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April/ May and Catholic Education Week
Easter
New: Octave of Easter Prayer Service for Catholic Educators
(Prayer service for administrative leaders, easily adapted for other staff or school-wide use)
New: Easter Resources for Children’s Ministry
(Classroom-ready crafts, colouring pages, activities downloadable from ministry-to-children.com)
New: Easter Resources and Activities
(Prayers, colouring pages, clip art and other resources from catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com
New: Easter Colouring Pages
(From Clipartwizard.com)
Easter: The Church’s Season of New Life
(Faith First.com)
Easter to Pentecost
(Seasonal feature from St. Anthony Messenger Press with articles, sound bites and video)
Paper Plate Easter Basket
(Classroom art activity by Colleen and Darcy Hammond, Domestic Church.com)
Holy Week & Easter Clipart
(from Hermanoleon.org)
Images of Shroud of Turin
Easter Story Images on Printable Flash Cards
Earth Day
Earth Day Prayer from Appleseeds.org
(Suitable as part of classroom/school prayer service. Just add: “We make this prayer to You through Christ, our Lord. Amen”)
Catholic Character Theme: Stewardship
(Scripture quotes, and many links to online resources from Catholic character development resource, Our Language, Our Story)
St. Francis and the Birth of Earth Day
(Provides a short history of Earth Day, uses St. Francis’ Peace Prayer)
Stewardship Prayer Service
(RCCDSB Prayer Service)
Catholic Education Week 2013
Dates: May 5 – May 10, 2013
Theme: Growing Together in Faith
Scriptural Reference:
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.’” (Ephesians 3:17)
Daily Sub-themes:
Five sub-themes for Catholic Education: Growing together in Faith –
Monday: Faith that is… Rooted
Tuesday: Faith that is… Nurtured
Wednesday: Faith that is… Discerned
Thursday: Faith that is… Witnessed
Friday: Faith that is… Celebrated
Introduction to 2013 Theme – Growing together in Faith
Community Resources and Sample Templates
Music: MP3 File, Walking in the Light of Christ
- Guitar Chords Lyrics Music Sheet Song #1 on CD Song #2 on CD (music only)
Prayer Card
Graphic File (Tree)
CEW 2013 Poster
Logo (Growing Together in Faith)
Suggested Resources for Prayer Service or School/Parish Mass
Community Resources and Sample Templates
- Cover Page
- Draft Letter to the Media
- April School Newsletter
- Parish Bulletin Announcement
- Sample Church Presentation
Elementary Schools Package
- Cover, Table of Contents, Introduction and Booklist
- Eucharistic Celebration and Prayer Service
Day 1
- Faith that is Rooted – Booklet (RCCDSB Adapted)
- Primary – The Happiness Tree
- Primary – The Happiness Tree (2)
- Primary – The Happiness Tree (3)
- Junior – The Giving Tree – A Retelling of a Traditional Metis Story
- Intermediate – The Table of (the) Three Trees
Day 2
- Faith that is Nurtured – Booklet (RCCDSB Adapted)
- Primary – Isabella’s Garden
- Intermediate – Seed by Seed – The Legend and Legacy of John ‘Appleseed’ Chapman
Day 3
- Faith that is Discerned – Booklet (RCCDSB Adapted)
- Primary – No One But You
- Intermediate – Granddad’s Prayers of the Earth
Day 4
- Faith that is Witnessed – Booklet (RCCDSB Adapted)
- Primary – The Holy Twins – Benedict and Scholastica
- Junior – Lolek – The Boy Who Became Pope John Paul II
- Intermediate – Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Day 5
- Faith this is Celebrated – Booklet (RCCDSB Adapted)
- Primary, Junior and Intermediate – God’s Dream (Introduction)
- Primary, Junior and Intermediate – God’s Dream (Drama Strand)
- Primary, Junior and Intermediate – God’s Dream (Music Strand)
- Primary, Junior and Intermediate – God’s Dream (Dance Strand)
- Primary, Junior and Intermediate – God’s Dream (Visual Arts)
Secondary
- A Suggested Eucharistic or Prayer Celebration for Large Assembly
- Secondary Package (RCCDSB Adapted)
OCSTA’s Catholic Education Week Resource Page
May
Living Rosary
Living Rosary Outline with Joyful Mysteries
Living Rosary Outline with Sorrowful Mysteries
Living Rosary Outline with Glorious Mysteries
Living Rosary Outline with Mysteries of Light
Mysteries of the Rosary for Youth
(By Deacon Doug McManaman)
Teaching the Rosary to High School Students
(From Engagingfaith.blogspot.com Practical advice for teaching the Rosary, with helpful links, resources related to Mary)
Prayers to Our Lady
Prayer to Our Lady Before a Staff Meeting
Prayer to Mary, Mother of Hope
(Adapted from longer prayer in Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation on Jesus Christ Alive in His Church, the Source of Hope for Europe (Ecclesia in Europa), 2003)
Teaching the Rosary to High School Students
(From Engagingfaith.blogspot.com. Practical advice for teaching the Rosary, with helpful links resources related to Mary)
New: Thanksgiving for the Gift of Mothers. Prayer Service for the Month of May
(Most suitable for senior elementary, secondary and adults)
Marian Prayers
(Good online collection of classical, papal, litany, novena and other Marian prayers from the University of Dayton’s Mary Prayer Page)