Children's Liturgy Sunday December 16th 2007.
1st july 2007
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Father
David returned from Zimbabwe a short time ago. He has spent some time
with the Mother of Peace Community, where he helped to look after orphaned
children. He told us they would rest against his legs as he fed them porridge.
He told us how they love to say a little prayer, marking off the words
on the fingers of each hand;
'God loves me very MUCH!
I love God very MUCH!'
(They delight in emphasising the word, 'MUCH'.
People greet each other with small hand claps, which we practised. |
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| Pauline
and Nyasha, her friend, told us how they would spend Christmas in Zimbabwe,
where it would now be bright and sunny. They would be able to stay outside
with their friends until 5 o'clock. They would light splendid bonfires
and sit round talking to each other after exchanging presents. The older
people would tell folk tales. |
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some of us made a banner which said 'Happy Christmas' in the Shona language,
others made paper palm leaves to decorate our African circle.
We made shakers out of empty pop bottles and cartons, filled with lentils
and decorated with stickers or beads. We hung some on our Christmas tree
back in church. We shook the shakers as we walked back into church, listening
to David Essex singing 'Africa, you shine your light'. |
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you, Father David, Pauline and Nyasha for sharing our liturgy. |
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