Missionary Discipleship – 6th Form
Notices
Day 1 – See
Day 2 – Hear
Day 3 -Think
Day 4 – Do
Celebration of the Word in the Chapel
Monday – Year 7
Tuesday – Year 8
Wednesday – Year 12
Thursday – Year 10
Friday – Year 9
Friday 14th June – Year 10 Retreat Day
On Friday, it is the year 10 retreat day. A plan for staff will be sent out this week. Students will be off timetable from period 1 – period 5. Students need to come in their normal school uniform and bring their usual school equipment.
We’re listening!
Thank you for the feedback on the new prayer resources – keep it coming!
The vast majority of you said you like the new site and the new ‘senses’ focus of each activity. You said that you want help planning and preparing as a form and we’ll make sure we spend time with you and give you chance to create really imaginative and engaging content.
Based on your feedback we’re going to continue to grow and develop the resources and this week:
We’ve made the font bigger!
We’ve included more interactive activities which you can take in your own direction as a form.
We’re going to include more links to current events to help us connect our faith to the world around us.
Keep telling us what works and why you like and we’ll make our form time prayer resources something really meaningful for everyone.
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The word of the week is Missionary Discipleship
We are in the 10th week of Ordinary Time and the Liturgical colour is green! This week’s resources have been planned by 7E.
Welcome back! We remember that we meet in the presence of God by making the Sign of the Cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Missionary Discipleship means not only to be a follower of Jesus and to try to live like Him, but to be a witness to Jesus and to share Jesus’s ministry and teachings with others. Being a missionary means to physically go out into the world and share the love of Christ with others, to make the world a better place.
Please choose someone to read the scripture out loud that has been chosen by 7E.
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles,
Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him,
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?”
And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul,
And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; and taking food, he was strengthened.
The Word of the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
Acts 9:1-19 – English Standard Version
“We chose this piece of scripture and the example of Paul as a missionary disciple because it reminds us that even if we have made mistakes and not always made the right choices, God loves us, forgives us and is waiting for us. Paul went from doing some really evil acts, to being a great example of a missionary disciple. Paul travelled and wrote many letters to different communities to help build and strengthen Christian communities.”
Last week some of our year 9 students and staff had a brilliant time on retreat at the Briars. Throughout the week they reflected on the theme of being ‘chosen’ by God. God calls each of us to be missionary disciples.
After watching the word of the week video, share with your form where you see examples of missionary discipleship in your school, parish and local community. How can we do it in the modern world?
We say together…
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
We remember that God is with us throughout our day as we make the Sign of the Cross…
Good morning, we welcome God into this space as we make the Sign of the Cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
In Friday’s Celebration of the Word, the Chaplaincy Team shared a reflection on Blessed Carlo Acutis. Before May half term, it was with great joy that we received the news that Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonised and become a saint!
7E suggested Blessed Carlo Acutis as being a great example of a missionary disciple. Carlo used his gifts, skills and passion for using the internet to reach people and help people to encounter the Eucharist in the modern world.
Bishop Patrick spoke with BBC Radio East Midlands (Nottingham, Derby, Leicester) on Sunday 26th May, shorty after the announcement was made that Carlo Acutis would become the first millennial saint.
Today we invite you to listen to the podcast clip…
“All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies.”– Carlo Acutis
What gifts, talents, skills and interests do you have?
How could you use them for good to help share the love of Jesus with others?
We pray…
O God our Father,
we thank you for giving us Carlo,
a model of life for young people,
and a message of love for all.
You made him fall in love with your son Jesus,
making the Eucharist his “highway to heaven.”
You gave him Mary as a beloved mother,
and you made him, through the Rosary,
a cantor of her tenderness.
Receive his prayer for us.
Look above all upon the poor, whom he loved and assisted.
Grant me too, through his intercession, the grace that I need.
And make our joy full, raising Carlo among
the saints of your Church,
so that his smile shines again for us
to the glory of your name. Amen.
We remember that God is with us throughout our day as we make the Sign of the Cross
We remember that we meet in the presence of God by making the Sign of the Cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
In just under a month, anyone on the electoral register aged 18 or over in the UK, will be able to vote in the general election (also known as the genny lec)! Politicians are looking for votes – and will be listening out for what voters want.
For Christians, Gospel values inform how we look at the world. These values can also offer a different way of looking at politics, a way that puts the common good before self-interest. As Catholics, we have a responsibility to make sure political parties commit to tackle the injustices that affect our global family and to care for our common home.
The Catholic Church is asking Catholic voters to be active, rather than passive, and to engage with politicians on the key issues.
Though you may not yet be 18 and eligible to vote yet, there are still lots of ways in which you can get involved with the general election and engage with politicians. CAFOD has produced some great resources for young people if you are interested in finding out more!
Could you…host a mock election, run a politics cake sale, send a letter to your local candidates (there is a template on the CAFOD website), talk to family members and friends who can vote and share with them the three questions CAFOD are asking of politicians, encourage others to register to vote if they haven’t already and be ready to talk and ask questions if candidates come knocking on your door seeking votes!
THINK…
Pope Francis has called for a ‘better kind of politics’ – the kind of politics that serves the common good.
Perhaps the greatest challenge Pope Francis has posed to politicians is not to prioritise short-term interests, but to work towards long-term solutions and to think of future generations.
That’s a responsibility we all share. As the Pope has said: “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?”
If you have time in your prayer journals – write or draw an answer to Pope Francis’ question and during a study period or in an evening this week, use the CAFOD website to find out how you can help to build this kind of world you are thinking of.
This morning we ask for Mary’s intercession in this prayer as we approach the election…
Mary, model of encounter, you heard God’s call.
Teach us to listen deeply in our polarised world.
Mary, woman of courage, you sang joyfully of God’s justice.
Inspire us to challenge inequality and call for fulness of life for all.
Mary, seeker of sanctuary, you fled violence and persecution.
Be with us as we seek peace and respect for human dignity.
Mary, mother of community, you joined the disciples at Pentecost.
Pray that the Spirit will empower us as we act together for the common good.
Amen.
We remember that God is with us throughout our day as we make the Sign of the Cross…
We remember that we meet in the presence of God by making the Sign of the Cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
In our student voice for the new Be Inspirational website, you have asked for more links to current events to help us to connect our faith to the world around us. It is really important that we keep up to date with the current events in our world so that we can offer our prayers and care where we are able to. We are also aware that current events in the media and news aren’t always pleasant to hear, and especially at the moment, it can take a toll on our mental health if we are always surrounded by headlines that highlight conflict and disasters that exist in the world.
That’s why, today, we would like to devote some time to sharing some good news with one another.
So why is it important to share good news stories, even when the media landscape is displaying a huge amount of tragedy and conflict at the moment?
- Encouragement and Hope: In a world where negative news can dominate, sharing positive stories can uplift people’s spirits and remind them of the goodness and love that still exist.
- Witnessing God’s Work: Sharing good news is a way to witness and testify to God’s work in the world. It demonstrates how faith and God’s presence can bring about positive change and miracles in everyday life.
- Building Community: Positive stories help build and strengthen the Christian community. They provide a sense of shared joy and solidarity.
- Inspiring Others: Good news stories can inspire others to act with kindness, compassion, and love.
As we have learnt this week, part of being a missionary disciple means to be active in how we share the Good News, we are challenged to “do”, to move and reach people further afield.
In your form groups, we would like you to do just this. Every form has a good news postcard – on this postcard, 7E would like you to write down some good news that can be shared with another form in your year group.
This could be some personal good news that is personal to your form group e.g. a sports team win, a relative having a baby, someone is getting married or someone has been cured of an illness!
Or perhaps your form could do some research on the news to find out something good that has happened in the world and to let your form neighbour know about it!
Once your good news postcard is ready, choose 1/2 students to represent the form and be missionary disciples sharing the good news with another form.
In your year groups:
B send to BE
BE send to E
E send to N
N send to P
P send to R
R send to T
T send to TH
TH send to B
Put your the good news you receive in your door window or on your form prayer board and please let us know in the comments below what good news you have shared this morning!
Let us pray…
Heavenly Father, help us to seek goodness and hope and share it with others meet so that they might come to know the love of Christ, Amen.
We remember that God is with us throughout our day as we make the Sign of the Cross…
This week’s prayer intentions:
We pray for the country as we prepare for the general election on the 4th July. We pray that the campaigners and voters seek truth, justice and peace.
We pray for year 11 and year 13 who continue to sit their exams.
We pray for everyone who is suffering from war and conflict.
7N invite you to pray for…
The War in Sudan
Those struggling with illness
Those caught up in war in Ukraine
Palestinian / Israeli conflict
People with long term illness – Rest in Peace Rob Burrow MND
If you have any prayer intentions that you would like adding to our prayer intentions section, please let Ruth know so that they can be added and we can better support one another in prayer!