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Maria Forde Presents

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25.01.2022 I am experiencing my first period of unemployment in nearly 2 decades. Whilst being in lockdown and unemployment is a challenge, I am using the time to create resources for schools and writing songs. 'We will Rise' is a song I wrote about hope for a better world after COVID 19. It would be ideal for a school staff reflection. I have also included a concluding prayer for the reflection. This is my little way of making a difference during tough times. Feel free to share https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GBYzFMoBD3EWWgP2_a-A- https://youtu.be/uwySfplh0hQ

24.01.2022 After nearly 4000 posts on YouTube in a week I am so delighted that these words of hope are filtering through our world. Thank you so much for your support Please keep spreading hope by sharing this song far and wide https://youtu.be/uwySfplh0hQ

23.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/groups/261967455006072/?ref=share

22.01.2022 https://youtu.be/ALzX8YdMkFg Here’s a new little Eucharist song for any children preparing for the sacrament.

18.01.2022 I don’t know how but we will get through this We will Rise https://youtu.be/uwySfplh0hQ

18.01.2022 On this most Holy Thursday ... a reflection https://youtu.be/sza4rh1YzsM

17.01.2022 Greetings I am aware that Sacramental Evenings have been postponed indefinitely during the current COVID 19 Pandemic. As a way of assisting educators and catechists, I have compiled a Sacramental Preparation resource for you to use. It includes reflection, inquiry, music, and AV presentations about the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. I hope that you find this resource useful. Please feel free to contact me on 0411158593 for assistance. Due to the... changed circumstances, I am also making myself available for Sacramental liturgies if you require a lead singer/musician/liturgist for your future community celebration. All being well, I look forward to returning to my live Sacramental Presentations and staff retreats in the not too distant future. Stay well, Maria https://drive.google.com//1cSqs1iCbuHAGDBtElqQ0RJgWq/view See more

16.01.2022 Easter Saturday vigil link here Happy Easter everyone x x x https://youtu.be/rMAQPk90JCU

15.01.2022 I wrote this song 'In the Palm of His Hands' many years ago. Somehow it speaks to me now during this COVID 19 pandemic. If it speaks to you too and gives you comfort - I'm glad https://youtu.be/t6SjJ0RKTqg

12.01.2022 Read the titles.....

05.01.2022 Today is Trinity Sunday. I wrote this song for kids to understand the Trinity. Have a great day x x x

04.01.2022 Celebrating a very special milestone today. Thank you beautiful boy for all the love and joy you have given me x x x happy birthday!!

03.01.2022 Timely words from Pope Francis .... *You can have flaws, be anxious, and even be angry, but do not forget that your life is the greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can stop it from going bust. Many appreciate you, admire you and love you. Remember that to be happy is not to have a sky without a storm, a road without accidents, work without fatigue, relationships without disappointments. ... To be happy is to find strength in forgiveness, hope in battles, security in the stage of fear, love in discord. It is not only to enjoy the smile, but also to reflect on the sadness. It is not only to celebrate the successes, but to learn lessons from the failures. It is not only to feel happy with the applause, but to be happy in anonymity. Being happy is not a fatality of destiny, but an achievement for those who can travel within themselves. To be happy is to stop feeling like a victim and become your destiny's author. It is to cross deserts, yet to be able to find an oasis in the depths of our soul. It is to thank God for every morning, for the miracle of life. Being happy is not being afraid of your own feelings. It's to be able to talk about you. It is having the courage to hear a "no". It is confidence in the face of criticism, even when unjustified. It is to kiss your children, pamper your parents, to live poetic moments with friends, even when they hurt us. To be happy is to let live the creature that lives in each of us, free, joyful and simple. It is to have maturity to be able to say: "I made mistakes". It is to have the courage to say "I am sorry". It is to have the sensitivity to say, "I need you". It is to have the ability to say "I love you". May your life become a garden of opportunities for happiness ... That in spring may it be a lover of joy. In winter a lover of wisdom. And when you make a mistake, start all over again. For only then will you be in love with life. You will find that to be happy is not to have a perfect life. But use the tears to irrigate tolerance. Use your losses to train patience. Use your mistakes to sculptor serenity. Use pain to plaster pleasure. Use obstacles to open windows of intelligence. Never give up .... Never give up on people who love you. Never give up on happiness, for life is an incredible show.* (Pope Francis).