CHILDREN AND CATHOLIC PRAYER
YEAR 1: THREADS
WELCOME PARISH & SCHOOL LEADERS!
Thank you for your interest in NCCL’s Thread by Thread prayer curriculum for children in grades 1 through 6.
NCCL is offering the curriculum as a free resource to Catholic parishes and schools. We are also offering support services to assist you in implementing the prayer curriculum. Please register for the Project by sending an email to Jane Angha, Project Coordinator, at [email protected]. Provide your name, email address, parish or school name, and diocese.
Overviews for Your Team
Jane Angha, Project Coordinator, and Mariette Martineau, Curriculum Developer, share insights and expectations for the NCCL Catholic Kids Thread by Thread program focused on children and prayer.
Year One Introduction
RESOURCE HUBS
Monthly Thread Orientation Videos & Prayer Experiences
Please click the buttons below to access all resources created for each respective topic in our series. You will find parish/school orientation videos, leader prayers, and downloads customized for each grade level. A set of Prayer Experiences (two per thread) include comprehensive information and procedures to support implementation:
- Theme/Big Idea
- Reflections for Instructors
- Preparation
- Physical Format
- Connections to Faith and Parish Life
- Complete Outlines for Facilitating Prayer
- Song or Supporting Media Suggestions
- Inspirations for Living the Prayers
- Journal Sheets
- and more...
You will also have the At-Home Prayer Experience Resources included in your materials. Families can be directly linked to ncclcatholickids.org/prayer1/family for their thread videos and "Home Connection" downloads.
As new installments are developed, they will be linked here.
THREAD TWO
Praying with
Word & Story
CHILDREN EXPLORE:
The Living Language of Faith
THREAD FIVE
Praying with
Movement
& Music
CHILDREN EXPLORE:
Listening and Dancing with God
THREAD SIX
Praying with
Sacramentals, Signs, Symbols
CHILDREN EXPLORE:
Tangible Traditions & Connections
Looking for Family
Videos & Downloads?
Offered with Gratitude to Lilly Endowment Inc.
This Nurturing the Faith of Children through Catholic Worship & Prayer Project is made possible through a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. With the grant, NCCL is able to provide the Thread by Thread prayer curriculum as a free resource and service to parishes and schools.
