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Holy OrdersChoose from any of the following activities:
- The Call of the Priest -- GRACE PERSON -- EVERYONE DOES THIS ACTIVITY (p. 245)
- Add a symbol of the priesthood to your grace person!
- What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders (p. 233) -- Reading and Discussion Activity
- Read over the essay with your kids or summarize the essay for younger children. Discuss points C-F.
- The Lord is my Shepherd (p. 236) -- Bible Reading Activity
- Read Psalm 23 from the Children's Activity Book and have your kids imagine the scene. Connec the Psalm to Jesus and the Priesthood
- **Bonus Activity** A Sheep in Jesus' Flock Craft -- For younger children
- Read Psalm 23 from the Children's Activity Book and have your kids imagine the scene. Connec the Psalm to Jesus and the Priesthood
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders Prefigured (p. 238) -- Bible Reading Activity
- With OLDER children, you will use the Bible to find all the ways that God prepared humanity for the priesthood throughout history.
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders Began with Jesus Christ (p. 240) -- Bible Reading and Craft
- There are two versions of this activity -- one for younger children and one for older children. Both are outline in the parent guide. The younger child activity is coloring based while you describe each piece of Jesus' story where he gave us priesthood. The older child activity involved your children finding the parts of the Bible where Jesus prepared gave us the priesthood.
- The Degrees of Holy Orders (p. 243) -- Writing Activity
- Using the children's activity book, read about Holy Orders together and talk about it. Then, complete a wordsearch
- **Bonus Activity** Priest Interview -- Have your children come up with a couple questions to ask Father John before or after mass one Sunday morning!
- Using the children's activity book, read about Holy Orders together and talk about it. Then, complete a wordsearch
- The Call of the Priest -- GRACE PERSON -- EVERYONE DOES THIS ACTIVITY (p. 245)
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Recommended Activities and Helpful Tips
Read over the "What You Need to Know Before You Begin" paragraphs before choosing ANY activities. These paragraphs will recap or go farther in depth with the things we discussed in the parent session. They can be found on p. 236 and 243
If you aren't sure which activities to choose, these are my suggestions:- GRACE PERSON -- Everyone does this activity anyways!
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders Began with Jesus Christ
- The Degrees of Holy Orders
- The Lord is my Shepherd
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