1. Build your Character Habits @ Bishop Justus Time + Effort = Success
Christian
Love
Build your
Character Habits
@ Bishop Justus
Embracing
Challenge
Forward
Planning
Ready &
Respectful
Evaluating &
Reviewing
Time
+ Effort
= Success
Presentation,
Innovation & Creating
Teamwork
Resilience
Effective
Effort
Coherent
Communication

2. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
The end of the church year
25th November 2016
Bishop Justus Church of England School

3. 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

4. Receive
Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favourable or unfavourable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching.
From Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy, Chapter 4, verse 2

5. Engage
The church year begins on Advent Sunday – “The annual cycle of the Christian year allows us to commemorate the life and ministry of Christ, to celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit which led to the foundation of the early Church, and to recall the ministry of the apostles and martyrs who spread the Christian faith”.
Church of England

6. Explore Some discussion ideas …
Why do you think that people like to have certain events every year e.g. Birthdays, remembrance?
Why is ritual or special ceremonies important to people?
Activity suggestion …
Create your own annual cycle of events for the year ahead – noting the dates and times that are important to you.
Information about the ‘seasons’ of the church year -

7. Respond
God of all time, who makes all things new, we bring before you the year now ending. For life full and good, for opportunities recognised and taken, for love known and shared, we thank you.
Amen
Francis Brienen, “Prayers Encircling the World”

8. 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