood.

February

Monday Feb 18 Presidents Day Community Service at Elderwood Rosewood.

March

Wednesday March 20 Community Service usher at First Penance @ 6:30 pm.

April

During Holy Week and Spring Break Community Service dates TBD. Locations include South Buffalo Community Table, Response to Love, Harvest House, Habitat for Humanity.

Saturday April 20 Community Service Easter Egg Hunt/Ice Cream Social at Elderwood Rosewood.

Wednesday April 24 Community Service weed and mulch parish grounds, runs through remainder of April.

May

Saturday May 11 Mothers Day hanging basket sale before and after 4 pm mass. Community service opportunity.

Sunday May 12 Mothers Day hanging basket sale before and after all masses (7:30 am, 9:15 am, 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 5 pm) Community service opportunity.

July

Saturday July 20 Community Service Hamburg Character Chase 5k Run. Set up prior to the race and course management during the run.

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CHANGES ON THE HORIZON

  • Gradual modification of Monday format

to activity-based, with volunteers from families to help prepare and present activities.

  • Would like parent thoughts now.
  • Classroom option will remain for Sunday.
  • Surveys have been used in the past and

were very helpful. We’ll use them again.

  • Focus group for more detailed planning.

Would you like to participate in focus group?

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