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Co-operation - a whole school assembly outline
One of a series of Core Values assemblies with Bible stories
View ideaPeter and Cornelius: overcoming Prejudice
Ideas for working with the story of Peter and Cornelius, the Roman officer, as found in Acts 10, for an R.E. class session at Key Stage 2
View ideaBarnabas - the Encouraging Apostle
11th June is St Barnabas Day - a saint dear to the heart of the the Barnabas Schools' Team! His real name was Joseph and he came from Cyprus. He was given the nickname Barnabas, which means 'son of encouragement' for good reasons. He made a generous gift to the first Christians in Jerusalem and later he persuaded them to accept St. Paul into their number after his dramatic conversion. He also travelled with Paul both to Cyprus and later to the area we now call Turkey in order to tell others about the story of Jesus.
View ideaWhat Christians believe about the Trinity: a classroom activity
This classroom activity explores what Christians believe about the Trinity. It's hard to picture God! We can try to show what God is like. The icon painters used all sorts of techniques to show the unshowable. Here is a starter session on one icon.
View ideaPraying with ropes
An idea for a prayer activity with a children's group using a variety of coloured ropes
View ideaOne World Week (October)
Each year the third week in October is celebrated as One World Week. Christians believe that the world is God's gift to us and that God has given people the job of taking care of it by continuing to create good things with his help. The Christian faith is found all around the world and in response to God's gift of creation Christians try to make a difference for good where they are. What follows is an outline for a collective worship presentation for One World Week linking this worldwide family of faith to the story of creation and Abraham from the Bible.
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