National Lutheran Schools Week3 – 9 May 2010

Students, staff and school communities of Lutheran schools across Australia are invited to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week

A week of appreciating:– the life and pulse of each school– the intricate web of life, of which each is part

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

Leader

• Creator God, we encounter you in the beauty and diversity of creation

• Companion God, we encounter you in the warmth of caring relationships

• Loving God, we encounter you in the gifts you give for our daily needs

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

The model of the Earth reminds us that we are all part of it, part of the web of life:

• the web of life connects all of creation

• every action has an impact on other parts of the system

• every person has a unique role in relation to others

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

A song of appreciation

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

Bible reading and reflection

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

Student responses to appreciation, eg:

• drama

• poetry

• music/sound

• visual/animated

• dance

• artworks

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

Creator Godthe order, arrangement, beauty, change and movement of the visible and invisible world declare that it could only have been your work, the work of an infinite God whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere,

Thank you for creating us with the capacity to wonder, to appreciate and to respond

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

Companion God

you are the source of connection we have with others; every single person is precious to you, and every single person has a purpose, a reason for being.

Help us to know what is possible for us so that we can be the people you want us to be and we can fulfil the plans you have for us.

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

Loving GodYou continue to provide for our needs and the

needs of the world, and you do this out of your great and generous goodness.

Help us so that we can be ready and open in our response to the needs of others.

Bless all families in Lutheran school communities in Australia and around the world. Let them know the closeness of your presence and the depth of your love for them.

Amen

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

May God who created you bless you with joy.

May God who watches over you bless you with comfort and strength.

May God who loves you fill you with peace.

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010

A song of appreciation

National Lutheran Schools Week 3 – 9 May 2010