Christian Communities

What is a community?

• A community is a group of people who live in the same place.

• A Community is a group of people who have a particular characteristic/interest in common.

• A community is a group of people who all have the same hair colour.

• A community is a group of people.

A Christian community is a group of people who have believing in _________________ as their common factor.

Tick all the boxes that are examples of 'communities'.

• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

• Kenmore Soccer Club

• The OLSH Sunday School Group

• The 4076 Facebook Community Page

• The Darra RSL Group

Why is it important for Christians to live in community? Tick all the correct answers.

• They support each other in hard times

• They pray together and share their faith

• They learn from each other - patience, forgiveness, tolerance

• They support the less fortunate

• God is relational and wants us to live together

How does our OLSH school community help those in need? Tick all the correct answers.

• Puts photos up on Facebook

• Helps families with fees, books and uniforms

• Teachers are on duty in the pick up zones

• Collect items for St Vinnies appeals throughout the year

• Have Free Dress days to fundraise for special events like Socktober

Orange Sky Laundry and Rosie’s help those in need in the community by.....

• Supplying a washing machine for people to wash their clothes and belongings

• Providing a meal and drink

• Finding them a place to live and a job

• Giving people a chance to have a chat

• Offering them money to buy things they need

What does it mean by 'God is relational'? Tick all the correct answers.

• God has many relations

• God wants to have a relationship with us and he wants us to have relationships with others

• God only wants us to have a relationship with Him

• God is always waiting for us to build and strengthen our relationship with Him

• God knows us so well, loves us, wants the best for us

How can we build our relationship with God? Tick all the correct answers.

• Pray

• Treat others as we would like to be treated

• Go to Church

• Receive the sacraments

• Look after creation

How does a Christian community form?

• People want to be part of a group

• People who want to do God's work see a need and do something about it

• People have nothing better to do

• All Christians have to be a member of a community

What do Christian communities do? Tick all the correct answers.

• Pray together

• Play sport together

• Show the love of Jesus to others

• Pray for each other

• Help and support each other