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Class 8 : CHURCH THE PEOPLE OF GOD

The Church is One

Chapter Context

The Church which is the fellowship of the believers maintains its uniformity in respect of Faith, Sacraments and Apostolic Unity. However, there are diversities in Liturgy, Theology, Spirituality and Discipline. These diversities do not weaken the fellowship among the churches; rather they nurture the fellowship. Now there are 22 individual Churches in the Holy Catholic Church and Syro-Malabar Church is one among them. Each individual church has the responsibility of keeping up its traditions and individuality. This is the message that should be conveyed through this lesson.

Teacher's Guide

  1. Conviction

    - The church that Jesus established is one and that exists as a fellowship of individual churches.
    - These individual churches maintain their unity in Faith, Sacraments and Apostleship. At the same time they maintain their diversity in Liturgy. Theology, Spirituality, Discipline, etc.
    - All the churches enjoy equal status.
    - Syro-Malabar Church is one of the 22 individual churches.
    - The Syro-Malabar Church follows the Oriental Syrian Liturgical Traditions with some adaptations to Indian Culture. Both the Syro-Malabar and the Chaldean church follow the Oriental Syrian Liturgical Traditions.
    - The believers of every individual church have the responsibility of keeping up the tradition and spirit of the church they belong to.

  2. Attitudes

    - Taking pride in belonging to the Catholic Church - Respect for all individual churches
    - Interest in knowing and keeping up the traditions of Syro-Malabar Church

  3. Resolution

    - I will live in the Liveliness of the Syro-Malabar Church.
    - I will love and respect all Catholics.

  4. Teaching aids

    A Chart of the 24 individual churches along with the number of families in each church, Verse-cards, The Bible, Documents of the Vatican Council. 'Bharatha Sabha Charithram’
  5. Presentation of the lesson

    Begin the lesson with a song about the parable of True Vine and its branches. (Jn. 15: 1-5) Show the picture of a Vine plant. Discuss about the non-catholic churches we have in our country. Show the 24 churches with the help of the chart.
    Know the Mother Church:

    Read: 'Bharatha Sabha Charithram' Ch. 11 page 426-430.

    b. Answers

    1. Page 70
    2. Page 69
    3. Page 70
    4. Page 70, 71
    5. Page 70

    Introduce 'Varthamana Pusthakam' by Paremmakal Thomma Kathanar.

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