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In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus asks us to go beyond treating others as we would want to be treated. He asks us to care for each other as God does—to love other people without expecting love in return and to love even our enemies.
Here are some notes to help you prepare for this week’s lesson:
Seeds
Lesson Theme: Jesus teaches us to love and forgive.
2/23/20 Activity • Gestures of Forgiveness (TG3-27) Additional scenarios:
- You wanted the cupcake with chocolate frosting, and your partner grabbed it.
- You are in line to go to recess, and your partner lets kids in line ahead of you. Start.
- You are playing kickball, and your partner kicks it really hard right at you.
- You are supposed to share a glue stick to finish your Seeds activity, but your partner hogs it.
Find the updated page TG3-27 here.
Promise
Lesson Theme: Jesus said, “Love your enemies.”
2/23/20 Find gestures for the Our Father to use in the Closing Prayer here.
Good News
Lesson Theme: Jesus’ law is love and forgiveness.
2/23/20 You may wish to pray an Act of Contrition as you complete the What the Church Believes and Teaches activities or as part of the Closing Prayer. Find an Act of Contrition on page 47 of the Catechism handbook.
Venture
Lesson Theme: Jesus teaches us to forgive.
Visions
Lesson Theme: Jesus teaches us to forgive.
DON’T FORGET: Check out our Unit Overview Webinars for Unit 3. You can find them in both English and Spanish here.
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