PP Assembly on Easter: 2020 Years Ago

This assembly would suit both Primary and Secondary students.
A very versatile number here as you can see from the title.
It includes the following: 2 Videos, 2 Bible readings, a Prayer, Final inspiring thought and a Call to action.

**Music suggestions:
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Seconds - Human League,
or Death Was Arrested - NorthPoint Inside Out,
or King of Rome-PetShop Boys,
or Rhianna -We Found Love
but many others would suit. (See You Tube) *

TALKS

Introduction To Assembly

In 1950 C. S. Lewis wrote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children.
Most of the novel is set in Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures that is ruled by the evil White Witch. In the frame story, four English children are relocated to a large, old country house following a wartime evacuation. The youngest, Lucy, visits Narnia three times via the magic of a wardrobe in a spare room. Lucy’s three siblings are with her on her third visit to Narnia. In Narnia, the siblings seem fit to fulfill an old prophecy and find themselves adventuring to save Narnia and their own lives. The lion Aslan gives his life to save one of the children; he later rises from the dead………

Who Was C. S. Lewis and Why Did He Write This Book?

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy

According to Lewis’s memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an “ordinary layman of the Church of England”.[2] Lewis’s faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide praise.

Lewis wrote more than 30 books[3] which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies.

Lewis wrote the book for (and dedicated it to) his goddaughter, Lucy Barfield. She was the daughter of Owen Barfield, Lewis’s friend, teacher, adviser, and trustee.[4] In 2003, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was ranked ninth on the BBC’s The Big Read poll.[5] Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time.[6]

Check out my blog: brighterwindows.blogspot.com for further inspiration.;
e.g. A Lenten Journey in 2020,
Should We Give Up Choc for Lent?
Can We Believe in Life after Death?

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