Greetings Everyone!
We thank you for coming this past Tuesday evening for our first gathering of 8th grade RE class. It was great to meet so many of you and to spend time together learning about the Creed.
It was great reading over what the students had to share about themselves and their interests.
We appreciate the feedback we got from the parents in the survey, and the feedback and comments from everyone in the exit slips.
There were multiple comments about problems hearing clearly in the church: Please pardon us for those sound issues.
We plan to revisit aspects of the Creed in the coming weeks, as we look more closely at God's story of salvation and what the Church is.
There is no assignment to do for our upcoming class on October 13, but you, students, are welcome to read the creed again. If you were absent from class, please be sure to get your materials from the parish, which includes an envelope with a matching activity for the Creed, on its history and components.
To recap, the Nicene Creed was composed by a group of church leaders gathered at a council. Part of their motivation was to respond to heresies.
There are four major parts to the Nicene Creed: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, and the Church. Most of the creed focuses on Jesus Christ, because there were many controversies about Who He is. The section on the Church lists the Four Marks.
At the end of class, Paul led a prayer reading from the Gospel of St. John 7:37-39, which records Jesus talking about the Holy Spirit while celebrating the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. In addition to reading it again in a print Bible, you can view it on this website. Please be sure to scroll down to verse 37.
In the coming weekends, there is a great service opportunity available.
Ascension Parish is hosting a coat drive, sponsored in large part by the Knights of Columbus Council at Ascension, of which Paul is a Knight. The Knights are looking for 8th graders to assist with taking coats and other donated items from parishioners who drop them off at Mass, as well as for 8th graders to take them from the church over to the sorting area in the school.
Here is the sign-up form.
Please contact Paul if you have questions about the coat drive.
For our upcoming virtual class on Tuesday, October 13, from 7-8 PM, we ask you, students, to please remember these guidelines for class:
We ask everyone to log-in by 6:55 so we're ready to start on time, especially since this week, we have a guest speaker scheduled to join us for the first part of class.
If you're going to be absent, please have your parents notify Debbie or Paul a couple of hours in advance. If something last-minute arises, please notify us as soon as possible.
Please remain muted until we grant permission for you to speak. Debbie will monitor the chat box and the hand signals so we know when you want to speak.
Please keep your camera on, and use your first name so Debbie can mark you present for attendance purposes. If you have a preferred name that is different from your birth name, please let us know.
It's best to join class using a Chromebook versus a smartphone. Please use a space that will help you stay focused, present, and engaged for the entirety of class. We suggest joining class from whatever space you use for participating in virtual classes for school.
We also ask you to have handy the notebook you received when you came for class on October 6.
Inside your red folder is a San Damiano cross. Please feel free to put it on display while you are participating in RE class to help enter into a prayerful spirit.
We will give you an electronic form for exit slips at the conclusion of class, so please don't leave until you have taken a moment to complete an exit slip.
Above all, please remember that respect governs everything we do in this class: Respect us your catechist/teachers, respect your fellow classmates, and we will respect you.
Also remember that there are no dumb questions in class, so long as you're asking with a genuine intent to better understand faith. You are welcome to ask questions in class, or on your exit slips.
The access information for the class has been sent to your parents via e-mail.
If you have any technical issues joining class, please have your parents text Debbie or Paul. We will have our phones ready to respond to any issues that arise.
And again, it's important that you visit this website on a regular basis so you are aware of what's happening class and what you should do during the week outside of class. Your parents will be notified when an update is posted, usually by Friday, or, at the very latest, Saturday.
We look forward to seeing everyone in class on Tuesday.
God's Blessings,
Debbie Lopez
Paul Rubio
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