Christian Assemblies I

Whether or not your school has a dominant religious character, the statutory requirements are such that collective worship must be of a broadly Christian character, ie. reflecting the broad traditions of Christian belief. These acts of worship have been produced with this in mind and provide you with a resource that you can draw on when you need to. Edited by Jan Thompson.

Christian Assemblies will provide you with a number of ready-made acts of collective worship. Each act of worship comes in a themed set of four, aimed particularly at:

• Whole school

• Key stage 1

• Key stage 2

• Whole school.

This format provides a structure for collective worship during the week.

Valuable background information –there are 40 acts of worship in this collection. Each one is substantial and provides you with the following:

• Engagement

• Bible reading

• Message/story

• Prayer.

What Christian Assemblies offers you:

• Engagement with pupils, encouraging some level of participation

• Opportunities for simple role-play

• Material that pupils can use for their own spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, regardless of their background

• Reliable and easy-to-use material, which is suitable for the entire primary age range. Each one can be used with very little preparation.

Christian Assemblies is a collection of 40 acts of worship that takes some of the less well known as well as more popular stories from Christian tradition as its basis.