St. Peter

1. His life
   1. Like his brother Peter worked as a fisherman on Lake Genesareth. 
   2. Peter was introduced to Jesus and Peter became one of Jesus disciples.
   3. The first reappearance of Christ after his death was to Peter. When the Lord came to Tiberius to see the disciples he gave Peter the command to " Feed my lambs...Tend my sheep...Feed my lambs"
   4. Peter was crucified on Vatican Hill upside down because he declared himself unworthy to die in the same manner of the Lord
   5. St. Peter was our first pope and started the Catholic Church
   6. He was at Jesus side at the transfiguration, the raising of Jairus daughter
   7. Peter played an important role in the passion     
2. What virtues he models
   1. Love-He modeled love by becoming Jesus disciple and giving up his dreams to live and be like Jesus
   2. Courage-He modeled courage by taking on the large responsibility of starting the church and bringing all Catholics to be with God
   3. Faith-He modeled faith by always believing in God even if he was tempted to the most extreme point 
   4. Respect-He modeled respect by declaring himself unworthy to die the same way as Jesus Christ
3. His importance to our Church
   1. Peter is important to our church because he was recognized as the Prince of the Apostles 
   2. Peter is important to our church because he was the first disciple to perform miracles in the name of Christ      
   3. Peter is important to our church because he was our first ever pope   
4. Where I found my information
   1. Student Information Sheet