{"id":233954,"date":"2025-12-24T18:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sds.mt\/?post_type=events&p=233954"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:19:25","slug":"living-love-joyfully-stmc-middle-school-tarxien-2026","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/sds.mt\/mt\/events\/living-love-joyfully-stmc-middle-school-tarxien-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Love Joyfully – STMC Middle School, Tarxien – 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The SDS team hosted students of St Thomas More College, Tarxien Middle School for \u2018Living Love Joyfully\u2019 – a seminar that aims at empowering students to navigate crucial transition periods in their academic journey and in their life. This experience is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education, the Office for Religious Education and Spiritual Development in Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engaging Welcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The morning began with a warm welcome, creating a friendly atmosphere through introductions and an engaging icebreaker game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animated Storytelling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The sessions took off with an animated storytelling session called \u2018The Courageous Camel<\/em>\u2018, who also had to face inevitable changes and challenges during his life journey. Followed by a workshop, the story aimed at helping students to reflect on their stages in life, their identity, attributes, relationships and the significance of faith in uncharted waters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Prayer Space and Spiritual Reflection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of their time at Dar San \u0120u\u017cepp, students were invited to explore and experience prayer space. The prayer activities aimed to promote personal connection with their spirituality, together with the invitation for a thoughtful-prayerful response with regards to one\u2019s four relationship – with the self, others, the world, and God.The below are some of the prayer activities set up for this session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Living Love Joyfully session<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

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

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Soul Speak<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

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