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Student Session Wednesday, March 12, 20252nd Sunday of Lent
Reminder: Students with excused absences are asked to complete tonight's student lesson and submit session wrap-up questions located at the bottom of this page. All questions must be submitted by Saturday, 11:00 a.m. This gives the student three days to submit make-up work.
Share Experiences 6:15 p.m. (20 minutes)- Share Experiences 6:15 p.m. (20 minutes)
- Cover Activity (page1)
- Welcome
- Where Have You Seen God Since the Last Time We Got Together?
- Review of Last Session's Student Session Wrap-up Questions
- Gospel Weeklies Correlations to Sacramental Preparation Program
- As You Prepare To Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation
- Tonight's Student Session Wrap-up Questions
- Opening Prayer
- What Does Our Appearance Say About Us? (page 1)
- Kubisa’ Gift (pages 2–3)
- Discuss the first Talk question related to the story.
Discover the Gospel (20 minutes)Scripture (10 minutes)- Scripture (10 minutes) Marhsall
- Sunday Gospel
- Peter, James and John See a Vision (page 4)
- Connecting Gospel and Doctrine (page 4)
- Discuss the Talk questions related to doctrine.
Tradition (10 minutes)- Tonight's Topic
- Prayer Reveals and Draws Us To God
- Source: What the Church Believes and Teaches handbooks
- To learn why God wants us to pray, pages 39 and 45
- Discover St. Paul's advice about prayer, page 45
- We Believe God’s Promise, page 5
- Catholic Faith Word, page 5
- Covenant
- age 5)
- Our Catholic Faith (page 5)
Live the Gospel (20 minutes)- The Psalms Teach Us To Pray, page 6
- The Palms Prayer Service, page 6
- Keep A Prayer Journal This Week, page 6-7
- Attitudes
- What is the most amazing thing you have ever seen?
- With Family and Friends, page 8
- Closing Prayer
- At Home
Announcements (5 minutes)
Dare To Share: Remind the young people to share their Gospel Weeklies with their families, do the With My Family and Friends and Friends activities and prayer, and read the Eucharist Quote together.
7:18 p.m.- Closing Prayer
- Clean up area; put missalettes and kneelers in place.
- Line up at the north wall for dismissal at 7:20 p.m.
Tonight's Opening Question: Where Have You Seen God Since the Last Time We Got Together?
A Review of Last Session's Student Session Wrap-up Questions- What prompted Alex to start “because I said I would”?
- Alex first used the title “because I said I would” at his father’s funeral because his dad always did what he said he would do.
- Who does Jesus’ sayings challenge us to include in the family of God?
- Jesus’ sayings challenge us to include all people in the family of God—to respect kids we don’t like, to make conflicts better rather than worse, to pay attention to ways we need to grow up and change, and to love others the same way we want them to love us.
- What did Jesus mean when he said, “People speak from what is in their hearts”?
- Jesus meant that our actions come from what’s in our hearts, so we need to keep our hearts pure in order to be good.
- What is transubstantiation?
- Transubstantiation is the complete change that occurs at the Consecration at Mass when the substance of the bread is changed into the substance of the Body of Christ, and the substance of the wine is changed into the substance of the Blood of Christ.
- What does Jesus say about hypocrites?
- Jesus cautions his disciples and believers to not be hypocrites.
A Review of Last Session's Confirmation Question- How can you continue to learn about your faith after Confirmation classes are over? (Confirmation Correlation Activity)
Our Plans for Tonight!
Gathering Prayer
God of all Creation, grant us a few moments of serenity to focus on you, the world, and our place in that world.Sunday Readings
- Old Testament: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
- Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14
- New Testament: Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 or 3:20 – 4:1
- Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36
Scripture Background
This Sunday’s Gospel is about the Transfiguration, when Jesus was transformed as he prayed and appeared in dazzling glory, accompanied by the prophets Moses and Elijah. The Apostles Peter, John, and James were witnesses to this event.
The Transfiguration can be understood as an event about vision, about seeing the glory of Jesus. But allowing our eyes to be opened to a deeper “seeing” of Jesus can be a transformative experience. If we let this new insight take root in our hearts, it can change us and strengthen our commitment to Jesus. It can help us know Jesus more deeply and see his presence in our lives.Connecting Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Even some of Jesus’ most faithful followers had trouble truly seeing him at times. (See, for example, John 21:1–14, for the account of the Apostle Peter when Jesus appeared to the disciples on the shore of Galilee.)
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church- The Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks of the “mysteries” of Christ’s life, emphasizing the difficulty of knowing and understanding all that Jesus is.
- Yet the Catechism also tells us that, “Christ’s whole earthly life—his words and deeds, his silences and sufferings, indeed his manner of being and speaking—is Revelation of the Father” (CCC, 516).
- If we open our hearts and minds, Christ will make himself known to us more fully.
Taking a Look at Tonight's Student Session Wrap-up Questions
- What organization did Kubisa Muzenende start?
- In the Gospel story, what did the voice from the cloud say?
- What does prayer do for us?
- What is God’s covenant, or sacred agreement, with Abram?
- When do we pray a psalm during Mass?
Taking A Look at Tonight's Confirmation Question
- What teachings of Jesus are challenging for you to accept and follow? (Confirmation Correlation Activity)
Lesson Theme: Jesus shows he is Son and prophet.
- Share Experiences 6:15 p.m. (20 minutes)
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7:18 p.m.
- Closing Prayer
- Clean up area; put missalettes and kneelers in place.
- Line up at the north wall for dismissal at 7:20 p.m.
- Closing Prayer
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Ms. Jess Fischerjessicafmyparishfamily.churchEvangelization and Discipleship Coordinator, F3 (family faith formation) Programs and Activities
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