1. { James 5:14-20 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. crops.

2. Lourdes, in the South of France, is the most beloved Catholic pilgrimage. People gather, from all over the world, to see the sight of Virgin Mary’s appearance. On February 11, 1858, the Virgin Mary revealed herself to a poor shepherd girl, Bernadette Soubirous who was only 14 years old. Eighteen appearances were reported. Bernadette, died in a convent in 1879. She was beatified in 1925, then canonized in 1933. Lourdes

3.  A group of YR12/13 students have been fundraising very hard over the last academic year so they are able to go to Lourdes and help those who are sick or disabled. Who’s on the team?

4. We have a cake sale each Wednesday break in order to raise the funds we need to go to Lourdes Cakes are sold for 50p each Without fundraising we would not be able to take part in the Diocese pilgrimage What are we doing?

5.  Take one minute to think about what you could do in your lives to make someone's situation better or to heal an aspect in your lives.  Once you have your aspect, share it with your forms and see if you could improve anything else or help anyone to achieve their aim. Task

6. Heavenly Father, we pray that you will lay your healing hands upon all those who are sick. We beg you to have compassion on all those who are suffering so that they may be delivered from their pitiful circumstances. In Jesus we pray. Amen. Prayer