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AdventMissionTogether 2017 (PNG, 95 Kb, 381x480)

To help primary schools journey towards Christmas, Mission Together has lots of attractive Advent resources to offer a joyful and thoughtful approach to this wonderful season.

There are assemblies, craft activities, a faithful Christmas quiz and their much loved Advent calendar, and a new St Nicholas...

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Missio has created Advent assemblies to help schools, colleges and youth groups journey towards Christmas. The assemblies focus on Missio's international projects, enabling pupils to discover how the Universal Church is bringing the Hope, Peace, Joy and Love of Christ to those living in poverty, regardless...

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Resources are now available for this year's National Youth Sunday, on 26th November, the feast of Christ the King. This year, the theme is 'Something to say', and parish priests and chaplains in schools and universities are being encouraged to put young people at the heart of the celebration, by inviting...

World Day Of The Poor Card 2017 TW500 (JPEG, 24 Kb, 500x190)

The very first World Day of the Poor, called for by Pope Francis, is on 33rd Sunday of the year, 19th November. Caritas Social Action Network has a range of resources available to help schools and parishes get involved.

The materials include downloadable prayer cards, films and testimonies of those living...

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Now in its second year, Red Wednesday is the centre of a week of activities to show solidarity with persecuted Christians, organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). This year, it falls on 22nd November. Resources for 2017 are no longer available.

Red Wednesday shines a light on Christian persecution...

Advent CalendarCAFOD2017 (JPEG, 472 Kb, 1983x1115)

It's that time of year already! CAFOD's refugee-themed Advent Calendar is available to download now, and it's great for KS3/KS4 and post-16 prayers.

There's a PowerPoint version where you can click on the bauble for the date and go to the slide for that day, or a pdf that allows young people to create...

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The second in Pax Christi's series of lesson plans and materials for A-level Religious Studies explores various forms of pacifism by looking at the lives of Christian men and women who have resisted war and violence.

By examining the lives of Christian men and women who have resisted war and violence...

New ‘Pop-Up Nativity’ For 2017 From The Bible Society (PNG, 1.4 Mb, 1472x813)

It's almost October – how's your Nativity planning going?

The Bible Society's Pop-Up Nativity for 2017 offers a script, video, PowerPoint visuals and colouring sheets telling the story of The Greatest Journey – following Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.

The no-rehearsal script includes suggestions...

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Further resources for Education Sunday 2017 are available to download from the Churches Together England website.

They include this cool KS 1 & 2 resource that's based on Lego!

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Visit the Churches Together website to access the whole range of resources...

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The theme for this year's Education Sunday , 10th September 2017. is 'Gathered in my name', and a range of resources for schools and parishes is available on the Catholic Education Service website.

The downloadable resources include a Mass booklet, social media guide, and A Wednesday Word resource for...

Cafod ‘Mountain Top Moments’ Resources (PNG, 1.2 Mb, 1904x879)

CAFOD has two new films available to use with young people when they have experienced a faith-filled 'mountain top moment', typically after a retreat, a pilgrimage or an event like Flame, World Youth Day or Brightlights. The downloadable videos are supported by a pdf resource with activities to help...

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Brentwood Diocese has put together a range of links to Lent activities, from crafty projects like making a crown of thorns or stained glass window to freeze-frame Stations of the Cross.

They also have some great ideas for ideas for school-wide campaigns during Lent, such as supporting Aid to the Church...

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Women's World Day of Prayer 2017 is on Friday 3rd March. It's one of the biggest ecumenical prayer events worldwide, and each year, Christian women from a different country write a prayer service for a new theme. This year's theme , 'Am I being unfair to you' is about justice, and was inspired by the...

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The Triduum (TRIH-du-um) is the time of the Church year when we celebrate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This three-day celebration begins with the Holy Thursday Mass and continues on Good Friday with the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion. At the end of this liturgy, we leave the church...

Love God, Love Each Other (PNG, 295 Kb, 1672x925)

Love God, Love Each Other

Wed, 31 Dec 2014

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WingClips

This can be a really helpful site for pulling together inspirations clips to fit a theme! The site is here.

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CRS Education Resources

There are some really good things on here, but unlike CAFOD's resources it's tailored to the States, and focuses almost entirely on things best suited to lessons. It's here.

Peace Education Network: Teach Peace Resource Pack (PNG, 160 Kb, 500x399)

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There's a whole series of resource on this site about teaching peace including prayers, activities and themes for sessions/lessons. You can download the whole things as one, or look at the individual elements. Take a look at them here!

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Not sure if it's a memorial, or want to plan your calendar in advance? This is your authoritative source! The site can be accessed here.

Youth Worker: Games Database! (PNG, 54 Kb, 500x399)

Loads of Games!

There are a ridiculous amount of games and ice-breakers on this site! Access it here!

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Cafod: Icebreakers Resource

Wed, 31 Dec 2014

Cracking resource from CAFOD, a sheet full of great icebreakers! Download it here!

Jesuit Institute: Learning From Jesuit Education (PNG, 765 Kb, 1714x948)

This is all the fruit of a project headed up by Adrian Porter SJ who was head of Wimbledon College and St Aloysius College, Glasgow.

Their site (here) gives a load of interesting things that they're rolling out across Jesuit schools, and can help non Ignition schools think about how they educate as a...

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Evidence: Are You Catholic?

Tue, 30 Dec 2014

Follow – Lent & Easter (PNG, 1.1 Mb, 1796x845)

Follow – Lent & Easter

Tue, 30 Dec 2014

An intriguing representation of Jesus's ministry, the passion & resurrection as a social media stream, from Igniter Media.

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Saints

Tue, 30 Dec 2014

The Seven Sacraments (PNG, 2.5 Mb, 1707x946)

The Seven Sacraments

Tue, 30 Dec 2014