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70 Prayer Starters for Children: and those who teach them

Patricia Mathson

9781585958405

30/06/2011

Seventy engaging and creative prayer experiences for children aged 3 to 10 feature in this new book by experienced director of religious education Patricia Mathson. Each prayer invites children to make prayer a part of their daily lives.

These prayer experiences can be used by any catechist, beginners as well as veterans, but also by parents because they offer inspiration and guidance for teaching about prayer at home.

There are seven chapters, each with a number of creative activities to celebrate and learn about prayer. Each helps catechists pray with children in ways that speak to their lives and interests, including talking to god in their own words, expressing praise to God through artwork, praying with scripture, praying through the Mass, remembering to pray for the needs of others, praying with psalms and much more.

All of these activities will help catechists pray with children in ways that will help them form the prayer habits that will deepen their personal relationship with God.

Patricia Mathson has had many years experience in faith formation with children and families as a parish director of religious education. She is She is author of Seventy Sacrament Starters for Children.