Work Experience

Last week we welcomed a Year 13 student from Aquinas Grammar School for work experience.  We all enjoyed having her, she was a great addition to our community of team members, house staff and De La Salle Brothers. We wish her every blessing in the future and hope our paths cross again. Well done Kathleen.

St Luke's Primary School

We enjoyed two lovely days with the young people of St Luke's Primary School. Together we had the opportunity to talk about the challenges of being Christian and how we can create something beautiful like a rainbow, when we work together as a team.

 

Focus

We really tried to make a real eye opener. We made this because the wind is God's breath and the kites are the symbol of the wind blowing the kites in the sky. The roses are a sign of God's nature. The hands are made by all of us.

Music

We picked Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson because it said to make a change and in confirmation we can make a change to be better Christians.

We picked Shine by Take That because we were talking about how to shine our light.

Poster

We chose Follow Jesus for our poster because when we follow Jesus we become better people and learn right from wrong. When the hands are joined onto the poster it will mean choosing to help others for Jesus.

25th Fefruary

Focus

We made this because the cross is a sign of Jesus and the kites show the wind.

Music

We picked Castles in the Sky because it says, Do you ever question your life? We are here and we are Christians and are we doing anything about it?

We chose You've Got a Friend in Me because if we are ever lonely you always have Jesus to turn to and we have a friend.

Poster

We chose Helping Hands because Jesus is in us and he wants us to use our hands in the right way. The hands on our poster show everybody in the world and they can make a difference in the world.

St Patrick's Primary School

We had a wonderful day with the pupils of St Patrick's Primary School, Holywood. It was a pleasure working with them and talking about how we can take our faith seriously by helping others and letting our light shine.

Focus
We chose the sun because it's burning like the Holy Spirit.
The kites only fly if God is breathing which is life.
The hands represent the rays of the sun.

Music
Shine by Take That  - we picked this song because it's about expressing yourself. Each of us have a light inside us and we need to let everyone see it.
Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson - we picked this song because we can make a change  and we can make a difference and feel good about ourselves.

 

Poster

We chose to use helping hands for our poster because each hand is one of us and we're chosing to be confirmed meaning we are chosing to help others.

A great big thank you for your lovely thank you letters. We loved receiving them. You are definately letting your light shine.

St Mary's P.S. Cushendall

Our team travelled to the beautiful Glens and met with the young people of St. Mary's Primary School, Cushendall,  in the De La Salle Brother's house, Kilmore House. There we had a lovely day enjoying the fantastic scenary and eachother's company as we talked about what it means to be a Christian, meditated and how we can help the people around us.

 

Focus

We made this because the tree gives shade for all the people. The sun is the light of God.

Music

We sang Walk in the Light because Jesus walked in the light and we need to be like Jesus as God wants us to shine our light on the world.

Man in the Mirror - we chose this song because we need to change our ways and look in the mirror to make the world a better place.

Poster

We chose Helping Hands because it represents all of us and how each one of us can help others by shining our light.

De La Salle College Year 14

We've had some lovely retreat days with the Year 14 boys from De La Salle College, Belfast.  As fellow Lasallians it has been our pleasure to host their retreats and hear their opinions on God, Faith, and the society we live in. We explored these themes through discussion, meditation, art (including glass painting,) symbolic thinking, affirmation of friends and prayer.  Have a look at some of the photos below and also read the prayers and reflections that were written by the boys themselves.

Music
Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson:  We chose this because our goal today was to reflect on ourselves.
Hero by X-Factor Finalists:  We chose this song because it helps us reflect on ourselves and find inner strength to become a better person.

Focus
For our focus we made a bible with a candle above it.  This shows that allowing the word of God to have meaning in our lives will lead us into life.

Scripture
Psalm 100
We chose this because it reflects God's love towards us and gives us comfort and faith.

Psalm 23:4
We chose this because no matter what lies ahead to challenge us we will always have God to help us through.

We pray for people suffering as a result of natural disasters around our world.
May they pull through the devastating effects and rebuild their lives.

Lord hear us...

We pray for all those who are ill and for their families during this time.

Lord hear us...

We pray for our class and our teachers.
May we all achieve the grades we need for universities, colleges and whatever we aspire to do with our lives after school.

Lord hear us...



Reflections
Today we reflected on how we view not only ourselves and God, but also the word we live in.  As we grow and learn we may find some of the answers to life's questions.  As we grow in faith and develop our spiritual beliefs we may find it can help us through many of the difficult times in life.

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I think today helped us to develop our friendships.  It let us express our own views and listen to those of others.  Today made me think about God, although it has given me more questions that answers!! As this is our final yeat in school it was a good opportunity to reflect on our own lives up to now.  

Images of God
God can be seen in the red sky at night

God is looking down on us

God is like the stars of the universe

God is like a blast of colour

Focus

We chose this focus because the colours represent the people and personalities here with the stars representing our individuality.

Music

Your Song by Ellie Goulding - this song symbolises all the love in life and what if? Things aren't perfect but love for each other make it feel that way.

Ugly by Sugababes - this song symbolises the differences in people but everyone is the same.

Scripture

"It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, how much worse for a slave to rule over princes"

We chose this because we shouldn't be slaves of money and materialism.

Dear God

We pray for the terminally ill

that they may find strength

Amen

Dear God

We pray for the sick and less fortunate

that they find comfort

Amen

 

Focus

We decided to make the Celtic symbol for the Trinity - three circles representing the Father ,Son and Spirit all in one design - there is one God.

Music

Where is the Love by Black Eyed Peas - Today's world has totally forgot about peace and love. There is so much hatred and war going on now.

Scripture

Lk8:22-25 Calming of the Storm - the reason I picked this story is because when it comes to God everything is possible and never lack in faith.

Eph1:15-17 Thank God for you

Focus

We have chosen 'Life' and the sun. 'Life' represents everyone and everyone has the choice of how they want to live their life.

The sun helps flowers and plants to grow so therefore it is also part of life.

Music

Castles in the Sky - God's kingdom can be seen as being a big castle in the sky (but we also look for God on earth)

You Raise Me Up - for new beginning - which can make you believe more.

Scripture

Jesus Enters Jersusalem on a colt - We would expect Jesus to ride a horse but instead he rode a colt. This shows that Jesus wanted to bring peace and not war and this is a lesson for all of us. We should bring peace to the divisions in our world like Protestants and Catholics. 

Lk6:37   Don't Judge Others - to show how you should treat others. Don't put yourself first.



2Kings:42   The Feeding of a Hundred - Because I think it's positive and being positive is important along with sharing and love for others.