Term 3 Week 28
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28 AUG- 1 SEPTEMBER
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Sunday
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Monday
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Memorial of St John the Baptist
St John the Baptist spoke the truth and was killed for this. Pray for courage in our faith today. |
Tuesday
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Going on a God Hunt (for younger students but could be adapted for older students)
Find a place outdoors and invite students to be still - absolutely still. Ask them to look around and name in their minds what they can see/hear. Take some deep breaths and imagine what it is like to be that leaf, that tree, that insect, that rock, that cloud ... Use this activity to lead students to an awareness of the world God has created. Write a litany of thanksgiving as a response. Take photos to accompany the litany. |
Wednesday
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Christian Meditation for Children and Young People
Invite students to meditate with this ancient tradition of prayer grounded in the Gospels and the early Christian monastic tradition of the Desert Fathers. Follow the steps in this simple summary of the practice as offered by the World Community for Christian Meditation. Download the WCCM App and access the Meditation Timer. |
Thursday
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Silence and Stillness
Lead students in listening prayer exercises and breathing prayer exercises at transition times and at the end of the day |
Friday
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Father’s Day
Write and pray prayers of intercession and blessing for fathers, step fathers, grandfathers and other significant men. Use liturgical prayers of intercession and a blessing for Father’s Day as a model. Father’s Day Ritual Nooma Rain Rob Bell tells the story of being caught in torrential rain with his baby son. The baby begins to cry out and is comforted by the way his father holds him tightly against his heart and whispers gently to him “I love you.” He talks about the storms of life that we encounter and how God will respond to us if we cry out. God is always there to hold us, to encircle us with love and to protect us. A beautiful reflection for Father’s Day. |
Saturday
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