1. A sacrament is… Object Words Ceremony Power & healing

2. Mindmap them! To identify the symbols of baptism To explain the meaning of these symbols To reflect on the “reality” that the Sacrament of Baptism makes real

3. Baptismal Ceremony What symbols did you see ? What ideas do they represent? Do any of them have power to do something? Oil of Chrism - chest Oil of Catechumens - head White Garment Baptismal Candle Holy Water The Sacrament of Baptism

4. DESCRIBE & EXPLAIN a Baptismal Ceremony 1.Complete the gap-fill. Leave space in the margin to stick in your pictures. 2.Draw and label the objects used in baptism in order of the ceremony. **Which objects/ gestures do you think are essential for a valid baptism ? Which are not? Oil of Chrism - head Oil of Catechumens - chest White Garment Holy Water Baptismal Candle 1.The baby wears a ________ _______ to show it will always try to live free from sin. 2.The priest makes the sign of the ______on the baby’s forehead, to show the child belongs to God. 3.He anoints the baby’s _____ with the Oil of Catechumens for protection and ________ to live as a Christian. 4.The priest _________ the baby’s head with Oil of Chrism giving it its ________ from God to live as a Christian. 5.The priest pours _____ _____ on the baby’s head 3 times saying “I _______ you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This gives the baby a new life - the _______ life of God”. 6.At the end, the baby receives a ________ as a sign that it must carry the _____ of Christ into the world. white garment chest cross anoints candle strength baptise light mission eternal Holy water sin

5. DESCRIBE & EXPLAIN a Baptismal Ceremony 1.Complete the gap-fill. Leave space in the margin to stick in your pictures. 2.Draw and label the objects used in baptism in order of the ceremony. **Which objects/ gestures do you think are essential for a valid baptism ? Which are not? Oil of Chrism - head Oil of Catechumens - chest White Garment Holy Water Baptismal Candle 1.The baby wears a ________ _______ to show it will always try to live free from sin. 2.The priest makes the sign of the ______on the baby’s forehead, to show the child belongs to God. 3.He anoints the baby’s _____ with the Oil of Catechumens for protection and ________ to live as a Christian. 4.The priest _________ the baby’s head with Oil of Chrism giving it its ________ from God to live as a Christian. 5.The priest pours _____ _____ on the baby’s head 3 times saying “I _______ you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This gives the baby a new life - the _______ life of God”. 6.At the end, the baby receives a ________ as a sign that it must carry the _____ of Christ into the world. white garment chest cross anoints candle strength baptise light mission eternal Holy water sin

6. Describe a baptismal ceremony - use the pictures to help you say what happens in order strength mission

7. We are all born in a state of sin, and rejection of God. This is called ORIGINAL SIN. It is from Adam and Eve who rejected God, even though they were in paradise. Baptism washes away this sin, so that we can be in friendship with God. Baptism gives you the Holy Spirit, which is God’s life in you. It opens up the road to eternal life with God, which leads to heaven. 1.Write down 2 things the Sacrament of Baptism does for you. 2.Draw the picture of someone in original sin, and someone being baptised, with sins washed away & the road to God open to them 3.**Do you think it is right to baptise babies, or should only adults be baptised ? What does the Sacrament of Baptism do?

8. Which symbol in baptism… Washes from sin gives the light of Christ Gives strength to live as a Christian Shows you belong to God Gives you a mission from God Shows you are pure from sin