Transcript St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi
Matthew McQuade
and
Aoife Gardiner
If a man does not keep pace with his
companions, perhaps it is because he
hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music he hears
however measured or far away.
Thoreau
Early Life of Selfishness
• St Francis was a bit of a ‘party
animal’ when he was young. He liked
to have a good time and was a
selfish, spoiled young man who
didn’t use the talents God gave him.
‘The Big Change’
• One day he heard the voice of God
asking him to ‘rebuild my church’
which Francis thought meant
actually rebuild a church with
bricks and cement. God really
meant Francis to bring the people
back to the church and fix the
church because the people in charge
had forgotten Jesus’ message.
Francis Saves the Day
• First of all Francis gave away all
his money to the poor and when he
returned to Assisi the townspeople,
his family and friends made fun of
him when they saw him dressed in
old clothes and homeless. That
didn’t stop Francis from keeping to
God’s plan.
Francis Saves the Day
• Eventually he went to see the Pope to
get His help. The pope took one look at
Francis dressed like a tramp and threw
him out. He kept returning to see the
Pope and eventually the Pope realised
that Francis was right the Church had
lost its way and needed to become simple
again before the people would come back
to worship God.
His Band of ‘Little
Brothers’
• Other young men and women
decided to join Francis to help the
poor and still do today. They are
called FRANCISCANS after him.
Pope Makes History
• When the Pope chose St Francis’
name it was because He wanted the
church to be of the poor and for the
poor. It was amazing when the pope
chose this name because after all it
is our school’s name and it was also
the first time in history this name
had been chosen by a pope. We think
this pope wants to continue what
Francis started all those years ago.
Our School Name
• We tried to find out why our school is
called after St Francis of Assisi but it was
a mystery. Paul Greene even went to visit
Father Hayes our old parish priest to ask
him the reason. All he could tell us was
that the school was named after the
church and that Bishop Thompson of the
Diocese of Motherwell chose the name but
we STILL didn’t know why he chose the
title St Francis of Assisi.
Our School Name
continued…
• So Miss McCaughey sked her
parish priest and he told her to
phone the Motherwell Chancery
and ask to speak to a
gentleman named Frank Cassidy
– as he should know (he is also
a member of our church).
Our School Name
continued…
• Kieran McDonald from our class
phoned the Diocesan Offices and
asked to speak to the Chancellor, Mr
Cassidy. He was not sure of the
origin of the school name either, but
he believed like Miss McCaughey
that the name was chosen as nearby
at that time was athe Franciscan
monastery called ‘Greyfriars’ located
down by the River Clyde and
Daldowie Crematorium.
Educating For Life
Father, educate me for life.
Help me follow the path
You have set out before me.
Guide me to live with faith in you,
With hope in your plan for my life,
And with love for all people.
Bless my parents for showing me how
to live.
Educating For Life
Bless my teachers for using there
talents so that I can develop my
own.
Bless all people who show respect for
all life that you create for us.
Father we make this prayer to you in
the name of Jesus your son and
through the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
•Thank you for
reading we hope you
enjoyed our power
point presentation.
"Make Your Own Kind Of
Music"
• Nobody can tell ya;
There's only one song worth
singin'.
They may try and sell ya,
'cause it hangs them up
to see someone like you.
• But you've gotta make your own
kind of music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music
even if nobody
else sing along.
• You're gonna be knowing
the loneliest kind of lonely.
It may be rough goin',
just to do your thing's
the hardest thing to do.
• But you've gotta make your own
kind of music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music
even if nobody
else sings along.
• So if you cannot take my hand,
and if you must be goin',
I will understand.
• You gotta make your own kind
of music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music
even if nobody
else sings along