October Is the Month of the Holy Rosary and It Is Also Mission Month. You Might Consider

October 2017 Memo

October is the month of the Holy Rosary and it is also Mission Month. You might consider coming together to pray the Rosary at class level or as a whole school. Why not pray a Decade a Day?Preparations are well under way for the World Meeting of Families 2018. Resources for Catholic primary schools will be available over the coming weeks. Further details on

Class / Theme / Lessons / Prayers
Junior Infants
(Grow in Love) / Seasonal Lesson:
2. Our World / 1. Autumn
1: God created the world
2: God created us … we are special!
3: We can care for the world / Glory Be
Prayer Service
Senior Infants
(Grow in Love) / 2.We Belong / 1: I belong in my family
2: My family belongs in a community
3: We all belong in one human family
4: We can pray to God / Our Father
Night Prayer
Litany of Saints
1st Class
(Grow in Love) / Seasonal Lesson
2. Jesus / 1.The Rosary
2: Jesus had many friends
3: Jesus healed people
4: Jesus taught his friends how to live / Pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
2nd Class
(Grow in Love) / Seasonal Lesson
2. Jesus / 1. The Rosary
2. Jesus heals Simon Peter’s mother-in-law
3: Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter
4: Jesus gives his followers the law of love / Pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
‘Love one another as I have loved you’ (John 13: 34) for memorisation
3rd Class
(Grow in Love) / 2.The Bible
3. Jesus / 1. Introducing the Bible
2.The Bible Teaches Us About God
1. John the Baptist
2. Jesus the Teacher / Act of Sorrow
Gloria
Hail Mary
‘S é do Bheatha, a Mhuire
4th Class
(Grow in Love) / 2. The Bible
3. Jesus / 2. The New Testament
1. The Parable of the Mustard Seed
2. The Parable of the Good Samaritan
3. The Parable of the Lost Coin / Prayer on opening the Bible
Prayer on closing the Bible
Responses from the Mass
Prayer to St Anthony
5th Class
(Alive-O7) / Prophecy
Mary
Salvation / T1, L5: Jesus and Prophecy
T1, L6: The Spirit of Prophecy
T1, L7: Mary and the Mysteries of Light
T1, L9: The Garden Story / Mysteries of Light
Hail Holy Queen
The Apostle's Creed
6th Class
(Alive-O8) / In Relation...
Sacraments and Sacramentality / T1, L5: In Relation to Being Human
T1, L6: In relation to Reconciliation
T1, L7: Coming Together Rituals
T1, L8: Symbol / Gloria: 'Glory to God in the highest...' (from the Mass)

Prayer Space On your Prayer Space this month, in addition to a crucifix, statue or image of Our Lady, a candle and Bible, you may wish to include: items depicting the autumn season and the theme of creation, Rosary beads, images or a statue of St. Francis and references to Pope Francis.

1st October
4th October
7th October
13th October
18th October
22nd October / Calendar
Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Alive-O8 T2, L2)
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (Grow in Love JI, Theme 2)
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
RE Congress 2017, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth (details available on
National Day of Prayer for Children (information available
Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist
World Mission Sunday / Upcoming......
1st NovemberFeast of All Saints (Holy Day of Obligation)
2nd NovemberCommemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
3rd December First Sunday of Advent