1. GOOD COMMUNICATION between religious groups
2. Church of Ireland
2.1. Leadership
2.1.1. Archbishop of Armagh/Canterbury
2.1.1.1. Guides the whole of the Church of Ireland faith
2.1.2. Bishops
2.1.2.1. They are in charge of dioceses
2.1.2.2. Rector
2.1.2.3. Celebrate the sacraments
2.1.2.4. Look after parishioners
2.1.3. Deacon
2.1.3.1. A person who is training to be a rector
2.1.3.2. Studies in college while helping out in church
2.1.4. Lay Reader
2.1.4.1. Baptised lay person from parish
2.1.4.2. Trained to preach sermons and lead some religious services
2.1.5. Lay Person
2.1.5.1. Teach in Sunday schools
2.1.6. NO ONE PERSON HAS COMPLETE AUTHORITY!!
2.2. Sacraments
2.2.1. Baptism
2.2.1.1. Babies are baptised
2.2.2. Holy Communion
2.2.2.1. Taking of bread and wine once a month
2.3. Religious Commitment
2.3.1. Attending church services
2.3.2. Celebrating sacraments
2.3.3. Living good Christian lives
2.4. Confirmation
2.4.1. Children aged 12-14 promise to live good Christian lives
2.4.2. They are confirmed by the Bishop
2.4.3. They are now in charge of their faith
2.4.4. Important, but not a sacrament
2.5. Sunday Worship
2.5.1. Prayers
2.5.2. Hymns
2.5.3. Sermon
2.5.4. Communion (Sometimes)
2.5.5. Bible readings
2.5.6. Blessing and dismissal
3. Sectarianism
3.1. Northern Ireland
3.1.1. Violence and death
3.1.1.1. 3500 killed
3.1.2. May 1969 - The Troubles
3.1.3. 1998 - Good Friday Agreement
3.1.4. Divided Communities
3.1.4.1. Fearful
3.1.4.1.1. Hatred
3.1.5. Catholics vs Protestants
3.1.6. COMMUNITY BREAKDOWN!
3.1.6.1. Disruption in group due to lack of communication, co-operation etc
3.2. Hatred of people due to religion
4. Ecumenism
4.1. Corrymeela
4.1.1. Tolerance between Catholics and Protestants
4.1.2. Christian community
4.1.3. Rev. Ray Davey - founder - 1960s
4.1.4. Talking about differences and similarities in relaxed and calm manner
4.1.5. Try to keep up understanding when return home
4.2. Taize
4.2.1. FRANCE
4.2.2. Brother Roger Schultz - founder - 1940s
4.2.3. All Christians
4.2.4. Work for Christian Unity
4.2.5. Ecumenical services
4.2.5.1. Prayers and chants
4.2.6. Try to keep up understanding when return home
4.3. CHRISTIAN CHURCHES TALKING!
4.4. Christian Unity Week
4.5. Ecumenical services
4.5.1. Prayers
4.5.2. Hymns
4.5.3. Bible readings
4.5.4. Sermon or homily
5. Interfaith Dialogue
5.1. World Day of Peace
5.1.1. 1986, 1993, 2002
5.1.2. Religious leaders to Assisi
5.1.3. All leaders pray for World Peace
5.2. Three Faiths Forum
5.2.1. Sir Sigmund Sternberg, the Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi and Revd Dr Marcus Braybrooke - founded - 1997
5.2.2. Muslims, Christians and Jews
5.2.3. Understand and accept people's faiths
5.3. WORLD RELIGIONS TALKING
5.4. The Prodigal Son
5.4.1. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
5.5. Aims
5.5.1. Promote contact between religions
5.5.2. Build trust between people of different religions
5.5.3. Develop respect and tolerance of other religions
5.5.4. Prevent religious conflict
6. Map of Palestine
6.1. Galilee
6.1.1. Capernaum
6.1.2. Cana
6.1.3. Nazareth
6.2. Samaria
6.3. Judaea
6.3.1. Jericho
6.3.2. Jerusalem
6.3.3. Bethany
6.3.4. Bethlehem
7. Religious groups
7.1. Pharisees
7.1.1. God's law, not Roman's law
7.1.2. Yes Messiah - a King who would establish a peaceful Palestine free from foreign rule
7.2. Sadducees
7.2.1. Roman rule - best for all, really
7.2.2. No Messiah
7.3. Zealots
7.3.1. Romans out! No surrender
7.3.2. Yes Messiah - brave warrior who would drive the Romans out
7.4. Essenes
7.4.1. Roman rule? We're out!
7.4.2. N Messiah
8. Parables and Miracles
8.1. Parable
8.1.1. A short story told by Jesus to teach people about the Kingdom of God
8.1.2. A simple story with an underlying message
8.1.3. Ordinary, everyday things
8.1.3.1. Easy to understand and remember
8.1.4. The Lost Sheep
8.1.5. The Mustard Seed
8.1.6. The Sower
8.1.7. The Good Samaritan
8.2. Miracle
8.2.1. Healing Miracles
8.2.1.1. The Blind Man, Bartimaeus
8.2.2. Expelling Miracles
8.2.2.1. The Boy With the Evil Spirit
8.2.3. Nature Miracles
8.2.3.1. Calming A Storm
8.2.4. Raising Miracles
8.2.4.1. Jairus' Daughter
9. Kingdom of God
9.1. Jesus spoke about the kingdom of God using parables to explain
9.2. Heaven on Earth
9.3. Everyone would love God and one another
9.4. Its is found in the goodness of people's hearts
10. Last Supper, Death and Resurrection
10.1. Last Supper
10.1.1. Passover: A Jewish festival to celebrate Exodus
10.1.1.1. Memorial: Something done to honour and remember someone or something
10.1.1.1.1. Sacrifice: Something of value offered to God for the sake of others
10.1.2. The Last Supper was a Passover meal
10.1.3. The first Eucharist
10.1.4. Breaking of the bread and drinking of the wine
10.1.4.1. It had a new meaning
10.2. Death
10.2.1. Martyrdom: A willingness to suffer and/or die for one's beliefs or a special cause
10.2.2. Jesus was crucified
10.3. Resurrection
10.3.1. Resurrection: The central Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead three days after he died
10.3.1.1. Transformation: A complete change in appearance and nature
10.3.1.1.1. Presence: The fact that Jesus truly exists and is present here and now
10.3.2. Mary Magdalene, Joanna and Mary
10.3.2.1. Empty tomb!
10.3.3. Angel spoke to them, " Do not be afraid; Jesus has risen."
10.3.4. The women told the disciples, but they did not believe at first.
10.3.5. Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene
11. S.V.P.
11.1. Founder - Frederic Ozanam 1820-130s
11.1.1. University in Paris
11.1.2. Roman Catholic
11.1.3. "I'm tired of talking. Let's act."
11.1.3.1. Inspiring Vision
11.1.4. Helped the poor
11.1.4.1. SVP!!
11.2. Work of S.V.P.
11.2.1. Home visits
11.2.2. Money Management
11.2.3. Hospital/Prison Visits
11.2.4. Homework Clubs
11.2.5. Meals on Wheels
11.2.6. Hostels
11.3. Commitment
11.3.1. Christian beliefs into action
11.3.2. One afternoon/ evening a week helping
11.3.3. Attending meetings
11.4. Leadership
11.4.1. National Council
11.4.2. Regional Councils
11.4.3. Area Councils
11.4.4. Local Conferences