The students are invited into the mystery of Christmas and the
celebration of God’s dwelling among us. They begin to explore
the activity of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ ministry and how this
power of the Spirit helps Jesus to accomplish God’s dream.
The students are invited to experience the true meaning of the
season of Advent. Through ritual, symbol and story they enter into
the hopes and expectations of the season, to better understand the
meaning of God’s coming among us, and to see how Jesus
continues to come into our lives today. The students celebrate the
hope of God’s dream to gather all people together into Christ.
The students reflect on the Eucharist and on their membership in
this assembly of God’s people. They explore Baptism and
Confirmation as ritual celebrations of their initiation into Christ.
As they explore these they begin to recognize that the sacraments
of initiation call and empower everyone to serve others.
The students deepen their experience of gathering and focus on the
Eucharist as the central act of gathering the Christian community.
They begin to see the eucharistic action as the activity of the Holy
Spirit working toward God’s dream of gathering all people into
“one body, one spirit, in Christ”. The students engage in the
preparation and celebration of the Eucharist.
The students welcome one another, get acquainted, begin to create
their classroom environment and gather their hopes and dreams for
the year. They reflect on God’s dream of gathering people into
one family. The students celebrate and savour that dream.
The students explore the meaning of the ‘dismissal rite’ and what
it is to be ‘sent forth’ at the conclusion of the Celebration of the
Eucharist. They are invited to remember the joy of being together
and to treasure belonging to the risen Jesus.
The students explore the joy of the Easter story, reflect on Jesus’
abiding presence and how he gathers us, feeds us, and invites us to
be ‘bread’ for others.
