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Reconciliation

Songs

StoriesArt & Craft

Discussion

Videos

Prayer

Worksheets

Poems

Prayer

•Spontaneous / Formal

•Praise

•Sorry

•Intercession / Thanksgiving

•Meditation

•Contemplative

Kneeling

Standing

Listening

Genuflecting

Hands joined

Gestures & Attitudes

Symbolism: Water, light, bread, wine.

GOD THE FATHER

Belong to His Family in Baptism.

Gives Us Forgiveness.

Sent His Son.

JESUS

Son of God.

Friend of all.

Asks us to love and forgive.

Shows Father’s forgiveness.

HOLY SPIRIT

Given in Baptism.

Enables us to pray to God the Father like Jesus.

Choices?•Freedom -consequences •Moral judgement•Sins & mistakes •Moral qualities

Alive – O LessonsAlive – O LessonsJanuary - EasterJanuary - Easter

• My Goodness• We Are The Greatest• Time Moves On

• The Good Shepherd• Losing My Way• Time To Change• I Was Lost, I Am Found

• A Different Time

Children who are truly loved....know themselves to be valued. This knowledge is worth more than gold. When children know they are valued they feel valuable.

The feeling of being valuable is essential to mental health and is the cornerstone to self- discipline.

It is a direct product of parental love. Such a conviction must be gained in childhood; it is extremely difficult to acquire it in adulthood.

Conversely, when children have learned through the love of the adults around them to feel valuable, it is almost impossible for the vicissitudes of adulthood to destroy their spirit.

M. Scott Peck

THEMES WHAT HOW

WILDERNESS LESSONS 1 & 4

Explore the reality of wilderness as it occurs in human life.

Exodus 15:22-25 Moses and the Israelites in the desert.

LENTLESSONS 1 & 4

A time to consider where we are with God and others.

Discuss why Jesus went into the wilderness to pray.

THEMES WHAT HOW

GOODNESS LESSONS 2 & 3

Help children become aware of their goodness.

Look at how they are special.

-Make Little Beings-Look at being children

-Matthew 18:1-5Jesus welcomes children.

BEING LOST & FOUND LESSONS 5,6,7 & 8

Recognise moments of being lost and found.

Identify wrong behaviour and say sorry.

-Ash Wednesday Service.-Luke 15:3-7 The Good Shepherd

-Act of Sorrow & Confiteor-Little Beings being, selfish, violent.-Asking for and receiving forgiveness.

Grid on Page 3 indicates Sessions to be done

10 Home Sessions in total

Home Sessions may be longer than one page

Each Home Session ends with prayer

Please send back to school every day

We Ask For God’s We Ask For God’s Forgiveness During MassForgiveness During Mass

Lord have mercy,Christ have mercy,Lord have mercy.

May the peace ofChrist be with you.

Our FatherForgive us ourTrespasses, as we forgive those whotrespass against us.

Lamb of God, you takeaway the sin of the world,have mercy on us. x 2Lamb of God, you takeaway the sin of the world,grant us peace.

Rite of ReconciliationRite of ReconciliationCHILD Hello Father.

This is…. (if the child wants to introduce themselves)

PRIEST Welcomes child. Asks “Are there any things you would like

to say sorry for today?”CHILD “I didn’t show love when I ….”PRIEST Listens. Offers words of guidance/support.

Gives child a penance CHILD Says Act of Sorrow.PRIEST Says words of absolution.

Says goodbye to child.CHILD Amen. Thank you Father.

Child leaves and finds a quiet place to thank God for His forgiveness and say his/her penance.

Act of Sorrow

O my God I thank you for loving me.

I am sorry for all my sins

For not loving others and not loving You.

Help me to live like Jesus and not sin again.

Amen

Practical DetailsPractical DetailsConfessional box.

Penance.

Certificate.

Secrecy

Spirit

Children will receive this sacrament in the last week of March 2011.

Fr Peter will issues dates and times in the near future.