Description of Activity
- Mass to celebrate Closing of the School Year
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SMART Goal Design - Is this goal...
- Specific?
- Measurable?
- Attainable?
- Result-oriented?
- Time-bound?
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Goal/Expected Result
- The principal will work with staff, students and clergy to prepare the Eucharistic celebration to mark the closing of the school year/graduation
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Resources
- Living with Christ (complete monthly edition)
- Catholic Book of Worship III
- Glory and Praise Volume I, II, III
- Rise Up and Sing (Cassettes/CD’s with music book)
- Directory for Masses With Children
- Children’s Daily Prayer
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Relevant Catholic Theme(s)
- Faith
- Community and the Common Good
- Hope
- Dignity of the Human Person
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CGE(s)
- CGE3b Creates, adapts, evaluates, new ideas in light of the common good
- CGE3e Adopts a holistic approach to life by integrating learning from various subject areas and experience
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How will success be determined?
- The community will gather to celebrate the Eucharist on the designated day
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| Contributors |
Tasks |
| School Administration |
- Gather a Pastoral Team from among the staff together to prepare the liturgy
- Invite a member of the clergy to assist Pastoral Team in preparation of liturgy and to preside at the celebration
- Ask secretary to complete related tasks
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| School Staff: Teachers, Education Assistants |
- Provide art to decorate the gym
- Suggest names of students to act as Ministers of the Word
- Invite qualified staff to volunteer to be Eucharistic Ministers
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| Students |
- Participate in the overall preparation of the liturgy as determined by their teachers leadership
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| Process Stages |
Details and Considerations |
Mid May |
- Gather the Pastoral Team from among the staff together to prepare the liturgy
- Discuss the reasons that we celebrate the end of the school year and/or graduation to determine focus for décor, etc.
- Invite a member of the clergy to preside at the liturgy
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| Early June |
- Meet with pastoral team to assist with preparation of the liturgy
- Prepare the liturgy
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| Mid June |
- Teachers to involve students in preparation of art work consistent with the liturgical season to be used in the celebration
- Teachers identify students who will be ministers of the Word
- Eucharistic Ministers are identified
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| End of June |
- Immediate preparation to include practicing music and readings
- Celebration of the End of Year Mass/Graduation
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Effectiveness (degree to which goal has been achieved)
- Teachers will engage students in a reflection on the liturgy after it has been celebrated. The purpose of this will be to reflect on the school year theme etc.
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Follow Up/Next Steps
- Pastoral Team meets with principal to review liturgy
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