Student Submissions for Mysteries of the Rosary Artwork Needed

Posted On Monday October 19, 2020

The Rosary Apostolate, led by Sr. Marilina Cinelli,  is made up of a large group of retired teachers from across the GTA, who responded to the request from teachers and principals to pray the Rosary with individual classrooms. At DCDSB, this takes place in hundreds of our classrooms at the elementary level and has become such an incredible and formative ministry at our board. COVID-19 has prevented the Rosary Apostolate volunteers from coming into our schools to pray the rosary with our elementary students. In hopes of continuing this ministry, the Rosary Apostolate needs our help bringing the Rosary virtually. 

What:  Sr. Marilina and the Rosary Apostolate volunteers will be making pre-recorded videos praying the rosary and posting them to YouTube each month. In order to make these videos, they need artwork for each of the 4 different Rosary mysteries (joyful, sorrowful, light/luminous, glorious) because they cannot use the images on the internet due to copyright issues. Calling all talented Durham Catholic students - we are looking to connect with any students who can create artwork for each of the mysteries. 

Why: The artwork is needed so that the person/people who are watching the video and praying the rosary have an image to contemplate as they pray. After all, one of the beautiful gifts of praying the rosary is that we are entering into one part of Christ’s journey for each decade. We are reflecting on what we can learn from the life, death and resurrection of Jesus while praying for a specific spiritual fruit/virtue and offering everything that is on our heart to our Lord with the help of our Blessed Mother Mary. These images will help us, as we pray, to grow in our relationship with God and ultimately our love for His son, Jesus! 
 

How: There are no limitations to how the artwork is done or specification on size. It can be landscape or portrait – does not matter! All we need to be able to do at the end of the day is to take your artwork and make a clear electronic copy to be used in the YouTube videos. You have creative freedom as to how you want to do this, you can choose any art form.  The style or genre of the art work can be anything, as long as it is your original work (no copying of other artists). Please keep in mind that these images will be used MOSTLY to pray the rosary with elementary aged students from Kindergarten to Grade 8.
 

When: Please submit photos of your artwork with your, name, grade, school and the mystery you have created artwork for to me, Katherine Mustachi, System Animator for Faith Formation at Katherine.Mustachi@dcdsb.ca by Monday, November 2, 2020.  

Your will appear on the YouTube video each time your artwork is used. For each mystery of the rosary that you create artwork for, you will receive 3 community service hours. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me! Please let me know if this is something you would like to do, and which mysteries you would like to create artwork for. Please complete and email the permission form with your submission.