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Bishop Justus Church of England School Morning Worship St Valentine 9th February 2018 Bishop Justus Church of England School  

Let the light of Christ shine in our lives Gather The Lord be with you And also with you Let the light of Christ shine in our lives

Receive Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. From Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13, verses 4-8

Engage St. Valentine's Day began as a celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. A popular story of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. An embellishment to this story states that before his execution he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell.

Engage Video suggestion … The Apostle Paul gives his testimony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9HHgE7PBv8 Some discussion ideas … What is love? What things could you add to Paul’s description of love? Discussion techniques - Go back to the Bible passage ask “How does the theme link with the Bible passage?” Discuss the question in pairs for 30 seconds then invite a response from each pair. Use quick-fire answers e.g. throw a soft bean bag / toy to a student, when they answer they throw it back and you quickly throw to another student. Simplify the question - Invite quick one-word answers, write them on the board, then reflect on the answers – see connections. Activity suggestion … Maybe you would just like an end of term dance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9HHgE7PBv8

Respond Amen All-loving God, teach us to love unselfishly [Reflect for a minute on the worship theme and our engagement …] All-loving God, teach us to love unselfishly and to find great joy in giving. Enable us to bring out the best in each other and for us to live in Your love. Amen Prayer / reflection technique – Give a summary of the theme and any responses that students may have made, then invite everyone to be still (remind no books open etc – lessen distraction). To pray or reflect on today’s worship. Be quiet for one minute. Then say the prayer …

Go out into the world with the light of Christ Let us bless the Lord Thanks be to God Go out into the world with the light of Christ