Unit 1, Lesson 2:

The Church seeks to gather all persons together for the sake of their salvation and to be part of God’s Kingdom as one people, one Body of Christ.

Catechism Connections

CCC 461

CCC 541

CCC 546

CCC 771

CCC 774-776

CCC 1145-1146

CCC 1151

Lesson Topics:

• Church Structure

• The Holy Trinity

LESSON VOCABULARY

Incarnation: The dogma of the Church that teaches that the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, the Son of God, assumed a human nature in the Person of Jesus Christ.

Kingdom of God: God’s rule or reign over all things.

Parable: A parable is a short story that uses familiar things to help explain something in a way that is easier for us to understand.