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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‘Me, God and Covid-19’ FREE JOURNAL

Access a free journal here to help children talk to God about the ups and downs of this season of their lives, during the Covid-19 crisis. It is also an opportunity to help children and parents capture a little of what God is doing in their family during this season. From parentingforfaith.org

Know of a child who was due to receive their First Holy Communion this year?

This Wednesday is the feast of Blessed Imelda, she is the Patroness of those who are due to receive their first Holy Communion.

Like many children in 2nd class during this time of the virus, Imelda was sad because she had to wait a long time to receive Jesus, in her case until she was 12 years old.

Here is a 6 minute video on her short life (she died at 11 years of age). The password is 'teacher' to view this excellent video from the website.

Here is a picture of her to colour also.

YouCat for Kids

Fr. Seán Corkery at a Women’s Conference today recommended the ‘YouCat for Kids’ book, published in 2018. Some parents like to read a short passage with their children each night to help them learn about the Catholic faith. ‘YouCat for Kids’ is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Click here to purchase.

To view the podcasts from this Women’s Conference (with great speakers like Breda O’Brien, Sr. Caitríona Kavanagh and Julie Cosden) click here.