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CAFOD ADVENT (JPEG, 36 Kb, 650x217)

A range of resources for Advent in primary and secondary schools is now available from the CAFOD website.

The resources include an Advent liturgy with accompanying notes, a reconciliation service, and an Advent calendar in PowerPoint format, which is ideal for daily class prayers.

Download from CAFOD:...

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The theme for this year's National Youth Sunday is 'Together', because that's what we all long to be right now. In addition to loads of new resources, in the spirit of coming together, the youth ministry workers on CYMFed's National Youth Sunday team have created a series of live streams in the lead...

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The Catholic Youth Ministry Federation of England and Wales (CYMFed) has produced video resources to tell young people about the life of Carlo Acutis, the fifteen-year-old Italian, born in London in 1991, who will be beatified at Assisi this weekend.

You can view or download two video resources; an animation...

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Resources for National Youth Sunday (NYS) are now available,focused on this year's theme, Together.

COVID-19 pandemic has affected every part of life. The way we live, work, study, play and pray has all changed. The most significant change has been that we have not been able to do many of those things...

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Prepare The Future

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

Million Minutes has worked with youth ministers and youth leaders across the country to produce an important set of resources to help young people reflect on the global turmoil of recent months, and answer Pope Francis' call to be actively involved in building a better future.

'Young people are prophets...

CAFOD Assembly Still Scaled (JPEG, 811 Kb, 2560x2560)

Join CAFOD online on Thursday 10 September 2020, at 9.30am (primary) and 10am (secondary), to take part with schools nationwide in an assembly to explore the impact of COVID-19 across the world and how we can transform our world together.

An advanced viewing for teachers will be available 24 hours before...

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Salesian Youth Ministry is inviting everyone who works with young people in schools or similar settings to an online event on Wednesday 20 May, at 11:00 am (UK time!), via Zoom. The session will be led by Alison Burrowes, who is the Catholic Education Service's North West Hub Development Officer for...

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If you haven't come across it before, the Kids' Bulletin is a blog created by a Catholic mum in Canada with weekly and seasonal downloadable resources to help children have some fun while getting more out of the readings at Sunday Mass. Now that families are following the Mass at home on Sundays, they...

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The Bible Society's range of Easter resources for children will be extra-valuable this year for parents to use at home.

For each animation, there is a set of additional resources including quizzes, colouring sheets and adventure trails. There are also booklets to order for around £2 each. Access...

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As the coronavirus causes schools to close, Missio has produced free, downloadable resources to use with younger children in homeschooling, or for staff caring for younger children in school, and they plan to add to the range in the near future.

Download colour-in pages, word tasks, prayers and adapted...

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Salesian educator, Fr David O'Malley SDB, has produced a resource for use at home in the coming weeks.

This short prayer pattern follows the shape of the mass and allows you to participate in a homely prayer. It invites Jesus into your home and into your lives for the coming week. It is designed for families...

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Lent In The Year Of The Word

Wed, 26 Feb 2020

This Lent, Mission Together and Missio have two ranges of resources and activities for primary and for secondary age groups, geared to The Year of the Word, The God Who Speaks

For primary age children, the liturgies, activities, and the ever-popular popular classroom calendar place greater emphasis this...

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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...

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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...