1. Visions September 28, 2014 26 Sunday in Ordinary Time

2. Cover Think of a time when you respond yes or no Food you can’t stand Sport you can’t resist Interested in volunteering What do you say to: drugs, study, viedo games, practice, parents’ rules Share your answer with your partner Survey the class

3. “ Saying Yes, Saying No” page 2-4 Read together TALK questions p.3 for homework

4. Gospel P.4 6 parts: Narrator, Jesus, Father, first son, second son, Priest Discuss the TALK questions

5. “Why does Jesus Tell Parables?” p. 5 Read together Parables Used to teach about the kingdom of heaven Use symbols Like mirrors Involve us Church = assembly Vineyard A sheepfold Body of Christ People of God

6. Who Depends on You? What do you do? P6-7 Commitment is a pledge to do an action Do #1 together 4 th period 6 Group of 4 on group of 3 = 27 6 th period 6 groups of 4 = 24 #2 science teacher #3 Basketball team #4 teacher asked for help #5 School spirit group #6 parent separate #7 frog dissection

7. Christian Leaders p. 8 St. John XXIIIOctober 11 Poor family in Italy Vatican diplomat and bishop to Bulgarian and Turkey Helped may Jews escape the Holocaust Pope at 77 Called the Second Vatican Council 1962-1965 Died in 1963 St. John Paul IIOctober 22 Born in Poland Bishop at Vatican II The “Church in the Modern World” dignity of human life & common good Started World Youth Day Visited 129 countries, care for the poor, praying for peace