Studio students enjoyed some games with a St. Patrick's Day theme reviewing notes, terms and rhythm. And they also learned a little about the missionary St. Patrick.
St. Patrick's Day is so much more than wearing green to avoid getting pinched, eating corned beef and cabbage and displaying shamrocks, rainbows, pots o' gold, and leprechauns. It is a day to honor St. Patrick, a man who lived out his life loving his enemies and sharing with them the love, compassion and mercy of Jesus.
St. Patrick lived in the fifth century and was kidnapped by pirates from his home in England when he was 16 years old. He was loaded onto a ship bound for Ireland, along with other kidnapped children. He was sold as a slave, and quickly realized that the God He loved and served, was vastly different from the gods the Irish served and feared would do them harm.
He served as a slave for six years before escaping back to England. However, after his escape, he never forgot those in Ireland who needed Jesus. He dreamed of returning to show his enemies the love, compassion, mercy and forgiveness of God. He kept his promise of returning and lived among the people of Ireland, loving them and sharing with them about Jesus until the day he died. St. Patrick used the three leaf shamrock to teach the people of Ireland about the Trinity. St. Patrick's life is one of God using tragic circumstances in order to share the love of Jesus.
Information from First Federated Church website post and article "Was St. Patrick Really a Saint?" by Paul Tassell in Conquest publication.
St. Patrick's Day is so much more than wearing green to avoid getting pinched, eating corned beef and cabbage and displaying shamrocks, rainbows, pots o' gold, and leprechauns. It is a day to honor St. Patrick, a man who lived out his life loving his enemies and sharing with them the love, compassion and mercy of Jesus.
St. Patrick lived in the fifth century and was kidnapped by pirates from his home in England when he was 16 years old. He was loaded onto a ship bound for Ireland, along with other kidnapped children. He was sold as a slave, and quickly realized that the God He loved and served, was vastly different from the gods the Irish served and feared would do them harm.
He served as a slave for six years before escaping back to England. However, after his escape, he never forgot those in Ireland who needed Jesus. He dreamed of returning to show his enemies the love, compassion, mercy and forgiveness of God. He kept his promise of returning and lived among the people of Ireland, loving them and sharing with them about Jesus until the day he died. St. Patrick used the three leaf shamrock to teach the people of Ireland about the Trinity. St. Patrick's life is one of God using tragic circumstances in order to share the love of Jesus.
Information from First Federated Church website post and article "Was St. Patrick Really a Saint?" by Paul Tassell in Conquest publication.