1. Exaltation of the Holy Cross
14th September

2. Exaltation What does this mean?: Talk to your partner
Why would we exalt the holy cross?
Talk to your partner

3. Raise up St. Helena Found the true cross in 326
Mother of the Emperor of Rome
Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on this site

4. How did she know it was the true cross?
Workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman.
Then "all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on."

5. Holy Sepulchre
Tomb of Jesus

6. Be exalted O Lord
I will give thanks to Thee,  O Lord, among the people I will sing praises to Thee Among the nations. For Thy steadfast love is great, Is great to the heavens, And Thy faithfulness, Thy faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the Heavens Let Thy glory be over all the earth.

7. How can we exalt the Holy Cross?
Prayers
Helping others
Using our talents
God asks us to TRY!

8. Story of the talents
What is Jesus asking us to do?

9. How do you use your talents?
Talk to your partners - Tell them something you are good at - How do you use this talent to help others? Would anyone like to come and share their talents?

10. Time for prayer
Dear God help us to be like the servant who used his talents wisely.
We all have God given talents, let us see them in other and appreciate them.
Help us to use our talents to show your love to others.
AMEN

11. Verse 1: A man gave tal-ents to his ser-vants three
Verse 1:  A man gave tal-ents to his ser-vants three. On his re-turn he'd see what they had done. The man with five gained five, The two gained two. Tal-ent one man, kept one.
Verse 2:  The mas-ter praised the first two for their gain. With the re-sults he was so ver-y pleased. And then he said to each one in re-sponse. Hi-s wor-ds were these: Verse 3:  "Well done thou good and faith-ful ser-vant, Thou has been faith-ful o-ver a few things. I'll make thee ru-ler o-ver man-y things. En-ter thou the joy of thy Lord."  Verse 4:  The man en-trust-ed with one tal-ent came. His mas-ter was sore dis-pleased at the news. He called him wick-ed, sloth-ful and we know That this man was re-fused.