Acceptance - God wants us to make friends with everyone no matter how different they may look of act.

Acceptance is the ability to respect the dignity and rights of all persons, even those whose beliefs and behaviours differ from our own. Everyone should strive to love and respect their neighbour, as they love and respect themselves.

An accepting person is:

willing to treat everybody as a member of a group; non-judgemental; welcoming to those different than himself/herself; and  loving and happy with who he/she is.

The virtue of Acceptance means we accept ourselves and others, just the way we are. God created all of us in His image, and God does not make mistakes. Being part of Gods family means that we love and welcome everyone just the way Jesus did. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where it is easier to follow the crowd than to stand up for what we know is right. However, Jesus wants us to accept everyone even when it is hard.

If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it. Now you are the body of Christ and individually member of it.

Can you remember a time you felt unaccepted? How did that make you feel?

Love – God wants us to serve and to see the goodness in everyone we meet. A loving person: wants the best for others; is willing to make sacrifices for the good of others; knows that we are all lovable; and prays for others. God has given us many people in our lives to show us examples of Love. Our families, teachers, and friends show us their love everyday. Love can be seen in the simplest acts of kindness, such as sharing a pencil, playing a game, or even saying Thank-you. We should always show our love for others because love is about seeing the good in people even when they make us angry. Sometimes the greatest acts of love happen when we are angry, such as not hitting our sibling back or not screaming at our friends. Jesus is always with us and we should always try to remember His most important lesson, the lesson of love, because love is not about us – it is about looking out for the good of others.

What does Love look like to you?

The historic buildings of Erchless Estate were once home to Oakville’s founding family but are now the setting for Oakville’s community museum. Colonel William Chisholm, an enterprising merchant and shipbuilder, founded the town and built Erchless overlooking his new harbour and Lake Ontario.

Grade 6 

Kateri

Holy, loving

Friendly, Kind, Truthful

Understanding, Respectful, Honest, Faithful

Positive, Hardworking, Loyal, Saintly, Grateful

Patient, Polite, Tender, Graceful

Calm, Daring, Delightful

Fair, Innocent

Tekakwitha

Grade 6

Kind to everyone

Affectionately helps others

Thankful to God

Exquisite in her beauty

Righteous in her actions

Innocent and hates sin

Thoughtful to everyone

Energetic in her work

Knowledgeable in her faith

Aboriginal, though she was

Kind-hearted was she always

Wonderful through her virtues

Incredible was her obedience

True to God and all

Helpful to her family

Abandoned herself to God’s love

Grade 6

Pious, Calm

Praying, Obeying, Learning

Loving everyone she sees

Teaching, Helping, Singing

Tekakwitha

Beautiful Day

Patient, Intelligent

Serving, Playing, Listening

Working six days a week

Leaping, Hoping, Smiling

Catherine

Grade 6

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha was an Indian and woman who suffered a lot but with a shining smile.

Kateri’s uncle hated Christians.

He did not like that Kateri wanted to be a Christian.

Kateri’s aunt tried to trick her into marrying.

Kateri recognized what was happening and ran to the forest to cry.

She was so hurt she felt like she was going to die.

Kateri was baptized and she was tortured.

She finally went to Canada so she could be free to love Jesus.

Kateri received Jesus on Christmas Day and went to Mass everyday.

Kateri met a woman named Marie Therese.

They went to see the sisters in Ville Marie.

Kateri made a vow to forever remain a virgin.

God wanted Kateri to go to heaven and would not wait a year.

Kateri died and her face turned white as snow.

The flowers did not dance that day because of sadness.

The sky was black as a blackhole.

The walk to the river seemed to last forever.

The holiness of this woman surely brought her to heaven.

Kindness - God wants us to give generously to others around us.

Kindness is the act of loving and giving generously to others as God does. Our empathy for oth- ers is transformed into action, an action that extends beyond concern for ourselves.

A kind person:

gives their time to help others;

stands by their friends in time of need;

shares with their friends;

is polite; and cares about other peoples feelings.

God wants us to be kind to everyone we meet. Being kind is about more than just pretending to be nice. It is about helping and playing with others because we want to and not because we feel we have to. God helps up to be kind to our family and friends because by being kind we are able to see God in every one we meet..

Can you remember a time when you were kind to someone who was not kind to you?