06/09/21 |
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23rd Sunday
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Achieving Great Things
What great things can we achieve this year?
What things might get in our way?
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MARK 7: 31-37
"They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
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13/09/21 |
2 |
24th Sunday
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Who Am I
What kind of person do I want to be?
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MARK 8: 27-35
"Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
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20/09/21 |
3 |
25th Sunday
21st Sept: St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
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Love
Jesus loved us.
What sacrifices did he make for us?
Should you be making any sacrifices? |
MARK 9: 30-37
"The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again."
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27/09/21 |
4 |
26th Sunday
29th Sept: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels |
Saying Sorry
Learning what things/people you may have to cut ties with in order to move forwards.
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MARK 9: 38-43, 45, 47-48
"If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire."
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4/10/21 |
5 |
27th Sunday
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Accepting Others
God accepts everyone.
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MARK 10: 2-16
"Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”
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11/10/21 |
6 |
28th Sunday |
Ambition
Gospel talks about what we must do to enter the kingdom of God.
How can this be related to school?
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MARK 10: 17-30
"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.
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18/10/21 |
7 |
29th Sunday
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Helpfulness
How do you serve others?
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MARK 10: 35-45
“For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Half Term |
01/11/21 |
8 |
31th Sunday
1st Nov: Feast of All Saints
2nd Nov: Feast of All Souls
3rd Nov: Feast of St Winefride
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Compassion
How can you show compassion to others?
How might that make them feel?
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MARK 12: 28b-34
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength."
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08/11/21 |
9 |
32nd Sunday
Remembrance Day 11th November
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Charitable works
What can you do to help local charities?
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MARK 12: 38-44
"For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.”
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15/11/21 |
10 |
33rd Sunday |
Positive Footprint Week
How can you make a positive footprint at St Gregory’s?
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MARK 13: 24-32
“And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in the clouds’ with great power and glory”
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22/11/21 |
11 |
34th Sunday
Feast of Christ the King
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Leadership – Who is a leader in your life?
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JOHN 18: 33B-37
“You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
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29/11/21 |
12 |
1st Advent
30th Nov: St. Andrew, Apostle
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Advent –Faith.
How can your faith be strengthened this advent?
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MATTHEW 8: 5-11
“Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.”
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06/12/21 |
13 |
2nd Advent
8th Sept: Immaculate Conception of Mary
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Advent – Preparation.
How can you prepare for Christmas this year?
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LUKE 3: 1-6
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.”
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13/12/21 |
14 |
3rd Advent
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Christmas
Christmas story
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MATTHEW 1: 1-25
"And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins."
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Spring Term |
11/01/21 |
15 |
The Baptism of the Lord |
Baptism
Why is baptism important?
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LUKE 3: 15-16, 21-22
"Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased."
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17/01/22 |
16 |
2nd Sunday
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Role Models
Lots of people looked up to Jesus. Who do you look up to?
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JOHN 1:1-11
"This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee; and manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him."
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24/01/22 |
17 |
3rd Sunday
25th Jan: Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle |
Making a Change
How can you make positive changes?
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LUKE 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
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31/01/22 |
18 |
4th Sunday
2nd Feb: Presentation of the Lord |
Holocaust Memorial Week
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JOHN 10: 27-30
“My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand."
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07/02/22 |
19 |
5th Sunday
11th Feb: Our Lady of Lourdes |
Trust in God
Do you trust in God?
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LUKE 5: 1-11
"After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing."
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14/02/22 |
20 |
6th Sunday
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Community
Creating a caring community
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LUKE 6: 17, 20-26
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh.
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Half Term |
28/02/22 |
21 |
8th Sunday
1st March: Ash Wednesday
1st March: Feast of Saint David, Bishop
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Kindness to Others
Always be kind to others and concern yourself with your own issues rather than someone else's.
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LUKE 6: 39-45
"A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.”
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07/03/22 |
22 |
1st Lent
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Lent
What sacrifices do you have to make?
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LUKE 4: 1-13
" Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.”
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14/03/22 |
23 |
2nd Lent
17th March: Feast of St. Patrick, Bishop, Missionary
19th March: Feast of St. Joseph, husband of Mary |
Lent
How can you serve others?
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LUKE 9: 28B-36
"Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”"
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21/03/22 |
24 |
3rd Lent
25th March: Annunciation of the Lord
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Lent - Resilience
How can we show resilience?
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LUKE 13: 1-9
"He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?’
He said to him in reply, ‘Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.'”
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28/03/22 |
25 |
4th Lent
25th March: Annunciation of the Lord
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Easter – Forgiveness
Easter preparations
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LUKE 15: 1-3; 11-23
“But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.”
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Summer Term |
18/04/22 |
26 |
1st Easter
23 April: Feast of St. George, Martyr
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Worry
The disciples will have been worried when Jesus was not in the tomb.
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JOHN 20: 1-9
"For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead."
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25/04/22 |
27 |
2nd Easter
29th April: Feast of St. Catherine of Sienna, Doctor of the Church
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Peace
How can you make peace with issues?
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JOHN 20: 19-31
"Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.""
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02/05/22 |
28 |
3rd Easter
3rd May: Feast of Ss. Philip and James, Apostles
4th May: Feast of the English Martyrs including
Edmund Campion and John Plessington
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Following Jesus
How can you follow Jesus?
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JOHN 21:1-19
"He said to him, “Follow me.""
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09/05/22 |
29 |
4th Easter
13th May: The Ascension of the Lord (Holy Day)
13th May: Feast of Julian of Norwich,
14th May: St. Matthias, Apostle
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Friendship
How can you be a friend of Jesus?
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JOHN 10: 27-30
"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”
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16/05/22 |
30 |
5th Easter |
Mental Health Awareness Week
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JOHN 13: 31-33A, 34-35
“I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another.”
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23/05/22 |
31 |
6th Easter
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Family
One family inspired to learn
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JOHN 14: 23-29
"You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I."
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Half Term |
06/06/22 |
32 |
Pentecost
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Pentecost
The Holy Spirit was sent to keep us on the right path. How can we continue to make the right decisions to keep us on the right path? Is it difficult to always make the right choices?
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JOHN 14: 8-17, (25-27)
"Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves."
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13/06/22 |
33 |
The Most Holy Trinity |
Honesty
How important is it to be honest?
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JOHN 16: 12-15
"But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears and will declare to you the things that are coming."
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20/06/22 |
34 |
Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus (Corpus Christi)
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The Parable of the Five Loaves and Two Fish
The disciples thought it was impossible to feed the five thousand. Jesus made it possible. What can you make possible?
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LUKE 9: 11B-17
"Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty.” They did so and made them all sit down. Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd."
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27/06/22 |
35 |
13th Sunday
29 June: Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles |
The Kingdom of God
What does the kingdom of God mean to you?
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LUKE 9: 51-62
“Go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
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04/07/22 |
36 |
14th Sunday
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Changing the World
How can you change the world?
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LUKE 10: 1-12, 17-20
"Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’"
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11/07/22 |
37 |
15th Sunday
Feast of Maximilian Kolbe is August 14th, brought forward a month to 14th July |
Repentance
As we approach the end of the year, do you have anything you wish to say sorry about?
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MATTHEW 11: 20-24
"Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented."
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18/07/22 |
38 |
16th Sunday
22nd July: Feast of St. Mary Magdalen
23rd July: Feast of St. Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe |
The plan for you
What is the plan for you moving forwards? Will you need to ask anyone for support or help
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LUKE 10: 38-42
"The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”
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