Every monday, during the ‘Monday Morning Club’ on NDCYSlive on YouTube, you are going to be set a mission or challenge based on the word of the week and linked to encouraging you to be a Disciple!
Have a go at completing the challenge and then send us a photo or video showing what you’ve done to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org. Send it in by thursday each week and you will feature on ‘Friday Night Live’ on YouTube and will appear here on Truespirit.
Week 9 – Journey
This week’s theme is Journey, and we are encouraged by Elise to think about the people who join us on our journey through life and make it awesome! That could be a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend or someone else – maybe even your pet dog! Take a photo of that person, or draw a picture to represent them, and send it in to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org.
Week 8 – Sacrifice
Elise and Luke set us our Monday Mission this week, based on the theme of ‘Sacrifice’. Your challenge this week is to give something up, but not only that! You are challenged to use the time you have saved by not playing on your x-box or arguing with your brother to do something for someone else! Send in a photo or video to show what you’ve done to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org.
Your entries…
Sacrifice at St Francis
This is Leo, from St Francis in Melton Mowbray, who has been helping his great grandmother each week, at least three times a week, with lots of jobs that she can no longer do. He puts out food for her dog, makes her bed and draws her curtains. He does these jobs with great enthusiasm and is happy to sacrifice his time to make her life better.
A student from St Francis in Melton Mowbray sacrificing some time to make dinner for his family.
Another student from St Francis sacrificing his time to help out with the ironing and making his mum a coffee (both with adult supervision!)
Well done everyone!
Week 7 – Almsgiving
Your mission this week, as given to us by Charles, is to do something extra for someone in your life. It could be a big gesture; making dinner, cleaning the house, taking the dog for a walk, or it could be something much smaller but something which will still mean a lot.
Have a go and take a photo or video of what you do for someone else. Send it in to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org by thursday to feature on Truespirit and on NDCYS live on YouTube!
Have a great week back in school guys!
Your entries…
Almsgiving at St Francis
Some of the wonderful staff and students at St Francis in Melton Mowbray sent in some examples of how they have done something extra for others this week. Well done guys!
Helping Dad with the dinner
Erin, in Y7 at St Martin’s, went the extra mile this week by helping her dad cook the dinner. I’m sure he appreciated it and it tasted delicious!
Message of thanks
Kara, in Y7 at St Martin’s, wrote an email to all of her teachers to say thank you to them for all of their hard work over lockdown and to let them know how much she appreciates them. Amazing stuff, well done Kara!
‘I am so excited to be going back to school tomorrow, but there is something I would like to say first. I would like to thank you all for getting me through this lockdown; your understanding and kindness has meant a lot to me, and I want to repay that deed somewhat. Words cannot describe how grateful I am to all of you, and your fight is what kept me fighting.
My inspiration to do this came from a youtube video that I watched a few days ago, and it said to write down three things: one thing you want to accomplish this week, one thing you want to accomplish in a year, and one thing you would like to accomplish in five years. For five years, I wrote down ‘to raise over 200 pounds for charity’. For one year, I wrote down that ‘I would like to do something to help the homeless’. For this week, I wrote down that ‘I would like to make someone realise their importance in my life’ – so here I am.
I hope that I made you realise just how important you really are in my life, not only for my education, but also if I need someone to talk to about a problem.
Thank you again for all your hard work, effort, kindness and understanding put in to make Lockdown School the best it could possibly be, and for getting me through it.’
Pancake of love!
Katherine, in Y7 at St Martin’s, decided to make her mum a pancake to show her how much she loves her. Have a watch of the fantastic video she put together! Well done Katherine!
Week 6 – Fasting
Your mission this week is to give up something you don’t need; Kayla has given us some fantastic examples in the video above. As Kayla said, you could colour in and decorate a Lenten piece of artwork while thinking, praying and reflecting on what you might go without. In the link below, you’ll be able to find the artwork.
So, send in a photo of your artwork this week, along with either a description or a photo of what it is you’ve given up and tell us what impact it’s had! Have a great week!
Your entries…
Amazing Alex
Alex from De Lisle said: ‘I gave up crisps and arguing with my siblings. It is very peaceful now in the house. It will also give my mum a rest. I have decided when the lent is over, I will still give up arguing as it has had a massive impact.’
Well done Alex, this is fantastic!
Wonderful St Winefride’s
Some of the wonderful students from St Winifride’s completed their Lenten artwork and wrote down what they are trying to give up. Well done everyone!
Week 5 – Prayer
The word of the week this week is prayer. Lucy Chapman and some students from St Martin’s have set us the challenge of finding a new way to pray this week. That could be by opening the Bible to a random page, reading what you find and then spending some time with God thinking about what that passage says. Or it could be that you make a creative way to pray through art, music or your surroundings. There are some examples below.
However you manage to do it, take a photo and send it in to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org by thursday this week!
Have a great week!
Your entries…
Marvellous Millie’s Lenten prayer book
Millie, in Y9 at St Martin’s, sent in this photo, saying: ‘During lent I have started using this book for prayers and reflections. There is one every day where it has a Bible verse , reflection and prayer.’
Well done Millie, and thank you for sharing this!
Musical prayer with Grace
Grace, in Y10 at St Martin’s, wrote this prayer this week while listening to her favourite piece of worship music. Thank you Grace.
Amy’s amazing artwork
Amy, from St Winefride’s in Leicester, read a passage from the Bible about Jairus’ daughter and then drew this wonderful picture. Well done Amy!
Week 4 – Healing
The word of the week this week is ‘Healing’. Not only did Jesus perform lots of healing miracles in the Bible, but we have some very special people working within the NHS who work to heal us and keep us healthy.
This week we are called to pray for those people who need healing; have a watch of this video to find out what your mission is.
Send your entries in to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org by thursday.
Week 3 – Care
The word of the week this week is ‘Care’ and your mission this week is to show someone you care for them. Think of someone who does a lot for you; a teacher, parent, grandparent, friend and do something to show them you care for them. Maybe you are going to make them a cup of tea, draw them a picture, do something which you know will make them smile or perhaps you can think of a creative way of showing you care.
Send your entries in to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org by thursday evening!
Your entries!
Thank you for your fabulous entries to show how you are caring for the people around you. Let’s have a look to see what you’ve been up to.
Caring cupcakes
Emily, in Y7 at St Martin’s, showed her family that she care’s for them by making them these delicious looking cupcakes!
Caring Cuppa!
Kelsie, in Y7 at St Martin’s, makes her mum a cup of tea every day to show that she cares for her. She says that, because her dad has to leave for work at 4.30 am, that she tries to help mum throughout the day.
Showing care through washing up
Alex, from De Lisle College Loughborough, says that his mum cares for him a lot and cooks him dinner everyday, even when she is not feeling well. He wanted to show that he cared and so did the washing up for her.
Letters of care
Students from St Mary’s in Loughbrough have written some lovely letters to people who care for them and who they care for.
Caring for those in need
A student from St Marys, and his brother helped their dad to sort out and find food from their cupboards which they could donate to the foodbank to show love and care to people who need it.
Caring NHS staff
Ruby Chapman had her booster jabs this week. Her mum and dad are thankful to the nurses and NHS staff who took care of Ruby.
Caring for our animal friends
Dylan, from Sacred Heart, showing that he cares for animals by feeding the ducks in his local park.
Thanks to school staff for their care
Eve, the BSL superstar from St Martin’s, made this chocolate gift for staff in school to say thank you to them for always being supportive and caring.
Caring hands
As part of Children’s mental health week some of the children at St Francis started to make a caring hands wall so that everyone is able to learn more about how to take care of themselves.
Caring for the environment
Betsy, from Sacred Heart in Loughbrough, has been caring for the environment by litter picking in a beauty spot near her house. She wanted to do this to take care of the planet as well as the animals who live in it. Betsy has decided that she wanted to begin her own “Respect The Environment Campaign” to encourage others to take their litter home & protect the wildlife. She is currently still working on a logo. Let us know how you get on Betsy, that sounds fantastic!
Caring meal
Millie, from St Charles, made everyone dinner to help and care for her mum who has a poorly arm. She made her own pasta sauce from scratch. Well done Millie, looks yummy!
Week 2 – Inspire
This week’s word of the week is ‘Inspire’, and Tom Baptist has set us our weekly ‘Monday Mission’. As you will see in the video, Tom’s mission for you this week is to write a letter to someone who inspires you. Perhaps you could tell them what it is about them that is so amazing, why do they inspire you and what do they inspire you to do?
Remember to send your photos or videos of you completing your challenge to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org so that you can feature on ‘Friday Night Live’ on YouTube and here on Truespirit.
Your entries!
Thanks again for your fantastic entries to your ‘Inspire’ challenge this week. There have been some amazing letters to some very inspirational people, and here are some examples.
Dynamic Daisy from De Lisle
We think Daisy is amazing. Thank you so much to Daisy for your fantastic letter telling us why Mary, Bernadette and your wonderful mum are your inspirations. You are our inspiration! We’ll keep you and your mum in our prayers.
Kyria from Bishop Ellis
Kyria wrote a letter to her mum, who inspires her everyday. Kyria’s mum teaches her how to cook and clean in the house, and tucks her in at bed time and reads her stories.
Inspirational Parents
Mr Adcock, Head of Year 8 at St Martin’s, wrote a wonderful letter to his parents to let them know how and why they have inspired him. Thank you so much for sharing this letter Mr Adcock, you are certainly an inspiration for others too.
Fantastic Feline
Emily is inspired at the strength of her cat, she says that it has brought light into her life after her previous cat went missing.
Inspirational Malfoy
Millie is inspired by Tom Felton because of his character development during the Harry Potter films and all of the music he has produced. She loves that he can write music and lyrics and she is a huge fan.
Eve’s inspirational Lay Chaplain
Eve’s lay chaplain, Lucy, has helped her to grow in confidence and helped her to accept who she is! She has made the school a better place. Fantastic stuff! Thank you for your letter Eve and to your amazing Lay Chaplain, Lucy.
Livia’s lovely parents
Livia is inspired by her mum and dad, they look after her and her brother everyday and work really hard. They always put them first.
Influential Influencers!
Lucy, a student from St Martin’s, is inspired by Madi and Grace who are YouTube and TikTok bloggers who focus on mental health. They have helped Lucy grow in self-confidence and have given her gifts and quotes to help her with her mental health that have changed her view on life.
Super sisters
Amy, from St Winefrides, has written a letter to her sister, Holly, to tell her that she inspires her because of how kind she is. What a lovely thing to hear; Amy and Holly sounds like lovely sisters!
PC Inspirational
Holly from St Winefrides has written a letter to her Daddy to say how much he inspires her. He is a Police Officer, working on the front line to keep us all safe, and Holly says she wants to be as brave as him when she grows up.
And a bonus ‘Challenge’ entry this week…
Katlyn from De Lisle took up the ‘Challenge’ mission from last week, which was to learn a new skill to benefit someone else. Katlyn is inspiring to us because she taught her granddad how to use zoom so he could join in on virtual support groups. Well done Katlyn!
Week 1 – Challenge
Here is this weeks mission, based on the word of the week, ‘Challenge’. Luke has set you the mission of learning a new skill to help someone with a challenge. I wonder if your skill could be something to make someone laugh or smile, that is something we could all do with at the moment! Maybe you could learn and tell a joke, or sing a song or create something beautiful? Email in what you’ve done to tshannon@aquinas-cmat.org by thursday!
Your entries!
Thank you so much for your entries this week. They will all feature on ‘Friday Night Live’ on NDCYSlive, but we want to celebrate how awesome you are by showcasing it on here too. So, here are some of the challenges you have taken up this week, or things you have done to make people smile and help them with their challenges.
Eve and Lucy – Sign language challenge
Eve and Lucy from St Martin’s in Stoke Golding have both passed their level 1 British sign language course during lockdown and they have been challenging each other and supporting each other with new weekly songs for our prayer slides and acts of worship in school. Here is their video for this weeks discipleship challenge!!
Tom using his guitar to make mum smile
Tom in Y9 at St Martins, Stoke Golding, playing his guitar. He is a little shy, and so didn’t want to show is face, but he has learnt a new song on his guitar as he knows that playing his guitar makes his mum smile.
Lockdown poetry
Millie, Y9 at St Martins, has taken the challenge to write some poetry
Ola’s colourful challenge
Ola in Year 4 at Christ the King in Leicester takes a break from her challenges to create something bright and colourful.
Artwork Challenge
Nora, from St Francis in Melton Mowbray, has challenged herself to complete some digital artwork this week.
Prayer for to overcome a challenge
A lovely prayer to support a person in the world facing a challenge this week, written by a student from St Francis in Melton Mowbray.
Fantastic stuff everyone! Look out for next weeks Monday Mission on the theme of ‘Inspire’.
