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Student Session Wednesday, April 16, 2025Easter Sunday
Reminder: Students with excused absences are asked to complete tonight's student lesson and submit session wrap-up questions located at the bottom of this page. All questions must be submitted by Saturday, 11:00 a.m. This gives the student three days to submit make-up work.Where Have You Seen God Since the Last Time We Got Together?
A Review of Last Session's Student Session Wrap-up Questions- What does Palm Sunday celebrate?
- Palm/Passion Sunday celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.
- What did Jesus’ disciples cheer as he approached the Mount of Olives?
- The disciples cheered: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in Heaven and glory in the highest!”
- What is the Passover?
- Passover is the great Jewish feast that commemorates how God saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
- What is unique about the Last Supper story from John’s Gospel?
- John tells about Jesus washing the feet of the disciples in his Last Supper account.
- What do we venerate on Good Friday?
- On Good Friday, we venerate the Cross, the symbol of Jesus’ Death and our salvation.
A Review of Last Session's Confirmation Question- What are some other examples of betraying Jesus with a kiss? (Confirmation Correlation Activity)
Our Plans for Tonight!
Gathering Prayer
Thank you, loving God. Amen.Sunday Readings
- Old Testament: Acts 10:34a, 37–43
- New Testament: Colossians 3:1–4
- Gospel: John 20:1–9
Scripture Background
The account of Jesus‘ Resurrection begins with Mary Magdalene‘s discovery of the empty tomb. Mary runs to the tell the other disciples. Later in the reading, we see Jesus appearing to the disciples. He says to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you” (John 20:21). Thomas is absent from this gathering; the other disciples later tell him the news. A theme of this Gospel is the need for testimony to the Resurrection: Mary Magdalene tells the other disciples , the disciples tell Thomas , and Jesus sends out the disciples—then and now— to tell the world to tell the news of his Resurrection and our salvation.Connecting Scripture and Doctrine
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church- The Good News we are to proclaim to others encompasses all of Christ‘s work of salvation. The Catechism tells us that “the Resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ, a faith believed and lived as the central truth by the first Christian community; handed on as fundamental by Tradition; established by the documents of the New Testament; and preached as an essential part of the Paschal mystery along with the cross” (CCC, 638).
- “Christ’s Resurrection—and the risen Christ himself—is the principle and source of our future resurrection” (CCC, 655).
Taking a Look at Tonight's Student Session Wrap-up Questions
- What surprise present does David get for his Confirmation in the story, “Love Always, Gram”?
- In the Gospel readings, who is the first to see the Risen Christ and what does Jesus do when he visits the locked room?
- What does Thomas say when he realizes Jesus has risen?
- Why is Mary Magdalene a good model of faith?
- What is the most important truth of the Catholic faith?
Taking a Look at Tonight's Student Session Wrap-up Questions
- Which of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit do you most need in your life right now?
Lesson Theme: Jesus is risen!
- What does Palm Sunday celebrate?
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Student Resources
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7:18 p.m.
- Closing Prayer
- Clean up area; put missalettes and kneelers in place.
- Line up at the north wall for dismissal at 7:20 p.m.
- Closing Prayer
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Ms. Jess Fischerjessicafmyparishfamily.churchEvangelization and Discipleship Coordinator, F3 (family faith formation) Programs and Activities
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