The Lord’s Prayer Journey
Resources for schools
What is it?
The Lord’s Prayer Journey is the first in a series of resource boxsets created by FaithFaith 1. Belief and trust in someone or something. 2. Acceptance of particular religious teachings. in the North to support schools across the Northern Province. The resources invite children and young people to explore the words of the Lord’s Prayer through the lens of “Living Well.”
The Lord’s Prayer Journey
Access the full “The Lord’s Prayer Journey” boxset of resources by signing up here.
What the Boxset includes
The Lord’s Prayer Journey includes
- Seven ready-to-use Collective WorshipWorship 1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect to God. The Bible includes a wide range of physical expression in worship, including bowing down, lifting hands, dancing, processions and singing. The main day on which Christians gather for communal worship is Sunday (the day when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead). 2. Christian liturgy including sung material and prayers of thanksgiving and praise. sessions tailored for Primary Schools
- Lord’s Prayer Symbols: To aid the teaching and memorisation of the Lord’s Prayer, Martha Ratcliff Illustration has designed six symbols that correspond to the lines of the Lord’s Prayer.
- Lord’s Prayer Songs: Two newly released songs for different settings to help teach the prayer.
- Lord’s Prayer day: an invitation to join with schools across the North on the 10th October.
- Lord’s Prayer Labyrinth: Designed by Prayer Spaces in Schools.
- Further creative engagement ideas: a series of ideas for the classroom or collective worship
- Teacher’s Guide: all the information about how to use the resources.
We are grateful for all those who helped contribute time and effort to the creationCreation Christian doctrine, based on the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis and amplified by the theologians, stated that God created 'heaven and earth' ex nihilo, out of nothing. When the physical world had been formed, Adam and Eve were created 'in the image of God', without sin and able to communicate directly with God. Their mandate was to rule as stewards over the natural world. of the boxset including staff from St Johns Rishworth, DioceseDiocese A geographical area composed of a number of parishes, under the administrative and spiritual jurisdiction of a Bishop. of Chester, St Peters Heswall, Prestbury CE Primary School and the Diocese of YorkYork 1. A Roman city and early centre of Christianity. 2. Diocese and province under the leadership of the Archbishop of York..
Collective Worship
Seven ready-to-use Collective Worship sessions tailored for Primary Schools, following the pattern: Gather, Engage, Respond, and Send.
Each session includes a PowerPoint presentation, which you can access by signing up to the full Lord’s Prayer Journey boxset above.
- Session 1: Introduction to the Lord’s Prayer
- Session 2: Our Father in HeavenHeaven The dwelling-place of God and the angels and eventually all those who will live with God for eternity., hallowedHallowed Blessed, consecrated, holy be your name
- Session 3: Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven
- Session 4: Give us today our daily bread
- Session 5: Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us
- Session 6: Lead us not into temptationTemptation The inclination to do things which are known to be wrong or unhelpful, particularly the desire to resist what God wants. In the Garden of Eden the Devil in the form of the serpent tempted Eve to disobey God by eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Gospels describe how the Devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness. but deliver us from evil
- Session 7: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen
Notes for teachers and a guide have also been produced to support schools in their delivery.
The Powerpoint Presentations are available by signing up above.
The Lord’s Prayer Song
Songs for School have written and produced an original piece of music called ‘The Lord’s Prayer’. This specially commissioned song, complete with sheet music, lyrics and a video is designed to engage children with the power and the meaning of the prayer JesusJesus (Greek form of Hebrew 'Joshua' meaning 'Yahweh [God] is salvation') Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded mainly in the Four Gospels although he is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus (c. 37-c.100) and the Roman historian Tacitus (c.110). taught his disciples.
The Lord’s Prayer Journey Symbols
The six symbols below have been created to represent the various themes of the Lord’s Prayer. If you’d like to access and use the symbols at your school, please sign up to the full Lord’s Prayer Journey resource boxset above.
“I am delighted to see the launch of The Lord’s Prayer Journey. This school resource offers a fresh, engaging way for schools and churches to explore one of the most profound and meaningful prayers in the ChristianChristian Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church to designate all members of the church. tradition. I look forward to seeing the impact it will have across the Northern Province.”
ArchbishopArchbishop Bishop who also presides over a group of dioceses or provinces. of York, Stephen Cottrell
Additional Lord’s Prayer Resources
Lord’s Prayer Labyrinth
An activity created by Prayer Spaces in Schools, encouraging pupils to journey through the Lord’s Prayer in an interactive way.
Lord’s Prayer in different languages
Watch a video of the Lord’s Prayer spoken in multiple languages.
Old EnglishOld English The language and vernacular (English) literature of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the fifth and eleventh centuries. version of the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is the only prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. The Anglo-Saxon writer BedeBede, the Venerable (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon historian and biblical scholar. Sent to study at the monastery of Wearmouth at seven; later transferred to Jarrow. Renowned in his lifetime for his learning, Bede wrote treatises on poetry, time and cosmography. Historical works include History of the Abbots, prose and verse versions of the Life of St Cuthbert and Ecclesiastical History of the English People. advised that it is key to teaching the Christian faith. He also translated it from Latin into English so everyone could understand it.
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