USCCA Course Chapter 11: The Four Marks of the

11:00 – 11:05am Prayer – p. 139 USCCA

Have everyone in class recite the prayer together.

Have students sign in.

Before starting class the facilitator will have put all of the questions listed below on 3x5 cards and put the cards in a bag. The facilitator will then have each participant pull out a card and pass it to the next participant until all the cards are pulled out. The participants will then have 10 minutes to find and formulate their answers.

11:15 – 11:20am The Four p. 127 USCCA

Question: What are the four marks of the Church?

Question: Where do we find them mentioned at Mass?

11:20 – 11:30am The Church is One p. 127 - 128 USCCA

Question: Why can we say the Church is One? p. 127 USCCA

Question: What things have happened historically to affect the oneness of the Church?

p. 127 USCCA

Question: What is the ecumenical movement? P. 128 USSCA

Question: What is the difference between a church and an ?

P. 129 USCCA

11:30 – 11:35am The Church is Holy p. 129 USCCA

Question: What is meant that the Church is Holy? P. 129 USCCA

Question: What are sources of holiness for the Church? P. 129 USCCA

11:35 – 11:40am The Church is p. 129 – 131 USCCA

Question: What does the term “catholic” mean? P. 129 USCCA

Question: Why can we call the Church catholic? P. 129 USCCA

Question: What is meant by the term “particular church”? p. 130 USCCA

Question: How are the particular churches linked together? P. 130 USCCA Facilitator will hand out information on the various Eastern Catholic Churches and explain some differences between them and the Roman Church.

11:40 – 11: 50am The Church is Apostolic p. 132 – 134

Question: Why can the Church be called Apostolic? P. 132 – 133

Question: What are the roles of a in his diocese or ? P. 133

Question: What is meant by the term “” and what is its role in the Church? P. 133 USCCA

Question: What is meant by the term “” and what is its role in the Church? P. 133 USSCA

Question: Why can we say the Church is infallible? P. 134

11:50 – 11:55am Question: What is meant by saying that outside the Church there is no ? P. 132 USCCA

11:55 – noon Angelus Prayer

Have participants read Chapter 12 for next class