Redemptorist Publications create a LOOK activity sheet for children based on the following Sunday's readings. Click here for tomorrow's one.
Family friendly Pentecost novena, starts on Friday!
Ablaze Ministries have created a family friendly Pentecost novena with prayers, colouring pages, reflections and family challenges.
You can download it from their website here.
Primary school teachers - EPV days - Online summer course on Catholic Education
There is an excellent online summer course for primary teachers in Ireland on the theme of *Catholic Education*.
Click here to link to the course.
COURSE LAYOUT:
Module 1 – Why we believe in the Catholic Faith- Apologetics How do we know God exists? How the Catholic belief in God changes our life. How do we know Jesus existed? How do we know that Jesus resurrected and is God? Some misunderstandings our society has relating to the Catholic Faith.
Module 2 – The role of Catholic Education in our Culture What you believe about God determines your culture. The roots of our present crisis and how we can respond- Part I. The roots of our present crisis and how we can respond- Part II. Catholic Teaching on Relationships and Sexuality Education.
Module 3 – The Bible and the Catechism The Catechism. Introduction to the Bible. The Bible- Old Testament. The Bible- New Testament.
Module 4 – Prayer and the Sacraments Prayer I- Explanation of what prayer is and how we can pray. Prayer II- Types of prayer and how to engage in them with children. Sacraments I- Explanation of each of the sacraments and their importance. Sacraments II- Quality resources for sacramental preparation.
Module 5 – Catholic Leadership and SSE Developing your relationship with God. School Initiatives – various options for you to choose to fit your school context. Integration – many ideas provided for worthwhile integration of the Catholic faith. SSE- A comprehensive explanation of the six step SSE model.
Booklet of resources on St John Paul II on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of St John Paul.
Click here for a booklet of resources.
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Catholic schools - remote education and Covid-19
From the Vatican website here:
Although education can be done remotely, Kevin emphasized that “Catholic schools are really about community. It’s about being in relationship with Jesus, relationship with one another, relationship with their teachers. That sense of community is so vital to the success and to the successful outcomes that we see in Catholic schools”.