UNIT TIME FRAME TOPIC REFERENCE

01 January General Introduction to Catechism Teaching

Week 1
02 Week 2 The Profession of Faith:
 Man’s Desire for God
Week 3  God comes to Meet Man
 Sacred Scriptures
 Man’s Response to God

03 Week 4 The Profession of Christian Faith

 I Believe in God
February  Father, Almighty
Week 1  Creator of Heaven and Earth
 Man and fall
04 Week 2 I believe in Jesus Christ
 Son of God
 Jesus the Lord

05 Week 3 Conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

 Born of the Virgin Mary
 Life of Jesus
 Mission of Jesus
06 Week 4 Suffered under Pontius Pilate
 Crucified
 Died
  Buried
07 March Week 1 Descended into Hell
 Christ descended into hell
 Christ rose again on the third day
08 Week 2 Ascended into heaven
 Ascension of Jesus
 Seated at the right hand of the Father
09 Week 3 He will come again
 Second coming of Jesus
 To judge the living and the dead
10 April I believe in the Holy Spirit
Week 1  The joint mission of the Son and the Spirit
 Symbols of the Holy Spirit
 Spirit and the Church
11 Week 2 I believe in the Holy Catholic Church
 The Church, Mystery in the plan of God
 Church the people of God
 Body of Christ
 Temple of the Spirit
12 Week 3 Church is
 One
 Holy
Week 4  Catholic
 Apostolic
Church membership
  Hierarchy
 Faithful
 Consecrated people
13 May Communion of Saints
Week 1  Of heaven and earth
 Mary’s motherhood
 Mary as the eschatological icon of the Church
14 Week 2 Forgiveness of Sins
 Baptism for forgiveness of Sins
 Power of forgiveness
15 Week 3 Resurrection of the Body
 Christ and our Resurrection
 Dying in Christ
16 June Life Everlasting
Week 1  Particular judgment
 Heaven Purgatory and Hell
 Last Judgment
 New heaven and New earth

17 Week 2 The Paschal Mystery of the Church

 Introduction to Pasch
18 Week 3 Sacraments of Initiation:
 Sacrament of Baptism
19 July Sacrament of Confirmation
Week 1 
20 Week 2 Sacrament of Eucharist

21 Week 3 The sacrament of Penance and Healing
 Of reconciliation
 Of Anointing of the Sick
22 AUGUST The sacrament of Service of Communion
Week 1  Of Holy Orders
23 Week 2  Of Matrimony

YEAR 2 PART 2 – Man’s Vocation LIFE in CHRIST

24 January Man Created in the image of God
Our Vocation “Be Blessed”: - The Beatitudes
February Man’s Freedom
Morality of Human Act
March Passion
Moral Conscience
April The Virtues
Sin: Personal and Social
July Human Community
 Person and Society
 Participation in Social Life
August  Social Justice
September God’s Salvation
 Moral Law
October  Grace and Justification
November  Church Mother and Teacher
December The ten Commandments

YEAR 3 CHRISTIAN PRAYER

January  What is Prayer?
 Old Testament
 New Testament teaching
In the time of the Church
February Traditional
 Rosary / Vocal Prayer
 Way of the Cross / Reflective Prayer
 Meditation / Contemplation
Prayer Life
March The Lord’s Prayer
 The 7 Petitions
April Seasons of the Church
 The Colors/ the festivals
 Season of Advent
July  Season of Christmas
August  Season of Lent
September  Paschal Season
October  Ordinary Time of the Year
November  Daily Saints