Peace: Loving Each Other

February 2023

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Welcome

The Head, SLT, or educator who is administering the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Reflection

Show a big heart template to the students.

A heart is the representation of love. Love and peace are best friends, we cannot separate them. When we love, we are being at peace because we are caring. Love feels also when we sing and dance. Let us dance and play together:

Song

Game

Children learn a sign that means ‘I Love’ by making their across each other on their chests and closing their fingers.

Prayer

Dear God, help me to learn to love. Amen.

Presentation

Welcome

The Head, SLT, or educator who is administering the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Reflection

Show a large heart template to the students.

A heart is often used as a representation of love as the heart supplies blood to the body and this blood, that is love, allows us to live happily. Love supplies us with the energy to do what we want and what we can.

Game – Love Actions

A small number of students take turns coming up with creating ways to show love. Ex. offering a drink, shaking hands and saying: “how are you today?”.

Dance

Prayer

Dear God, let there be peace among us and everywhere. Amen.

Presentation

Welcome

The Head, SLT or educator leading the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Introduction

On Valentine’s Day, many people worldwide buy cards and gifts for the people they love and care for.

However, the ‘LOVE’ essential for peace is often overused but often loses its true meaning. We must ask important questions. Is love just a feeling or emotion? Can love last forever? Can we love the people we don’t like or even our enemies?

Reflective thought

Love is often mistaken for a strong feeling or emotion called erotic love, which is just a chemical reaction in our body that changes very quickly.

True love is based on a responsible and faithful commitment toward another person. It is a decision, an act of the will. True love is when you are willing to help and give joy to others even when they cannot love you back or when you have to struggle or suffer. When we love this way, we do not look for a reward but commit to loving those most in need and even those who do not or cannot love us back.

There are many people who have given us a good example of heroic love. Christians believe in Jesus, who teaches us that there is no greater love than to offer your life for those you love. When we experience God’s love in our life, we will love others as God loves us.

Let us watch this video clip about true love.

Prayer

Dear God,

St Valentine was a saint who sacrificed his life to help others. Help us care for one another at school today, be kind and patient with each other, and be sensitive to the needs of the people around me, especially those who are lonely or in need of my help. Help us to give love and joy to everyone we meet today. Amen.

Prayer Activities about Love

Centigrades of Love

In this prayer space one is given time to reflect on love and how loving others is loving God as well.

Debt of Love

In this prayer space one is invited to think and pray for the children who are mistreated and involved in slave trade.

Wand of Love

In this prayer space one can reflect on the love he/she shows to others and ask for forgivness for when one fails to love others unconditionally.

Lent: Love Letter

Reflecting on how St John describes the immense love God has for us, in this prayer space one is given time to write a love letter to God who is showering us with love.

Love is Greater than Fear

During this prayer space inspired by 1 John 4:18, one reflects on the fears, especially induced by sickness, and thinks how love is greater than them all.

Love Letter

In this prayer space one is given time to write a reply (love letter) to God who is showering us with love.

Oven of Love

In this prayer space one reflects on how God is sweet to use and encourages us to reflect on how one can be sweet to others.

The Love of God

What is Love? Why Love is More than a Feeling?

https://www.gotquestions.org/agape-love.html

Voluntary work in the Community

https://mcyn.org/category/resources/

The story of Saint Valentine (a Catholic Saint)

Presentation

Welcome

Slide 1

The Head, SLT or educator leading the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Introduction

Slide 2

On Valentine’s Day, many people around the world buy cards and gifts for the people they love and care for.

Unfortunately, the word ‘LOVE’ is often overused and we often lose its true meaning. Is love just a feeling or emotion? Can we love the people we don’t like or even our enemies? Can love last forever?

Reflective thought

Slide 3

Love is often mistaken for a strong feeling or emotion. This is erotic love which is just a temporary chemistry reaction in our body that changes quickly. True love, however, is based on a responsible and faithful commitment towards another person, even if this person is not loving towards us.

Slide 4

True love is when you are willing to help and give joy to others even when they cannot love you back or when you have to struggle or suffer. When we love this way, we do not look for a reward but commit to loving those most in need and even those who do not or cannot love us back.

There are many people who have given us a good example of heroic love. Christians believe in Jesus, who teaches us that there is no greater love than to offer your life for those you love. When we experience God’s love in our life, we will love others as God loves us.

Prayer

Dear God,

St Valentine was a saint who sacrificed his life to help others. Help us care for one another at school today, be kind and patient with each other, and be sensitive to the needs of the people around me, especially those who are lonely or in need of my help. Help us to give love and joy to everyone we meet today. Amen.

Prayer Activities about Love