There
are 93 Catholic schools in the primary sector
within the Archdiocese. Of these 63 are
within the City of Glasgow Authority, 13
in West Dunbartonshire, 7 in East Dunbartonshire,
7 in North Lanarkshire, 1 in East Renfrewshire,
1 in Argyll and Bute and 1 in the private
sector. Click here for a list of Primary Schools within
the Archdiocese.
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| Materials for the Year of Saint Paul |
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The Church has designated June 2008 to June 2009 as the Year of Saint Paul. Hopefully teachers at most stages, particularly middle and upper school, will make children aware of St. Paul in the course of the year and the Schoenstatt Sisters will be organising days on the topic. We have also allocated two weeks in the P6 R.E. Forward Plans for work on St. Paul. These two weeks have been placed just after the existing three weeks’ ALIVE-O 6 work on Paul’s conversion and on his teaching about the Body of Christ. |
In order to provide P.6 teachers with the resources to do the extra two weeks’ work, we co-operated with the Sisters of Saint Paul. They have produced a really beautiful set of posters on some of Paul’s teachings. With the posters there is a set of lesson notes and suggested activities and there is also a CD. This is a resource that could be used for years to come, not only in the Year of Saint Paul.
The cost of this set of materials is £27.99. Schools within the Archdiocese can download an order form here. Any other schools or individuals can buy these materials directly from Pauline Media. Their phone number is 0141 226 3391.
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ALIVE-O
Our primary schools follow a national
programme for Religious Education, which
is called ALIVE-O. This resource is produced by Veritas. The Alive-O programme is the core resource for the teaching of Religious Education in every Catholic primary school in Ireland and Scotland. The title, Alive-O, reflects one of the overriding concerns of Religious Education, namely, to enable people to become fully alive to the presence of God in themselves, in others, in the Church and in all of creation. The Alive-O programme seeks to involve the home, the school and the parish in the task of handing on the faith to primary school children. |
 This DVD/video is offered in order to help parents, teachers and parish personnel to understand the content and approach of the Alive-O programme. It is a delightful resource that illustrates how children engage with Religious Education on a daily basis as they experience the Alive-O programme. This DVD/video – Alive-O 1-7: An Overview – will be a welcome addition to home, school and parish video libraries. Schools and parishes that purchase this DVD/video are encouraged to make it available so that groups of parents, teachers and parish personnel might become more familiar with the religious education programme of their primary school children. Please phone the RE Department on 0141 226 5898 if you would like to buy one of these. |
| ALIVE-O materials can be purchased from Veritas on 01926 451730. For an up-to-date price list for ALIVE-O materials please click here. |
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Sacraments
In the Archdiocese of Glasgow children
receive First Reconciliation during Lent
of Primary 3, followed by Confirmation around
October/November of Primary 4 and finally
First Eucharist around Easter of Primary
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Reconciliation - Confirmation - Eucharist
As
well as the sacramental preparation which
children receive within their Religious
Education Lessons in school, using ALIVE-O
and material written in the RE Centre, we
also produce materials to be used at home
and in the parish to supplement these.
Schools can download an order form by clicking here |
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Baptism
We have developed a workbook for young children who are going to be baptised. This Family Workbook is suitable for use with children of approximately 5-8 years of age. It explores what happens at Baptism and explains
 the signs and symbols of the Sacrament in an age-appropriate way.
The workbook is designed for parents and children to use together, either at home or as part of a parish group. Children of seven and over could use the book, with their parents, as part of the RCIC process.
The workbook offers parents the opportunity to be fully involved in their children’s preparation to receive the Sacrament. It contains five sessions, one of which is to be completed after Baptism. Parishes may order copies of this book by by phoning the RE Department on 0141 226 5898. Alternatively you can e-mail an order to RE@rcag.org.uk
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You can download an order form for Forward Plans for 2008/2009 by clicking here. |
Service of Eucharistic Adoration for Children Preparing for First Holy Communion
"‘I also recommend that, in their catechetical training, and especially in their preparation for First Holy Communion, children be taught the meaning and the beauty of spending time with Jesus, and helped to cultivate a sense of awe before his presence in the Eucharist.’ (Pope Benedict XVI – Sacramentum Caritatis: 67)
We have created a Prayer Service that can be used by Primary 4 children being prepared to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time. This can be downloaded here. |
Parish Catechists
Whilst the sacramental workbooks
would be sent home by the school
for use by the parents and children,
the parish materials would be used
by trained parish catechists in
a parish setting. All of these materials
link with and relate to the ALIVE-O
programme.
If you are interested
in training to become a parish catechist to work with children at times of sacramental preparation you should
initially contact your Parish Priest.
Click here for further information
on Catechists
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Special Educational Needs
In conjunction
with Glasgow City Council, the Archdiocese
has also been involved in producing material
for preparing children with special educational
needs for reception of the sacraments. This material can be downloaded from the Special Educational Needs page.
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| Sex Education |
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A
programme of Sex Education for children
in Primary 6/7 has been developed
in the RE Centre, as a natural development
to the Relationships and Moral Education
they will receive throughout their
school years.
The material we offer is produced
within the context of Church teaching
and is designed to enable parents
to be the first educators of their
children in this task. This involves
the use of take-home materials for
parents of P6 and P7 children and
material to be used in school with
P7 pupils. Classroom teachers are
in-serviced in this area. Integrated
into our Primary 7 Classroom Lessons
are materials produced by the Archdiocese
of Birmingham. To order these materials please phone the RE Department on 0141 226 5898. |
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