5th Grade

GRADE 5: OUR LIFE IN THE CHURCH

Teacher: Marram Salman

Curriculum Covered:
The Sacraments of the Church

Scripture – Biblical Knowledge:
NT: The Great Banquet/Marriage Feast
Publican and Pharisee
The Lost Sheep
Prodigal Son
The Sower and the Seed

Church History/Holy Tradition:
The Origin of the Sacraments/Mysteries of the Church are studied as found in Scripture and in the Tradition of the Church
Extensive study of the services of each sacrament which includes quotes from the Church Fathers.
Lives of St. Athanasius the Great, St. Romanos

Doctrine/Dogma:
Introduction to Salvation History
Holy Trinity
Creation and the Fall
Incarnation
Redemption & Church Salvation

Prayer – Liturgical/Personal:
Student is acquainted with the sacraments of the Church and the privileges and responsibilities of church membership. Sacraments are the means by which the Church lives and grows.

Divine Liturgy – Studied at a more intense level than earlier grades – 12 lessons are devoted to this.
The Creed is reviewed and students are introduced to selected liturgy prayers:
Anaphora/Eucharist Prayers
Prayer before the Gospel
Final prayers of the priest- Prayer at the Ambon.

Ethics/Morality: Students are shown that the goal of the sacramental life is to unite them to the Lord and to the members of the Church

Vocation: Various vocations are open to members of the Church above and beyond their responsibilities as church members.