Here are some downloadable resources for class and personal reflection as we journey through Lent towards the great celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
What does mortification mean to me
Unity Prayer
In January we all pray for Christian Unity. This prayer resource could be used in Parish, School Assembly or for personal prayer throughout the year
Blessing and Litany for Feast of St Brigid
This resource includes a newly composed Blessing of the rush cross associated with St Brigid and a specially composed Litany for use on her feast February 1st.
St Brigid Blessing and Litany 2012
Here are some shared resources on the life of St Brigid and also some of her prayers:
St Brigid ..her life St Brigid
Blessing of St Brigid’s Crosses
Getting in touch with your centre – A new prayer resource (ppt)
Declan has released this powerpoint for personal and group reflection. Very suitable for staff days and senior religious education units on prayer in the life of a Christian today.
Rediscovering what gives you life and meaning – Getting in touch with your centre.
Eucharistic Congress 2012.
Congress Prayer Click to upload the Official Congress Prayer.
Congress Junior Class Resource Click to upload lesson plans for Year 8 perhaps.
Religious Education in RC Post Primary School:
Post-Primary Adviser – Reflection on the role for today:
Frank
“At the heart of our faith is the invitation to respond to the call of God. In particular, as Diocesan Advisers involved in catechesis, our challenge is to enable teachers and their pupils to hear that call and respond to it. I see my role in this area as encouraging, supporting, affirming, resourcing and providing up-to-date information to our teachers in order to spread the Gospel message in the classroom. In this sense Religious Education must be more than teaching knowledge and skills of an academic discipline, it must be about a lived experience of passing on the faith; to challenge teachers and pupils to bring Christ alive in ways appropriate to their stage of faith, through encouraging compassion, tolerance, understanding and respect for each other and for all those whom they meet in their lives.”
AS and A2 Religious Studies.
Presently most RC schools choose to use the CCEA Specifications and many students study the units on The Early Church with their second area being The Celtic Church. Some schools favour St Luke instead and ethics .
GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES & Key Stage 4 Rel Ed for Those with Learning Needs
Most RC schools in N Ireland are currently offering AQA specifications for Religious Studies. The most common options being Unit 1 Christianity, Unit 2 Christianity Ethics. Unit 3 Roman Catholicism, Unit 4 Roman Catholicism Ethics, Unit 5 St Mark’s Gospel.
For convenience you can download these options here:
69A17265d01 Christianity scheme of work
36CEE7B5d01 Roman Catholicism Scheme of work
B75A5859d01 Roman Catholicism Ethics
5A734E14d01 RC Ethics Scheme of work
19914552d01 St Mark Scheme of work
For students with Learning Issues :
For students that would not be able to accomplish a GCSE because of learning difficulties the former Diocesan Christian Lifestyle Programme is no longer an option. Some might like to offer the Entry level Programme offered by Edexcel selecting the Roman Catholic Option and combine this with the Faith Award offered by the Archdiocese of Armagh “The Muireadhach Award “. This combination would offer these students a challenge and a very good personal experience of religious education at this stage in their schooling.
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Another possible resource that might be worth your consideration is the NOCN General Religious Education Entry Level 1 to 3 Awards (QCF)
Catholic Education – Vision and Ethos
Some work has been undertaken to formalize the lived vision for all Catholic education community. You may find the enclosed documents helpful.
THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Catholic Education -The Vision
TEACHERS’ INSET ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION Ppt.
THE_DISTINCTIVE_PHILOSOPHY_AND_VALUES_OF_CATHOLIC_EDUCATION
vision08 Bishops Conference pastoral letter
Catholic Schools FAQs – Ethos
Maeve Mahon gives an insight into what is different about a Catholic school in regard to the characteristic spirit or ethos of the school. Check out this link to her video :
http://www.icatholic.ie/videos/catholic-schools-faqs-ethos/
Guidelines for the inclusion of students from other faiths in Catholic Schools.
These guidelines offer suggestions to Catholic secondary schools as to how to welcome and facilitate students of different faiths and no faith, while remaining true to the characteristic spirit of the school. The guidelines seek to address some of the challenges faced by Catholic schools in a 21st Century diverse Ireland and to encourage schools to be truly Catholic in its approach to hospitability and inclusiveness of all faiths and none in their schools. These guidelines can be downloaded in pdf below.
Guidelines for Students of Other Faiths Manual
Catholic Schools Week is an important way of reminding ourselves of our special ethos. We have attached this year’s address by Bishop McKeown as a resource for thought and discussion.
CSW 2011 ADDRESS BY BISHOP DONAL Mc KEOWN
Cardinal’s Letter to Principals, Heads of Rel Ed and Boards of Gov/management 2010
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