Prayers for Home: W/C: 1st June 2020
During these unprecedented times, we know how important it is for families to find opportunities to come together and pray and reflect upon the day, the present time and times ahead.
Prayer is so beneficial to us all in different ways but we know that it strengthens the family ties and communication; helping us to heal and find peace. The children at St Vincent’s are always so considerate of others when composing their own prayers. We are always deeply proud of their spirituality and thoughtfulness. During this time, we encourage your child and family to pray, thinking about who may need their prayers and reminding them that prayer brings us closer to God. We are pleased to inform you that Ten:Ten, providers of our Collective Worship resources, are kindly making available a set of daily prayers for you to use at home. St Vincent’s will share the Weekly Prayers with you every Monday, in the hope that we can pray together.
Sunday 31st May was Pentecost Sunday; the time when we remember Jesus sending the disciples His Holy Spirit. In receiving the Holy Spirit, the disciples were inspired with joy to go out into the world and make Jesus known. The Holy Spirit is what encourages and inspires us to do good.
The theme of this week’s daily prayers is the gift of the Holy Spirit. Taking a little of the traditional prayer ‘Come, Holy Spirit’ each day, children will come to understand what the prayer means.
You can find the daily prayers for this week here:
How to Lead:
There is a Prayer Leader and a Reader, both/either of which can be read by a child.
Slide 1 – 2
The Prayer Leader and Reader read the text on screen, which each day offers a reflection on a line of the prayer.
Slide 3
Finish together by saying the traditional prayer ‘Come, Holy Spirit’.
NB. Saturday’s prayers suggest the option to write out and decorate the prayer that children will learn throughout the week. Please prepare materials if you wish to encourage your child to do this!
Slide 3:
– Finish together with a final prayer.
NB. Saturday’s prayers are slightly different and suggest the option to write out and decorate one of Pope Francis’ quotes. Please prepare materials if you wish to encourage your child to do this!
Whilst some of us are apart it will be wonderful to know that we are sharing this special prayer resource together. You can let us know what you think of the resource in the comments section, or even share some pictures of your special worship space using the file uploader for the attention of Mrs Avdiu.
God bless you all.