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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)

6:30 p.m.

Welcome and Review

Father Anthony, OSB

• Catechist or student leader reviews the most recent student session wrap-up questions with answers
  • When did the 21st Ecumenical Council, or Vatican II, take place.
    • The 21st Ecumenical Council, known as Vatican II, took place from October 11, 1962, to December 8, 1965.
  • Name one of the five changes that Vatican II brought to public worship in the Church.
    • From the five bulleted items on page 3: turned the altar, vernacular language, restored Prayers of the Faithful, restored the Sign of Peace, created the three-year cycle of readings.
  • What does Jesus say that saves Bartimaeus’ eyesight?
    • Jesus says that Bartimaeus’ faith has saved him.
  • What makes it hard for you to trust in God's love and mercy? (Correlation Activity)
  • What was the Catholic Faith Word of the week?
  • Use the Catholic Faith Word of the week in a complete sentence.
  • Faith is a gift and a free response to God’s what?
    • Faith is a gift and free response to what God reveals
  • The conversation between Bartimaeus and Jesus is a model of the dialogue we still have today with Jesus when and where?
    • We still have the conversation at Church on Sundays in the Word and sacrament of Mass

So What's Our Plan for Tonight!?! Measurable Goals and Objectives

• How did Vinny Halloran follow Jesus’ Great Commandment to love God and our neighbor?
• In the Gospel story, why did Jesus tell the Teacher that he is not far from the Kingdom of God?
• What is the Great Commandment?
• What are the Commandments?
• How can you share the gift of faith with others? (Correlation Activity)
• What is the Catholic Faith Word of the week?
• Use the Catholic Faith Word of the week in a complete sentence.
• What is the Sh’ma prayer?

• Identify how you can show your love in your neighborhoods, schools, and communities.
• Connect the loving actions of a firefighter with the Great Commandment. 

• Sunday Gospels with Correlation Activity Seminarian, Austin Young
  • Connect how we can be a friend and bring a friend to a Jesus

• Discover the Gospel and Doctrine (Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition) Emerson "Emmy" Schaefer
  • Connect the Gospel command to love our neighbors as ourselves with respect for others
  • Compare what God's law and Jesus' new laws demand of us
  • Examine the significance of creeds in the Jewish and Christian traditions

• Live the Gospel Marshall Snyder
  • Practice recognizing and respecting the feels and viewpoints of others.
  • Review the Gospels from the first unit of Visions. 
  • Introduce Student Session Wrap-up Questions

• So Let's Begin!

• Cover Activity 
  • Gathering Prayer
    • Ask the young people to close their eyes and then pray together, listening to these words.
    • Ask TRG members to share their thoughts with another TRG member sitting near (next to, in front of, or behind) them 
    • Student Guide identifies one student from each TRG to share with the entire group before the Opening Prayer

• (Cover Activity) What Do You See? Page 1
  • Students are invited to begin Cover Activity independently, remaining in assigned pews for next activity 
  • Student Guide identifies one student from each TRG to share with the entire group their findings from the cover activity before the Opening Prayer

• This Week's Article No Commandment Greater Than These Pages 2-3 
  • Student Guide introduces this week's article, first by introducing the Talk Questions on page 3, followed by any other instructions about article's activity
  • Student Guide invites students to read the article independently
  • Student Guide reintroduces Talk Questions, page 3, inviting students to work together to complete Talk Questions to share with peers within their TRG
    
    

6:50 p.m.

Sunday's Gospel with Correlation Activity*

Seminarian Austin Young

• Key Correlation Idea
  • Confirmation: Be a friend and bring a friend to Jesus 

• If we love other people, we want them to spend eternity with Jesus in heaven. 
• When we introduce others to God and our Catholic faith, we can open the door for them to begin a faith journey on their own.
• Our faith does not have much value if we keep it hidden like a treasure that is only for us.
• Being generous means sharing this gift with others

• Sunday's Gospel
  • Catechist introduces Sunday's Gospel, and students complete Sunday Gospel Talk Questions, page 4.
• Question of the Week
  • Catechist introduces this week's Correlation Question of the Week
    • How can you share the gift of faith with others?

• Correlation Activity configures the approved and necessary curriculum for students preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
• Beginning in Grade 7, students participate in the curriculum that prepares them to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

6:57 p.m.
Gospel and Doctrine (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

Emerson "Emmy" Schaefer

• Church Assemblies - Sunday's Gospel, page 4
  • Student Guide introduces the Talk Questions for Sunday's Gospel, page 4
  • Student Guide proclaims or uses multimedia resources to share Sunday's Gospel
  • Student Guide reintroduces Talk Questions, page 4, and invites students to work together to complete Talk Questions to share with peers within their TRG

• Connecting Gospel and Doctrine - Who Are Our Neighbors, page 4

• Student Guide introduces the Talk Questions for Connecting Gospel and Doctrine, page 4
• Student Guide reads aloud or uses multimedia resources to share Connecting Gospel and Doctrine
• Student Guide reintroduces Talk Questions, page 4, and invites students to work together to complete Talk Questions to share with the large group

• Catholic Faith Word, FAITH, page 4
  • Student Guide reads aloud or uses multimedia resources the definition of the Catholic Faith Word giving examples of its concept and introduces the Our Catholic Faith Feature, Page 5

• Our Catholic Faith - During Mass, we speak together as Jesus did, page 5

• Student Guide introduces the Talk Questions for Our Catholic Faith, page 5
• Student Guide reads aloud or uses multimedia resources to share Our Catholic Faith
• Student Guide reintroduces Talk Questions, page 5, and invites students to work together to complete Talk Questions to share with the large group

7:10 p.m. 
Living the Gospel 
Marshall Snyder

• Living the Gospel - Explore Different Points of View
  • -What We Learn About the Catholic Church from Vatican II, pages 7-8
    • Student Guide introduces the activity, reading aloud the overview as well as the directions located on pages 6 and 7
    • Student Guide introduces key concepts.

• Puzzle - Gospel Review Crossword

• Student Guide introduces the activity, reading aloud the overview as well as the directions located on page 8
• Student Guide invites students to complete the crossword by 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31. All completed puzzles must be submitted to [email protected]. Out of the completed and correct puzzles, a winner will be drawn at the beginning of the November 6 student session. Prize is a $50 Amazon gift card.

• Announcements
  • November 1: All Saint's Day (Holy Day of Obligation)
    • Mass times: 4:15 p.m. October 31 (SM); 7:15 a.m. (SM)
  • November 2: All Souls' Day (Commemoration of the Faithful Departed)
    • Mass times: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at SM
  • November 3-9: National Vocation Awareness Week
  • November 3: Saint Martin de Porres
  • November 4: Saint Charles Borromeo
  • November 9: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

• As Christians, we are called to love our neighbor. There are many ways we can show this love. As a class, plan and complete a simple service project to show love to a needy person or group in your community

• Time to begin and submit Session Wrap-up Questions

•  Closing Prayer
  • Clean up area; put missalettes and kneelers in place. 
  • Line up at the north wall for dismissal at 7:20 p.m.