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www.christourlife.com 13 Family Catechesis Director Guide5857 %u00a9 All rights reserved.%u00aeChoosing a Plan That Works for You Christ Our Life Family Catechesis allows you to tailor the sequence of the presentations and chapters according to the needs of your program and the families. Decide which chapters will be taught at each group meeting and which chapters will be taught at home or at weekly sessions with a grade-level catechist.The Four Pillars of the Catechism Christ Our Life Family Catechesis was developed according to the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Missionary Discipleship. The implementation models on the following pages assume that this is the plan you will be following. Page 34 of the Director Guide details how the chapters are grouped together at each grade. The first chapter of each group%u2014designated %u201cLesson A%u201d%u2014is taught by grade-level catechists during the group meeting. The remaining four chapters of the part%u2014designated %u201cLessons B%u2013E%u201d%u2014are taught by parents at home, using the At-Home Editions. Thus, a total of five chapters are taught for each part of Christ Our Life Family Catechesis. Christ Our Life Student Book You may choose to follow the organization of the Student Book. When following this plan, you will need to keep careful track of what chapters are being covered at home and which chapters will be covered at each group meeting. You may also need to adjust the sequence of the presentations to better correspond with what is being covered at home. The Liturgical Year This plan calls for group meetings to correspond with the different seasons of the Church%u2019s liturgical year, thus allowing for year-round catechesis. During Ordinary Time, schedule the group meetings for Parts 1, 2, and 4. The group meeting for Part 3 can be scheduled during the season of Lent, while Part 5 is well-suited for the Easter season. You can follow the chapter groupings on page 34, or you may want to rearrange the sequence of chapters that make the most sense for your program. Adult Faith Formation Christ Our Life Family Catechesis can also be easily adapted to form parents and other adults, including adults in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) who are preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation. Participants would come to an adultonly group meeting. You will need to adjust the script in the Leader Guide to reflect this. The Welcome section can be replaced with an icebreaker for parents to get to know one another. SAMPLE