These worship outlines pick out some themes from letters written by the first Christians. We read the words of St Paul, St Peter and St John and find out what words written so long ago can mean for us today. We have written some Teachers' Notes to give some background and further information to support the outlines.
1. An introduction to the New Testament letters and a reflection on what we might write.
Letters from Long Ago: introduction PowerPoint version
Letters from Long Ago: introduction PDF version
2. Words about love from a letter written by St John
Letters from Long Ago: 1 Love PowerPoint version
Letters from Long Ago: 1 Love PDF version
3. Thinking about faith and actions with St James
Letters from Long Ago: 2 Faith PowerPoint version
Letters from Long Ago: 2 Faith PDF version
4. St Peter writes about something that happened in the life of Jesus
Letters from Long Ago: 3 Eyewitnesses PowerPoint version
Letters from Long Ago: 3 Eyewitnesses PDF
5. St Paul creates the famous image of the Church as a body
Letters from Long Ago: 4 The Body PowerPoint
Letters from Long Ago: 4 The Body PDF
6. St Paul writes about 'clothing' ourselves with love and more...