USCCA Course Chapter 11: The Four Marks of the Church
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 Marks of the Church 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 ecclesial community?
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 Catholic 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 bishop in his diocese or eparchy? P. 133
Question: What is meant by the term “magisterium” and what is its role in the Church? P. 133 USCCA
Question: What is meant by the term “papal infallibility” 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 salvation? P. 132 USCCA
11:55 – noon Angelus Prayer
Have participants read Chapter 12 for next class