Holy Trinity Parish

Quincy, MA

Home to most blessed sacrament and our lady of good counsel churches

A Phase V Collaborative of the roman Catholic archdiocese of boston

Parish Office
227 Sea St Quincy, MA 02169
617-479-9200
holytrinityquincyma@gmail.com

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Middle School

- Faith Formation

For a PDF file of the Middle School Sunday Schedule and Syllabus, click here.

Middle School 2022-2023 Faith Formation Program - Sunday
Holy Trinity Parish
227 Sea Street

Goal of the Middle School Faith Formation Program

To recognize each child as a gift from God and to let her or him grow in the Catholic faith through an awareness of God’s presence in their lives as important members of the Holy Trinity Parish community. To achieve this goal, our faith formation classes include catechesis using Pflaum Gospel Weeklies with small group discussions on how the Gospel
is applicable to life in the contemporary age through a sharing of personal stories and experiences. The curriculum includes studying the saints as role models for our youth, time for prayer, religious practice, and learning activities to grow in faith, knowledge, and fellowship.

Quincy, MA 02169

Learning Model for Middle School Program

Holy Trinity Parish will adopt an in-person classroom model of learning for Middle School Grades 6 to 8 during the 2022-2023 school year. Classes meet onsite two Sundays a month according to the schedule below.

Schedule
Class Meeting Day and Time: Sundays 9:15 – 10:15 AM (2 times a month)
Class Location: Our Lady of Good Counsel Hall
Catechists: Roseann Pope, Caryn Belisle, Teresa Altavesta

All Sundays are obligatory for the faithful to participate in the Mass. Regularly attending Sunday Mass and receiving the Eucharist is an important part of faith formation and the practice of the faith. The weekend schedule of Masses at Holy Trinity Parish is as follows:

Most Blessed Sacrament Church: Saturday 4:30 PM and Sunday 8:30 AM
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church: Saturday 6:00 PM and Sunday 10:30 AM

All Masses are live streamed and recordings stored at the HTP Facebook page https ://www.facebook.com/holytrinityquincy /)

Holy Days of Obligation
November 1, 2022 (All Saints’ Day)
December 8, 2022 (Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
December 25, 2022 (Christmas)
January 1, 2023 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
May 18, 2023 (Ascension of Jesus)
August 15, 2023 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

COVID-19 Health Safety Precautions

Holy Trinity Parish will observe a “masks encouraged” policy. Parents decide if their child should wear a mask during class and while on church premises. Hand sanitizers will be available for use as needed. If the child is sick, stay home. Notify htpreled@gmail.com.

Syllabus
The Visions curriculum uses the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies.

General Class Format

Proclamation of the Gospel for Sunday with group discussion
Connecting the Gospel to Catholic doctrine, the Catechism, and Catholic Social Teaching
Application of the Gospel to contemporary life
Activity

Students take home and work on the gospel weekly for Sundays not on the schedule.

No.	Class Date	Gospel Theme
	September 26, 2022	Start of Year In-Person Parent Meeting 7:00 – 8:00 PM OLGC Hall
Unit 1: We follow Jesus’ Teachings
1	October 2, 2022	PGW: 27^th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 17:5-10 Jesus Calls Us to Believe and Act
2	October 16, 2022	PGW: 29^th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 18:1-8 Jesus and the Persistent Widow
3	November 6, 2022	PGW: 32^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 20:27-38
We Prepare for Jesus’ Coming
4	November 20, 2022	PGW: Christ the King Luke 23:35-43 Jesus Forgives from the Cross
5	December 4, 2022	PGW: 2^nd Sunday of Advent Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist
6	December 18, 2022	PGW: 4^th Sunday of Advent Matthew 1:18-24 An Angel Speaks to Joseph
7	January 8, 2023	PGW: Epiphany and Baptism of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany Matthew 3:13-17 John Baptizes Jesus in the Jordan
Jesus’ New Law is Love
8	January 22, 2023	PGW: 3^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus Begins His Mission at Home
9	February 5, 2023	PGW: 5^th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:13-16 Sermon on the Mount: Salt and Light
10	February 26, 2023	PGW: 1^st Sunday of Lent Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus Faces Temptation
11	March 5, 2023*	PGW: 2^nd Sunday of Lent Matthew 17:1-9 The Transfiguration
Jesus Brings Us New Life
12	March 19, 2023	PGW: 4^th Sunday of Lent John 9:1-41 Jesus Cures a Man Born Blind
13	April 2, 2023	PGW: Palm/Passion Sunday Matthew 26:14—27:66 Jesus Pours Out His Life
14	April 30, 2023	PGW: 4^th Sunday of Easter John 10:1-10 Jesus is the Good Shepherd
15	May 7, 2022*	PGW: 5^th Sunday of Easter John 14:1-12 Jesus Reveals His Father

*Back-to-back Sundays on the schedule