March Family Faith Packet

Topic: O Most Holy Week MEMORY VERSES: The Memory Verses are a means of reinforcing the topic of the month by memorizing a verse from the Bible that speaks to the topic of the month. Encourage your kids to return to the next Family Faith Session knowing their memory verses and they will receive a little treat (non-food) from their Catechist. The CD included in the first month has both the memory verses for the year and the Books of the Bible to help with memorization. Good Idea: Try posting the Memory Verses somewhere where the kids will see it often for example on the refrigerator

Hey Dad! Dont forget to read the Hey Dad section on the Opening Page (lower left margin) of each weeks topic, which calls out to Dad to play a special part each week!! Good Idea: Start each Family Faith Session off by lighting a candle and saying a family prayer. This helps everyone center themselves and quiet down. Week 3: March 31st Topic: Resurrection Appearances of Jesus Focus: Discuss the times Jesus appeared to His disciples and how He showed them He had risen. Read to Opening Page, which discusses the appearances of Jesus to His disciples and others after His Resurrection.

1. The women find the tomb empty when the return after the Sabbath. a. An angel appears to them and tells them I know you are seeking the Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Matthew 28:5-6 2. Jesus appears to his disciples and other for the next 40 days until His Ascension to Heaven a. Disciples were still doubtful that what they were seeing was truly Jesus risen b. Their legs of faith were not firm c. Jesus helped allay their doubts d. They realized Jesus was truly there 3. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed a. The disciples saw Jesus first-hand b. We believe through faith

c. We have learned through the passing down for centuries of the stories of Jesus life, death and resurrection Activity: Secretly, write the word appearing on the Appearing Activity page in lemon juice w/ a Q-tip ahead of time so it can dry. With the children, hold it over a heat source and the word will appear.

Activity: Create the booklet The Resurrection of Jesus by coloring, cutting out, and pasting the pictures of Jesus in the correct spaces, as you read through the story of Jesus appearances after His Resurrection.