EACH CHAPTER WE COVER IN CLASS WILL HAVE AN ACTIVITY YOU CAN DO AT HOME. BRING IT TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER FOR EXTRA CREDIT!! IT MUST BE TURNED IN BY THE CHAPTER TEST DAY.

CHAPTER 1 IN OUR RELIGION BOOK IS ABOUT JESUS SHARING HIS LIFE WITH US THROUGH THE CHURCH. TRY THIS ACTIVITY:

DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR CHURCH; MAKE THE BUILDING COME ALIVE (HOW CAN YOU SHOW IT AS A GATHERING OF GOD'S PEOPLE?)

CHAPTER 2 IS ABOUT JESUS SHARING HIS MISSION WITH THE CHURCH. DESIGN A COMPUTER SCREENSAVER THAT PROMOTES EVANGELIZATION (SPREADING GOD'S WORD). USE IMAGES OF THINGS THAT HELP PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS. INCLUDE A CAPTION FOR EACH IMAGE!

CHAPTER 3 IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE 7 SACRAMENTS. MAKE A POSTER (BIG OR SMALL) WITH THE NAMES AND A SYMBOL FOR EACH SACRAMENT. USE YOUR RELIGION BOOK TO HELP WITH THE SYMBOLS.

CHAPTER 4 IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. MANY OF YOU WERE GIVEN THE NAME OF A SAINT AT YOUR BAPTISM. OTHERS HAVE CHOSEN A PATRON SAINT TO GUIDE AND INSPIRE YOU. WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR PATRON SAINT'S LIFE AND HOW YOU WILL TRY TO IMITATE THEIR EXAMPLE. (IT MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, NOT COPIED!)

CHAPTER 5 TRACES THE RITE OF THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. BRING IN A FEW ITEMS FROM YOUR BAPTISM. YOU COULD SHARE YOUR CANDLE, WHITE GARMENT, PICTURES, ETC. WE WILL RETURN THEM AFTER YOU SHARE THEM WITH THE CLASS.

CHAPTER 8 INTRODUCES THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION. ILLUSTRATE ONE OF THE SYMBOLS OF THE SACRAMENT. (5R MAY HAND THIS IN BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17)

CHAPTER 9 EXPLAINS THE FRUITS AND GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. MAKE A COLLAGE OF MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER PICTURES SHOWING THE GIFTS AND/OR FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.