1. SPRING TERM YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING

2. YEAR 6 Eucharist –Lent/Easter GIVING LF1 Lent – a time to remember the suffering and death of Jesus Scripture When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites Matthew 6:16-26 – Gospel for Ash Wednesday Christian Beliefs Salvation Created by God – ‘you are dust and to dust you shall return’ Reconciliation/Forgiveness/ Conversion/Repentance Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Living a virtuous life – Witness Sacrifice Change for the better Charity Prayer, fasting and penance Experiences, feelings and ideas Have you ever experienced ‘dying in order to live’ or made a fresh start? How did it make you feel? How can you bear witness to the Gospel? Idea – start a Lenten journal or use a Lenten calendar Sacraments Reconciliation Art/Images/Artefacts Ashes on forehead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_ Wednesday#mediaviewer/File:Cro ssofashes.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_ Wednesday#mediaviewer/File:Cro ssofashes.jpg The Gospel – ‘repent and believe the good news’ Prayers/Tradition Ash Wednesday Service Lent Lenten calendar Hymns Freely Down on my Knees Again – Vineyard Kids

3. YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF2 What life is really like Scripture Jesus the Bread of Life – John 6:35, 37, 51, 60, 67-68 Man cannot live on bread alone – Matthew 4:4 Last Supper (All gospels).e.g Luke 22 Christian Beliefs Jesus as the Bread of Life – essential, sustenance, spiritual not physical etc Transubstantiation – ‘Real Presence ‘ (Jesus is present in the form of bread and wine) Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Trust Prayer What is essential in life to sustain us? – faith, hope and love Giving aid to those who are hungry Experiences, feelings and ideas How do your experiences of feeling hungry or full make you feel? Idea: Can I do anything for those who are without food this Lent? Find out about CAFOD Fast Day Sacraments Eucharist - ‘through your goodness we have this bread to offer’ - Take and eat…this is my body Art/Images/Artefacts Bread of Life icon http://concordpastor.blogspot.co.uk/2011_06_01_archive.html Da Vinci – The Last Supper Prayers/Tradition Our Father – give us this day our daily bread… Hymns Bread of Life Bread of Heaven - (Guide Me Now) I Am the Bread of Life Seek ye First

4. YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF3 Unless a Grain of What Dies Scripture Unless A Grain of Wheat – John 12:24-25 (links to LF1 and turning from sin as a form of dying) Christian Beliefs Resurrection – eternal life Fruits of the Spirit (living a fruitful life) Salvation Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Self giving Sacrifice Change Experiences, feelings and ideas Have you ever sacrificed something for someone else? How did it make you feel? How has your life been fruitful for yourself and others? Idea – plant seeds and watch them grow! Sacraments Eucharist – the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Reconciliation - change Art/Images/Artefacts Wheat Sheaf and Crucifix Prayers/Tradition Creed (Death and Resurrection) Holy Week services Stations of the Cross Hymns Unless a Grain of Wheat shall fall For the Fruits of All Creation

5. YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF4 – The Raising of Lazarus Scripture John 11:1-43 – Story of Lazarus Jairus’ Daughter – Luke 8:40-56 Blessed are those who mourn – Beatitudes – Matthew 5 Christian Beliefs Resurrection Jesus as Messiah/Saviour/Son of God Eternal Life Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Empathy Friendship Trust Faith Belief Witness Experiences, feelings and ideas **Be aware of sensitive issues around death and loss? How do you think Martha and Mary were feeling before Jesus arrived, versus afterwards? List some feelings. Idea – create a dance or percussion music contrasting death and new life Sacraments Words of the Funeral Rite – Jesus mourning Lazarus Art/Images/Artefacts http://www.wikiart.org/en/giotto/raising-of- lazarushttp://www.wikiart.org/en/giotto/raising-of- lazarus The Raising of Lazarus - Giotto http://www.bible-people.info/raising- lazarus_Rembrandt_1.jpg _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_of_Betha ny#mediaviewer/File:Vincent_Van_Gogh- http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting /462/Raising-of-Lazarus-(after-Rembrandt),- The.html Prayers/Tradition Creed – Resurrection of the dead Eternal rest grant unto them… Hymns I Am the Bread of Life

6. YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF5 – Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord Scripture Crucifixion – John 19: 16-21, 25- 30, 38-42 Christ was humbler yet – Phillipians 2:7-11 Christian Beliefs Sacrifice Resurrection Salvation of the world Eternal Life Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Witness Sacrifice Faith – Worship Discipleship Experiences, feelings and ideas How did you feel when the Gospel was read? What sacrifices have been made for you and by whom? How does that make you feel? Idea: Time of quiet prayer before the cross. Sacraments Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ‘Mystery of Faith’ ‘We proclaim your death O Lord…’ Art/Images/Artefacts Carel Weight – Crucifixion II Crucifix Christ crucified by Antonello da Messina 1475 http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paint ings/antonello-da-messina-christ- crucified Prayers/Tradition Triduum The Passion Veneration of the Cross - Behold the Wood of the Cross Solemn Intercessions Unadorning of Church – purple cloth Stations of the Cross Sorrowful Mysteries Hymns There Lived A Man Were You There Lord by your cross LTMYW When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

7. YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF6 – The Easter Vigil; celebrating the new life of Easter Scripture Jesus’ Resurrection John 20:1-8 In the beginning there was the Word John 1:1 I Am the Light of the World – John 8:12 Jesus’ Baptism – Matthew 3:13- 17 Christian Beliefs Resurrection – new life Eternal Life Salvation Alpha and Omega – beginning and end Christ as Saviour/Messiah Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Sacrifice Joy New Life Love Hope Faith Experiences, feelings and ideas BQ –Can any good come out of loss and death? What does joy mean to you? Why do you think the Vigil takes places at night? – How does light make you feel? Idea: Paint my version of ‘The light of the world’ Sacraments The Easter Vigil Baptism – renewal of promises Eucharist – celebrating the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Art/Images/Artefacts The Light of the World – William Holman Hunt http://www.patrickcomerford.com/201 3/12/art-for-advent-3-light-of-world- by.html http://www.patrickcomerford.com/201 3/12/art-for-advent-3-light-of-world- by.html Paschal Candle p168 in Come and See Resurrection Art - http://www.bible- topten.com/Resurrection.htmlhttp://www.bible- topten.com/Resurrection.html He is Risen Heqiart.com Prayers/Tradition Paschal Candle Candles – light in the darkness Easter Garden Prayers of the Vigil Rosary – Glorious Mysteries Hymns John Burland – He Is Risen Alleluia and He Lives The light of Christ Christ the Lord is Risen Rejoice Rejoice!