Year 4
Choose ONE of the activities
Activity 1: Lower
AT1 (ii) Use a developing religious vocabulary to give reasons for religious actions and symbols
AT1 (iii) Give reasons for certain actions by believers
AT2 (i) Ask and respond to questions about my own and others’ experiences and feelings about forgiveness
Level 3 I can give reasons for the importance of the Penitential Rite during the Eucharist.
Look at the words of the Penitenial Rite prayers.
Rite 3 (adapted)
Priest:
Response:
Priest:
Response:
Priest:
Response:
Priest:
Response:
Lord you ask us to love one another
Lord have mercy
You want us to be friends
Christ have mercy
You ask us to forgive each other from the heart
Lord have mercy
May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life
Amen
During the Penitenial Rite the above prayers are said. How do we as Christians ‘build bridges’ at
the Eucharist? Record through writing, scribing or saying (record) some of these, giving reasons
for these words, actions and symbols.
Activity 2: Middle
AT1 (ii) Use a developing religious vocabulary to give reasons for religious actions and symbols
AT1 (iii) Give reasons for certain actions by believers
AT2 (i) Ask and respond to questions about my own and others’ experiences and feelings about forgiveness
Level 3 I can give reasons to explain the importance of admitting wrong and the need for Christians to be reconciled with God and with
one another.
Create a guide for non-Christians which outlines the importance of ‘building
bridges’ with God and with each other. You may want to include some or all of
the below:
Building
Bridges
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a link to a religious story
what ‘sin’ is
examination of conscience
Penitential Rite
Sacrament of Reconciliation
an Act of Contrition
Activity 3: Higher
AT1 (ii) Use a developing religious vocabulary to give reasons for religious actions and symbols
AT1 (iii) Give reasons for certain actions by believers
AT2 (i) Ask and respond to questions about my own and others’ experiences and feelings about forgiveness
Level 3 I can say why Christians examine their consciences and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Christians come together to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation –
a bridge between God and people and between each other.
Make a zig-zag book.
On each page outline what happens during the Sacrament and give reasons for your answers.