1. Staff Meeting Communion of Saints
hour long Credit Theology

2. Part 1: (10 minutes)
Fr. Jim Martin's Introduction to "Who Cares About The Saints?"
watch the introduction… pause at 0.33
Fr Jim wondered “What do we need saints at all for?”. What are YOUR questions about the Communion of Saints? What do YOU wonder, or need to know?
Brainstorm – record questions on whiteboard
Watch the rest of the video

3. PART 2: Maori Spirituality (10 Minutes)
Watch the video
Discuss with someone else how those who have gone before are acknowledged and respected in Tikanga Maori - think of
a powhiri,
karanga,
hongi,
mihi
How do these relate to the video?
How can this spirituality connect with church teaching on the Communion of Saints? 

4. Part 3: Church Teaching on (10 Minutes)
The Communion of Saints
TRADITIONAL CONTEMPORARY
1.The Church Militant on earth Faithful pilgrims on earth
2. The Church suffering in Purgatory Souls being purged
3. The Church triumphant in Heaven Blessed in Heaven
Pope Francis explains:
Watch video and clarify meaning.
Do the traditional or contemporary words mean more to you?
Why is this? Tell someone else.

5. Part 4: Back to Fr Jim Martin and the Saints: (15 minutes)
In groups of two or three, watch a video and report back to the group with three key points about your group’s chosen canonized saint:
Mary
St Peter
St Ignatius Loyola
Mother Teresa
St Bernadette
St Pope John XXIII
St Joseph
St Joan of Arc
St Therese of Lisieux
St Francis
What do they have in common? What makes them unique?

6. is that people identify and see that “A saint could look like me."
Part (15 minutes)
In the Los Angeles Cathedral, huge tapestries depict the Communion of Saints, consisting of females and males of all ages, races, occupations and vocations the world over. Saints from the Renaissance are intermingled with people from the 1st century and the 20th century.
The artist's desire
is that people identify and see that
“A saint could look like me."

7. How would you depict the Communion of Saints in art?
Take an A4 sheet and make a representation
of the Communion of Saints.
Be sure to put yourself in there!