Choose your prayer leaders for this week, get the form time prayer sheet ready and then select the tab with your house name on it.
DAY 1 – WHAT’S IN THE WORD?
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
As we start our first full week back at school, Clare helps us explore the word ENCOUNTER.
This week, we are in Ordinary Time, which means our liturgical colour is what? (Clue: This is the colour of our computer background) Tick the correct colour on your sheet.
The Word of the Week this week is ENCOUNTER. Make sure this is written on the sheet and your form is written in the form box.
We can have many ‘encounters’ in our life and we will encounter Jesus in many different ways throughout our life. Think about the ways you will encounter others this week and how they will encounter you.
Reminder – A Special Gift for your Form Boards
On Friday, you should have received a special gift to be kept on your form board and used each week. This is called the Ordo. It’s a diary of the Liturgical (Church) Calendar, starting from Advent, which guides us, as a school, parish and Church, to pray for and focus on the themes that unite us as one whole community, welcomed by God.
Today’s task is to find the 23rd Week of Ordinary Time and leave the Ordo open on your form boards.
Each week, you’ll be able to see the special feast days, holy days of obligation, saints’ days and the colour for each day and season.
We will be using the Ordo regularly, so find a place to hang it up and display it, on your form boards, but make sure it’s easy to pick up and put back too, please.
In the Ordo, at the top of this week’s page, you’ll see that the ‘Season of Ordinary Time’ for Autumn has a special Cycle of Prayer from September. If you were unable to access our prayer resource on Friday, due to the technical issues, please pray for all those listed in this term’s prayer cycle now, by praying the prayer below. Otherwise, scroll down to end this prayer time with The Lord’s Prayer (the Our Father).
Lord, as we welcome this new term and one another, as one All Saints’ community, help us to:
welcome all students and teachers,
to spread the Gospel,
to share in the harvest,
to celebrate the fruits of human work and be reverent over all creation,
to promote and be agents of justice and peace in the world,
to welcome and celebrate all young people,
and to pray for all who are imprisoned and their families.
Help us also to be the best that we can be, in all of these ways.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
As form time prayer comes to an end, we give for thanks to God for all our joyful moments. With all these things in our mind, we pray together…
Our Father who art in heaven,
Amen
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 2 – GOD’S MESSAGE FOR US
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Our scripture this week comes from the Acts of the Apostles.
As we begin a new school year, we begin a new, weekly video resource, where we hear God’s Word and a short explanation from one of our Chaplaincy Team members on this:
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Acts 9:17-19
Make sure you put the scripture reference (Acts 9:17-19) in the scripture box on your sheet.
What do think it means in the scripture to ‘see again’?
Clare said to us yesterday that we can see Jesus in others and should try to be like Jesus ourselves. How could that relate to Saul’s conversion in our scripture?
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Bible. With all these things in our head, we pray together that we, like Saul (who became St Paul) may be filled with the Holy Spirit…
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
Amen
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray
O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of your faithful,
grant that by that same Holy Spirit,
we may be truly wise, and ever rejoice in your consolation, Through Christ our Lord.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 3 – OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S MESSAGE
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Revisit the scripture from yesterday that we are taking with us throughout the week. This term, as we continue journeying through the Year of Prayer, we are focusing on ‘Prayers of Intercession’ which are ‘asking’ or ‘bidding’ prayers. In mass, we might hear these prayers after the priest has given a homily.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
Acts 9:17-19
You may want to pray for something that is going on in the news or in our local community at the minute. When writing the prayers, you may want to use the scripture and the word of the week (ENCOUNTER) to inspire you. Using the sentence starters below, create some prayers of intercession. You may want to split off in groups and use your mini whiteboards to come up with ideas.
For the Church, we pray that…
For the world, we pray that…
For those who are sick and suffering, we pray that…
For our local community, we pray that…
For ourselves, we pray that…
To end prayers of intercession, we can say ‘Lord in your mercy…Hear our prayer‘ or Lord hear us…Lord, graciously hear us.’
Make sure you write the prayers onto your form time prayer sheet.
Example
For our local and school communities, we pray that everyone acts just as Jesus would, by welcoming and loving one another, at every encounter.
Lord in your mercy…Hear our prayer
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for everyone who brings us closer to Jesus. With all these things in our head, we pray together…
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
Amen
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 4 – THE MISSION FOR THE WEEK
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Thinking about all that we have discussed about the word of the week, our scripture this week and the prayers from yesterday, it is time to set our MISSION. The mission should be our way of trying to work as individuals or as a community (whichever you choose), so that we can share the message from this week with the wider community.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
Acts 9:17-19
If the word of the week this week was Charity, your mission could be to set up a collection box for food for the local food bank and spare change for a chosen charity.
Discuss in your form what mission you want to set for yourselves on the theme of Gratitude and then write it on the form time prayer sheet.
Example
Our mission for the theme of ENCOUNTER is to stop and think before we speak to someone, making sure we act as Jesus would, e.g. with a welcoming smile or greeting, never snapping or answering back… (Etc.)
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for help to complete our mission. With all this in mind, we pray together…
Glory be to the Father
Amen
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning
is now, and ever shall be
world without end.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 5 – THE CELEBRATION
Using everything we have added to our sheet this week, we are now going to take part in our Celebration of the Word, altogether, to end this week. Before you begin, take some time to settle down in a moment of silence.
We begin this celebration of the word with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
This week is the 16th week in Ordinary Time which also means our Liturgical Colour is Green. Our Word of the Week is Celebration.
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
Acts 9:17-19
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
God’s message to us all from from this Bible passage is… (prayer leaders read or share in your own words what you wrote in the ‘Message’ box on your sheet).
Let us pray… (prayer leaders read the prayers you wrote in the ‘Responding to the Word’ box).
For the Church, we pray that…
For the world, we pray that…
For those who are sick and suffering, we pray that…
For our school and local community, we pray that…
For ourselves, we pray that…
We take a few moments now to think of any personal prayers…(few seconds of silence)
We ask our mother Mary to pray with us, as we say…
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
Amen
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Our mission for the theme of ENCOUNTER is to… (prayer leaders to share the mission from the ‘Our Mission’ box).
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Please make sure your form time prayer sheet is handed in at the chaplaincy office on a Friday as we love to celebrate and share in all your prayers and ideas. This helps us to put things into action that you come up with, wherever we can.
Thank you for giving your time to talk to and listen to God and for praying together as a school and faith community.
DAY 1 – WHAT’S IN THE WORD?
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
As we start our first full week back at school, Clare helps us explore the word ENCOUNTER.
What do you do to present Jesus to others, in the ways that they encounter you?
When might you encounter Jesus in others?
Share a few thoughts and ideas in your form rooms.
Reminder – A Special Gift for your Form Boards
On Friday, you should have received a special gift to be kept on your form board and used each week. This is called the Ordo. It’s a diary of the Liturgical (Church) Calendar, starting from Advent, which guides us, as a school, parish and Church, to pray for and focus on the themes that unite us as one whole community, welcomed by God.
Today’s task is to find the 23rd Week of Ordinary Time and leave the Ordo open on your form boards.
Each week, you’ll be able to see the special feast days, holy days of obligation, saints’ days and the colour for each day and season.
We will be using the Ordo regularly, so find a place to hang it up and display it, on your form boards, but make sure it’s easy to pick up and put back too, please.
In the Ordo, at the top of this week’s page, you’ll see that the ‘Season of Ordinary Time’ for Autumn has a special Cycle of Prayer from September. If you were unable to access our prayer resource on Friday, due to the technical issues, please pray for all those listed in this term’s prayer cycle now, by praying the prayer below. Otherwise, scroll down to end this prayer time with The Lord’s Prayer (the Our Father).
Lord, as we welcome this new term and one another, as one All Saints’ community, help us to:
welcome all students and teachers,
to spread the Gospel,
to share in the harvest,
to celebrate the fruits of human work and be reverent over all creation,
to promote and be agents of justice and peace in the world,
to welcome and celebrate all young people,
and to pray for all who are imprisoned and their families.
Help us also to be the best that we can be, in all of these ways.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
As form time prayer comes to an end, we give for thanks, in prayer, for all who lead us along the right path and never ‘into temptation’, as we pray together…
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 2 – GOD’S MESSAGE FOR US
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Our scripture this week comes from the Acts of the Apostles.
As we begin a new school year, we begin a new, weekly video resource, where we hear God’s Word and a short explanation from one of our Chaplaincy Team members on this:
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Acts 9:17-19
Outside the Chaplaincy Office, you’ll find a Form Time Prayer sheet with your house colour and badge on. Each week, one sheet per form is to be filled in. This week, we’ll just look at the format and begin to fill in next week.
Make sure you put the scripture reference (Acts 9:17-19) in the scripture box on your sheet.
The next part provides an opportunity to consider how the scripture speaks to us and the key message it gives us, linked to the Word of the Week:
What do think it means in the scripture to ‘see again’?
Clare said to us yesterday that we can see Jesus in others and should try to be like Jesus ourselves. How could that relate to Saul’s conversion in our scripture?
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Bible. With all these things in our head, we pray together that we, like Saul (who became St Paul) may be filled with the Holy Spirit…
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
Amen
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray
O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of your faithful,
grant that by that same Holy Spirit,
we may be truly wise, and ever rejoice in your consolation, Through Christ our Lord.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 3 – OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S MESSAGE
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Revisit the scripture from yesterday that we are taking with us throughout the week. This term, as we continue journeying through the Year of Prayer, we are focusing on ‘Prayers of Intercession’ which are ‘asking’ or ‘bidding’ prayers. In mass, we might hear these prayers after the priest has given a homily.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
Acts 9:17-19
You may want to pray for something that is going on in the news or in our local community at the minute. When writing the prayers, you may want to use the scripture and the word of the week (ENCOUNTER) to inspire you. Using the sentence starters below, create some prayers of intercession. You may want to split off in groups and use your mini whiteboards to come up with ideas.
For the Church, we pray that…
For the world, we pray that…
For those who are sick and suffering, we pray that…
For our local community, we pray that…
For ourselves, we pray that…
To end prayers of intercession, we can say ‘Lord in your mercy…Hear our prayer‘ or Lord hear us…Lord, graciously hear us.’
Make sure you write the prayers onto your form time prayer sheet.
Example
For our local and school communities, we pray that everyone acts just as Jesus would, by welcoming and loving one another, at every encounter.
Lord in your mercy…Hear our prayer
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for everyone who brings us closer to Jesus. With all these things in our head, we pray together…
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
Amen
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 4 – THE MISSION FOR THE WEEK
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Thinking about all that we have discussed about the word of the week, our scripture this week and the prayers from yesterday, it is time to set our MISSION. The mission should be our way of trying to work as individuals or as a community (whichever you choose), so that we can share the message from this week with the wider community.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
Acts 9:17-19
If the word of the week this week was Charity, your mission could be to set up a collection box for food for the local food bank and spare change for a chosen charity.
Discuss in your form what mission you want to set for yourselves on the theme of Gratitude and then write it on the form time prayer sheet.
Example
Our mission for the theme of ENCOUNTER is to stop and think before we speak to someone, making sure we act as Jesus would, e.g. with a welcoming smile or greeting, never snapping or answering back… (Etc.)
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for help to complete our mission. With all this in mind, we pray together…
Glory be to the Father
Amen
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning
is now, and ever shall be
world without end.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 5 – THE CELEBRATION
Using everything we have added to our sheet this week, we are now going to take part in our Celebration of the Word, altogether, to end this week. Before you begin, take some time to settle down in a moment of silence.
We begin this celebration of the word with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
This week is the 16th week in Ordinary Time which also means our Liturgical Colour is Green. Our Word of the Week is Celebration.
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
Acts 9:17-19
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
God’s message to us all from from this Bible passage is… (prayer leaders read or share in your own words what you wrote in the ‘Message’ box on your sheet).
Let us pray… (prayer leaders read the prayers you wrote in the ‘Responding to the Word’ box).
For the Church, we pray that…
For the world, we pray that…
For those who are sick and suffering, we pray that…
For our school and local community, we pray that…
For ourselves, we pray that…
We take a few moments now to think of any personal prayers…(few seconds of silence)
We ask our mother Mary to pray with us, as we say…
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
Amen
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Our mission for the theme of ENCOUNTER is to… (prayer leaders to share the mission from the ‘Our Mission’ box).
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Please make sure your form time prayer sheet is handed in at the chaplaincy office on a Friday as we love to celebrate and share in all your prayers and ideas. This helps us to put things into action that you come up with, wherever we can.
Thank you for giving your time to talk to and listen to God and for praying together as a school and faith community.
DAY 1 – WHAT’S IN THE WORD?
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
As we start our first full week back at school, Clare helps us explore the word ENCOUNTER.
What do you do to present Jesus to others, in the ways that they encounter you?
When might you encounter Jesus in others?
Share a few thoughts and ideas in your form rooms.
Reminder – A Special Gift for your Form Boards
On Friday, you should have received a special gift to be kept on your form board and used each week. This is called the Ordo. It’s a diary of the Liturgical (Church) Calendar, starting from Advent, which guides us, as a school, parish and Church, to pray for and focus on the themes that unite us as one whole community, welcomed by God.
Today’s task is to find the 23rd Week of Ordinary Time and leave the Ordo open on your form boards.
Each week, you’ll be able to see the special feast days, holy days of obligation, saints’ days and the colour for each day and season.
We will be using the Ordo regularly, so find a place to hang it up and display it, on your form boards, but make sure it’s easy to pick up and put back too, please.
In the Ordo, at the top of this week’s page, you’ll see that the ‘Season of Ordinary Time’ for Autumn has a special Cycle of Prayer from September. If you were unable to access our prayer resource on Friday, due to the technical issues, please pray for all those listed in this term’s prayer cycle now, by praying the prayer below. Otherwise, scroll down to end this prayer time with The Lord’s Prayer (the Our Father).
Lord, as we welcome this new term and one another, as one All Saints’ community, help us to:
welcome all students and teachers,
to spread the Gospel,
to share in the harvest,
to celebrate the fruits of human work and be reverent over all creation,
to promote and be agents of justice and peace in the world,
to welcome and celebrate all young people,
and to pray for all who are imprisoned and their families.
Help us also to be the best that we can be, in all of these ways.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
As form time prayer comes to an end, we give for thanks, in prayer, for all who lead us along the right path and never ‘into temptation’, as we pray together…
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
DAY 2 – GOD’S MESSAGE FOR US
We begin this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Our scripture this week comes from the Acts of the Apostles.
As we begin a new school year, we begin a new, weekly video resource, where we hear God’s Word and a short explanation from one of our Chaplaincy Team members on this:
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
“Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” At once something like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; and after he had eaten, his strength came back.’
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Acts 9:17-19
What do think it means in the scripture to ‘see again’?
Clare said to us yesterday that we can see Jesus in others and should try to be like Jesus ourselves. How could that relate to Saul’s conversion in our scripture?
How will you live out the mission of ENCOUNTER in your daily lives?
As form time prayer comes to an end, we pray for a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Bible. With all these things in our head, we pray together that we, like Saul (who became St Paul) may be filled with the Holy Spirit…
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
Amen
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray
O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of your faithful,
grant that by that same Holy Spirit,
we may be truly wise, and ever rejoice in your consolation, Through Christ our Lord.
We end this form time prayer with the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Ho
IDENTITY – THE 24TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
WELCOME – THE 22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
