Meet your instructors and receive your Student Binders and Handouts.

Tonight we will preview the content we will provide until Easter, and have the class introduce themselves.

The Search for God/Faith & Revelation/Creation

The Church-Body of Christ/People of God/Temple of the Holy Spirit

We will explain Sacred Scripture, Who was the author, It’s purpose, and how to Interpret the Bible

Gods Intervention and plan in human affairs will be discussed In the Old & New Testaments

Gods Intervention and plan in human affairs will be discussed In the Old & New Testaments

We will explore the most important question ever asked. Who is Jesus?

We will explore the ancient Christian creed, “I believe in the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church”

We will all die someday. What will our next life look like? We will explore the teaching of Christ and his teaching on our eternal inheritance

We will delve into the Law of God, the Ten Commandments. Jesus said the Commandments will never pass away. What do the Commandments require of us today?

Prayer is how we connect to our God. We must talk to those we love. We will explore prayer, and show it is critical to being a Christian

The Churches moral teachings extend to the culture of life based on the historical Christian teaching from Christ, and the dignity of the human person. Marriage, life, death and family will be discussed.

The Church enters the Advent season. We will explore the Liturgical signs and scriptures of Advent as we prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas.

The Saints are not dead, as Jesus told us in Scripture. The Communion of Saints is handed down to us from the early Church and Jewish tradition. The Saints are our “Prayer Warriors”. Mary is the most powerful of the Saints in heaven. Only God is worshipped (Latria in Latin) and the Saints in heaven are venerated or honored (Dulia)

Rite of Election, St Sylvester Catholic Church, 9:00am Mass. Prayers and Blessings will be given to those who want to become Catholic

Field Trip! We will give a guided tour of the Church, including the Narthex, vestibule, and the Sanctuary and all the architecture and symbolism you will find in Catholic Churches.

Holy Day of Obligation

Our Lady of Guadelupe appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 requesting a Church be built on Tepeyac hill. She left him a miracle and the image of Our Lady of Guadelupe on his tilma. Millions of Aztec Indians converted to the Catholic Church within 10 years of the apparition.

No Class

No Class

Christmas!

No Class

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Day of Obligation

The 7 Sacraments! Gifts from Jesus for his people. This is what sets the Catholic Church apart from later Christian denominations. As Catholics, we have supernatural graces in the Sacraments from Christ to help us to heaven

We begin with the 2 Sacraments of Initiation, Baptism & Confirmation. Baptism is the first step to becoming a Christian. Your sins are washed away, and you are marked for life as an “Adopted Son or Daughter of God”! Confirmation is an outpouring of the 7 gifts you receive at Baptism. You are claiming Christ as your King, and receiving God’s grace.

The Eucharist: The Catholic Church has always considered the Eucharist as the Body & Blood of Christ, just as John 6 describes in Scripture. We receive Jesus Christ as the body, Blood, Soul & Divinity of Jesus Christ in our own bodies. We become Temples of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus knew we would fall short and sin after Baptism. He gave his Apostles, the gift of forgiving sins, and in Apostolic succession, His Bishops and Priest are given that gift also. They can forgive our sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The book of James spells out the Healing of the sick for our spiritual and physical healing

Marriage between a Man & and a Woman was in the beginning. In the book of Genesis, the theme of matrimony runs through the entirety of scripture and ends in Revelation with the wedding feast of the Lamb. Marriage is blessed by God, and without his help and grace, is almost impossible without God. At the last supper, Christ blessed his Apostles to carry on His Good News. He gave them the power to confer the Eucharist and forgive sins. Their successors who have hands laid on them in Holy Orders help administer the Sacraments today.

As we enter the penitential season of Lent, we will discuss the Liturgical and traditional practices of the 40 days of Lent. With Ash Wednesday, Lent begins. Fasting, prayer, reconciliation, penance and a posture of mourning will be presented.

The 40 days of Lent begins. Fasting, Prayers, and Almsgiving are elements of the Penitential season of Lent.

We will explain the Mass as a Sacrifice, and its parts, and the responses of the Church during the Mass. We also will present the ancient and basic Christian beliefs as expressed in the Nicaean Creed, the Sign of the Cross, and

Catechumens who desire to be baptized and become Catholic, will attend the Rite of Election. It will be presided over by our Bishop at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pensacola starting at 2pm.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. We will continue to prepare and understand this powerful Sacrament.

1st Scrutiny for Catechumens. 11:00am Mass St Sylvester

Father Kelly will explain what being a “Committed Catholic” means. He will answer your questions and prep everyone for reception the Sacraments in the Easter Season

2nd Sunday Scrutiny for Catechumens. St Sylvester Church 11:00am Mass

Bring your Questions! Tonight, will a “nuts & bolts” & “how to” instructions on how to receive Communion and how to practically receive the Sacrament confession.

Candidates enter the Catholic Church. Catechumens have the 3rd and final Scrutiny. 9:00am Mass

Palm Sunday, Holy Week Begins

We will review the Easter Vigil Liturgy and the Readings

Holy Week Liturgy culminates with the Tridium which includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Christ, and us, celebrate the Last Supper Passover. Christ institutes the New Covenant and the Eucharist

The solemn service of Good Friday. Christ dies for us on the Cross.

The Easter Vigil! The Catechumens will become full members of Christs Church. They will receive Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist on this Holiest Vigil night of the Year.

He Has Risen! He has Risen Indeed!

We will present our Parish community and see where you may be interested in being a part of one of our ministries.