VisionsSeptember 28, 2014

26 Sunday in Ordinary Time

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• Think of a time when you respond yes or no• Food you can’t stand• Sport you can’t resist• Interested in volunteering• What do you say to: drugs, study, viedo games, practice, parents’ rules

• Share your answer with your partner• Survey the class

“ Saying Yes, Saying No” page 2-4

• Read together• TALK questions p.3 for homework

Gospel P.4

• 6 parts: Narrator, Jesus, Father, first son, second son, Priest• Discuss the TALK questions

“Why does Jesus Tell Parables?” p. 5

• Read together• Parables

• Used to teach about the kingdom of heaven• Use symbols• Like mirrors• Involve us

• Church = assembly• Vineyard• A sheepfold• Body of Christ• People of God

Who Depends on You? What do you do? P6-7• Commitment is a pledge to do an action• Do #1 together

• 4th period 6 Group of 4 on group of 3 = 27• 6th period 6 groups of 4 = 24

• #2 science teacher• #3 Basketball team• #4 teacher asked for help• #5 School spirit group• #6 parent separate• #7 frog dissection

Christian Leaders p. 8

• St. John XXIII October 11• Poor family in Italy• Vatican diplomat and bishop to Bulgarian and Turkey• Helped may Jews escape the Holocaust• Pope at 77• Called the Second Vatican Council 1962-1965• Died in 1963

• St. John Paul II October 22• Born in Poland• Bishop at Vatican II• The “Church in the Modern World” dignity of human life & common good• Started World Youth Day• Visited 129 countries, care for the poor, praying for peace