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Christians the Bible as a sacred book in many ways, including proclamation in prayer celebrations and meditative reflection in personal prayer.
Familiarity with characters, events and messages from some key Old Testament stories, including Joseph (Genesis 37:1-36, 39:1-6, 41:15-44, 41:53-57, 42-46) and David (1 Samuel 17:1-49), is a means of connecting and real life.
Christians the Bible as a sacred book in many ways, including proclamation in prayer celebrations and meditative reflection in personal prayer.
The Gospels tell the good news of Jesus. Familiarity with characters, events and messages from some key New Testament stories, including the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25), is a means of connecting and real life.
The writer of the first creation story in the Old Testament (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) repeatedly uses the statement “And God saw that it was good” to emphasise God's special relationship with all of creation. Jesus's challenged people about the way they were living (e.g. The Greatest Commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind and love your neighbour as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39).
There is one God, the source of truth and love, who is creator of all. God's presence is revealed in the goodness of creation.
Christians believe that Jesus suffered, died and rose again.
Jesus was a Jew. He lived in a Jewish family and Mary was his mother.
The Church has important ways of praying together through celebrations and rituals, marking special times in the life of believers (e.g. Baptism, ) and in the Church year (the liturgical seasons).
The Church building is a sacred place. Believers gather in the Church to pray, to be together and to celebrate various rituals (e.g. Baptism, , Marriage).
Jesus taught key messages about love, compassion and forgiveness, including the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37). Jesus taught that love of God and others is the greatest commandment. Christians are called to follow the teachings of Jesus.
According to Christian teaching, God created people as rational beings with the freedom to choose. Choices between good and bad, right and wrong involve the whole person - emotions, feelings and reasoning.
God's plan is that people help each other to live safely and happily together. Societal laws are intended to be for the good of all.
Jesus prayed regularly and taught others how to pray. Prayer involves both talking and listening to God, either alone or with others. Believers pray with the help of word, music, action, silence, images, symbols and nature.
Meditative prayer uses silence and stillness to assist believers to listen and talk to God. There is a range of practices (including being silent and still, and lighting a candle) that helps believers prepare the body and the mind for meditative prayer and engage in the 'work of meditation'.
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By the end of Prep, students communicate their ideas, feelings and thoughts about God, the goodness of God’s creation and God’s plan that people help each other to live safely and happily together for the good of all. They identify connections between some Old Testament stories and their personal experience including the experience of the goodness of creation. Students listen and respond to stories of and about Jesus in the Gospels that tell of Jesus’ life as a Jew; his mother Mary, his family and friends; of Jesus praying and teaching others to pray; and of his suffering, death and resurrection. Students recognise Jesus’ teachings about love, compassion and forgiveness that challenged people about the way they were living. They relate examples of people having the freedom to choose between good and bad, right and wrong.
Students understand that prayer helps believers to follow the teachings of Jesus to live according to God’s plan. They recognise ways in which believers pray either alone or with others, using word, music, action, silence, images, symbols and nature. They participate with respect in a variety of these prayer experiences including the Sign of the Cross, and Amen and meditative prayer practices especially silence and stillness and lighting a candle. They describe ways in which believers pray together during special celebrations and rituals that mark important times in the life of believers and in the Church Year.
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For Christians, the Bible is a sacred book. The describes how the people of Israel have reflected on God's presence in their lives.
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John provide particular insights into the life and teaching of Jesus.
The of some Old Testament stories (e.g. Moses, Abraham, Noah, Joseph, Ruth, Jeremiah) helps people understand God's presence in the lives of individuals and communities.
Jesus called people, including 'the twelve', to share in his mission and ministry.
God created human beings in God's own image, in order to form a loving relationship with them. God's plan is that people help each other to live safely and happily in community.
Jesus participated in the life of the Jewish community.
Sacraments are sacred actions of the Church through which God is present. In the Sacraments of Baptism and , words, actions and symbols are used to communicate God's presence and action.
Within a local parish community there are many different roles (e.g. priest, parishioner, liturgical ministries such as musicians and altar servers; parish groups such as family groups and prayer groups; parish such as St Vincent de Paul and youth worker).
Christians believe God is creator and sustainer of life and all people have a responsibility to care for creation. Morality is about living in accordance with God's plan for creation. God's gift of the freedom to make choices is to be used responsibly.
Based in , the Church teaches that all people are created in the image of God. The Church teaches that all people have dignity and natural rights and deserve respect, regardless of their religious, social or ethnic background.
Jesus prayed regularly and taught others how to pray. Prayer involves talking and listening to God, either alone or gathered as community. Believers pray with the help of word, music, action, silence, images, symbols and nature. Prayer in the Christian tradition, including Marian prayer, nurtures the spiritual life of believers.
Mary, Mother of Jesus, has been honoured in many ways by Christians both past and present (e.g. prayer, images, music). The Hail Mary is a Catholic prayer, using words of (Luke 1:26-28; Luke 1:39-42) and developed over a long period of time.
Meditative prayer uses silence and stillness to assist believers to listen and talk to God. There is a range of practices (including closing eyes, and praying with beads and music) that helps believers prepare the body and the mind for meditative prayer and engage in the 'work of meditation'.
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By the end of Year 1, students make connections to their personal experience when explaining ways of living in accordance with God’s plan for creation. They identify how people live safely and happily in community and in loving relationship with God. They explain how to respect the dignity and natural rights of all people, to care for all creation by responsibly using God’s gift of freedom to make choices. Students relate stories from some Old Testament texts that describe God’s presence and action in the lives of individuals and communities. They identify words, actions and symbols used in the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist to communicate God’s presence and action.
Students identify the nature of Jesus’ mission and ministry, as well as some similarities and differences between Gospel accounts of significant events, places and characters in the life of Jesus. They describe some aspects of Jewish daily life at the time of Jesus. They recognise some ways in which believers past and present honour Mary, Mother of Jesus, including praying the Hail Mary. Students recognise the significance of prayer in Jesus’ life and in the lives of believers and participate with respect in a variety of personal and communal prayer experiences including Grace and the Hail Mary and meditative prayer practices especially closing eyes, praying with beads and music.
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The Bible is a library of books. It is made up of two parts: the Old Testament and the .
The Church teaches that the Bible is an inspired account of God's self-revelation. The describes God's relationship with the Jewish people. The Abraham and Sarah story is one example of how God relates with people (e.g. promise to Abraham and Sarah, Genesis 17:1-8; 15-19, 21-22).
The consists of 27 books that proclaim the life and teaching of Jesus and the early Christian Church.
The life and teaching of Jesus is the primary source of God's self-revelation in the .
Identify some teachings and actions of Jesus that reveal aspects of God's nature (e.g. father, loving, just, forgiving, welcoming, inclusive).
Knowledge of the historical, cultural and geographical context of the first century Mediterranean world assists the reader of the Gospels to better appreciate the life and times of Jesus.
The of the saints (e.g. St Francis of Assisi, St Clare of Assisi, St Therese of Lisieux, St Kevin of Glendalough) helps people understand about being co-creators and stewards of creation; the sacredness of all creation, especially human life; and forgiveness and reconciliation.
Create print, visual or audio texts that draw on their own experiences, their imagination and information they have learnt from the wisdom of the saints about being co-creators and stewards of creation; the sacredness of all creation, especially human life; and forgiveness and reconciliation.
Jesus lived a truly human life. His mission and ministry was to preach and bring about the of God, including through his teaching, healing, and forgiving.
Human beings are called to be co-creators and stewards of God's creation.
The Jewish people are a people. Their relationship with God is expressed in their daily lives.
Forgiveness involves reconciliation with God and each other and restores broken relationships. In the Sacrament of Penance, believers celebrate reconciliation with God and each other. The Sacrament of Penance continues Jesus' healing ministry in the life of the community.
The Church community draws from the teachings and actions of Jesus (e.g. actions of Jesus: praying, forgiving and helping people in need; teachings of Jesus: love, justice and peace) to guide the way they live.
Each parish community has its own past, which is revealed in many ways (for example in its pastors and people, buildings, sites or parts of the natural environment).
Humans are called to acknowledge the sacredness of God and all creation, especially human life. The world is God's gift to all generations; therefore care for all creation (stewardship) is a moral duty.
The loving relationship God offers to people is unconditional. Sin is made evident in the free choices that harm the individual and their loving relationships with God, with others and with all creation. Reconciliation involves admission of , saying sorry, asking for God's help to change and seeking to heal relationships. There is no limit to God's mercy and forgiveness.
God's plan is that people respect all life, especially human life. All people have a responsibility to pursue peace and justice out of respect for human life and all creation.
Prayer for forgiveness requires admission of , saying sorry, asking God's help to change and seeking to heal one's loving relationships with God, with others and with all creation.
Meditative prayer uses silence and stillness to assist believers to listen and talk to God. There is a range of practices (including centred breathing and attending to posture) that helps believers prepare the body and the mind for meditative prayer and engage in the 'work of meditation'.
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By the end of Year 2, students identify aspects of God’s nature as revealed in the Bible. They discuss ideas about God’s relationship with the Jewish people as described in some Old Testament stories. They analyse teachings and actions of Jesus depicted in New Testament texts that reveal aspects of God’s nature. Students make connections between Jesus’ teachings and actions and the way members of the Church community live today. They pose questions about the life and times of Jesus and use sources provided to answer these questions. They make connections between Jesus’ healing ministry and the Church community’s celebration of the Sacrament of Penance.
Students recognise the sacredness of God and all creation including human life. They identify ways in which humans respond to the call to be co-creators and stewards of God’s creation. Drawing on their own experiences, they suggest ways to pursue peace and justice out of respect for human life and all creation. Students recognise ways in which believers nurture their relationship with God, with others and with all of creation. They recognise choices that harm an individual and their loving relationships with God, others and all creation. They explain ways in which believers seek to heal these relationships through reconciliation. They recognise that prayer and the wisdom of the saints help the believer to nurture their relationship with God, others and all creation. They participate with respect in a variety of personal and communal prayer experiences especially prayers for forgiveness including acts of contrition and Penitential Act. They participate with respect in a variety of meditative prayer practices including centred breathing and attending to posture.
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Old Testament scriptures, including Isaiah 49:15- 16, use many different images to portray God (e.g. fire, rain, potter, mother, refuge, sanctuary, lover). The are used in prayer, especially in praise of and thanksgiving to God.