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2. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
Sukkot – the feast of Tabernacles
17th October 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
Now, the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall keep the festival of the Lord, lasting seven days; a complete rest on the first day, and a complete rest on the eighth day. On the first day you shall take the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days…
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5. Receive
… You shall keep it as a festival to the Lord seven days in the year; you shall keep it in the seventh month as a statute for ever throughout your generations. You shall live in booths for seven days; all that are citizens in Israel shall live in booths, so that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
From the book of Leviticus, chapter 23, verses 39-43

6. Engage
Sukkot commemorates the years that the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land, and celebrates the way in which God protected them under difficult desert conditions.
Sukkot is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Booths.
The word sukkot means huts (some translations of the bible use the word booths), and building a hut is the most obvious way in which Jews celebrate the festival…
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7. Engage
… Most people nowadays live in buildings with strong walls and roof. Spending time in a fragile hut in the garden, or under a roof of leaves rigged up on a balcony gives them the experience of living exposed to the world, without a comfy shell around them. It reminds them that there is only one real source of security and protection, and that is God.

8. Engage A discussion idea …
How would you celebrate God’s protection or the protection given by someone important to you?
Activity suggestion …
If you were going camping what would be the least you could take to survive? – Make a list and compare your list with others.
Video suggestion … Sukkot in 60 seconds
How to survive in the desert

9. Respond Amen God, we thank you for protection,
the protection given to us in our homes and at school.
May we help in whatever way we can to make our homes and schools good places to be for our families and friends.
Amen

10. 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

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