Welcome
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Getting Ready to Worship
Introduction to the Unit
Gathering Song
Getting Ready for Bible Storytelling
Interactive
Storytelling
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
Thank You God
➜ Guide: Book 1, p.227
Thank You, God: Option 1
âžœSong: ‘My hands were made for love’ © Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
âžœTune: 'Hickory, dickory, dock' (traditional)
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Invite the children to sit in a circle for a moment of quiet.
It’s time to remember all the things we’ve done this week.
It’s time to say ‘thank you’ to God
for when we’ve been part of showing God’s love.
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Let’s wiggle our fingers!
I wonder when you’ve shown love
with your hands this week?
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Wiggle fingers as you sing.
My hands were made for love!
My hands were made for love!
Thank you for the love they’ve shown.
My hands were made for love!
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Let’s wiggle our feet!
I wonder when you’ve shown love
with your feet this week?
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Wiggle feet as you sing.
My feet were made for love!
My feet were made for love!
Thank you for the love they’ve shown.
My feet were made for love!
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Let’s put our hands gently on our neck.
Let’s sing ‘Ahhh!’
Ahhhhh!
Can you feel your throat vibrating and dancing?
I wonder when you’ve shown love
with your voice this week?
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Hold neck and feel your voice ‘dancing’ as you sing.
My voice was made for love!
My voice was made for love!
Thank you for the love it’s shown.
My voice was made for love!
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Thank You, God: Option 1
âžœSong: ‘For the love we've shown’ © Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
âžœTune: 'All through the night' (traditional)
Most suitable for use with children over the age of four.
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Invite the children to sit in a circle for a moment of quiet.
It’s time to remember all the things we’ve done this week.
It’s time to say ‘thank you’ to God
for when we’ve been part of showing God’s love.
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Either: Let’s wiggle our fingers.
Or: Let’s hold up our hands.
I wonder when you’ve shown love
with your hands this week?
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Either: Let’s wiggle our feet.
Or: Let’s show our feet.
I wonder when you’ve shown love
with your feet this week?
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Let’s put our hands gently on our neck.
Let’s sing ‘Ahhh!’
Ahhhhh!
Can you feel your neck vibrating and dancing with your voice?
I wonder when you’ve shown love
with your voice this week?
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Let’s sing our ‘thank you’ song to God
for the times we’ve been part of sharing God’s love.
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For the love we’ve shown with our hands,
Hold hands up or wiggle fingers
thank you, God!
For the love we’ve shown with our feet,
Point to feet or wiggle feet
thank you, God!
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When we love all those around us, Cross hands on chest
it’s the same as loving Jesus!
For the love we’ve shown with our voice,
Hands on neck or point to singing mouth
thank you, God!