prism presentation at general synod 2008
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PARISH BASED ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PRISM SERIES 1
COLUMBA PRESS
Celebrating Communion
Celebrating Communion
Commissioned by the Liturgical Advisory Committee for General Synod in the follow up to the introduction of the Book of Common Prayer in 2004.
Opportunity for parishioners in the Church of Ireland to reflect upon shared worship, in this case the service of Holy Communion Two.
The Prism Series
‘Celebrating Communion’ is the first in the Prism Series of parish based liturgical educational resources.
Aims to encourage a thinking faith and a lived out understanding of what it is to be drawn by God’s grace into communion with each other and with God in Christ.
Written for...
All members of the community Those training to administer the
bread and wine during a service Those commissioned to bring
Communion by Extension to the housebound.
Leader’s and Participant's Handbook
Contents
6 sessions including Holy Communion
For groups of up to 10Programme can be given at
any time of the yearEach session lasts 90
minutes
1. Gathering of God’s People2. Proclaiming and Receiving
of God’s Word3. Prayers of the People4. Celebrating at the Lord’s
Table5. The Going Out as God’s
People
Leader’s Handbook
General Guidelines on Group Learning Objectives Check lists Background information and some exegesis Time scale for each section of the session Biblical Texts and all material in Participant’s
Handbook Guide questions and activities Worship
Format of Each Session
Method
INTERACTIVE
Session 2
THE PROCLAIMING AND RECEIVING OF GOD’S WORD
Book of Common Prayer pp. 204-5
The objectives of this session are to -
1. foster an expectation that God will speak in and through scripture
2. help people to understand the way the Word of God is read and explained in worship
FOR BUSY LEADERS....
Participant’s Handbook
Objectives of each sessionBiblical passages
ActivitiesPsalms to read at home each week
Evaluation
At home...
PRAYER REFLECTIONS ON THE PSALMS
Each participant is asked to commit themselves to 10-15 minutes in quiet prayer each day
and read a psalm a day from the Book of Common Prayer.
Success will be...
A deeper spiritual understanding of Holy Communion Two
Liturgy Group in Parish
Daily Reading of Psalms from the Book of Common Prayer
Cost
Package A Leader’s Handbook and 10 Participant's Handbooks
€25 The Good Book Shop
Resource CentreGeneral Synod bookstalls
Thereafter both Handbooks will cost €2.99 each