Assignment for Monday April 6th - In our preparation for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Easter Sunday, please watch "Jesus of Nazareth - The miniseries Part 1. I have posted questions as well to be answered as you watch part 1. Please create a Google doc and record your answers. When completed, share it with me or turn it in to me through out 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. This assignment will be by Tuesday April 7th at 11:59pm. Here is the link for the video:

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/25224761f1ac5baebb15806068d03f18 


Assignment for Friday April 3rd - Please read the Lectio Divina reading for this Palm Sunday April 5th, 2020. After you have read, please write a short reaction paragraph(4-6 sentences) with your comments and feelings on the reading. This will be due on Sunday April 5th at 11:59pm. I have posted a docx file and a pdf of the Lectio on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Wed. April 1st - Please complete the Religion Test I have posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. April Fools!!
Please complete the "What Does Amen Mean" assignment from yesterday. For those of you who have finished already, please watch today's Daily Mass video to the left. By clicking on the icon next to the 3 dots in the upper right corner, you can scroll through the different Mass videos for each day, going back about 2 weeks. The new mass video each day is posted at 8:15am. Please watch today's Mass, Wed. April 1st. Here is also the link to the website:
https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/ 

Assignment for Tues. March 31st - Read the article "What Does Amen Mean"? As you read, keep in mind these important questions:

1. What does "Amen" mean in Hebrew?

2. What does the article say about people using "Amen" flippantly or in a hap-hazard fashion?

3. How did Jesus use the term "Amen" ?

Once you have read the article, please answer those 3 questions located under the article. I have posted the article and questions in a docx file and a pdf on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page.
Additionally, to the left I have added to this webpage the Daily Mass Video & Daily Reading links, to be updated daily. I have also added the DRVC Dept. of Education News, News from the Vatican, Catholic News Service Videos, & ChurchPop links. Hopefulle you find these videos, links, and information very useful & helpful.

Assignment for Monday March 30th - Please make sure your reaction paragraph for yesterday's Lectio Divina reading is turned in by the end of today. I have posted the reading in a docx and pdf file on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Please share it with me or turn it in to me once you have completed the assignment.

Assignment for Friday March 27th - Please read the Lectio Divina reading for this Sunday March 29th, 2020. After you have read, please write a short reaction paragraph(4-6) sentences with you comments and feelings on the reading. This will not be due until Monday, March 29th at 11:59pm. I have posted a docx file and a pdf of the Lectio.

Assignment for Thurs. March 26th - Watch the Virtual Mass video from today, Thurs. March 26th, 2020. Please summarize the readiings from Exodus & the Gospel of John. Also, keep in mind these questions to answer after the video mass is done:

Do you think God is in Heaven with a pencil writing down our sins, or with an eraser erasing our sins? Explain
-And-
Have you ever been angry and that anger led you to sin? Explain the situation

I have posted the mass link in the docx document posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. If it does not automatically go to the page when you click it, try copying and pasting the link. Once you watch the video, answer the questions that follow. This is the link:
http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass/thursday-mass-4th-week-lent-1 


Assignment for Tues. March 24th - Please see the posted assignment document about Particular & Final Judgment. Go to the website provided and read the article. Then, answer the questions that follow the website on the document. Once complete, please turn it in or share it with me through out 8th grade Religion Google classroom page. This assignment will be due on Wed. March 25th at 11:59pm.

*Think about the differences between Particular & Final Judgment, think about what Jesus is saying in the verses referred to in the article. Also think about how the two judgments relate to Life Everlasting.*

Assignment for Fri. March 20th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Then, in a GoogleDoc, write a short reaction paragraph(4-6 sentences) where you give me your thoughts, comments, and views on this week's reading. Be sure to think about the current health crisis we are living through while reading and reacting! When done please share it with me through our 8th grade Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Wed. March 18th - Complete the assignment posted on our 8th grade Religion Google classroom page. Read the articles on the provided websites, and after reading the articles, write a summary of each article. Include in the summary your thoughts, comments, and views about each article. Once complete, please share with me or turn it in to me through our 8th grade Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Tuesday March 17th - Read the "Life everlasting" section in your religion workbooks on page 377. Then answer the following questions and submit through Googleclassroom....

1. Explain the differences between particular judgement and Last Judgement in your own words.

2. What do you think Heaven and Hell consists of?

3. Explain the meaning of the Faith Words in your own words. 

4. Why do you think Jesus Christ gave the Church the power to forgive sin in his name?

Current Topic - Life everlasting


8th Grade Religion Class focuses on the History of the Church.

Every Friday, we will read and discuss the upcoming Sunday's Lectio Divinia reading.


"Be on your guard, stand firm in faith, be courageous, be strong."



 

     
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