September	Unit I Theme #1
CGE 1F	- to help the children become aware that they are welcome in the group
CGE 7J	- to create a sense of belonging to the group through shared experience
	Theme #2
CGE 6A	- to express belonging to one another
CGE 6C	- to grow in awareness of belonging to family and friends
	Theme #3
CGE 6D	- to prepare a celebration
CGE 1F	- to celebrate our belonging with family and friends
October	Unit 2 Theme #4
CGE 5E	- to explore experiences of being with adults who welcome us
CGE 1C	- to discover Jesus as someone who welcomes children
	Theme #5
CGE 1C	- to come to know Jesus as a friend
CGE 1G	- to discover that Jesus wants a world of friends
	Theme #6
CGE 1A	- to meet Jesus as a storyteller
CGE 1C	- to hear Jesus tell us that we are his friends
November	Unit 3 Theme #7
CGE 1A	- to appreciate the Bible as a book of stories
CGE 1C	- to come to know the God Jesus loved
	Theme #8
CGE 1C	- to celebrate the Bible as God's word
CGE 1C	- to deepen a sense of reverence for God's book
	Theme #9
CGE 1C	-to deepen the children's appreciation of God
CGE 1H	-to recognize God and Jesus in the image of The Good Shepherd
December	Unit 4 Theme #10
CGE 1E	- to treasure the gift of motherhood
CGE 1A	- to discover how God chose Mary to give us Jesus
	Theme #11
CGE 1I	- to enter into Advent as a time of anticipation
CGE 1A	- to appreciate the good news of “God-with us'
	Theme #12
CGE 1F	-to appreciate God's desire to be with us
CGE 1G	- to celebrate Advent
January	Unit 5 Theme # 13
CGE 1A	-to savor the Christmas story
CGE 1C	- to enter into Epiphany
	Theme # 14
CGE 6A	- to explore experiences of caring
CGE 1C	- to recognize how God care for us
	Theme #15
CGE 1F	- to express wonder, praise and thanks for God as creator
CGE 3E	- to explore all of creation as a gift from God
February	Unit 6 Theme #16
CGE 1G	-to discover how and why our names are so important
CGE 4A	-to appreciate that God loves us and calls us by name
	Theme # 17
CGE 1C	- to explore images of God
CGE 1A	- to come to know Jesus' image of God
	Theme #18
CGE 6A	- to experience and explore ways we talk with those we love
CGE 1F	- to learn to pray the Our Father
March	Unit 7 Theme #19
CGE 6C	-to experience meals as an expression of belonging
CGE 1F	- to discover how Jesus included everyone
	Theme #20
CGE 1A	- to reflect on ways Jesus shows his love for us
CGE 1A	- to hear and respond to Jesus' invitation to love as he loved
	Theme #21
CGE 6E	- to grow in the awareness of belonging
CGE 7F	-to understand God's desire for everyone to be friends
April	Unit 8 Theme #22
CGE 1F	-To reflect on how difficult it is to love one another
CGE 1G	- to see Jesus as someone who accepts us and invites us to become more loving people
	Theme #23
CGE 7C	-to explore the need to receive and give forgiveness
CGE 1J	-to see Jesus' life as forgiving
	Theme #24
CGE 1I	-to reflect on what it means to love fully
CGE 1A	-to see Jesus' life and death as God's love for us
May	Unit 9 Theme 25
CGE 1A	- to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and his new life
CGE 1E	- to reflect on the promise of new life after death
	Theme 26
CGE 1B	- to deepen appreciation of baptism
CGE 1I	- to become aware of new life through water and the Spirit
	Theme 27
CGE 1F	- to deepen appreciation of belonging to th Christian community
CGE 1B	- to celebrate belonging to the family of God through baptism
June	Unit 10 - Theme 28
CGE 1F	- to come to know the Holy Spirit as the life of God within us
CGE 1F	- to see the Christian community as people who share the life of God: Father, Son and Spirit
	Theme 29
CGE 1A	- to remember the story of God
CGE 1I	- to proclaim our belief
	Theme 30
CGE 1G	- to prepare a celebration of belonging
CGE 1F	- to celebrate our belonging to God's family