{"id":151890,"date":"2024-04-11T09:39:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T07:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sds.mt\/?post_type=events&p=151890"},"modified":"2025-12-29T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T09:57:10","slug":"soul-space-cope-session-at-st-ignatius-college-zebbug-primary-school-2024","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/sds.mt\/mt\/events\/soul-space-cope-session-at-st-ignatius-college-zebbug-primary-school-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Soul Space: PD session at St Ignatius College \u017bebbu\u0121 Primary school – 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During this session, the SDS team animated a session about prayer spaces for educators at St Ignatius College, Primary School \u0126a\u017c-\u017bebbu\u0121. It was an opportunity for educators to reconnect with God, themselves and others and share their experiences through personal reflection and group work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prayer activities that were set up included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Prayer Wall<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

In this prayer space one is encouraged to be one of the builders of a wall of faith by writing and sticking his prayer onto the wall.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Be Still: Prayer Word<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

During this time one is inivted to be still and meditate on ma-ra-na-ta. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Friendship Chain<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

During this prayer one is asked to think of a friend, reflect on the good qualities of their friend and then thank God for them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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Building Blocks<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

In this prayer space one is asked to relfect on one’s daily actions and how such actions are helping to build a better world.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Cardboard Home<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

During this time one is given time to reflect and pray for people who suffer poverty and are homeless.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Unity Tree<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

During this prayer space one is encouraged to think about the school community he belongs to.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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Shoal of Fish<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

In this prayer space one and reflects and prays for unity and peace every place one is. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Mirror<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

This prayer activity encourages one to identify the positive aspects of oneself as one looks at one’s own self-image created on the image of God in the mirror.
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Being Brave<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

This space is to help one think of the situation where bravery is needed and to ask God for courage. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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Fizzy Forgiveness<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

In this prayer space one reflects on forgiving those who hurt us, just like a tablet disappears in water so will our upset and hurt disappear with forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Reconciliation Zips<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

This Prayer Space shall help to think about situations where the human being argues, and sometimes separates himself\/herself from the other person whom he\/she had the argument with. Through the zips, we are to think about a situation and pray for reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Feel free to contact the SDS team to animate a CoPE session for your educators or a spiritual session for students by filling out the following form:<\/p>\n\n\n