The Award
In broad brushstrokes, the Faith In Action Award rewards active service in schools and parishes and encourages young people to shine the light of faith upon their service experiences.
There are four different levels of award: Pin, Bronze, Silver and Gold. For this reason it has been described as a ‘Catholic Duke of Edinburgh’ – although there are some obvious differences that mean this is very much a stand-alone award grounded in Catholic theology.
The award allows the Church to celebrate, recognize and reward all that active young people of faith already give to the Church; but it also challenges those young people to deepen their relationship with God and change the world in which they live.
The award is designed to run on an annual cycle with all Diocesan participants working towards a single Diocesan celebration and presentation evening at which the Diocesan Bishop will present the awards.
Deacon Paul will lead the Faith in Action sessions with the children supported by Miss Lea.
We will be working towards pin level award.
There will be discussions, work to complete, reflections in the sessions.
At the end of the year we will support the children in putting together a final piece.
This final piece can be in many forms – art work, sculpture, letter, poem, song, prayer, story, rhyme, powerpoint, video, role play that can be filmed the options are endless.
The Faith in Action group will be involved with the Live Simply Award, leading phase Celebration of the Word, going into classrooms and leading Celebration of the Word, being a good example to the other members of our school community on walking in the footsteps of God.
Commitment
Commitment is fundamentally about loving God with your entire being.
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 emphasizes loving the LORD your God with all your heart, soul, and strength, implying a wholehearted dedication to God's commandments and teachings.