Through a number of different practical activities pupils are encouraged to:

• Consider people's continual search for meaning in terms of the acknowledgment of a power greater than themselves - a search that cuts across time, culture and religion;
• Think about the purpose of prayer and why people pray;
• Understand the five different sorts of prayer within the Christian tradition - adoration, confession, intercession, petition and thanksgiving - and when each might be used;
• Find out about the different objects that people have traditionally used to help them to focus on prayer - e.g. rosary beads, icons, candles;
• Write a prayer of Intercession for someone else, and leave it on the Children's Intercession Board.

KEY STAGE: 2

CURRICULUM LINKS: RE

VENUE: Cathedral

DURATION: 1hour 30minutes

MAXIMUM NUMBER: 15

COST PER PUPIL: FREE

(Suggested donation to the Education Department of £1 per pupil)