November 12, 2024, Class Update: What We Believe

Greetings everyone!

Following a hallowed custom during November, we started class remembering those we know who have passed on from this life, which, as a Church, is our particular focus on November 2, All Souls' Day.

Then, our opening prayer was the song "God's Not Dead", which speaks to our belief in the Resurrection.  It also mentions the lion, the symbol of St. Mark, whose Gospel we're reading this year.

During this month, as we approach the end of the liturgical year, the liturgies turn our focus toward the Last Things.

One of the people I remember in light of All Souls' Day and Veterans' Day is my Grandpa Martin Rupe, who served in the US Navy during World War II.

I then shared my faith story.

Next, we spent time on the Nicene Creed.  You, class, did a great job ordering the strips of paper in the proper order.

To bring class full circle, our closing prayer was the Taize song "Be Not Afraid".  Because of the Resurrection of Jesus, we have hope to one day experience newness of Life.

There is an activity with a required submission due on November 19.

Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will soon be canonized, was an Italian teenager who created a website documenting Eucharistic miracles.

Please visit the website, and spend 5 minutes looking at one of those miracles.

Then, in the form at this link, please submit a short reflection of at least 1-2 sentences on what you learned.

You only need to spend 5 minutes completing this activity.

If you read about more than one miracle, you get extra credit.  Please note that in your submission.

Also, contributions to our class Christmas gift to a family in need are due on December 3.  The minium is $5 per person.  You must offer money from allowance or helping with household chores, not by directly asking your parents.  Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Looking ahead, we'll spend time on the Eucharist in our upcoming class.

Please feel free to reach out to me with questions, etc.

We are bound together as One Church, professing one faith:

All my relations.

God's blessings,

Paul