Music: We chose Aerosmith because it's an uplifting song. we feel the title I dont want to miss a thing, is inspiring as sometimes life is very, very busy and yet we don't want to miss anything in life.
For our second song we chose Snow Patrol's - Run because sometimes you just want to run away, but then you realise the people in your life can light you up, even if you can't hear their voice.
Focus: The river symbolises the journeye of our lives leading up to a bright future and the red rocks represent difficult times.
The sun symbolises us as people as we are the light of the world and we must shine.
Scripture: We chose Matthew 6:34 as this passage is very comforting. we often worry about small things but do not stop and think, is there any point in worrying? This passage tells us there is not, and that we should focus on positive things. If we do this, God will sort out everything.
Love your enemy, Matthew 5:44. We also chose this because there is no point in being angry. We need to love everyone the same.
Hatred and grudges are pointless.
Prayers:
Dear God,
We pray for the happiness of our form class.
We pray that God will guide us through any hardships and help us bring out the best in each other.
We pray that God will guide us through any hardships and help us bring out the best in each other.
Lord hear us
Dear God,
Please bless our form class throughout our final year at Aquinas.
Help us to reach our goals both acidemically and spiritually, and guide us to happy and fulfilling futures
Help us to reach our goals both acidemically and spiritually, and guide us to happy and fulfilling futures
Lord hear us
Dear God,
Please grant us the guidance to make informed decisions and be good people.
Lord hear us
Dear god,
We pray for our families, especially those facing berievment.
Lord hear us
Dear God,
We pray for the sick, that God may help them through their struggle, especially
those closest to us,
those closest to us,
Lord hear us
Reflection:
On a day like today we have absorbed much advice, opinions and knowledge, from disscussing our belief in God to the imprtance of a moblie phone; help us to process this, and enrich our lives and develop us as young people. Do not fear, for even if you have cleared your mind, this retreat will have been a treat.
It is important for us to realise that in our busy lives it is imprtant to clear our minds. *(Edited version)
Focus: 14J represents our class. The different colours represent the different groups in our class, but together we are one. The sky is our limit and we are one and we are the stars in it. The candles represent the burning essence of love burning in our hearts. Even though we will take our separate books and go our separate ways. we will always be together, in here (hand to heart).
Music: For our first song we chose What a wonderful World by Willie Nelson , for obvious reasons that are mentioned in the song.
Our final song is, I want to know what love is by Foreigner. We chose this song because we all need to know what love is.
Scripture: We chose the prodical son because today it is very easy to become lost in the hustle and bustle of life, to be carried away by tempation and become lost in who we are, but we must remember there is always someone there who we can trust in and rely on like; friends, family, teachers and God, who will always help.
Prayers:
Dear lord,
We pray for all the sick people in the world,
so their families may gain support and guidance.
Amen
Dear Lord,
We pray for all the people all round the world suffering from poverty.
May God help them and enrich their lives.
Amen
Dear Lord,
We pray for our friendships, that they remain strong
and loyal after we leave school and go our separate ways.
Amen
Dear Lord,
We pray we achieve the success in examinations that we deserve
and that God is there to support us in our future endeavours.
Amen
Dear Lord
We pray for our families, may they always support us and know our appreciation,
Amen
Dear Lord,
We pray for any special intentions that
any of us may have today
Amen
Reflection:
We chose these words as we feel they best descibe our day.
LOVE; today we respected each other and mixed together in activites
FRIENDSHIP; After writing in each others books we showed the love we have for one another, as friends.
FRIENDSHIP; After writing in each others books we showed the love we have for one another, as friends.
BONDING; we have all mixed together and all came here today, we joined in with all the activities having
FUN with all our friends
FUN with all our friends
The day started off with fun when we played the two games, this really got the day going.
The most relaxing part of the day was the meditation, it was great to take time out of our day to sit and not have to think about anything. I really feel that we bonded more as a form class,especially because we weren't put into our friendship groups, and we were able to talk to others we might not normally talk to everyday.
Music: We have chosen Newton Faulkner, Dream Catch Me, becasue it encourages you to be anyone you want to be and gives you hope for the future.
For our second song we chose C'est la vie by Bewitched becasue we have grown up with this song and it reminds us of all our good memories. It teaches us that no matter what happens we will all support each other.
Focus: We have made a flower. The yellow in the middle surrounded by the candles represents God and how he is the centre of everything. The colours around it represents all of us. The different colours represent the different cultures and backgrounds coming together.
Scripture: We chose Jesus Cures the Centurian's servant, because God loves everyone equally, no matter how rich or poor, sick or healthy. Everyone deserves to be saved regardless of their status.
Prayers:
Dear God,
Please pray for the sick and terminally ill and may you grant courage to their families at this time.
Lord Hear Us
Dear God,
Please pray for those in the world who are living in poverty.
May they find happiness in life.
Lord Hear us
Dear God,
Please pray for all those who are feeling lonely at this time,
may God comfort them and offer a helping hand.
Lord Hear Us
Dear God,
Please pray for all of our friends who are studying for exams.
Please help them not to be stressed and enjoy this year.
Lord Hear Us
Reflection: The river represents, not the river of life, but the river of today. We wanted to add in all the things that made our day special; candles for prayer, the sun for fun and God, skipping, the booklets....
Our last song is The Verve, Bittersweet Symphony because it's about life.
Focus: For our focus we decided to integrate the idea of the river of life. The boat represents protection from the waves which represents bad things or fears. The stars represent hope and act as guiding lights.
Scripture: The reason for choosing, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, is because this story is to encourage forgiveness and friendship, and to remove negative feelings.
Here in Northern Ireland there is a lot of retailiation, and we believe you must rise above this. It means going that extra mile, and truly being a Christian.
Prayers:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for our friends and all the fun we had today
Amen.
Dear Lord,
Pray for all those who we care for,
for those who care for us,
for those who have nobody to care for them...but you.
Amen
Dear Lord,
Thank you for our families and friends,
thank you for our wonderful school and teachers.
Amen.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for being able to go to school as there
are those in our world who are not able to go.
I ask that you help us through this year and
help us achieve the grades we need for university.
Amen
Reflection: Friends Forever...
F - Fear that we have had
R - Relationships we have formed
I - Interesting topics arose
E - Education we have shared
N - Never give up on each other
D - Depending on each other
S - Special memories
S - Special memories
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