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Gathering Song
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Interactive
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Saying Sorry to God
Saying Sorry Action
God Gives us a New Start
Prayers for Other People
Prayer Action
Thank You God
Creative Response
Sharing God's Peace
Taking God's Love
Into the World
Saying Sorry to God
➜ Guide, p.223
Saying Sorry to God
Invite the children to sit in a circle for a moment of quiet.
In Lent/in life, we follow Jesus on the way of love,
the way of the cross.
Look down at your crssed arms.
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Let's say sorry for the times
we haven't followed Jesus well.
When we haven't loved as Jesus loves.
Let's sing/say sorry to God with our Sorry Song.
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Saying Sorry to God: Option 1
âžœSong: ‘The Diddy Disciples Sorry Song’ © Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
âžœTune: © Sharon Moughtin-Mumby.
Spoken: Let’s put our hands on our head.
I wonder if there’s anything we’ve thought this week
that we wish we hadn’t thought?
Lead the children in placing your hands on head, singing.
With my hands on my head,
I remember the things I’ve thought today,
I remember the things I wish I’d thought a different way.
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Diddy Disciples 'I'm Sorry' sign
I wish I could start again. Diddy Disciples 'New Start' sign
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, 'I'm Sorry' sign twice
I wish I could start again. 'New Start' sign
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Spoken: Let’s put our hands by our mouths.
I wonder if there’s anything we’ve said this week
that we wish we hadn’t said?
With hands by mouth, singing. . .
With my hands on my mouth,
I remember the things I’ve said today,
I remember the things I wish I’d said a different way.
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I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Diddy Disciples 'I'm Sorry' sign
I wish I could start again. Diddy Disciples 'New Start' sign
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, 'I'm Sorry' sign twice
I wish I could start again. 'New Start' sign
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Spoken: Let’s cross our hands on our chest.
I wonder if there’s anything we’ve done this week
that we wish we hadn’t done.
With hands crossed on chest, singing. . .
With my hands on my chest,
I remember the things I’ve done today,
I remember the things I wish I’d done a different way.
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I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Diddy Disciples 'I'm Sorry' sign
I wish I could start again. Diddy Disciples 'New Start' sign
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, 'I'm Sorry' sign twice
I wish I could start again. 'New Start' sign
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Continue with a Saying Sorry action or move straight to the 'God Gives Us a New Start' Building Block.
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Saying Sorry to God: Option 2
âžœSong: ‘We need a new start’ Words © Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
âžœTune: © Molly Malone (traditional)
Spoken: Let’s put our hands on our head.
I wonder if there’s anything we’ve thought this week
that we wish we hadn’t thought?
Lead the children in placing your hands on head, singing.
For the things we have thou-ght
that we wish we'd not thought,
we're sorry, we're sorry, Diddy Disciples 'I'm Sorry' sign twice
we need a new start. Diddy Disciples 'New Start' sign
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Spoken: Let’s put our hands by our mouths.
I wonder if there’s anything we’ve said this week
that we wish we hadn’t said?
With hands by mouth, singing. . .
For the things we have sa-id
that we wish we'd not sa-id,
we're sorry, we're sorry, 'I'm Sorry' sign twice
we need a new start. 'New Start' sign
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Spoken: Let’s cross our hands on our chest.
I wonder if there’s anything we’ve done this week
that we wish we hadn’t done.
With hands crossed on chest, singing. . .
For the things we have do-ne
that we wish we'd not do-ne,
we're sorry, we're sorry, 'I'm Sorry' sign twice
we need a new start. 'New Start' sign
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Continue with a Saying Sorry action or move straight to the 'God Gives Us a New Start' Building Block.
