1. Please take out a sheet of paper and prepare a written reflection for sharing and submission: WHO AM I? Share something about your history, your gifts and talents, your challenges and limitations, your hopes and goals, as well as what you expect from this course. As we wait to begin class…

2. HRE 1OI – BE WITH ME GRADE NINE, RELIGION & FAMILY LIFE JONATHAN WRIGHT: ROOM 301

3. “Who am I?”  With your ‘elbow partner:’ 1. Introduce yourself, 2. Share from which school you came, 3. Highlight elements of your written response. You will have five minutes  With a person in front or behind you:’ 1. Introduce yourself, 2. Share from which school you came, 3. Highlight elements of your written response. You will have five minutes

4. The mission of the WCDSB:  As disciples of Christ, we seek to educate and nurture hope in all learners to realise their full potential to transform God’s world.  Think – Pair – Share: 1. What might this mean to you? 2. How might it look if you were ‘transforming God’s world?’  You will have five minutes, prepare to give feedback to the whole class.

5. The mission of the WCDSB…  So it could be said that you are successful in this school community when (learning goal):  I can…  So it could be said that you know you can…when (success criteria):  I do…  Take ten minutes with your partner and create a learning goal and success criteria.

6. The mission of the WCDSB…  So it could be said that you are successful in this school community when (learning goal):  I can make good choices based on my faith in order to serve God and the community.  So it could be said that you know you can…when (success criteria):  I know what God asks of me;  I know what gifts God gives to me;  I know what it means to love God and others.

7. The focus of ‘Be With Me’…  This course invites students to a deeper understanding of both the joy and demands of following in the way of Christ and living out the call to discipleship as it is described in the Scriptures. Using the Beatitudes as a touchstone, students examine the attitudes and actions that characterise the Christian life. Students will explore a variety of topics related to the themes of personhood, interpersonal relationships, and sexuality. They are encouraged to understand and nurture within themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen their relationship with God in and through Christ in the context of a Spirit-filled community.

8. The focus of ‘Be With Me’…  This course invites students to a deeper understanding of both the joy and demands of following in the way of Christ and living out the call to discipleship as it is described in the Scriptures. Using the Beatitudes as a touchstone, students examine the attitudes and actions that characterise the Christian life. Students will explore a variety of topics related to the themes of personhood, interpersonal relationships, and sexuality. They are encouraged to understand and nurture within themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen their relationship with God in and through Christ in the context of a Spirit-filled community.

9. This course invites students to a deeper understanding of both the joy anddemands of following in the way of Christ and living out the call todiscipleship as it is described in the Scriptures. Using the Beatitudes as a touchstone, students examine the attitudes and actions that characterise theChristian life. Students will explore a variety of topics related to the themes of personhood, interpersonal relationships, and sexuality. They are encouraged to understand and nurture within themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen their relationship with God in and through Christin the context of a Spirit-filled community. Please define… Discipleship:  Scriptures:  Beatitudes:  Christian:  Personhood:  Interpersonal relationships:  Sexuality:  Virtues:

10. Swimming against the current… Pope Francis spoke to millions of youth (under 35) at the World Youth Day in Rio de Jainero. What does he ask of young people?

11. Swimming against the current…  What does/might Pope Francis say about: 1. Discipleship: 2. Scriptures: 3. Beatitudes: 4. Christian: 5. Personhood: 6. Interpersonal relationships: 7. Sexuality: 8. Virtues:

12. Swimming against the current…  What is the biggest challenge that you face/expect to face at St. Mary’s?  What are the implications for you, for the others directly involved, for the larger community?  How might you be asked to ‘swim against the current?’  What resources/support might you need to ‘swim against the current?’

13. Swimming against the current…  What stories from scripture encourage us to ‘swim against the current?’  What do we know about scripture?  How do scripture and holy tradition fit?