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bishop Miters
saint John neumann received a miter when he was ordained a bishop. Today, bishops also receive
miters when they are ordained. The miter symbolizes tongues to represent the fire of the holy spirit. students will focus on the characteristics a man needs in order to be a good bishop, and they will keep these in mind while creating a miter.
CENTER ONE
DirectiOns
◾ Make a bishop’s miter.
◾ write five characteristics on the miter that a bishop needs. For example: generosity, person of prayer, ability to listen, kindness
◾ wear your miter.
(DirectiOns fOr Miter tO gO with illustratiOns)
◾ Take two sheets of paper, and divide them into thirds. cut on the dotted lines.
◾ Take another sheet of paper, and draw a heart big enough to cover most of the sheet.
◾ cut out the heart. apply glue to the two humps at the top of the heart (above dotted lines). secure the heart to the strips you have fit to your head.
◾ with one of your leftover strips, draw a circle and cut it out.
◾ Glue the circle to the point of your heart.
◾ attach two thick pieces of ribbon to the back of the miter base.
◾ draw a cross on your miter and write five bishop characteristics somewhere on it.
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