YEAR 3
Local Church – Community
JOURNEYS
Scripture
Prayers/Tradition
Feast Days
Church’s Seasons
First Sunday of Advent
Feast of Christ the
King.
‘Go…and glorify the
Lord by your actions..
Experiences, feelings and
ideas
Have you had any experiences of
going to a funeral? How did you feel?
Invite a parishioner to share their
experiences of their parish ministries
and how they help at a funeral. How
do you think parishioners can support
bereaved families?
Sacraments
Eucharist celebrates Feasts,
Saints’ days and seasons.
YEAR 3
Local Church –
Community
JOURNEYS
Christian Beliefs
The Church’s Year celebrates the key
elements of Jesus’ life. It brings
Christians close to the work of the Trinity
– Father, Son and Spirit
The Christian life is about journeying with
Christ and sharing his way of life.
Liturgy is the actions and words of prayer
and worship the Church family offers to
God.
Hymns
One more step
along the road I go
LF1 The Liturgical Year
Art/Images/Artefacts
P100 The Church’s Year
Church’s Story 3 p85
Christian Life;
Beliefs and Values
Celebration
Thanksgiving
Prayer and worship
Community
Service
Scripture
Sacraments
Eucharist celebrates Feasts,
Saints’ days and seasons.
Christian Beliefs
Advent – waiting in joyful hope for the
coming of the saviour.
Christmastide – celebrates the birth of the
saviour.
Lent precedes and prepares for Easter – a
time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Eastertide celebrates the resurrection of
Jesus.
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the
Holy Spirit.
Hymns
Prayers/Tradition
Colours and traditions
related to Lent – purple
=penance, stations of the
cross etc.
Easter – white, paschal
candle, Easter garden etc
Pentecost – red, prayer –
‘Come Holy Spirit….
Advent – purple, Advent
wreath and calendar
Christmas – white/gold, crib
Experiences, feelings and
ideas
Have you had any experiences of
going on a journey? How did you
feel? Invite a parishioner to share
their experiences of their journey
through the liturgical year. How do we
celebrate Advent/Lent in school?
YEAR 3
Local Church –
Community
JOURNEYS
LF2 The Seasons of the
Church’s Year
Art/Images/Artefacts
P100 The Church’s Year
Church’s Story 3 p85
Christ is our King let the
whole world rejoice
Sing Hosanna
Hail Redeemer
Advent hymns such as ‘O
come , O come Emmanuel
and Easter – Alleluia give
thanks to the risen Lord
Pentecost – Spirit of the
Living God
Christian Life;
Beliefs and Values
Celebration
Thanksgiving
Community
Service
Prayer, almsgiving, fasting
Celebrating new life - hope
Using gifts and talents
Scripture
Sacraments
Eucharist:
We listen to the key events in
the life of Jesus in the Liturgy of
the Word.
Year A Gospel of Matthew
Year B Gospel of Mark
Year C Gospel of Luke
Christian Beliefs
The Church’s Year celebrates the key
elements of Jesus’ life. It brings
Christians close to the work of the Trinity
– Father, Son and Spirit
The Christian life is about journeying with
Christ and sharing his way of life.
Liturgy is the actions and words of prayer
and worship the Church family offers to
God.
Hymns
Prayers/Tradition
Ordinary Time
Liturgical colour: green
Liturgical Formula for
the readings e.g. The
Word of the
Lord..Thanks be to
God…A reading from
the Holy Gospel….Glory
to You O Lord
Experiences, feelings and
ideas
Have you had any experiences of
when life goes on in an ordinary,
regular way? How did you feel?
Positives? Negatives? What
picture/idea/symbol illustrates
the ordinary times in life?
YEAR 3
Local Church –
Community
JOURNEYS
One more step
along the road I go
LF3 Ordinary Time
Art/Images/Artefacts
Book of the
Gospels/Lectionary
Mass book/leaflet
P100 The Church’s Year
Church’s Story 3 p85
Christian Life;
Beliefs and Values
Being faithful in the ordinary,
little things of life
Celebration
Thanksgiving
Prayer and worship
Community
Service
Scripture
The gospel from one of Mary’s
Feast Days
Prayers/Tradition
Liturgical colour for
feasts of Mary is blue
Hail Mary…
The Rosary – month
of October
May – month of Mary
Mysteries of Light
Sacraments
Eucharist:
During the Liturgical Year
Special feasts days
honouring Mary are
celebrated in the Eucharist
YEAR 3
Local Church –
Community
JOURNEYS
LF4 The feasts of Our
Lady
Experiences, feelings and
ideas
Art/Images/Artefacts
Rosary Beads
Have you had any experiences of
celebrating one of Mary’s Feasts
– at school, home or in the
parish? How did you feel? What
picture/idea/symbol illustrates
motherly love?
Church’s Story p116-7
Pictures – Church’s Story 3
p118
Come and See p109
Christian Beliefs
Mary is the Mother of God and our
Mother.
The Annunciation celebrates Mary’s ‘yes’
to be the mother of Jesus.
The Assumption – Mary was taking to
heaven before her earthly death.
The Immaculate Conception - Mary was
full of grace from the beginning of her life.
Rosary – a journey with Mary through the
life of Jesus. (See Church’s Story 118)
Hymns
Any hymn to Our
Lady e.g.
Holy Virgin
As I kneel before
you
Christian Life;
Beliefs and Values
Doing God’s will
Humility
Being faithful
Celebration
Thanksgiving
Prayer and worship
Community
Service
Scripture
Psalm 122:1-9
God’s Story 3 p42-43 Pilgrimage
psalms
Prayers/Tradition
Pilgrimages today –
e.g. Lourdes,
Santiago di
Compostella,
Walsingham
Experiences, feelings and
ideas
Have you had any experiences of
singing songs when travelling
with the family or school? How
did you feel? Invite a parishioner
to share their experiences of
going on a pilgrimage
Sacraments
Eucharist:
Responsorial Psalm
Pilgrimage – a special journey to
a holy place (P29 Church’s Story).
Eucharist – links to Passover
and the Last Supper
The Church is called the Pilgrim
Church – still on the journey
towards God and Christians are a
pilgrim people
YEAR 3
Local Church –
Community
JOURNEYS
LF5 The Pilgrimage
Psalms
Art/Images/Artefacts
Pictures in Church’s Story 3
p29-31
Christian Beliefs
Hymns
One more step
along the road I go
Ave Maria (sung at
Lourdes)
Christian Life;
Beliefs and Values
Celebration
Thanksgiving
Prayer and worship
Community - togetherness
Service
Scripture
Sacraments
Eucharist – the greatest
prayer of thanksgiving
Prayers/Tradition
Morning prayer
Prayer at the end of
the day
Grace before and after
meals
Prayers of intercession
Formal prayer e.g. Our
Father, Glory be…..
Quiet prayer
Experiences, feelings and
ideas
What experiences have you had
of celebrating a special occasion?
How did you feel? What is your
favourite prayer/way of praying
and why? Think how we can
create a very special atmosphere
for celebrating this topic…
YEAR 3
Local Church –
Community
JOURNEYS
LF6 The Christian’s life
journey
Art/Images/Artefacts
P100 The Church’s Year
Church’s Story 3 p85
Christian Beliefs
Life is God’s gift
Prayer is at the heart of the
Christian life
God the Creator
Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Faith and good works – prayer leads
to good actions
Hymns
Come on and
celebrate
One more step
along the road I go
Christian Life;
Beliefs and Values
Gratitude
Marking special occasions
Love and care for others
Celebration
Thanksgiving
Community
Service