| Billerica Catholic Religious Education – Teen Ministry Catechesis Curriculum & Schedule 2020-2021 (last updated May 17, 2021) |
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| Week | BCRE Sunday | High School 1 | Confirmation 2 | |
| Intro | 9/27/20 or 10/4/2020 | Parent Meeting & Chosen Lesson 1 | Parent / Teen Meeting | |
| Why am I here? | Confirmation logistics (sponsor, name…) | |||
| An Introduction to Chosen | ||||
| 1 | 18-Oct | Chosen Lesson 2 & 1.2 | Chosen Lesson 11 | |
| What makes me happy? | How does God help when it hurts? | |||
| Discovering God as the Source | Anointing of the Sick and Redemptive Suffering | |||
| 2 | 25-Oct | Chosen Lesson 3 | Chosen Lesson 12 | |
| What’s your story, God? | Who is the Holy Spirit? | |||
| A Look at Salvation History | Meeting the Third Person of the Trinity | |||
| 3 | 1-Nov | Chosen Lesson 4 | Chosen Lesson 13 | |
| How do I know God is real? | What does the Holy Spirit do for me? | |||
| Understanding Divine Revelation | Gifts for the Journey | |||
| 4 | 8-Nov | Chosen Lesson 5 & Decision Point Session 3 | Chosen Lesson 14 | |
| Who is Jesus? / The Jesus Question | Why have I been Chosen? | |||
| The Person and Mission of Christ | Sealed and Sent in Confirmation | |||
| 5 | 15-Nov | Chosen Lesson 6 | Decision Point Session 6 | |
| Why be Catholic? | Relationships | |||
| Discovering the Church Jesus Founded | ||||
| 6 | 22-Nov | Decision Point Session 1 | Decision Point Session 7 (instead of Chosen 15) | |
| Life Is Choices | The Eucharist | |||
| 7 | 6-Dec | Decision Point Session 4 | Chosen Lesson 16 | |
| The Prayer Process | What does it mean to say “‘I do'”? | |||
| Marriage, a Sign of God’s Love | ||||
| 8 | 13-Dec | Decision Point Session 6 | Chosen Lesson 17 | |
| Relationships | Who’s calling? | |||
| Holy Orders and Vocational Discernment | ||||
| 10-Jan | Fr. Paul Aveni, Pastor, speaks to teens and shares his vocation story (Confirmation 2 video) |
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| 9 | 28-Feb | Chosen Lesson 7 | Decision Point Session 9 | |
| Where am I going? | The Church | |||
| A Look at the Four Last Things | ||||
| 10 | 7-Mar | Chosen Lesson 8 | Chosen Lesson 18 & Decision Point 4 | |
| How do I get there? | Are you talking to me? / Getting to Know God Through Prayer | |||
| The Power and Purpose of the Sacraments | The Prayer Process | |||
| 11 | 14-Mar | Chosen Lesson 9 | Chosen Lesson 19 | |
| When did my journey begin? | Who is Mary? | |||
| Baptism, Your Initiation into God’s family | Meeting the Mother of God – and Your Heavenly Family | |||
| 12 | 21-Mar | Stations of the Cross for Teens Prayer Service |
Stations of the Cross for Teens Prayer Service | |
| Home Study Participants invited to join at 12:30 or 2:30 Zoom Sessions |
Home Study Participants invited to join at 1:30 or 3:30 Zoom Sessions | |||
| 13 | 11-Apr | Chosen Lesson 10 | Chosen Lesson 20 | |
| Why tell my sins to a priest? | What would Jesus do? | |||
| The Healing Power of Confession | The Beatitudes as a Path to True Happiness | |||
| 14 | 25-Apr | Chosen Lesson 11 | Chosen Lesson 21 | |
| How does God help when it hurts? | Do I have what it takes? | |||
| Anointing of the Sick and Redemptive Suffering | Building Virtue – Your Spiritual Workout | |||
| 15 | 2-May | Chosen Lesson 12 | Chosen Lesson 22 | |
| Who is the Holy Spirit? | Why wait? | |||
| Meeting the Third Person of the Trinity | God’s plan for Love and Sex | |||
| 16 | 16-May | Chosen Lesson 13 | Chosen Lesson 23 & Decision Point 11 | |
| What does the Holy Spirit do for me? | How do I build the kingdom? / Saying “Yes” to the Mission of Christ and His Church | |||
| Gifts for the Journey | Made for Mission | |||
| 17 | 23-May | Decision Point Session 8 | Chosen Lesson 24 & Decision Point 12 | |
| The Holy Spirit | Where do I go from here? The Journey Continues / Made for Mission | |||
| Holiness Is Possible | ||||
| Parent-Teen Meeting – the future of Teen Ministries Sunday, June 13, 1pm, St. Theresa Hall Sign up to attend here Meeting will also be on Zoom through usual “High School 1” meeting link |
Parent-Teen Meeting about Confirmation and final preparations Sunday, June 6, 1pm, St. Theresa Hall Sign Up to attend here Meeting will also be on Zoom through usual “Confirmation 2” meeting link |
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