In our November classroom time we’re studying the life of Saint Martin of Tours and how, in general, to become a soldier of Christ.  You’ll all get holy card images of St. Martin, but if you want to print a larger image try one of these.

I think this one is interesting.  Martin is clearly the hero, riding in on his white horse to help a man who is in need.  The style looks more modern and it’s surprising to learn that it was painted over 500 years ago!

If you happened to take a class photo during your October meeting (or if you asked the kids to bring in individual photos for some reason), you can put it in your clear acrylic frame to display on your prayer table.  The point of the lesson is that we all want to be Saints and we’ll learn how to better do that during the lesson!

If you have one of those Armor of God playsets with the plastic sword, helmet, and shield, it would be a great background for your prayer table.  The Armor of God prayer will be a major focus of the craft time in November.

Also be sure to save a place to display the Remembering and Praying sheet you got in the Classroom Lesson.  You’re encouraged to remind your students that we can still pray for those who have died and that our prayers can help them get to heaven faster.  This simple activity will become the outline for a litany you’ll pray at your closing prayer time.

And finally (for something completely different), your November meeting will be very close to All Saints’ Day, and a prayer table like this would also be appropriate.

White is the proper liturgical color for this day, and gold is a color used for celebrations and heaven, both of which are part of this lesson.  The image is the Holy Trinity surrounded by all the Saints filling heaven!