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WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING AND TEACHING PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING AND TEACHING PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING. What is Catholic Social Teaching?. “Best Kept Secret of the Catholic Church!”. There are SEVEN Principles and each one has its foundation in scripture. Human Dignity Dignity of Work Call to Family and Community

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WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING AND TEACHING PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

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  1. WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING AND TEACHING PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

  2. What is Catholic Social Teaching? “Best Kept Secret of the Catholic Church!”

  3. There are SEVEN Principles and each one has its foundation in scripture. • Human Dignity • Dignity of Work • Call to Family and Community • Option for the Poor • Human Rights • Solidarity • Care for Creation

  4. Jesus’ Mission StatementLuke 4:16-20When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He found the place where it was written:

  5. “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

  6. Whose Lives Does Catholic Social Teaching Touch? • check this out

  7. Where did it come from? • Pope Leo XIII encyclical letter in 1891, but can also be traced to Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Augustine of Hippo. However, each of the seven principles has its roots in Biblical Teaching.

  8. How did we start? • The Franciscan School took “baby steps” as we began our journey. • We started in 2007, working with just 4th and 5th grade classes. • We got a commitment from the school to pursue these lessons as well as a commitment from the 4th and 5th grade teams of teachers.

  9. Where did we start? • We did not reinvent the wheel!!! • Like Harry Wong, we “owned it.” • We started with one set of lessons for both 4th and 5th grade. This was one set of seven lesson plans taken from many different sources.

  10. Catholic Social Teaching 2012-2013 Monthly Themes and Experience Dates • Program Kick off: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 • October: Dignity of Work/ Gift It Up Friday, October 26 November: Human Dignity Mary Ronan December: Option for the Poor Passage Home food drive ∙ January: Family and Community National Migration Week: Tracing our family roots • February: Solidarity • March: Human Rights • April: Care for Creation (Earth Week: April 22, 2013) • June: Justice Fair: Friday, May 31, 2013

  11. Kindergarten Lesson • Purpose: this lesson will introduce the concept of dignity of all people, no matter what their differences from us. The focus is on special needs persons. • Materials: A Very Special Critter by Gina and Mercer Mayer • This is the story of a new boy (critter) at school. It tells of the special talents that the new boy has and how the children work to help each other in work and play. Human Dignity

  12. Closing prayer: Lord, open our eyes That we may see You in our brothers and sisters. Lord, open our hearts, That we may love each other as You love us. Lord, free us and make us one. Amen

  13. Second Grade Lesson Human Dignity Begin by holding up pictures and just let the children look at them.

  14. Opening Prayer • Father of all people, We thank you for the gift of life. Help us to see the beauty in each person. Help us to see Jesus in all who we meet. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

  15. Reading from Genesis 1:26-31 • What is God telling us about human beings? • What does this tell you about yourself? • Re-read Genesis. • What does it mean that humans are created in God’s image? • How can all people be created in God’s image? • What does this mean for the way we should treat others?

  16. Close Your Eyes • Think about the person you like least in this world. The person you find it hardest to love. Don’t tell their name, just picture that person in your mind. Now, remember, that person is a holy child of God. How should you treat this person? How should you treat all people?

  17. Fifth Grade Lesson on Human Dignity

  18. Seventh Grade Human Dignity Lesson

  19. Read Genesis 1:26, 27, 31: Then God said, “and now we will make human beings, they will be like us and resemble us… so God created human beings, making them to be like himself…God looked at everything he made and was very pleased.

  20. After the reading: How would you have responded to the conditions that Rosa Parks and others face under segregation? • What would it be like to live under conditions that constantly reminded you that you were a second class citizen: • Not allowed to eat in certain restaurants • Not allowed to go to schools of your choice • Not allowed to have certain jobs

  21. Justice Fair, 2012June 6, 9:00-12:00 • Stop Hunger Now: Students will hear about world hunger and package fortified chicken/rice casserole to be sent to school lunch programs throughout the world. • Animal Rehabilitators: Lin Dunay, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator will bring several birds that are being held in captivity because of injuries that prevent them from being released back into the wild. • Water, water: Water, water: Hear from Chris Winter, a TFS kindergarten parent, as he tells "The Story of the Thirsty".  Through pictures, video, storytelling, and a water walk, learn about the 884 million people worldwide that are living without access to clean, safe water.  • Down syndrome: Unlimited Potential: Hear from TFS parent Michelle Pfeiffer about what life is like for a child living with Down’s Syndrome

  22. Fair Trade: Nancy McMahon of Ten Thousand Villages will share her experience in Uganda and Kenya and show how fair trade helps artisans from those countries • Fight Hunger Locally: Students will have a chance to pack a lunch that will be given to those in need. • A Day In The Life of Lulu: TFS parent Stephanie Sjoblad will bring her dog Lulu and demonstrate how her hearing service dog helps her in her daily living • Comfort Kits: This HSA sponsored event will allow students to make kits to be brought to local hospitals. Students will package crayons, color books, and write notes of encouragement.

  23. Social Justice Fair Slideshow!

  24. Other Experiences Added • The Franciscan School has taken on a brown bag ministry on the Fifth Saturday of each month to feed the homeless men and women who live in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. Grade levels sign up for the date and collect, cook, and serve food.

  25. Service to our Brothers and Sisters in Quito, Ecuador

  26. Questions?Comments?

  27. Our Email Addressescheryl.stevens@stfrancisraleigh.orgstacey.kababik@stfrancisraleigh.orgstefanie.horgan@stfrancisraleigh.org

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