TO (SCHOOL NAME) THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION WELCOME TO (SCHOOL NAME) THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION HOSTED BY (CLASS NAME)

Let us begin by making the sign of our faith: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.   Abundant God, you bless us more than we could ever imagine. Help us to see the blessings in our lives, and to share what we have with others. We make this prayer in the name of Jesus, your Son. Amen

PLEASE JOIN US IN SINGING OUR OPENGIN SONG

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The word of the Lord All: Thanks be to God

A reading from the Gospel of Luke ALL: Glory to you O Lord Now all students make the Sign of the Cross with your thumb on your forehead, so the word of God is in your mind, on your lips so that we might speak the word of God and over our heart to strengthen our love of God and others.

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.” The word of the Lord, All: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

We now ask (name) to come up and speak

The Response is: Lord Hear Our Prayer

The idea for this part of the presentation would be that the kids would create a poster of what they are thankful for, I am thankful for …, they would hold it up and you would take a picture of them holding it. These pictures would then be uploaded to a slide show (animoto, google slides, ppt, iMovie, whatever you prefer) and music would be added to the background. This can be excluded, however, if you want to try this and need assistance, contact Laura Tapson.

In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit   Good and Gracious Lord, We are thankful so Thankful You’ve blessed us day by day Food, shelter, friends and family You’ve given when we pray And although we are quite grateful For these things we hold so dear; What we really cherish most of all Is your presence ever near. We may be full or empty We may be glad or sad But you’re the constant in our lives The best blessing we could have! Amen

In order to play video the slide show has to be in presentation mode.