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LEARNING OBJECTIVESGENERAL: •TounderstandthatlikeStPeterClaver,weareabletobringChristto othersregardlessoftheobstacleswemayface.SPECIFIC:•StudentswilllearnaboutStPeterClaver’slifeandabouttheobstacles heovercametobringChristtotheslaves.•StudentswilllearnabouttheApostleshipoftheSeaandhowits chaplainsovercomeobstaclestobringChristtoseafarers.•StudentswillreflectonhowtheycanbringChristtoothersdespite theobstacles.
SUCCESS CRITERIA • IcanexplainwhoStPeterClaverisandhowhebroughtChristtothe slaveswhileovercomingtheobstaclesalongtheway.• IcandescribesomeoftheobstaclesthatApostleshipoftheSeamust faceinbringingChristtoseafarers.• IcandescribehowIcanbringChristtoothersdespitetheobstaclesI mayencounteralongtheway.
LINKS TO R.E. CURRICULUM Revelation: •Anawarenessofthetranscendent,theholyandthepresenceofGod inself,othersandtheworld.TheChurch: •TheChurch’sroleaswitnessinsociety.•TheChurch’sunderstandingofvocation:exemplifiedinMary,livedby localandnationalsaints,andcommunities.•TheglobalspreadoftheChurchatkeypointsofhistoryandmission (e.g.keyfigures,indevelopingcountries).•TheChurch’smissiontoproclaimtheGospel.Celebration:•Theuniversalvocationtoholiness.LifeinChrist:•GospelaccountsofJesus’responsetoissuesofjusticeandrelationship.
LEVELSOFATTAINMENTAT1(i),AT1(iii),AT2(i),AT2(iii)
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TITLE: St Peter Claver; overcoming obstacles and bringing Christ to others
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THE APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEALESSONPLANFORKS3/4TITLE:STPETERCLAVER;OVERCOMING OBSTACLESANDBRINGINGCHRISTTOOTHERS
RESOURCE MATERIALS •PowerPoint•Script•Slave-FreeCards–APPENDIX1•BioSheets–APPENDIX2• ISaintProforma–APPENDIX3•SuggestedmusicforREFLECTIONANDPRAYER:‘GodofJustice’ byTimHughes
PREPARATION PreparePowerPointPresentationAPPENDIX1–printonecopyofeachcardpergroup.Bothcardsshouldbeprinteddoublesidedtoensureallintheclasscansee.APPENDIX2–printonesheetperstudentAPPENDIX3–printonesheetperstudentPreparebackgroundmusicforREFLECTIONANDPRAYER
OVERVIEW AND TIMINGSTITLE, OBJECTIVES AND LESSON OUTCOMES
INTRODUCTION
PETER CLAVER
PAIRED ACTIVITY
APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY
PRAYER AND REFLECTION
SUCCESS CRITERIA
HOMEWORK
TOTAL LESSON TIME
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StPeterClaver,God,love,slave,seafarer,chaplain, ApostleshipoftheSea,obstacles,Jesus
KEY WORDS
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TITLE:StPeterClaver;overcomingobstaclesandbringingChristtoothers.
OBJECTIVE:Tounderstandthat,likeStPeterClaver,weareabletobringChristtoothersregardlessoftheobstacleswemayface.
(SLIDE 2)
OUTCOMES:
• IcanexplainwhoStPeterClaverisandhowhebroughtChristtothe slaveswhileovercomingtheobstaclesalongtheway.
• IcandescribesomeoftheobstaclesthatApostleshipoftheSeamust faceinbringingChristtoseafarers.
• IcandescribehowIcanbringChristtoothersdespitetheobstaclesI mayencounteralongtheway.
Title, Objectives & Lesson Outcomes
Timing:5mins
Slides:1-2
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Divide the students into groups of 4-5.
We’regoingtostarttoday’slessonbyexploringwhatitmeanstobeaslaveasit’sawordthathascomebackintothenewsagainrecentlywithhumantraffickingbeingaproblemthatmodernsocietyisfacing.
Youwillseethewordslaveonthescreen:I’dlikeyoutoworkinyourgroupsandcomeupwithaconcisedefinitionofthewordslave. (2 minutes) Take feedback (2 minutes)
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‘Slave’couldbedefinedas: • Apersonwhoisownedbyanotherpersonorgroupandhastoobeythem.
Introductory Activity
Timing:15mins
Slide:3-18
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• Apersonwhoisdependentuponorcontrolledbysomething. • Apersonwhoworkshardwithoutsufficientpayorappreciation.
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Andtheoppositewouldbeapersonwhois‘free’whichinthiscasecouldmean: • Apersonwhoisnotownedorcontrolledbyanotherandcanchoosetodo whattheywish(althoughtheremayberepercussionstothosedecisions). • Apersonnotsubjecttounfairrestrictionsorobligations. • Apersonwhodoesnothavetoworkhardwithoutsufficientpay orappreciation.
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(APPENDIX 1 – Slave-Free Card)
Iamgoingtogiveeachgroupacardsaying‘Free’or‘Slave’(withtheirrespectivedefinitions)andyouaregoingtoseesomeimagesandI’dlikeyoutodecidewhetherornotthepersonshownisfree,orisinsomewayaslave.Youwillneedtodiscussitasagroupandcometoadecisiontogether.
Give them enough time after each image to discuss as a group. When the groups seem to have decided then ask the class to show the relevant card. The first few images may need less time than the later ones.
It is important to know that there aren’t right or wrong answers in this session but the aim is for the students to discuss and debate what it means to be free or to have that freedom limited by others, one’s own decisions or circumstances beyond one’s control.
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Aprisoner
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Girlplayinginhergarden
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Skierenjoyingtheslopes
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Childrenwhoplaygamesfor4hourseveryday
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Sixthformerstudyinghard(withoutpay)
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Youngworker,happybut‘cannotlive’withoutherphoneormorningcoffee
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Someonewhowillonlyeatjunkfood
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Achildwhoisneverallowedtoplay
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Someonestrugglingtosavemoneybecause‘theycan’tresistagoodbargain’
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Someonewhoseonlygoalistohavemoremoney
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Someonewhoisdependentonpillsinordertosleeporrelax
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Someonewhofeelsveryguiltyforlyingtoherspouseoneyearago
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(Ontheright)Aseafarer,awayfromhisfamilyformonthsandwithlimitedaccesstocommunication
Peter Claver
Timing:5mins
Slides:19-20
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PETER CLAVER ANIMATION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTD6Osryn8I
Watch this video unless the students have seen it in the assembly just before the lesson.
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WehavejustheardaboutthelifeofStPeterClaver.Herearesomeimagesthattakeusthroughhislifestory.Wouldanyoneliketore-capthestoryusingtheseimages?
Allow the volunteer to re-cap. If (s)he needs help ask if anyone would like to assist him.
You may need to re-cap these main points afterwards if their explanation wasn’t clear or was insufficient:
• StPeterClaverwasborninSpain(Verduin1580)andbecamea Jesuitpriest. • HewassenttoColombiawherehewasordained. • HeministeredtotheslaveswhoarrivedfromAfrica,lookingaftertheir materialneeds(food,drink,dressingtheirwounds)andspiritualneeds (evangelisedthem,assuredthemofGod’sloveforthem). • Beforehisdeathhehadnursedandbaptisedover300,000slaves. HewasknownastheSlaveofSlaves.
PeterClaverisaSaint.Theword‘Saint’comesfromtheLatinword‘Sanctus’meaningholywhichmeans‘dedicatedtoGod’.
Weareallcalledtoholiness–tobeingholy;everysingleoneofus.
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Paired Activity
Timing:5mins
Slides:21-22
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(APPENDIX 2 – Peter Claver Bios)
StPeterClaverisagreatexampleofsomeonewholistenedtothecallofGodandrespondedtotheneedsofthetimebytakingcareoftheneedsoftheslaves.HesharedwiththemtheloveofGodbywhathedidandwhathesaid.
I’dlikeyoutoworkinpairsandreadthisbioandunderlineanysentenceswhichmentiontheobstacleswhichStPeterClaverhadtoovercomeandcirclethewaysinwhichyouthinkheovercamethem.
Take feedback from the students on both questions.
Teacher draws out that God gives us strength.
TheBibleisagreatplacewhichmanyChristiansturntoasitgivesusmanyreassuringlines.TherearesomethingsthatJesussaidtogiveencouragementtousandtohelpusovercomeobstacles.Letushavealookatthreeofthesenow.
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• “Donotletyourheartsbetroubled.YoutrustinGod,trustalsoinme”. (John14:1) • “Ifyouaskmeanythinginmyname,Iwilldoit.”(John14:14) • “Ishallnotleaveyouorphans;Ishallcometoyou.”(John14:18)
StPeterClaverputhistrustinGodandinthepromisesthatGodmadeandthisgavehimthestrengthanddeterminationtoovercometheobstacleswhichhefacedashetriedtosharetheloveofGodwithothers.
Scripture quote taken from The New Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright © 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd and Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. and used by permission.
Andholinessmeansbeingwhowewerecreatedtobe.Manythingscanstopusfrombeingholy,frombeingwhoweweremadetobeandthejourneytoholinessinvolvesusovercomingtheseobstaclesandbeingfreedfromthethingswhichstopusjourneyingtoGodandbecomingwhowewerecreatedtobe.
Thisjourneytoholinessisdifferentforeachofus–thereisadifferentpathforeachoneofus.ThisisGod’scallforus,uniqueandpersonal.
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Apostleship of the Sea
Timing:7mins
Slides:23-25
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Wehaveseenthesepeoplebefore.SittingontheleftweseeamancalledRichardHaggarty;we’lltalkalittlebitmoreabouthisworkinamoment.Buttotheright;doesanyonerememberwhatwesaidabouthim?
That’sright,heisaseafarer.Doesanyonehaveanyideawhatseafarersdo?
Seafarersarereallyimportantbecausetheybringsomuchtoourcountry.Withoutthemwewouldn’thavefishbutalsomostofourclothesaremadeabroadandbroughttousbyseafarersalongwithmanyofthethingswesometimestakeforgrantedlikeTVsandmobilephones. Whatmightbethechallengesofthistypeofwork?
Manyseafarersareawayfromhomeforalongtimeandworkverylongdaysoftenindangerousconditions.
Manyofthemworkonshipsbecausetheyneedtofeedtheirfamiliesorpayfortheirchildrentogotoschoolandwhiletheyareatseatheymisstheirfamiliesalot.
Whatdoyouthinktheirneedsmightbe?Thinkaboutmaterial,spiritualandemotionalneeds?
Sometimesseafarersgetsickwhichisn’tnicewhenyouareawayfromhome.Inmanywaystheycanfeeltrapped,alittleliketheslavesdidinthetimeofStPeterClaver.
Goingbacktothesmileymanontheleft,hisnameisRichardHaggartyandheisachaplainwhoworksforanorganisationcalledtheApostleshipoftheSeawhichhelpsseafarersaroundtheworld.
WearegoingtotakealookataquickvideowherewecanseeRichardtalkingabouthisexperienceinreachingouttotheseafarers.
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VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwEfgf8ufew
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WecanseethattheApostleshipoftheSeaaimstolookafterseafarers.Itgivesthemphonecards,internetaccess,takesthemtoshopsandinmanyotherwayslooksafterseafarers’practicalneeds.Italsohelpsthemwiththeirspiritualneeds:beingavailabletochattothemandsharewiththemtheloveofGod.Thiswon’talwaysbeeasythough.
WhatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheobstacleschaplainsmayfaceintheirworkwithAOS?
Problemswhichthechaplainsfaceinclude:notbeingabletoprovideeverythingtheywouldliketoprovidebecausetheydon’thaveenoughmoney,nothavingenoughtimetospendwithallthecrewsofalltheofships,beingtired…Whentheshipshavearrived,sometimesnotbeingwelcomedbypeopleontheship,notknowingwhattosaytotheseafarersornotunderstandingthelanguagesverywell.
Thechaplainsknowthattheyarenotaloneintheworkthattheydo.Jesussaidthat‘wheretwoorthreemeetinmyname,Iamthereamongthem’(Matthew18:20)andsothechaplainscanbecertainthatGodissupportingthemastheyservetheseafarers.
COMPLEMENTARY VIDEOS: These are two other videos of other chaplains which explain further the types of work that the Apostleship of the Sea does. They will help paint a better picture about the work of and the people who work with the Apostleship of the Sea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8np45Vh4ZLQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7GI3HGYS0
Independent Activity
Timing:13mins
Slide:26
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ImentionedearlierthatPeterClaverisasaint–heisholyandthatweareallcalledtoholiness-beingwhowearecreatedtobe.
Imagineyouweremadeasaintinthefuture;writeashortbioofyourselfshowingwhatyoudidtobecomeasaint.Thinkaboutthesequestions:
• Trytothinkaboutwhatyoumightbeabletodoifyouwerebeingthe bestyoucouldbe. • IndrawingclosetoGodandfollowingyourowncallyouwillbringChrist toothers. • Thinkaboutwhatobstaclesyoumightneedtoovercome–whatmight stopyoubeingholy,beingwhoyouaremeanttobe? • Thinkaboutwhereyoumightfindstrengthtokeepgoingin difficultmoments.
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• BeingholymeansjourneyingtoGod.HowmightyoujourneytowardsGod?
(APPENDIX 3 – I Saint Pro forma)
Reflection and Prayer
Timing:5mins
Slides:27-28
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BACKGROUND MUSIC: ‘God of Justice’ by Tim Hughes
Wearegoingtotakeamomenttoreflectforourselves.
Christianitytellsustoservethoseinneed,thosewhoarearoundus,ourfriendsandfamily.Butmorethanthat.Jesuscallsusandwillhelpustolovethosewhoaren’tinourfriendshipgroupsorfamilies.Jesuschallengesustoloveourenemy,togivetopeoplewhoaren’tabletogivetousinreturn,helppeoplewhoaresick,servepeoplewhowedon’tlike,helptofreepeoplewhoareinsomewayenslavedbysomething.Heasksustofeedthehungry,visitpeoplewhoarelonelyandtogivewithoutcountingthecosttoourselves.Jesusasksustouseourresources–ourmoney,ourtime,ourefforts–tohelppeoplewhoareinneedofhelp.Thisissometimeshardtodo.Oftenwedon’tfeellikeit.Wewouldratherspendtimewithourfriendshavingfun,orwatchingtelevisionorjustbuyingwhatwewantbutJesusencouragesusandwillgiveusHisstrengthtodoit.Hesaidthatwheneverweshowlovetosomeonewhoreallyneedsit;someonewhoishungry,thirsty,sickorlonely,thenweareshowinglovetoJesushimself.Whenweshowlovetothoseinneed,Godisthere.
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HereisthepassagefromtheBiblewhereJesusustellsusthis.Takeamomenttoreadthepassageandthinkabouthowyoucouldputitintopracticeinyourownlife.
Leave 1-2 minutes so the students can reflect on the passage and their own lives.
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LordJesus,
Youcallustoservethelonely,thehungry,thesick,thoseinslavery,thosearoundusandallthoseinneed.
Therearemanyobstaclesthatpreventusfromdoingthisincludingourowndesires.
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Helpusovercometheseobstaclesandfindjoyandpeaceasweshareyourloveandgoodnewswithothers.
WeaskthisinyournameJesus.Amen
Success Criteria
Timing:3mins
Slide:29
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Ask the students these questions to assess their learning.
• WhatcanIlearnfromthelifeofStPeterClaver?
• WhatdoIknowabouttheApostleshipoftheSeaandhowitschaplains overcomeobstaclestheyface?
• HowcanIbringChristtoothers?HowcanIbecomeholy?
Homework
Timing:2mins
Slide:30-31
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PopeFrancissaid:“Prayerthatdoesn’tleadtoconcreteactiontowardourbrothersisafruitlessandincompleteprayer…prayerandactionmustalwaysbeprofoundlyunited.“
Soforhomework. (CLICK)
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WritethreethingswecoulddoinschoolwhichwouldhelptheApostleshipoftheSeaintheirwork.Youmaywanttolookatitswebsiteforideas.ThisisaphotoofJennaKeenanwhoseGrandadwasagreatfundraiserfortheAOS.Jennadidaparachutejumpinhismemoryandraisedalotofmoneyforthem.Thinkingrealistically–whatcouldwedoinschool?
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WritethreethingswecoulddoinschoolwhichwouldhelptheApostleshipoftheSeaintheirwork.Youmaywanttolookatitswebsiteforideas.ThisisaphotoofJennaKeenanwhoseGrandadwasagreatfundraiserfortheAOS.Jennadidaparachutejumpinhismemoryandraisedalotofmoneyforthem.Thinkingrealistically–whatcouldwedoinschool?
ADDITIONALACTIVITIES:• VIDEOS:http://www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk/aos-film• Writeashortmonologuebystpeterclaveroraslave• Designafundraisingcampaignforaos• Designatvcommercialforaostoencouragedonations• Researchmoderndayslavery–linktotrafficking
IMAGES USED FROM:• ClipartfromMicrosoftOnline,usedwithpermission• iMovie(animation),usedwithpermission• ApostleshipoftheSeaFlickraccount,usedwithpermission• Wikipedia(imageofPeterClaver–copyrightfree)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StPeterClaver.jpg
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