School of Saint Joseph (Naguilian Isabela) Inc.

Quezon, Naguilan Isabela

CHRISTIAN LIVING EDUCATION 10:

CALLED TO GROW IN CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

CHAPTER 2: THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Rationale A Christian belongs to a community often of conflicting ideas and
norms. Yet primarily, he is Churched. He is therefore confined to live
the within the ways of the Church-the ways of Christ. The Church is
called to be a sacrament of Christ bestowed with a mission, done in
twofold ways.
CONTENT UNDERSTANDING
Content The students demonstrate understanding of the meaning of Christs
Standards salvific mission in our present world.
Performance The Students must be able to:
Standards 1. Commit themselves to a particular way of carrying out social
responsibility
2. Appreciate the importance of community (Church) as a powerful
instrument of Gods love in the world.

Learning The Students will be able to:

Competencies 1. Explain the nature and mission of the Church
2. Discuss the two ways of doing its social mission and give
specific examples on how to participate in the Churchs two
ways of doing its mission.
3. Be able to do a simple social analysis
Focus I-thou relationship(otherness, other oriented-ness), rootedness Gods
Word
Key Concepts Ethical choice, Moralism, Encounter, Ekklesia, Basic Ecclesial
Community. Acts of Charity, Social Justice
Resources Movie: Oscar Romero- projector/television, speakers
Bible
Prepare Handouts
References The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)
Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Josephine C. Dango, Called to Grow in Christian Social :Responsibility,
learning guide and textbook (Quezon City: Sibs Publishing House,
2015)
Tracy Rowland, Ratzingers Faith (New York: Oxford University Press,
2008)
51st International Eucharistic Congress, The Eucharist: source and goal
of the Churchs mission (Cebu: 24-31 January 2016), 14.
Charles Coppens, S.J., Logic and Mental Philosophy,
https://www3.nd.edu/~maritain/jmc/etext/lamp09.htm
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
Essential 1. How does the Church continue Christs mission?
Questions 2. What Is the nature and mission of the Church? What is the
Churchs two ways of doing its social mission?
3. What does it mean to be a part of the Church?
 STRATEGIES FOR INQUIRY
Inquiry Stimulus How will you embody Christ?

Inquiry Questions 1. Is a person born to be solitary?

2. In what community do you belong?
3. How does the Church appear to you?
4. What are acts of Charity and Structural change?
Learning Support Problem-based, Discovery learning
pedagogies
Instructional Reflective teaching
strategies Indirect method
Dialectical or conversational
Teaching-
Learning Episodes I. ROUTINE ACTIVITIES
A. Opening Prayer
B. Cleanliness
C. Checking of Attendance
II. DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES( See Separate
Handout)
Session 1: Motivation: Social Analysis of school related problems in
SSJ.
The Students are grouped into four each group is given a task to work
on, yet all groups must give a response to SSJ problems, and the reason
why they are happening.
A similar story is provided in the book. The drowning babies in the river.
Each day the number of babies increases. The reason why is a mystery.
The rescuers were involved in the issue directly but the whence the
babies are is still a why.

Session 2 and 3: Explore and Firm up

A. Foundations of social responsibility
The Social Analysis done in the previous session shall be explained. For
one main reason, they must involve themselves to help solve student
related problems because they are family-one school community/class.
B. The One Church
The Church is also called to be united in herself.

Session 4: Deepen
C. The Church as the Sacrament of Christ

Session 5 and 6: Transfer

Film: Oscar Romero
The Students are asked to reflect on the movie.(See Separate Sheet
for Rubrics

1. What do you find to be most striking in the life of Archbishop Oscar

Romero?
2. What do you think is the lesson that young people can learn from the
example of Archbishop Romero?
3. What have you done so far working for social justice or helping those
who are in need? What else can you realistically do as a high school
 student to become more socially responsible?

III. CLOSING ACTIVITIES

A. Conclusion
B. Closing Prayer
METACOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESMENT
Assessment tools Written Reflection
Group Reports/ Performance Tasks(Social Analysis)

Metacognitive
extension
Cross-Disciplinary Socio-Political-Economic.
Applications