Domestic Church

Family

Myself

God knows and loves each one.

Why am I so precious?

Why am I special?

Families

God’s love and care for every family.

Why do we have a family and who is my family?

Beginnings

God at every beginning.

 Who made the world and everything in it?

Homes

God’s dream for every family.

What makes a house a home?

People

The family of God in Scripture.

Where do I come from?

Ourselves

Created in the image and likeness of God.

Who am I?

Loving God

who never stops loving.

Do you have to earn love?

Baptism/

Confirmation

Belonging

Welcome

Baptism: a welcome to God’s family.

Why is welcome important?

Belonging

Baptism an invitation to belong to God’s family.

What does it mean to belong?

Signs and Symbols

Signs and Symbols in Baptism.

Are signs and symbols important?

Promises

Promises made at Baptism.

Why make promises?

Called

Confirmation: a call to witness.

What does it mean to be called and chosen?

Life Choices

Marriage commitment and Service.

Is commitment important?

Vocation and commitment

The vocation of priesthood and religious life.

What is commitment in life?

Judaism

Hanukkah

Abraham & Moses

Shabbat

The synagogue

The Torah

Pesach

Yom Kippur

Advent/

Christmas

Loving

Birthday

Looking forward to Jesus’ birthday.

Why do we celebrate birthdays?

Waiting

Advent a time to look forward to Christmas.

Is waiting difficult?

Preparations

Advent preparing to celebrate Christmas.

Do we need to prepare?

Visitors

Advent : waiting for the coming of Jesus.

Are visitors always welcome?

Gift

God’s gift of love and friendship in Jesus.

What’s so special about gifts?

Hope

Advent: waiting in joyful hope for Jesus the promised one.

What does it mean to live in hope?

Expectations

Jesus born to show God to the world

Should we have expectations in life?