Mission Pack 6 
Participation



“Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Inquiry Questions:

How can you make something fair and equal for everyone around you?  (P)

How can you include the most marginalised and ignored people around you?  (S)

KEY:  (P) = Primary activity    |    (S) = Secondary activity

1. Design a debate question on the value and positive impact of sport in our lives. Hold the debate in your class.

1. Reflect on the following questions:

Who are the marginalised people in our world?

Who are the marginalised people in your community?

1. Interview a family member or teacher about their learning opportunities growing up and how this has helped them in their work. What changes have they seen over time and how has it impacted on their industry?

2. Create a visual that reflects the Pope’s World Mission Day 2024 Message "Go and invite everyone to the banquet" (Matthew 22:9). Share this with your family and peers.

Scripture Link

“Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:11

In the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, this verse urges believers to support and uplift one another, recognising the importance of encouragement within the community. It teaches us that by helping each other, we strengthen our collective faith and foster a spirit of unity and mutual care.

 

Catholic Social Teaching

1. Common Good - A true community is one where the common good is reached when we work together to befter the wellbeing of all people in our community and the wider world.

2. Human Dignity - God made each person, so every life is important and should be protected.

3. Subsidiarity - God made us to be part of communities, families and countries, so all people can share and help each other. No one community should have dominance over another or interfere in their lives.

     

Additional Activities: primary

📚  READ...

Read the ‘Wedding Banquet’ Matthew 22:1-14 and the article from Catholic Mission and choose five key messages you can share with your peers about Participation.


...and be inspired!

📺  WATCH...

Watch the Paralympics Video – Rio 2016 ‘Yes I Can’. How could you use the phrase, ‘Yes I Can’ in your everyday life?


...and be moved!

🎧  LISTEN TO...

Listen to ‘Everything is Awesome’ from The Lego Movie. Is it cool when you’re part of a team? What makes it cool?


...and reflect!

Additional Activities: secondary

📚  READ...

Read the 'Stories from the field' page on the Catholic Mission website. How does the work of Catholic Mission enable people to participate fully in life?


...and be inspired!

📺  WATCH...

Watch the Ted Talk, ‘Why Youth Participation is Key’ by Jakhini Bisselink. Do you feel that youth voice in your community is ‘meaningful’? How could you make this happen?


...and be moved!

🎧 LISTEN...

Listen to ‘What a Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong. How can you contribute to making the world a better place in your own way?


...and be reflect!