The sacred stories of different religions are available on the British Library website: listen to the stories of The Lost Son and David and Goliath in the Christian Stories book. In a video for KS1 children, Charlie and her soft toy Blue find out out why Christians give to charity.
See inside a Christian cathedral and an Anglican church. Find out more about how Christians celebrate marriage , the tradition of baptism and Christian funerals. Hymns are religious songs, a form of singing prayer.
The UK's top hymns are listed on the Songs of Praise website, where you can also watch clips of religious music being performed in churches and cathedrals. Find out more about some of the stories in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Saints are celebrated by Christians as virtuous and special people. Lots of saints are pictured in Western art; when the paintings were painted people would have known exactly which saint's life was being shown and a number of symbols help us understand saints in art today, too.
Learn more about identifying saints in artwork on the National Gallery website. Mary's Lullaby is reconstruction of the Nativity.
Cbeebies tells the Easter story. Advent - the period including four Sundays before Christmas. Easter - a Christian festival in March or April which celebrates the resurrection rising from the dead of Jesus. Eucharist - the main religious ritual in many churches. The word gospel means "good news". Jerusalem - a city in modern-day Israel which is sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims.
Last Supper - a meal that Jesus ate with his 12 disciples on the day before he was crucified. Lent - a period of 40 days leading up to Easter when Christians spend more time in prayer and Bible study. Parables - the name given to the stories Jesus told his followers to teach them spiritual lessons. Priest - the name given to the person who leads Christian services other names for the person who performs this role include vicar, minister and chaplain.
The person who leads a cathedral and a region in the Christian church is called a bishop. The head of the Roman Catholic Church is the Pope. Other members of the Christian clergy are monks and nuns. Resurrection - Jesus's rising from the dead, remembered by Christians at Easter. Cathedrals are the most important churches in a diocese the area a bishop looks after in the Christian church. Read about Britain's cathedrals and find cathedrals near you on an interactive map.
See the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection of Christian objects , including metalwork, stained glass, textiles and visual art, online. See the 10 oldest churches in Britain. Medieval Christian manuscripts are beautifully decorated.
You can turn the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels , written and decorated at the end of the 7th century, online. Need help? How to videos Why join? People who follow Christianity are called Christians. Christians have one God , who they believe created the world in just six days and continues to watch over it.
Christians believe that God is everywhere and sees and knows everything. Today there are about 2. Christians got their name because of their belief in Jesus Christ , a preacher and healer who lived more than years ago in Israel in the Middle East. Jesus was born to an ordinary Jewish couple, Mary and Joseph, in Bethlehem. Overview Recap the essential elements of where, how and why Christians pray, within the context of Westminster Abbey, at the start of the topic on prayer and worship. Download resource.
Related resources See all resources. Subject Religious Education. Collection Prayer and worship. Format PPT. Collection Christian festivals. Pause to allow time for thought. Point out that in our busy lives, we can often end up moving from one activity to another, without ever stopping to think.
However, many people would consider that prayer is more than us speaking to God; rather, it is also a process of God communicating with us. Many people believe that prayer brings peace, reduces stress, gives them hope, helps them to care more about others, decreases how much they worry and brings them joy. That ten minutes helps me in every way throughout the day.
The aim was to encourage people to have a go at praying for the first time or to pray more often. The Archbishop of Canterbury supported the project, asking people to open themselves up to God and see what happened. Point out that during the video, the Archbishop states that prayer: - is a profound experience - is part of our daily life - is a means to know God and be known by God - opens people to God - is central to living in relationship with God - enables God to shape us - is God interacting with us Ask the students to consider each point in turn and consider whether these statements correlate with their own opinions and experiences of prayer.
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