Key Words for October 24, 2017

First Grade

• Apostles-one who is sent

• Lord’s Prayer- the prayer Jesus taught his followers

Second Grade

• Advent-the coming of Christ into the world

• Christmas-the time when we celebrate the birth of God's Son, Jesus

• Lent-an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter

• Easter-the special day we celebrate that Jesus Christ rose to new life

• Ordinary Time-a time of year we devote to the mystery of Christ in all its aspects

 
Third Grade

• Bishops-A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.

• Diocese-A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in Catholic Church.

• Pope-The bishop of Rome is head of the Roman Catholic Church.

• Marks of the Church-The Four Marks of the Church is a term describing four specific adjectives — one, holy, catholic and apostolic.

 
Fourth Grade

• Covenant- a special agreement between God and his people

• Ten Commandments- the laws of God's covenant given to Moses on Mount Sinai

• Human rights- the basic rights that all people have

Fifth Grade
 

• Confirmation-the sacrament that seals us with the Gift of the Holy Spirit and strengthens us