STUDENT WORKBOOK

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RELIGIOUSEDUCATIONP R O G R A M M E

FOR CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

NAME:

CLASS:

THE LOGOThe logo is an attempt to express Faith as an inward and outward journey.

This faith journey takes us into our own hearts, into the heart of the world and into the heart of Christ who is God’s love revealed.

In Christ, God transforms our lives.We can respond to his love for us by reaching out and loving one another.

The circle represents our world.White, the colour of light, represents God.Red is for the suffering of Christ. Red also represents the Holy Spirit.Yellow represents the risen Christ.

The direction of the lines is inwardsexcept for the cross,which stretches outwards.

Our lives are embedded in anddependent upon our environment(green and blue) and our cultures(patterns and textures).

Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, isrepresented by the blueand white pattern.

The blue also represents the Pacific…

Annette Hanrahan RSCJ

Student Workbook

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© Copyright 2002 by National Centre for Religious Studies

No part of this document may be reproduced in any way, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, without the prior permission of the publishers.

Imprimatur + Leonard Boyle DD Bishop of Dunedin Episcopal Deputy for Religious Studies October 2001

Authorised by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

Design & Layout: Devine Graphics P O Box 5954 Dunedin New Zealand

Published By: National Centre for Religious Studies Catholic Centre P O Box 1937 Wellington New Zealand

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Maori terms are italicised in the text. The first time a Maori term appears in the text, its English meaning appears in brackets after it. A Maori glossary at the back of the

Student Resource book gives a more detailed explanation of these terms and provides a guide for their pronunciation.

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CONTENTS Topic 9A My Story – Our Story 2 Task A Four …………………………….............................……………………… page 2 Task A Nine …………………………………….............................……………… page 3 Task A Seventeen …………………………….............................……………………… page 4 Task A Twenty-Four …………………………………….............................……………… page 5 Task A Twenty-Eight …………………………….............................……………………… page 6 Task A Twenty-Nine …………………………………….............................……………… page 6 Topic 9B The Life and Times of Jesus 8 Task B Five …………………………………….............................……………… page 8 Task B Six …………………………….............................……………………… page 9 Task B Ten …………………………………….............................……………… page 10 Task B Eighteen …………………………….............................……………………… page 11 Task B Thirty-One …………………………………….............................……………… page 12 Task B Thirty-Three …………………………….............................……………………… page 13 Task B Thirty-Five …………………………………….............................……………… page 13 Task B Thirty-Seven …………………………….............................……………………… page 14

Topic 9C The Eucharist and the Church’s Year 15 Task C Two …………………………….............................……………………… page 15 Task C Four …………………………………….............................……………… page 16 Task C Five …………………………….............................……………………… page 17 Task C Six …………………………………….............................……………… page 17 Task C Seven …………………………….............................……………………… page 17 Task C Nine …………………………………….............................……………… page 20 Task C Twelve …………………………….............................……………………… page 21 Task C Thirty-Five …………………………………….............................……………… page 22 Task C Thirty-Six …………………………….............................……………………… page 23

Topic 9D The Church’s Story – The Beginnings 24 Task D One …………………………….............................……………………… page 24 Task D Five …………………………………….............................……………… page 25 Task D Seven …………………………….............................……………………… page 26 Task D Eighteen …………………………………….............................……………… page 26 Task D Twenty-Eight …………………………….............................……………………… page 28 Task D Thirty-One …………………………………….............................……………… page 29

Topic 9E Creation and Co-Creation 30 Task E Six …………………………….............................……………………… page 30 Task E Fourteen …………………………………….............................……………… page 31 Task E Eighteen …………………………….............................……………………… page 32 Task E Twenty-Three …………………………………….............................……………… page 33 Task E Twenty-Four …………………………….............................……………………… page 33 Task E Thirty …………………………………….............................……………… page 35

Topic 9F The Beginnings of the Church in Aotearoa New Zealand 36 Task F Nine …………………………………….............................……………… page 36 Task F Sixteen …………………………….............................……………………… page 37 Task F Seventeen …………………………………….............................……………… page 38 Task F Twenty-Three …………………………….............................……………………… page 39 Task F Thirty …………………………………….............................……………… page 40

Topic 9G Recognising Signs of God 41 Task G One …………………………….............................……………………… page 41 Task G Eight …………………………………….............................……………… page 42 Task G Ten …………………………….............................……………………… page 43 Task G Sixteen …………………………………….............................……………… page 44 Task G Eighteen …………………………….............................……………………… page 45 Task G Twenty …………………………………….............................……………… page 46 Task G Twenty-Four …………………………….............................……………………… page 47 Task G Twenty-Eight …………………………………….............................……………… page 48 Task G Thirty-Two …………………………….............................……………………… page 49Topic 9H Sacraments of Initiation 50 Task H Five …………………………….............................……………………… page 50 Task H Six …………………………………….............................……………… page 51 Task H Nine …………………………….............................……………………… page 51 Task H Twenty-Four …………………………………….............................……………… page 52 Task H Twenty-Five …………………………….............................……………………… page 53 Acknowledgements …………………………………….............................……………… page 54

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Topic 9A My Story – Our Story Task A FourFill in your lifeline (use words or diagrams). • Include significant events in your own life up to now.

• Note some of your crisis times – the dangers you have faced and the opportunities you have taken, the achievements and the failures.

• Consider the relationship between your achievements and the risks you have taken, the dangers you have faced.

• Discuss your lifeline with the person beside you.

• Consider the gifts of self – the abilities, values etc. that you bring to your family, friends and school as a year nine student.

My Lifeline

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Task A Nine a) Complete a profile of yourself using the following headings – but add any others that are missing that you think should be there: b) Illustrate and decorate your profile with appropriate drawings and symbols.

c) Share with the person next to you something about yourself from your profile. Select some of the things you have written.

d) You and your partner join another pair. Introduce your partner to the group using a word or phrase that you think is descriptive of that person.

The teacher may invite some volunteers to share with the class as a whole.

e) Write answers to the following questions:

• What makes me special and unique? • What have I got in common with the group? • What can I offer the group? • What does the group offer me? • What is different or special about our group?

My Profile

Name:

Age:

Birth Place:

Family Details:

Cultural Background:

Primary School:

Physical Characteristics:

Personality Traits:

Interests:

Favourite Things:

Abilities and Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Values:

Hopes:

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Task A SeventeenRead the CHECKLIST and note what you LIKE about yourself.

What I Like About Myself CHECKLIST

1. Anything I do or have done at school such as class work.

2. Anything I do regularly which helps others.

3. Anything I do or have done for my parents and friends.

4. Anything I have thought, said, written or done recently.

5. Any skill I have.

6. Any sporting achievement.

7. Any artistic accomplishment. (music, art, craft, etc)

8. Any feature of my personality.

9. Any physical feature.

10. Any special relationship.

11. Any award, recognition, I have received.

12. Any membership of any group.

13. Anything I have won.

14. Any religious beliefs.

15. Any cultural features e.g. language, music, dance etc that I have taken part in.

16. Any fears I have overcome.

17. Any time I have been positive rather than negative.

18. Anything else.

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Task A Twenty-Four a) Complete a profile for your family using the following headings – but add any others that are missing that you think should be there:

b) Illustrate and decorate your profile with appropriate drawings and symbols. c) Share with the person next to you something about your family from your profile. Select some of the things you have written.

d) You and your partner join another pair. Introduce your partner to the group using a word or phrase that you think is descriptive of that person’s family.

The teacher may invite some volunteers to share with the class as a whole.

e) Write answers to the following questions:

• What makes my family special and unique? • What has my family got in common with families of other group members?

My Family Profile

Family (Surname) Name:

Names of Family Members:

Ages of Members:

Country(ies) / Place(s) of Family’s Origin:

Language(s) Spoken:

Religious Background(s):

Common Distinguishing

Physical Characteristics:

Family Personality Traits:

Family Interests:

Favourite Family Things:

Family Abilities / Strengths:

Family Weaknesses:

Family Values:

Family Hopes:

Family Traditions:

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Task A Twenty-Eight

The school has a lifeline and the following exercise follows the same process as your personal lifeline exercise.

Use the line on the next page of your Workbook. This line represents the length of the school's life so far. On this, mark some events suggested below.

Where you can, put the actual dates of key events on the lifeline. Other details, past and present, can appear above or below the line. These may be indicated in whatever way you prefer – by words, pictures, photographs or symbols:

(a) What date was the school founded? Check out the school’s foundation stone!

(b) Who were the people involved in its foundation?

(c) Was the school established from existing schools?

(d) Has the school always had the same name?

(e) How many students were on the original roll and what are some of their names?

(f) Is the school co-ed or single-sex? Has it always been this way?

(g) Who are some important religious or lay members in the school’s past?

(h) What are some significant events in the life of the school, for example, the arrival of the first New Zealand born priest, sister or brother?

(i) Who are some prominent ex-students?

(j) What important sporting and cultural events has the school been involved in?

(k) What different cultures make up the school community?

(l) Who have been some well-known visitors to the school?

(m) What additional buildings, such as a chapel or a library, were added later?

(n) When did the school integrate with the State?

(o) What jubilees, feast days or celebrations are important to the life of the school?

(p) Who are some of the past principals and when were they there?

(q) What are some of the important yearly events in the school’s calendar? Include occasions such as fairs, productions, concerts, tree-planting day, respect for our grounds day, and any other particular events the school may have had.

Task Twenty-Nine Reflect on your various gifts. Remember that you are after all "God’s work of art"!

In word, picture or symbol form, add your gifts to the school’s lifeline.

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My School’s Lifeline

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Topic 9B The Life and Times of JesusTask B FiveThe following details are about the three regions of Palestine – Judea, Galilee and Samaria – discussed in the passage on Palestine on page 7 of the Student Resource book. Check what you have read and study the map of Palestine on page 9 of the Student Workbook before sorting the details from the box into the correct column:

JUDEA GALILEE SAMARIA

Capernaum Wilderness Samaritans

North Temple Middle

South Fertile Jerusalem

Fishermen Bethlehem Holy City

Intermarriage Well-off Jewish in Origin

Avoided by Jews Remote villages Foreign Ceremonies

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Task B SixStudy the map of Palestine as it was at the time of Jesus.

a) Shade the rivers and seas blue.

b) Use the key below. Read the Scripture references to help you put the correct numbers by the names of the places on the map.

KEY

1. Jesus lived here with Joseph and Mary (Luke 2:39-40).

2. A village where Jesus raised Lazarus (John 11:1-44).

3. The town where Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1).

4. A village where Jesus performed a miracle at a wedding (John 2:1-11).

5. The capital city where the Temple was (Luke 2:22).

6. A village where Jesus raised a widow's son (Luke 7:11-17).

7. A village where two followers recognised the risen Lord (Luke 24:13-35).

8. Where Jesus ate with Zacchaeus the tax collector (Luke 19:1-10).

9. Near this town Peter declared his belief that Jesus was the Messiah (Matthew 16:13-20).

10. Where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist (Mark 1:9).

PALESTINE IN THE TIME OF JESUS

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Task B TenRead about the relations of Jesus on pages 10 and 11 of the Student Resource book before completing the crossword:

Across 2. His sons founded the twelve tribes.

5. A wife of Jacob.

7. The mother of Esau.

10. The "father of a multitude".

12. She said: "Your God will be my God".

Down

1. He was sold into slavery by his brothers.

2. He preached the coming of the Messiah.

3. Another of Jacob's wives.

4. The killer of Goliath.

6. His brother's name was changed to Israel.

8. Her son was almost sacrificed.

9. Her daughter-in-law was foreign.

11. Her husband was Joseph.

The Ancestors of Jesus

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Task B Eighteen Compare your early life with that of Jesus by filling in the information below:

MY EARLY LIFE – THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS

ME JESUS POSSIBLE SOURCES

Birth: ………………………...........…………….. Birth: ………………………................. Luke 1:26-38

Mother: ………………………...........………….. Mother: ………………………............... Luke 2:1-21

Father: ………………………...........…………...

Baptism: Where ………………………........... Presentation: …………….…............. Luke 2:22-24

When ………………………............ …….......................……………............ Luke 3:21-22

Significant events in history at this time:

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First or earliest memory:

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Family movement: ..........……………............. ………………………...........……..……… Matthew 2

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Development/formal education: ………………………...........……………........................

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Were you ever lost?.......…………….............. ………………………...........……..…… Luke 2:41-45

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Special friends:.......……………...................... ………………………...........……………........................

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Special place:.......…………….......................... ………………………...........……………........................

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Family festival or gatherings: ………………………...........……………........................

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Anything else that you can think of? ………………………...........……………........................

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Task B Thirty-One

a) Why do Jews celebrate the feast of the Passover? ………………………………………………………

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b) What do we learn from Matthew about the preparations for the Last Supper? Read Matthew 26:17-19.

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c) Jesus’ actions and words at his final meal were to become the basis of the Christian Eucharist or Mass. Read Matthew 26:26-29 to find out what Jesus said and did.

Fill in the missing words:

While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of __ __ __ __ __ , gave a prayer of thanks,

broke it and gave it to his disciples. "Take and __ __ __ it," he said; "this is my __ __ __ __ ."

Then he took a __ __ __, gave thanks to __ __ __ , and gave it to them. "Drink it, all of you,"

he said; this is my __ __ __ __ __ which seals God’s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ , my blood poured

out for many for the forgiveness of __ __ __ __ . I tell you, I will never again drink this __ __ __

__ until the day I drink the new wine with you in my Father’s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ."

d) Catholics today repeat what happened at the Last Supper. During Mass or Eucharist what do the bread and wine become?

The bread and wine become ……………………………………………………………………………………

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Task B Thirty-Three In Luke’s Gospel Jesus had to face three different trials:

1. Before the Sanhedrin or Jewish Council 2. Before Pilate (twice) 3. Before Herod

To find out what happened read Luke 22:54-71 to 23:1-25. The events below are muddled up. Put a number (1, 2 or 3) next to each event according to the column it should be in. The first event in each column has been done for you.

Task B Thirty-Five The Gospels tell us that at the time of Jesus’ death a number of strange events took place. They are signs that Jesus’ death was the event that changed the world forever.

Read Matthew 27:45-52. What are four strange events that happened around the time of Jesus’ death?

1. ……………………………………….......……………………………………………………………………………………

2. ……………………………………….......……………………………………………………………………………………

3. ……………………………………….......……………………………………………………………………………………

4. ……………………………………….......……………………………………………………………………………………

b) Write out and complete this statement:

The strange events happening at the time of Jesus’ death show …………………………………………………

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Column 1

JESUS BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN

Asked Jesus whether he was the king of the Jews 2

Was very pleased to see Jesus

Asked Jesus if he was the Son of God

Asked Jesus many questions

Sentenced Jesus to death

Column 2

JESUS BEFORE PILATE (TWICE)

Had been wanting to see Jesus for a long time 3

Asked Jesus if he was the Messiah

Hoped to see Jesus perform miracles

Offered to free Barabbas

Took Jesus before Pilate where they began to accuse him

Column 3

JESUS BEFORE HEROD

Brought there by the elders, chief priests, and the teachers of the Law 1

Sent Jesus to Herod

Could not find Jesus guilty of the crimes he was accused of

Said they didn’t need witnesses because they heard for themselves what Jesus said

Sent Jesus back to Pilate

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Task B Thirty-Seven Read Luke 24:1-35. What answers would the following people give if they were questioned in the witness stand about the Resurrection?

• Mary Magdalen and the other women • Peter • The disciples on the road to Emmaus

Write their answers in the spaces provided:

In the Witness Stand (A) Witnesses: Mary Magdalen and the other women

When did you go to the tomb? …………………………………………………………….……………………………

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Why did you go to the tomb? ……………………………………..………………….……………………………………

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What did you find when you got there? ………………………………………………………………………………

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Who did you see? ……………….........................…………………………………………………………………………

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What did they say? ……………………......................……………………………………………………………………

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What did you do next? …………………………………..............………………………………………………………

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In the Witness Stand (B)Witness: Peter

Why did you go to the tomb? ……………………………………..………………….…………………………………

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What did you find? ………………………………………………….....................................…….....…………………

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What was your reaction? …………………………………..............………………....…………………………………

In the Witness Stand (C)Witnesses: The two men

Are you followers of Jesus? …....…………………………………..………………….…………………………………

On what day were you travelling and where to? ………………………………....……………........................

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What were you talking about? …………………………………………………………………………………………

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What happened next? ……......……………………………………………………………………………………………

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When did you recognise the stranger? ………………..………………………………………………………………

How did you recognise him? …………….................…..………………………………………………………………

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Are you sure the stranger was Jesus? …………….................…..……………………...……………………………

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Topic 9C The Eucharist and the Church’s Year Task C Two Complete this crossword about the natural cycle after reading about it in Part One of your Student Resource book on page 3:

Across 2. Our seven-day week is based on this story. 5. A regular repeating pattern in nature. 6. This idea developed when people realised how long it took for the moon to go around the earth. 7. God did this on the seventh day. 8. A day is the time it takes for the earth to spin on this. 9. Watches and clocks measure this. 12. To do with the sun. 14. To do with the moon. 15. It takes 365 days for this planet to orbit the sun.

Down 1. There are four of these each year. 3. There are twenty-four of these in a day. 4. The cycle of the four seasons takes this long to complete. 6. When our day begins. 10. The date of this Christian feast is set according to the moon's movements. 11. The Jewish day of rest. 13. Our tu-puna (ancestors) got the idea of a twenty-four hour day by studying this.

The Natural Cycle

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Task C Four a) Work in pairs or groups to fill in the chart below. Use the dates for this year.

Some of these special days are fixed (they occur on the same date each year); others are moveable (the dates change from year to year).

This Year is 2 __ __ __

b) Write about any other important days for New Zealanders in the blank spaces on the chart.

c) Try to include some special days that are important to other cultures living in Aotearoa. For example, the Jewish New Year, the Muslim New Year and the Chinese New Year.

Special Day Date this Year Fixed or Reason for Commemoration Special Activities or Moveable or Celebration Customs

New Year’s Day

Waitangi Day

Anzac Day

Mothers’ Day

Queen’s Birthday

Fathers’ Day

Labour Day

Local Anniversary Day

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Task C Five

a) If you could introduce a new holiday in Aotearoa what would it be? Fill out the details on the chart below.

b) What reason would you give to convince the government we should have this new holiday?

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Task C Six Mark each of these special days in New Zealand’s year (including your new one) on the calendar on the following two pages of your workbook.

Task C Seven Within our own families we also go through a yearly cycle of special occasions.

Add these important days in your own year to the calendar in the workbook. Show as many of the following as you can as well as others that are special to you.

1. The four seasons: spring, summer autumn, winter.

2. School holidays. Shade these in.

3. Your own birthday.

4. Family birthdays.

5. Special family occasions (anniversaries, weddings, deaths etc.)

6. Other days that are important to you.

New Special Day Date this Year Fixed or Reason for Commemoration Special Activities or Moveable or Celebration Customs

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

JANUARY1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

FEBRUARY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

MARCH1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

APRIL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

MAY1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

JUNE

CALENDAR FOR JANUARY TO JUNE 2 _ _ _

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

JULY1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

AUGUST

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

SEPTEMBER1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

OCTOBER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

NOVEMBER1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

DECEMBER

CALENDAR FOR JULY TO DECEMBER 2 _ _ _

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Task C Nine

Complete the following puzzle based on your knowledge of the Church’s year.

Across 5. The first season of the Church's year takes up most of this month.

7. This day of the week is called good because it was the day Jesus gave his life for us.

9. The date of Christmas was originally a Roman __ __ __ festival.

11. This feast celebrates Jesus' birth.

12. Another name for the Church's year.

14. The place where Hehu was born.

15. People welcomed Jesus with these when he rode into Jerusalem.

Down 1. This feast forty days after Easter recalls Jesus leaving this world to return to God.

2. This season prepares us for Christmas.

3. This period of forty days leading up to Easter gets its name from an old word meaning

Spring.

4. This time when the priest wears green occurs twice in the Church's year.

6. The most important Christian festival and a time of great happiness.

8. On Holy Thursday Jesus washed his disciples’__ __ __ __ as a sign of arohanui (great love)

and service.

10. This name is used to describe the week before Easter.

13. On the first day of Lent these are placed on Christians’ foreheads.

Te Tau Me Ona Ritenga Tapu

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Task C Twelve a) Mark on the calendar below the important seasons and feasts of the Church’s Year.

b) Shade in each season or feast with its correct colour.

c) Add any other feasts (of Mary or the saints) that you are familiar with.

d) Illustrate the different seasons and feasts on the calendar with suitable symbols and drawings.

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Task C Thirty-Five Complete the word puzzle about the Passover and the Eucharist.

Across 3. The Eucharist is Jesus' greatest gift and a sign of this.

4. The bread that was eaten at Passover time.

6. During the Last Supper Jesus changed this into his blood.

8. This meat was eaten at Passover time.

12. In New Testament times the Passover lamb was often killed here.

14. In this Jewish place of worship instruction took place.

15. This along with prayer was an important activity at the Temple.

16. This was sprinkled around the doors so that the Angel of God would not kill the first

born males of the Israelites.

17. This name is given to the Passover meal.

Down 1. At the Last Supper Jesus changed the bread into his ................... .

2. In this city Jesus celebrated the Passover with his apostles.

5. This Old Testament book tells the story of how the Jews were freed from slavery.

7. This liturgy of the Mass re-enacts Jesus' sacrifice.

9. The taste of the herbs eaten at the Passover meal.

10. At Passover meals a cup of wine is placed on the seder table for this prophet.

11. This Jewish feast recalls the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.

13. This liturgy of the Mass reflects the synagogue service.

18. At the seder this food represents the cycle of birth and death.

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Task C Thirty-Six a) The different prayers and actions that were part of Justin Martyr’s Eucharist are part of our Mass today. Fill in the names of those parts of our Mass which match those Justin described. Choose your answers from the box below.

b) Do any of the prayers and actions of our Mass come in a different order from the way Justin describes them?

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c) Is there anything important in our Mass that does not seem to be part of Justin’s Eucharist?

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• People put money in the collection basket

• The priest gives a homily

• The koha of bread and wine are brought up in an offertory procession

• Holy Communion is given out

• We pray for the needs of the Church, the community and the world

• The scriptures are read

• We prepare for the mass by calling to mind the reason why we have assembled together

• Through the prayers and blessings of the priest the bread and wine become the Body and

Blood of Christ

• Everyone says ‘Amen’ at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer

Justin’s Eucharist Our Mass

The people gather together.

The memoirs of the apostles or writings of the prophets are read.

The one presiding gives a talk.

All stand and recite prayers.

The bread and wine mixed with water are brought forward.

The president offers up prayers and thanksgivings.

The people join in with an ‘Amen’.

The distribution to all those present of the thingsover which the thanksgiving had been spoken takes place.

Those who are well-off give whatever they can.

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Topic 9D The Church’s Story – The Beginnings Task D One

The Nations at Pentecost

Read The Acts of the Apostles 2:4-12 to find out what happened at Pentecost.

a) Now fill in the gaps in the passage below:

The believers were all filled with the _____________ _____________ and began to talk in other

_______________________ as the Spirit enabled them to ______________ .

There were Jews living in ___________________ , religious ______________ who had come from every

country in the ______________ . They were all excited, because each of them heard the believers

___________________ in their own ___________________ .

Amazed and ___________________ they kept asking each other, "What does this ______________ ?"

b) In the word square find the names of the sixteen nations that were present at Pentecost. Some words are spelt backwards!

ARABIA ASIA CAPPADOCIA CRETE

DALMATIA EGYPT ELAM JUDEA

LIBYA MEDIA MESOPOTAMIA PAMPHYLIA

PARTHIA PHRYGIA PONTUS ROME

O U P E F I G E S T D A B J M

C C A U J G M U S A G I I U U

C A M F H O T N L L E B S D R

E B P G R N Z M O N V A W E N

A G H P O H A W O B F R E A U

I Q Y P A T K S A V Q A E E M

F E L P I D L Y P I F F J G A

W U I A T I O U G T G K S B L

S M A W V G K C E M G Y W J E

G E T E T C X A I Z S K R Q A

A I H T R A P D I A Q S C H L

C R E T E Q P T E S T B Z I P

M E S O P O T A M I A V B Z F

B D Q U E A I D E M P Y B E L

W G W R R R F B K C A K M N Z

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Task D Five Work individually or in a group. See how quickly and accurately you can put together a profile of the events surrounding Stephen’s death. All the information you need is in Part One of your Student Resource book on page 4 under the heading "The First Martyr".

Trial Profile

Name of defendant:

Position in the community:

Tried by:

Charged with the offence of:

Spoke these words at his trial:

Claimed to see a vision of:

Verdict and reaction of those trying him:

Method of execution:

People present at death:

Impact of death on different sections of the community:

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Task D Seven Combine the printed tiles to make a famous statement about martyrs.

Write your answer in the blank tiles.

Task D Eighteen The following events leading up to Constantine becoming a Christian are in the wrong order.

Arrange them in the correct order and illustrate them on the storyboard on the next page. One of them has been done for you.

• Constantine went into battle, even though his army was outnumbered, and won. From then on he regarded himself as a Christian.

• This battle between Constantine and Maxentius would decide who controlled the Roman Empire.

• In the sky Constantine saw a vision, a glowing cross and the words – In this sign you will conquer.

• In 312 AD at the Milvian bridge over the Tiber River in Rome two mighty armies gathered to do battle.

• Constantine was amazed. He adopted Christ’s sign, the Chi-Rho, and painted it on his soldiers’ shields.

• Maxentius prayed to the Roman gods for help but Constantine turned instead to the God of the Christians.

T Y A R S -- T H E -- --M R I O F O T H

E B L R S F C H O O I A I S T N S

S E D E D

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5. Constantine was amazed. He adopted Christ’s sign, the Chi-Rho, and painted it on his soldiers’ shields.

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Who? What?

When? Where?

Task D Twenty-Eight Describe the collapse of the Roman Empire by filling in the diagram. Use information from Part Eight of your Student Resource book on page 31. All the details you require are under the heading "The Germanic Migrations".

Event:

The Collapse of the Roman

Empire

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Task D Thirty-One Complete the crossword using your knowledge of Islam. Refer to the information in Part Nine of your Student Resource book on pages 34 and 35.

Across 2. The number of times Muslims pray each day.

5. He is not regarded as the Son of God by Muslims.

8. A new challenge to Christianity came from this direction.

9. Muhammad's birthplace and an important centre of pilgrimage.

11. This angel appeared to Muhammad.

12. The Islamic name for God.

13. This prophet founded a new religion.

14. Christians faced this danger for hundreds of years.

15. Muslims were besieging this city within a hundred years of Muhammad's death.

16. The building in which Muslims worship.

17. The century Islam was founded.

Down 1. Islam has five of these basic beliefs.

3. Islam spread quickly around this Sea.

4. This word means submission to God.

6. Muslims fast between the hours of dawn and sunset during this month.

7. An Old Testament figure regarded as a prophet by Jews, Christians and Muslims.

10. Muhammad arrived here in 622.

The Prophet of Islam

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Topic 9E Creation and Co-CreationTask E Six

IIlustrate the different stages of creation as they are presented in Genesis (1-2:4). Use the details from Task Five on page 6 of the Student Resource book to help you.

The Beginning – Chaos

Day Seven – Rest

Day One – Day, Night

Day Two – Sky, Water

Day Three – Land, Plants

Day Four – Sun, Moon, Stars

Day Five – Birds, Fish

Day Six – Animals, Humans

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Task E Fourteen

a) Unscramble the jumbled words in the statements below to discover different ways that Hehu (Jesus) continued and renewed God’s work of creation.

Jesus spoke in parables that showed he valued

__ __ __ __ __ __.(RETANU)

Jesus proclaimed freedom

to __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

(NOSSRERIP)

Jesus brought

sight to the

__ __ __ __ __.

(LDBNI)

Jesus raised the __ __ __ __ to life. (AEDD)

Jesus calmed the __ __ __ __ __. (MTSOR)

Jesus __ __ __ __ __ __ __ sins.(AVGEROF)

I have come in order that you

might have life – life in all its fullness . . . .(John 10:10)

Jesus brought __ __ __ __ (OGDO)

news to the poor.

Jesus set

__ __ __ __ (EFRE)

the oppressed.

Jesus __ __ __ __ __ __ (EDLEAH)

the sick.

Jesus drove out __ __ __ __ spirits. (LEVI)

Jesus announced a

time when the Lord

would save his

__ __ __ __ __ __. (OPPEEL)

Jesus restored our relationship with

God through his __ __ __ __ __ (AETHD)

and

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. (SERRUSTECNOIR)

b) Name two other things that Jesus did that renewed creation.

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Task E Eighteen a) Make up a wordsquare for one of the psalms that celebrates the relationship between the Creator and creation. Psalms 8, 19, 24, 96, 104 and 148 are suitable ones but there are many other possibilities. Explore them in your Bible.

Head up your wordsquare with the number of the psalm.

Use as many words as you can that link in with the theme of creation.

List the words you have used underneath your wordsquare.

PSALM _______________

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b) Write a sentence about this psalm:

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Task E Twenty-Three Use the information about Sir Peter Blake and Francis and Clare of Assisi on pages 21-23 of the Student Resource book to complete the following crossword:

Across2. Sir Peter Blake was

committed to protecting the __________ of the world.

3. Clare's age when she heard Francis preach.

4. The patron saint of animals and ecology.

6. The town in Italy where Francis lived.

9. The hardest part of any project (two words).

10. Francis' soulmate.13. Piero Bernardone's trade.14. Francis' feast is celebrated

during this month.17. The name of the boat Sir

Peter Blake used on his expedition.

18. Francis told the birds to praise their ______________ .

Down1. Sir Peter Blake won the

Americas Cup twice during this career.

4. The name given to the brotherhood who followed Francis.

5. Francis referred to the moon as this.

7. Francis thought of this as his brother.8. Sir Peter was an envoy to this organisation's environment programme (two words).10. Another word for song.11. The river where Sir Peter Blake was killed.12. Francis was in prison in this city.15. Francis once preached to a flock of these.16. Francis tried to follow the way of life taught by Christ in these four scriptures.

Task E Twenty-Four

How I Express My CreativityWe are all individuals who express our creativity in a variety of ways.

Listed below are different ways that people reveal their creativity. Circle all the ways that apply to you:

Group One

I like to: read, write and tell stories.

I am good at: memorising names, places, dates and other details.

I learn best by: saying, hearing and seeing words.

Group Two

I like to: do experiments, figure things out, work with numbers, ask questions and explore

patterns and relationships.

I am good at: maths, reasoning, logic and problem solving.

I learn best by: sorting ideas into groups and seeing patterns and relationships.

(Continues over page)

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Task E Twenty-Four (continued)

Group Three

I like to: draw, build, design and create things, daydream, look at pictures/slides, watch movies and

play with machines.

I am good at: imagining things, sensing changes, mazes/puzzles and reading maps, charts.

I learn best by: visualising, dreaming, using the mind's eye and working with colours/pictures.

Group Four

I like to: sing, hum tunes, listen to music, play an instrument and respond to music.

I am good at: picking up sounds, remembering melodies, noticing pitches/rhythms and keeping time.

I learn best by: rhythm, melody and music.

Group Five

I like to: move around, touch and talk and use body language.

I am good at: physical activities (sports/dance/acting) and crafts.

I learn best by: touching, moving around, and experiencing things through my body.

Group Six

I like to: have lots of friends, talk to people and join groups.

I am good at: understanding people, leading others, organising, communicating, manipulating and

sorting out conflicts.

I learn best by: sharing, comparing, relating, co-operating and interviewing.

Group Seven

I like to: work alone and follow my own interests.

I am good at: understanding myself, focusing on my feelings/dreams, following my instincts, having

my own interests/goals and being original.

I learn best by: working alone, doing individualised projects, working at my own pace, and having

my own space.

If most of the things you circled were in Group One you are probably a person whose creativity is expressed mainly through language.

If most of the things you circled were in Group Two you are probably a person whose creativity is expressed mainly through logic and mathematics.

If most of the things you circled were in Group Three you are probably a person whose creativity is mainly expressed spatially.

If most of the things you circled were in Group Four you are probably a person whose creativity is expressed mainly through music.

If most of the things you circled were in Group Five you are probably a person whose creativity is expressed mainly through physical activity.

If most of the things you circled were in Group Six you are probably a person whose creativity is expressed mainly through relationships with others.

If most of the things you circled were in Group Seven you are probably a person whose creativity is expressed mainly through your relationship with yourself.

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Task E Thirty

As individuals and members of groups, we are all called to be caretakers or stewards of God’s creation.

Come up with different practical suggestions that show you care for the animals, plants, water, and air around you, as well as for your home, your school and your neighbourhood.

Work individually to complete Column A and with a group from your class to complete Column B.

Column A Column B

As an individual, I can show As a group, we can show that I care by: that we care by:

Animals

Plants

Water

Air

My home

Our school

Our neighbourhood

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Topic 9F The Beginnings of the Church in Aotearoa New ZealandTask F Nine

After each statement say whether it is true or false. If a statement is false, correct it so it becomes true. All the information you need is on page 7 of the Student Resource book under the heading "The First Missionaries".

a) Protestant missionaries first introduced Christianity to Aotearoa. …………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

b) The first Christian missionary in Aotearoa was an Anglican, Samuel Marsden.

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c) The Catholic mission originated in Italy.

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d) Many missionaries believed that the Maori were living in darkness.

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e) The first missions were established in the South Island.

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f) At first Maori were more interested in growing potatoes and trading pork than in the Christian

religion.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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g) As Maori learned to read and write, they came to know the Bible.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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h) Maori absorbed aspects of Christianity into their own religious tradition.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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i) Many Maori first began to accept Christian baptism in the 1820s.

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j) Christianity had nothing to do with the decision of Maori to release slaves.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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k) Freed slaves carried the Good News to southern areas of Aotearoa.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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l) European missionaries printed Maori Bibles and prayer books in Wellington as early as 1827.

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Task F Sixteen Complete the following profile of Bishop Pompallier. Use the information on page 11 of the Student Resource book under the heading "Jean Baptiste François Pompallier – Apostle of Oceania" as a source of detail.

Bishop Pompallier

Full Name:………………………………………………………..… Date of Birth: …..………………….………………

Town and Country of Birth:……...…………………………………..................................….………………………

Family Background:…………...……...........................................………………………….……………………………

Education and Early Career:…....………………………………………………………….……………………………

Seminary Training and Priestly Life:…………………….………………………………….…………………………

Gifts / Skills:…....……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………...

Details of Appointment as Bishop of Oceania:…………………………………………….………………………

Work among the Maori in Aotearoa:

Number of mission stations(1841): …………………………….............……………………....……………

Assisted by:………………..........................………………………….……………………………………………

Methods of Travel: ……………………..................…………….……………………………………………….…

Publications: …………………….……............................……………………………………………………….…

Religious Sisters Introduced: …………………….……………………………………………………………….

Appointment as Bishop of Auckland:….………..........………….…………………………………...…………….…

Year and Place of Resignation:……......……………….……….………............…………………………………….…

Date and Place of Death: …………………….……………...……………………….....................………………….

Place of Burial: …………………….…………………..………………

Date and Place of Re-Burial:…………………………………..……

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Reasons for Remembering him Today: …………………………

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Task F Seventeen By 1841 Bishop Pompallier and his missionaries had started 12 mission stations in New Zealand.

a) See if you can find the names of the places where they were and those of the saints or feasts they were called after in the word square.

Catholic Mission Stations

in Aotearoa(1841)

Place of Mission Station

Hokianga

Bay of Islands

Whangaroa

Kaipara

Auckland

Tauranga

Matamata and Waikato

Maketu

Opotiki

Terekako or Mahia Peninsula

Port Nicholson

Akaroa

b) How many of the places where these mission stations were can you find on a map of New Zealand?

c) Which of the mission stations is closest to where you live?

A T B Y N A H P I P E P G F S Y A

A L A A H P Q A C P R M K C E A O

S T U U Y S A O O E E I T T L N R

M L T S R O T T S R K T E U A N A

A C E U N A F E R H A R E N S U G

T Y J G K I N I A I E K O R E N N

A Y T I N T N G S K C S A J D C A

M J A I A A N E A L L K O A S I H

A W O T V A Y K P O A A U M I A W

T T I S I I O L H A C N P E C T A

A O U K E P T C O H I A D S N I R

N F O N N P I A I H U H H S A O A

P H Z L I N H M N L Y Q A G R N P

Y A C L T O P O T I K I W M F B I

W L I R Y R A S O R Y L O H S D A

T H O M A S A Q U I N A S Z H Y K

P P A U C K L A N D U T E K A M N

Feast or Saint

Joseph and Francis De Sales

Peter and Paul

Epiphany

Holy Rosary

Patrick and Joseph

Thomas Aquinas

Holy Angels

Joachim

Annunciation

Presentation

Nativity

James and Philip

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Task F Twenty-Three The Treaty of Waitangi was signed by two partners – 540 rangatira on behalf of their iwi and hapu- and Governor Hobson representing Queen Victoria and Great Britain.

Read carefully the official English translation of the Maori version of the Treaty which is printed on page 19 of your Student Resource book.

Fill in the missing details on the table below:

• Rangatiratanga (full chieftainship) over land, villages and taonga (all that is held precious) • Protection of the beliefs and practices of the various Christian churches – Anglican, Wesleyan (Methodist) and Catholic – and of Maori customs • Protection under the law and the same rights as the people of England • Ka-wanatanga (governorship) over the lands of Aotearoa • The right to purchase land which the owner is willing to sell at an agreed price

Promises made by Queen Victoria to the Rangatira:

• ……………...…………………........................…….

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Promises made by the Rangatira to Queen Victoria:

• ……………...…………………........................…….

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Promises made by Governor Hobson to the different Christian churches and Maori:

• ……………...…………………........................……..………….......……………………...……...……............……….

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Task F Thirty Complete the crossword on Suzanne Aubert. All the information you need is on page 26 of your Student Resource book under the heading "Suzanne Aubert and the Sisters of Compassion".

Across 7. Suzanne was born in a small village near this French city. 9. Suzanne rejected her parents' plans for this. 10. When she first came to Aotearoa Suzanne stayed with these Sisters. 13. The mission of Hiruharama was up this river. 14. Suzanne and her French companions took charge of this in Ponsonby. 16. The New Zealand city where Suzanne first arrived. 17. Suzanne travelled alone to this Catholic city in 1913.

Down 1. Suzanne decided to support the missionary work of this bishop. 2. Suzanne developed these remedies which she manufactured and sold. 3. This Pope formally approved the work of Suzanne's Sisters. 4. The religious name Suzanne was known by. 5. This woman was the first Maori nun. 6. A fall through this left Suzanne crippled and nearly blind for a number of years. 8. The community at Jerusalem began to take these in. 11. Suzanne respected these people and came to speak their language fluently. 12. The Sisters Suzanne established are named after Our Lady of _____________ . 13. Suzanne became one of this city's best-known figures. 15. In her work Suzanne gave priority to those in greatest ___________ .

Suzanne Aubert

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Topic 9G Recognising Signs of GodTask G One

How well do you understand the more common signs found on New Zealand roads? At the moment the wrong meaning is written next to each of the signs on the diagram below. Write the correct meaning in the space provided.

SIGN MEANING

Pedestrian crossing.

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One lane bridge – give way if travelling in the direction of the small arrow.

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Slippery road conditions.

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Maximum speed limit for urban areas.

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Road narrows.

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Maximum open road speed limit.

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Stop completely – give way to all traffic.

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Cycle way.

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Be careful – children.

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No left turn.

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Task G Eight

Choose a person close to you whom you admire – someone from your family or a close friend. Complete a profile of personal symbols for this person – symbols that reflect the person well. Draw or write words in the circles for each item on the list. a) The person’s most prized possession b) His / her greatest personal achievement so far c) The person’s favourite place d) Something he / she likes doing (such as a sport or hobby) e) What you most admire about him / her

Person’s Name: ………………………………………………………….……………….

a b

c

d

e

Something to ShareShare your symbol profile with a partner – if possible the person whose symbol profile you have made:

a) Can he / she guess the meaning of the symbols you have chosen? b) Explain to your partner why you chose the particular symbols that you did.

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Task G ten

Fill in the gaps in the chart to show your understanding of the symbolism of te whare tupuna. All the information you need is in your Student Resource book on page 7.

Maori Symbol English Name Meaning of the Symbol

Whare

The ancestor’s head

Ta-huhu

Carved pieces from the tekoteko reaching to the ground

Rafters

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Entering the shelter of the ancestor

The guardian of peace

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The following sayings and prayers come from various religions of the world. Choose three of them and for each explain the message that you believe God is communicating to the world.

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A. Bring peace to the old, have trust in your friends and cherish the young. (Confucius)

B. God will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in their hearts. (Koran)

C. May there be peace on earth, peace in the atmosphere and peace in the heavens. Peaceful be the waters, the herbs and the plants. May the Divine bring us peace. (Hindu scriptures)

D. May the spirit of goodwill enter all our hearts. May we all sing together the immortal song of human harmony. (Jain song)

E. May I always have a friendly feeling towards all beings living in the world. May the stream of compassion always flow from my heart towards distressed and suffering beings. (Jain prayer)

F. If two people ask for your help, and one is your enemy, help that person first. (Baba Metzia)

H. Peace! Peace! Peace! (Daily prayer of the Hindus)

I. Be worthy of your neighbour’s trust – look upon your neighbour with a bright and friendly face. (Baha’i)

J. The world is a garden, God is the gardener. (Sikh saying)

G. We are the same human flesh. I want happiness; you also want happiness. From that mutual recognition we can build respect and real trust for each other. From that can come co-operation and harmony, and from that we can stop many problems. (The Dalai Lama of Tibet)

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Task G Eighteen In the two thousand years since the Church began, Christians have used visual symbols to represent God.

Complete the explanations of what the symbols mean by choosing the correct missing words from the column on the right.

Symbol Meaning Missing Words

The Hand of God

The Eye

The Circle

The Burning Bush

Circles (linked)

The Shamrock

The Trefoil

The Triangle

The hand of God is a ___________________ of God the Creator.

It comes from the many references to the "hand of God" in

the ___________________ .

The "all-seeing eye" ___________________ the all-knowing and

ever-present God. Often the eye is pictured inside a

___________________ . The _______________ of light represent

the holiness of the Trinity.

The circle has no beginning or ___________________ .

It is a symbol of God’s ___________________ .

This is an important ___________________ Testament symbol

of God's revelation of Himself. It was at the burning bush

that ___________________ was given the most holy name of

God, I ___________________ WHO I AM (Yahweh).

Symbols of the Trinity

The three linked circles represent the eternal nature of

the Trinity – Father, ___________________ and Holy Spirit.

They remind us that God is ___________________ , even

though he reveals himself in three Persons.

The shamrock is another symbol of the ___________________ .

Saint Patrick used it to explain that there are three

Persons in One ___________________ . He would hold up a

___________________ and challenge his hearers: "It is both

one and three. And so it is with God."

The trefoil is a stylised shamrock. It is a single design

made up of three joined ___________________ . It represents

both eternity and one God in ___________________ Persons.

The triangle represents the Trinity, one God in three

___________________ .

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Task G Twenty

Jesus showed the true face of God to the world.

a) Put a tick after those statements that describe the sort of God that Jesus showed to the world:

God StatementsA. God strengthens and heals

B. God is a tough judge

C. God sides with the rich and powerful

D. God keeps his distance

E. God created the world and then lost interest

F. God is generous

G. God is an old man in the clouds

H. God gets angry easily

I. God wants a personal relationship with people

J. God makes lots of rules

K. God is always ready to forgive

L. God is a loving parent

M. God wants all people to know and love him

N. God stands for justice

O. God sides with the poor and rejected

P. God never celebrates

Q. God enjoys punishing sinners

R. God is ever faithful

S. God answers people’s prayers

T. God keeps his promises

b) Choose three of the statements that especially appeal to you and explain why you like them.

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Task G Twenty-Four

Read about Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac and Frederic Ozanam on page 19 of the Student Resource book and complete the following crossword:

Across4. He helped establish the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (two words).7. Louise pushed for every __________ in the country to have its own clinic, school, nurse and

teacher.10. Vincent decided to become one of these so that he would come in touch with rich and

important people.11. When Vincent turned to parish work he met the ________ and the forgotten.12. After the death of her wealthy __________ Louise used her time and resources to help

abandoned children on the streets.13. A Daughter of Charity, well-known for her work among the poor of Paris (two words).

Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, Frederic Ozanam

Down1. Vincent was given this

title because of his commitment to showing God's great love to the

poor (four words).2. Louise organised people

to cook food and take it to these each day.

3. This name was given to the order of priests that Vincent established.

5. The Daughters of Charity left these to work on the streets and in the homes of the poor.

6. Growing up in a poor family, Vincent longed for this.

8. This person was a close friend of Vincent de Paul (three words)

9. Vincent was not fulfilled working in the court of this person.

10. The city where Frederic Ozanam continued the work of Vincent de Paul.

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Task G Twenty-Eight

For hundreds of years, Christians have used labyrinths to reflect on their journey towards God.

A labyrinth is a wandering path that finally leads from the outside through to the centre of a circle. The twisting path represents your journey through life. The centre represents God.

a) On the lines below and in the box next to the labyrinth write and / or present in symbols the things that you can do to make Christ present in the world – the things that draw you closer to God.

b) With a pen trace your way through the labyrinth to its centre – God.

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Task G Thirty-Two Complete the following statements about the actions, words and meanings connected with each of the seven sacraments.

Fill in the gaps by choosing the correct words from those given for each sacrament.

SACRAMENT ACTIONS USED WORDS USED MEANING Baptism Immersion "I ____________________ Rebirth into the life

or pouring on of you in the name of the of Christ and

____________________ Father, and of the ______________, ____________________

three times. and of the Holy Spirit." into the faith of the

____________________.

Church baptise entry water Son

Confirmation Laying on of hands "Be sealed with the A ________________ in our

and ________________ of the ____________________ of faith through the

forehead with the oil of the Holy Spirit." outpouring of the Holy

____________________. ____________________.

gift Spirit growth chrism anointing

Eucharist The ____________________ of "____________________ this, As we celebrate the

bread and wine and the all of you, and eat it: sacrificial death and

sharing of Holy Communion this is my body which will ___________________ of Jesus

among the gathered be given up for you…. Christ, his Body and

community. Take this, all of you, Blood become our

and drink from it: spiritual food and drink

this is the ________________ and _________________ us

of my blood…." as Christians.

cup take Resurrection consecration unite

Penance The laying on of "….I absolve you from your ____________________

(Reconciliation) ____________________. ____________________ in the back to God and receiving

____________________ of the Father, ____________________

and of the Son, and of the for sins.

Holy Spirit."

sins name forgiveness hands turning

Anointing of The ___________________ on of "Through this Holy anointing may This is a time of spiritual

the Sick hands and anointing with the the Lord in his __________________ and physical ______________.

oil of the ____________________. and mercy help you with The Lord gives strength,

the grace of the Holy Spirit. peace and courage to

May the Lord who _______________ you overcome the difficulties

from sin save you and raise you up." that go with sickness.

sick healing laying love frees

Holy Orders The laying on of hands "Almighty Father, grant The call to ________________

by the ____________________. to this servant of yours up the Church through

the dignity of priesthood…. a ministry of service as,

As a co-worker with the ________________, priest, or

order of bishops may he be bishop.

_______________ to the _______________

that he receives from you…." (from the Prayer of Consecration for a Priest)

faithful Bishop deacon build ministry

Marriage Exchange of _____________ "I (name) take you, (name) ________________ love for us

of commitment. to be my wife / husband. I promise to and our love for each other

be true to you in good times and in bad, are shown in the

in sickness and in ___________________. _____________________________

I will love you and honour you of husband and wife

all the days of my __________________." to one another.

life health self-giving vows God’s

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Topic 9H Sacraments of InitiationTask H Five

Complete the crossword based on your knowledge of the initiation ceremonies of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. All the information you need is on pages 4 to 6 of the Student Resource book.

Across 5. The building where Muslims worship. 7. For Buddhists these are plain but come in a variety of colours. 9. The place where Buddhist monks and nuns live. 11. This is attached to a Hindu boy during his initiation. 13. These are shaved as a sign that monks and nuns have left the ordinary world behind. 14. The name of a special sticky mixture of water and sugar used during the Sikh initiation ceremony. 15. The name of Islam's holy book. 16. There are ten of these rules in Buddhism.

Down 1. In the past this person guided a Hindu boy in the study of ancient writings. 2. The original language of the Koran. 3. This symbolises energy and purity at a Hindu boy's initiation ceremony. 4. Sikhs must wear this uncut but with a small comb holding it up neatly. 6. Sikhs tuck this small weapon into some part of their dress. 8. These children need to be at least fourteen before they are initiated in an Amrit ceremony. 10. Muslims believe children are old enough to know right from wrong at this age. 12. This person chooses the day for the Hindu initiation ceremony.

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Task H Six Here are some answers but the questions that go with them are missing. Make up questions based on your understanding of initiation in the Maori world. See page 7 of the Student Resource book. Who? What? When?Begin your questions with some of these words: Where? Why? How?

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Task H Nine Read about Jesus’ initiation into the religion and culture of his ancestors in chapters one and two of Luke’s Gospel.

Fill in the blank spaces in the following passages of scripture with the words from the box below.

Luke 1:30,31

But the angel said to her, ‘_________________ , do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Look! You are to

conceive in your womb and bear a _________________ , and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and

will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the __________________ of his ancestor David;

he will rule over the House of __________________ for ever and his reign will have no__________________ .’

Luke 2:21

When the __________________ day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the

name__________________ , the name the __________________ had given him before his conception.

Luke 2:22-24

And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the __________________ of Moses, they took him

up to ______________________ to present him to the Lord – observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every

first-born __________________ must be consecrated to the Lord – and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with

what is prescribed in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young _______________________ .

Jerusalem Jacob Jesus Law Mary angel male son pigeons eighth throne end

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Task H Twenty-Four

a) In the word square find the names of the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit listed below. Some are spelt backwards!

The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit

The Gifts of the SpiritKnowledgeWisdom Right Judgement UnderstandingReverence Courage Wonder and Awe in God’s presence

The Fruits of the SpiritLove Self ControlPatienceGoodnessKindnessFaithfulnessJoyGentlenessPeace

b) On the tree different fruits of the Holy Spirit are growing. On each fruit write the name of a family member or friend. Below each person’s name write down the name of a fruit of the Holy Spirit that you see in him or her.

c) On one of the fruits write down your own name and that of a fruit of the Holy Spirit that you see in yourself.

S R V B A V D Y T U E K E E I E Z F G N H L C N B C I C M L L B D A Y O O T E I N N A W E F R J E I U Q C M G E D E N A C D G G R T N E E Q R N P F K O W Q A E E H N G P E E G U I N V G U I P T F D S V S M T N T E R T U L T Q U A E S D N F R T A E E M D T J L R H Y T B O P U N D E R S T A N D I N G L W E P V N S P H N J E H E Z I S L O G G O B G O B O S L A S Q L G W B X W I R H X Y S W G O O D N E S S R H B W P O G E G D E L W O N K M O D S I W

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Task H Twenty-Five

At the celebration of the Eucharist Christ is present in four important ways: • In the people gathered • In the priest • In Scripture • Especially in the consecrated bread and wine

The following statements are about these different ways Christ is present in the Eucharist. Copy each statement into its correct box:

• Our spiritual food and drink. • Christ gathers his followers together in one place for the Eucharist. • All have their own active parts to play. • The Gospels tell of Jesus Christ’s saving death and Resurrection. • Speaks after the readings, receives the offerings and says the Eucharistic Prayer. • The greatest signs of Christ’s presence. • Some are readers or musicians. Others bring up the offerings or give communion. All join in prayer. • Acts on behalf of Christ. • Presides over the assembly. • The Word of God. • These become Christ’s body and blood. • Here we learn about Jesus’ actions and teachings.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LOGO: Annette Hanrahan rscjPHOTOGRAPHY: Carol Devine; Corbus Images; Digital Stock CorporationMODELS: Special thanks to Year 9 students: Stella McNab, Phil Toomey, Stephanie O’Dea, Joshua Brown, Jamie Penese and Lisa Doyle of Kavanagh College, Dunedin and Korina Tanielu, Emily Jarden, Alisha Brorens, Simon Beckham, Kevin Marriner and Jienelle Pare of Catholic Cathedral College, Christchurch.

FIRST EDITION (1991)This booklet was part of a series prepared by the members of a Writing Party:

David Hawke fsc (Auckland)

Rita Haase (Auckland)

Anne Ward rsj (Hamilton)

Barbara Henley rndm (Palmerston North)

Gary Finlay (Wellington)

Mervyn Duffy sm (Wellington)

Marcellin Wilson rsm (Wellington)

Charles Shaw (Christchurch)

Edwige Fava (Dunedin)

SYLLABUS CO-ORDINATOR: Gary Finlay (NCRS, Wellington)

EDITORS: Gary Finlay (NCRS, Wellington)

Elizabeth M Russell sjc (NCRS, Auckland)

THEOLOGICAL CONSULTORS: + John Mackey DD

Paul Williamson sm, S.T.D., M.A. (Hons)ARTWORK: Victor Rosendale, Shane Clapson Gerry Bohte (Te Rarawa), Julia Banks

SECOND EDITION (2002)

CO-ORDINATOR/EDITOR: Charles Shaw

THEOLOGICAL CONSULTOR: Mons. Vincent Hunt

LITURGICAL CONSULTOR: Rev. Anthony Harrison

CONTACT FOR

MAORI CONSULTATION: Rev. Bernard Dennehy

NCRS: Gary Finlay, Director

Joan Parker rndm, Editing

Marilyn Roberts, Secretary

ARTWORK: Hayley Roker, Carol Devine

My Story – Our Story

9A

Titles of the Topics in Year 9

9C

The Life and Times of Jesus

9B

The Church's Story – The beginnings

9D

The Beginnings of the Church in New Zealand

9F

Recognising Signs of God

9G

Sacraments of Initiation

9H

Creation and Co-Creation

9E

STRANDS

Human Experience 9A

Scripture and Tradition 9B

Church History 9D, 9F

Theology 9E

Sacrament and Worship 9C, 9G, 9H

Social Justice 9E

The Eucharist and the Church's Year

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