Religious instruction kit

• US 4,818,233 A
• Filed: 04/14/1987
• Issued: 04/04/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hugh F.J. Behan
• Original Assignee: Hugh F.J. Behan
• Inventors: Behan, Hugh F. J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US07/015,400
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 434/245, 428/3, 446/268, 446/482, 446/479, D21/114, D11/122
• US Class Current: 434/245
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 33/008 Devices related to praying, e.g. counters, reminders, study aids, compasses, rugs, cushions, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/00 Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A set of figures and objects used to teach children about the proceedings in religious worship services. The figures represent participants and the objects represent altar vessels and the like. The figures and objects are particularly useful in teaching about the Roman Catholic church and churches with a similar liturgical tradition.

Claims

1. A religious instruction kit to teach children about worship services, rituals and sacraments, comprising:

a first set of model pieces representing an altar, a pulpit, a tabernacle and a baptismal font;

a second set of model figures representing a priest and people;

and a third set of model objects representing altar objects used in a worship service;

the second and third sets being freely movable in both lateral and transverse directions with respect to the altar piece;

whereby the model figures and objects may be located and moved with respect to the model pieces to depict various positions of priest, people and objects during the course of the worship service.

2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the figures representing the people include a plurality of adults, a plurality of children and a baby.

3. The kit of claim 1, wherein the third set of model objects representing altar objects include a communion cup, a communion plate, wine and water cruets, candle sticks and a book.

4. The kit of claim 1, wherein the worship service depicted is that of the Roman Catholic Church.

5. A method of teaching religious worship services and rituals, comprising the steps of:

providing a first set of model pieces representing an alter, a pulpit, a tabernacle and a baptismal font;

providing a second set of model figures representing a priest and people;

providing a third set of model objects representing altar objects used in a worship service;

and locating and moving the model figures and objects in both lateral and transverse directions with respect to the model pieces to depict the various positions of the priest and people, and of the altar vessels represented by the model figures and objects during the course of the worship service.