St. James' Whiteabbey

We had a great day with the P7 class from St. James' in Whiteabbey today... it was cold, grey and wet outside, but it was warm, colourful and lively inside - they are a great class.

Reflection Poem:

Choose for yourself

Offer your heart

New beginning

Follow God's will

Include Everyone

Respect Yourself

Make each other feel good

Always trust God

Think before you act

It's not easy

Only keep trying

Never give up.

We also had six prayers, written by six different pupils...

Dear God,

Thank you for creating me, thank you for creating us.

We pray for our friends that they will always be there for us, no matter what.

Lord hear us.


Dear God,

We thank you for our families that feed us, water us and love us in each and eery way.

Lord help us to be grateful for our families.

Lord help us.

Dear God,

We pray for the sick that they may get better and that the doctors and nurses can help them.

Lord hear us.

Dear Lord,

Please help the people who are starving and I hope that they gain strength and that all souls go to heaven and all the people help each other and me too.

Lord hear us.

Dear God,

Please help the people in Haiti who were harmed by the earthquake and we also ask that the aid may reach them.

Please protect the people that bring aid to them and also help us totry and help in one way.

Lord hear us.

Dear God,

I thank you for all my friends.

I would be very lonely without them.

I also pray for us the P7 pupils that we may be happy in our new schools.
Lord hear us.

And we at the Centre would like to thank this class for making their retreat day such a great success. God Bless all of you as you prepare for the big committment that is Confirmation.

Prayers and Art from St. Bride's

We had our first group of Primary 7s this year, from St. Bride's Primary School. They had a lovely day thinking of ways of letting their light shine! They certainly brightened up Monday for us on the team. Have a look at some of the ways they did that, below...

Dear God,


Please take care of all the people who have been caught up in the floods all over the world.
Help them to stay strong. Please make all the flooding go away so they can be happy.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.


Amen.

Dear God,

Please bring peace to the world and to stop people from suffering and help us to be more kind to others.

Amen.

Dear God,

Thank you God for helping me when I am going through hard times especially now when we have to do hard exams.
Thank you Lord for my family and friends also for the world around me.

Amen.

Dear God,

We pray for all the children at our school; help them to keep healthy and in good condition.
Help them to make friends, and guide newcomers to friendships.
We also pray for all the teachers and staff.

Amen.