Date | Ordo | Topic | Catechist | Reading | Focus Questions |
1/20 & 1/21 | Retreat and Rite of Welcoming | Jon Stotts | |||
1/24/2024 | Ordinary | God, Faith, and Divine Revelation | Jon Stotts | TIOF Chp. 1 & 2 | What do Catholics mean by "God"? How do we come to know God? |
1/31/2024 | Ordinary | Jesus, Son of God and Atoning Savior | Jonathan McGee | TIOF Chp. 3-4 | Why did God become human? Why did Jesus suffer and die? Why was he raised from the dead? |
2/7/2024 | Ordinary | Lent and the Liturgical Year | Kate McGee | What is Lent? How does the liturgical year work? How does each season reflect the life of Christ? | |
2/14/2024 | Ash Wednesday | Ash Wednesday service | |||
2/21/2024 | 1 Lent | The Holy Spirit | Jim Bryan | TIOF Chp. 5 | Why did God send the Spirit after Jesus' ascension? What difference does the Holy Spirit make in our lives? |
2/28/2024 | 2 Lent | The Church as the People of God | Stephen Camarata | TIOF Chp. 7 & 8 | What is the Church? What is the mission of the Church in the world? What makes people part of the Church? How are the Church's four marks important for the Church's mission to the world? |
3/6/2024 | 3 Lent | The Four Last Things | Kate McGee | TIOF Chp. 11 | What happens when we die? What does it mean to look forward to the resurrection? |
3/13/2024 | 4 Lent | Mary and the Communion of Saints | Kate McGee | TIOF Chp. 10 | Why is Mary so important to Catholics? How is she a model of Catholic prayer? What does it mean to be a saint? What are the saints doing right now? |
3/20/2024 | 5 Lent | Paschal Mystery in Liturgy and Sacraments | Jim Bryan | TIOF Chp. 12 | Why do we use ritual and liturgy? How do the sacraments help us to participate in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ? |
3/27/2024 | Palm Sunday | Holy Week Liturgies | |||
4/3/2024 | Easter | Baptism and Confirmation | Kelsi Ray | TIOF Chp. 13 | What happens when we are baptized and confirmed? What difference do these sacraments make in our lives? |
4/10/2024 | 2 Easter | Bishops, Priests, and Deacons | Stephen Camarata | TIOF Chp. 16 | Why does the Church have a hierarchy? How do deacons, priests, and bishops differ from one another? What do the clergy and the laity all share? |
4/17/2024 | 3 Easter | Eucharist | Jonathan McGee | TIOF Chp. 14 | What is the point of the Mass? What does the priest do, and what do we do? |
4/24/2024 | 4 Easter | The Sacrament of Marriage | Stephen Camarata | TIOF Chp. 17 | What does it mean to be married? What is sacramental marriage, and why is it important? How do Catholics get married? |
5/1/2024 | 5 Easter | The Sacrament of Reconciliation | Jonathan McGee | TIOF Chp. 15 | What happens to our relationship with God and others when we sin? How does the sacrament of reconciliation fix this? |
5/8/2024 | 6 Easter | Catholic Morality and Conscience: Loving God and Loving Neighbor | Kelsi Ray | TIOF Chp. 18 | How do we learn to make good decisions? What is an informed conscience? |
5/15/2024 | 7 Easter | Catholic Social Teaching | Jim Bryan | TIOF Chp. 19 | What does it mean that we are made in the image of God? Why is this important for the Church's social teachings? |
5/22/2024 | Pentecost | Grace and the Moral Law | Jon Stotts | TIOF Chp. 20-22 | What does it mean to be a good person? How does grace help? |
5/29/2024 | Trinity | The Lord's Prayer | Jonathan McGee | TIOF Chp. 23-24 | How do Catholic pray? |
6/2/2024 | Corpus Christi | Retreat and Initiations |