Lent/Easter Reflections for Year 6: Embracing Sacrifice and Salvation

Explore Lent and Easter themes of sacrifice, salvation, and spiritual growth through reflections on scripture, sacraments, Christian beliefs, and the practice of giving. Delve into the significance of Ash Wednesday, the Eucharist, and the Resurrection, inviting personal introspection and actions to bear witness to the Gospel.

• Lent/Easter
• Year 6
• Reflections
• Sacrifice
• Salvation

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1. SPRING TERM YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING

2. Scripture Sacraments Christian Beliefs Salvation Created by God you are dust and to dust you shall return Reconciliation/Forgiveness/ Conversion/Repentance When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites Matthew 6:16-26 Gospel for Ash Wednesday Reconciliation Hymns Prayers/Tradition Ash Wednesday Service Freely Freely YEAR 6 Eucharist Lent/Easter GIVING LF1 Lent a time to remember the suffering and death of Jesus Down on my Knees Again Vineyard Kids Lent Lenten calendar Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Living a virtuous life Witness Sacrifice Change for the better Charity Prayer, fasting and penance Experiences, feelings and ideas Have you ever experienced dying in order to live or made a fresh start? How did it make you feel? How can you bear witness to the Gospel? Idea start a Lenten journal or use a Lenten calendar Art/Images/Artefacts Ashes on forehead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_ Wednesday#mediaviewer/File:Cro ssofashes.jpg The Gospel repent and believe the good news

3. Scripture Sacraments Christian Beliefs Jesus as the Bread of Life essential, sustenance, spiritual not physical etc Jesus the Bread of Life John 6:35, 37, 51, 60, 67-68 Eucharist - through your goodness we have this bread to offer - Take and eat this is my body Man cannot live on bread alone Matthew 4:4 Transubstantiation Real Presence (Jesus is present in the form of bread and wine) Last Supper (All gospels) .e.g Luke 22 Hymns Bread of Life Bread of Heaven - (Guide Me Now) I Am the Bread of Life Seek ye First Prayers/Tradition YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF2 What life is really like Our Father give us this day our daily bread Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Experiences, feelings and ideas How do your experiences of feeling hungry or full make you feel? Idea: Can I do anything for those who are without food this Lent? Find out about CAFOD Fast Day Art/Images/Artefacts Bread of Life icon http://concordpastor.blogspot.co .uk/2011_06_01_archive.html Trust Prayer What is essential in life to sustain us? faith, hope and love Giving aid to those who are hungry Da Vinci The Last Supper

4. Scripture Sacraments Christian Beliefs Resurrection eternal life Unless A Grain of Wheat John 12:24-25 (links to LF1 and turning from sin as a form of dying) Eucharist the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Reconciliation - change Fruits of the Spirit (living a fruitful life) Salvation Hymns Unless a Grain of Wheat shall fall Prayers/Tradition Creed (Death and Resurrection) YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF3 Unless a Grain of What Dies For the Fruits of All Creation Holy Week services Stations of the Cross Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Experiences, feelings and ideas Have you ever sacrificed something for someone else? How did it make you feel? How has your life been fruitful for yourself and others? Idea plant seeds and watch them grow! Art/Images/Artefacts Self giving Sacrifice Change Wheat Sheaf and Crucifix

5. Scripture Sacraments Christian Beliefs Resurrection Jesus as Messiah/Saviour/Son of God Eternal Life John 11:1-43 Story of Lazarus Words of the Funeral Rite Jesus mourning Lazarus Jairus Daughter Luke 8:40-56 Blessed are those who mourn Beatitudes Matthew 5 Hymns I Am the Bread of Life Prayers/Tradition Creed Resurrection of the dead Eternal rest grant unto them YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF4 The Raising of Lazarus Art/Images/Artefacts http://www.wikiart.org/en/giotto/raising-of- lazarus The Raising of Lazarus - Giotto Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Empathy Friendship Trust Faith Belief Witness Experiences, feelings and ideas **Be aware of sensitive issues around death and loss? How do you think Martha and Mary were feeling before Jesus arrived, versus afterwards? List some feelings. Idea create a dance or percussion music contrasting death and new life http://www.bible-people.info/raising- lazarus_Rembrandt_1.jpg _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_of_Betha ny#mediaviewer/File:Vincent_Van_Gogh- http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting /462/Raising-of-Lazarus-(after-Rembrandt),- The.html

6. Scripture Sacraments Christian Beliefs Sacrifice Resurrection Salvation of the world Eternal Life Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Mystery of Faith We proclaim your death O Lord Crucifixion John 19: 16-21, 25- 30, 38-42 Christ was humbler yet Phillipians 2:7-11 Hymns There Lived A Man Were You There Lord by your cross LTMYW When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Prayers/Tradition Triduum The Passion Veneration of the Cross - Behold the Wood of the Cross Solemn Intercessions Unadorning of Church purple cloth Stations of the Cross Sorrowful Mysteries YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF5 Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Experiences, feelings and ideas How did you feel when the Gospel was read? What sacrifices have been made for you and by whom? How does that make you feel? Idea: Time of quiet prayer before the cross. Art/Images/Artefacts Carel Weight Crucifixion II Crucifix Christ crucified by Antonello da Messina 1475 http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paint ings/antonello-da-messina-christ- crucified Witness Sacrifice Faith Worship Discipleship

7. Scripture Sacraments Christian Beliefs Resurrection new life Eternal Life Salvation Alpha and Omega beginning and end Christ as Saviour/Messiah Jesus Resurrection John 20:1-8 In the beginning there was the Word John 1:1 I Am the Light of the World John 8:12 Jesus Baptism Matthew 3:13- 17 The Easter Vigil Baptism renewal of promises Eucharist celebrating the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Hymns John Burland He Is Risen Alleluia and He Lives The light of Christ Christ the Lord is Risen Prayers/Tradition Paschal Candle Candles light in the darkness Easter Garden Prayers of the Vigil Rosary Glorious Mysteries YEAR 6 Lent/Easter GIVING LF6 The Easter Vigil; celebrating the new life of Easter Rejoice Rejoice! Christian Life; Beliefs and Values Sacrifice Joy New Life Love Hope Faith Art/Images/Artefacts The Light of the World William Holman Hunt http://www.patrickcomerford.com/201 3/12/art-for-advent-3-light-of-world- by.html Paschal Candle p168 in Come and See Resurrection Art - http://www.bible- topten.com/Resurrection.html Experiences, feelings and ideas BQ Can any good come out of loss and death? What does joy mean to you? Why do you think the Vigil takes places at night? How does light make you feel? Idea: Paint my version of The light of the world He is Risen Heqiart.com