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2. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
National Limerick Day
(prepared by 7D)
16th May 2018
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 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Psalm 126:2

5. Engage National Limerick Day.
National Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of English artist, illustrator, author and poet Edward Lear (May 12, 1812 – Jan. 29, 1888).  Lear is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry, prose and limericks.
National Limerick Day also celebrates the limerick poem.  Limerick poems were popularized by Edward Lear’s book “Book of Nonsense” in 1846.
A limerick is a very short, humorous, nonsense poem. Within a limerick, there are five lines.  The first two lines rhyme with the fifth line and the third and fourth line rhyme together.

6. Engage Video suggestion … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rN3DGMCsE
Some discussion ideas …
What do you know about Limerick poems?
When could you use humour to help someone else?
How do we carry out the will of God by making people laugh?
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 …
In groups of three or four, write your own Limerick poem in a blanck piece of paper. You can draw and use colours!

7. Respond
[Reflect for a minute on the worship theme and our engagement …]
Dear Lord, help us make others happy with our humour and to be able to be there for them when they need it.
Dear Christ, help us spread the light of hope and happiness you gave us to make this a better world for everyone in it.
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 …

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