Year 9 RE at STM

9G - Homework due in on Monday 1 October
9A - Homework due in on Monday 1 October

Design a leaflet outlining the different lay ministries a Christian can be involved in at their local parish church.

These could include:

* Being a Eucharistic minister.
* Being a Reader.
* Being an altar server.
* Being part of a St Vincent de Paul group.
* Helping with flower arrangements.
* Visiting the sick.
* Helping run a Youth Club.

This leaflet should explain briefly what each role will involve. You may include pictures (from the internet, for example Flickr, or copied from books, or your own images). You should also include at least one Bible verse (eg from Romans 12 or 1 Corinthians 12) to explain why lay Christians should be involved in lay ministries.

The very best work will include quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) or maybe even (for those students aiming at Levels 7 or above) Lumen Gentium, the document produced by the Second Vatican Council which relates to the role of Lay Christians in the Catholic Church, and how the Church is structured.

9A - Your homework is due on Monday 24 September.
9G - your homework is due on Thursday 20 September.

Write a speech for the next Year 9 assembly, entitled: Vocation – A call to …?

Your speech should be at least 100 words long and should include the story of the butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Why might it be dangerous for someone to try and help the butterfly leave the chrysalis? Why is it important for the butterfly to experience the struggle to break free by itself? How can Christians compare themselves to a butterfly when they consider discerning their vocation and taking a risk to follow God?

This blog is also a place where we can share good work. For example, in class today we were learning about Vocation. Here is an acrostic poem by Samson.

Vocation means “calling”
Out to serve God
Continuous call through life
A call to good
There are many paths to God
Is a way to reflect Christ
Our call to selflessness
No-one hates you

It would be great if some of you could add some more of your acrostic poems to this blog - use the comments page below!

9A - Homework is due in on Monday 17 September.
9G - Homework is due in on Thursday 13 September.

Complete the front cover for the Vocation unit of work.

On the page where you have written the aims of the first unit, complete your front cover by adding colour pictures and key words that illustrate the theme of Vocation. For example, you could include images of priests, nuns, wedding rings … are you called to live a religious or ordained life, remaining celibate, for God, or are you perhaps called to be married? … or images of ears to represent listening to God’s call, or a mouth to represent the call of God.

Vocation

By the end of this unit, I will know:

* What is a Vocation?
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