Sorry & Forgiveness

Narnia: Sorry

This is part of an activity series based on C.S.Lewis’ Narnia tales. When Edmund follows his sister, Lucy, through the wardrobe and into Narnia, he meets someone called the White Witch. The Witch tempts Edmund with sweets and then tricks him into doing something terrible. We are fragile, and sometimes we all do and say bad things.

  • Is there something that you’ve done or said recently that you regret? …

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Sorry Bin – Lesson Plan

Time:

40 minutes

How to carry out this lesson:

  1. Start by taking the time to watch this video clip taken from one of the movies of Shrek.  ‘Shrek Asking Forgiveness’.

2. Can you remember when was the last time you had to ask for forgiveness?   Maybe, it could be that you have frequent fights with your siblings over the same things. 

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The Wheelbarrow

Farmers use wheelbarrows to move rubbish from one place to another. We’ve all got rubbish in our lives, not just ‘outside’ rubbish like broken things, old clothes, papers, and plastic, but ‘inside’ rubbish too. What ‘inside’ waste are you carrying around at this moment?

  • Find a quiet corner, and think about your ‘inner’ rubbish for some time.
  • If you want to, take a piece of paper and draw or write your ‘inner’ rubbish…

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Harry Potter-Inspired Prayer Activities

Creating this space with these particular prayer activities originated from what our Year 8s – 10s students show interest in about books and movies. The aim is to help individuals become who they were created to be with a purpose. They will understand and realise that they belong in our school’s caring community. (BeSpace. “Downloads for Organising a School Prayer Space”)

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15-il storja qasira dwar l-Imħabba

Storja 1 – Naħfirlek u biex nurik li ħfirtlek ser nagħtik fjura

Tifla kienet sejra għand nannitha biex twasslilha ftit fjuri sbieħ…

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What’s Next?

Sometimes photos help us remember special moments and how every moment followed another.  At times we look at photos that remind us of the hard work, the sacrifices, and the preparation we had to go through before that particular special moment happened.What if Jesus had photos of his special moments too?

  • Look at the pictures provided as if you are going through the photos of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus…

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Lent sessions – Instruments of Peace

Instruments of Peace session 1

Presentation Time

30 minutes

Aim

Children recognize that God loves us always even during those times when we do not behave well…

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Saying Sorry – Cross

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did. Lifting our eyes to the cross, we ask for forgiveness of our sins.

  • Think about something for which you wish to say I am sorry.
  • Write it as a prayer on the cross.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well…

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Reconciliation Zips

When people argue and fight, they get separated from each other, and they are not together anymore. People can become separated because of different opinions, skin colour, religious beliefs, nation, sexuality, clothing styles…all kinds of things.

  • Think about a situation where people argued and became separated.
  • Zips are clever because they bring two sides together. Reconciliation means bringing two sides together…

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Saying Sorry – Stones

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did.

  • Pick a stone and think about the person that you have mistreated unfairly and you wish to say I am sorry.
  •  If you want to ‘say sorry’, take the stone and drop it into the bowl beside the cross.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well…

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Saying Sorry – Strings

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did. Lifting our eyes to the cross, we ask for forgiveness of our sins.

  • Think about something for which you wish to say I am sorry.
  • Write a prayer and clip it into one of the strings.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well…

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Saying Sorry – Whiteboards

Sometimes we say and do things that hurt people, but then we are sorry about what we said or did.

  • Think about something for which you wish to say I   am sorry.
  • Write it on the whiteboard and wipe it off.
  • Afterwards, you might want to say sorry to the person as well.

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