1. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
Information from
Refugee Week is a unique opportunity to discover and celebrate the contributions refugees bring to the UK. During Refugee Week loads of events take place all across the UK, all of which explore refugee
‘Different Pasts, shared Future’
17th June 2014
Bishop Justus Church of England School

2. Gather
The Lord be with you
And also with you

3. Receive Discuss: Jesus was a refugee
Receive
After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, "Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave." Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left during the night for Egypt, where he stayed until Herod died. This was done to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet, "I called my Son out of Egypt."
Matthew 2: 13—15
Discuss: Jesus was a refugee
How should this affect a Christian perspective on refugees?

4. Engage Who were refugees in the Bible? Imagine What is refugee Week?
Our reading shows us that Jesus
and his parents were refugees fleeing Herod,
and there are many examples of refugees
in the Bible: Moses and the Israelites,
Ruth and Naomi, the Apostle John……
Imagine
What do you think it would feel like
to be a refugee?
What is refugee Week?
Refugee week film clips to get you thinking and discussing
What is a refugee — busting myths
Refugee facts and figures from The Red Cross
Look at the stories so that real people can be connected to the statistics
Other Ideas
Look at the info about refugee Week from the website—week can be found here
Simple Acts
Simple acts are a great way to ‘do something’
Lots of simple acts to choose from
Think of anything else you could do in refugee week?
Watch
the Archbishop of Canterbury define the word refuge (4 minute clip)
Educational resources
Lots of helpful resources can be found here—

5. Almighty and merciful God, whose Son became a refugee
Respond
Almighty and merciful God,
whose Son became a refugee
and had no place to call his own;
look with mercy on those who today
are fleeing from danger, homelessness and hunger.
Bless those who work to bring them relief;
inspire generosity and compassion in all our hearts;
and guide the nations of the world towards that day
when all will rejoice in your Kingdom of justice
and of peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

6. Go
Go now to love and serve the Lord
Thanks be to God