National Lutheran Schools National Lutheran Schools WeekWeek

May 28- June 3 2006May 28- June 3 2006

Learning for livingLearning for living

National Lutheran Schools National Lutheran Schools WeekWeekStudents, staff, parents and councils of Lutheran Students, staff, parents and councils of Lutheran

schools across Australia are invited to celebrate schools across Australia are invited to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week. National Lutheran Schools Week.

A week of celebrating:A week of celebrating:

• the learning that occurs at your Lutheran school the learning that occurs at your Lutheran school

• the learning that occurs in Lutheran schools the learning that occurs in Lutheran schools across Australia and around the world how it across Australia and around the world how it may be similar and different to your contextmay be similar and different to your context

We give thanks for the opportunity to learn and for the learning that occurs in Lutheran schools.

We give thanks for the people who nurture our learning at home, school, church and in the community.

Leader: Thanks God that there are so many great things for us all Leader: Thanks God that there are so many great things for us all to learn and that learning is for all. Learning is for children at to learn and that learning is for all. Learning is for children at school, at home, everywhere we go.school, at home, everywhere we go.

All: Learning is for all.All: Learning is for all.L: Learning is for parents.L: Learning is for parents.A: Learning is for all.A: Learning is for all.L: Learning is for very old and very young.L: Learning is for very old and very young.A: Learning is for all.A: Learning is for all.L: Learning is for life.L: Learning is for life.A: Learning is for all.A: Learning is for all.L: God shows us so many things to learn.L: God shows us so many things to learn.A: Learning is for all.A: Learning is for all.L: God wants us to learn form each other.L: God wants us to learn form each other.A: Learning is for all.A: Learning is for all.L: Thank you, great God!L: Thank you, great God!

Learning at (insert your Learning at (insert your school’s name)school’s name)

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Learning for livingLearning for livingLutheran schools in AustraliaLutheran schools in Australia

Lutheran schools learn in serviceLutheran schools learn in service

Lutheran schools learn and serve the Lutheran schools learn and serve the worldworld

Lutheran Schools around the Lutheran Schools around the worldworld

IndonesiaUnited

States of

America

Kenya

India

Brazil

Canada

China

Germany

Japan

Papua New Guinea

Taiwan

Zimbabwe

Pray with students in Lutheran Pray with students in Lutheran schools in Australia and around schools in Australia and around the worldthe worldOur Father in heaven,Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name.hallowed be your name.Your Kingdom come, Your Kingdom come, your will be done, your will be done, on earth as in heavenon earth as in heavenGive us today our daily bread.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins,Forgive us our sins,as we forgive those who sin against us. as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours. yours. Now and for ever. Amen Now and for ever. Amen

And I pray that Christ will make his home in And I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love, may have your roots and foundation in love, so that you, together with all God’s people, so that you, together with all God’s people, may have the power to understand how may have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep, is broad and long, how high and deep, is Christ’s love. Yes may you come to know his Christ’s love. Yes may you come to know his love – although it can never be fully known – love – although it can never be fully known – and so be completely filled with the very and so be completely filled with the very nature of God. nature of God.

To him who by means of his power working in To him who by means of his power working in us is able to so much more that we can ever us is able to so much more that we can ever ask for, or even think of: to God be the ask for, or even think of: to God be the glory…glory…

Ephesians 3:17-20Ephesians 3:17-20

Heavenly Father your knowledge is infinite.Heavenly Father your knowledge is infinite.Thank you for creating us with the capacity to wonder and learn. Thank you for creating us with the capacity to wonder and learn. We thank you for sending Jesus and his lessons of love and We thank you for sending Jesus and his lessons of love and

living.living.We pray for your blessing on our school, its students, staff and We pray for your blessing on our school, its students, staff and

parents. We pray that you would inspire a love of learning parents. We pray that you would inspire a love of learning within us.within us.

We pray for other Lutheran schools in Australia and the world. We pray for other Lutheran schools in Australia and the world. We thank you for the faith we share.We thank you for the faith we share.

We pray for private and public schools in our community and We pray for private and public schools in our community and their students and teachers.their students and teachers.

We pray for the children and families of Sudan that they may We pray for the children and families of Sudan that they may have strength and peace to rebuild their lives.have strength and peace to rebuild their lives.

In your name we pray,In your name we pray,AmenAmen