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Education Sunday: an annual day of prayer and celebration for those who learn and teach.

Education Sunday falls on the ninth Sunday before Easter Sunday each year. What will your church be doing on Education Sunday to encourage and bless staff and students at local schools, colleges and universities?

Most Christian leaders realise the strategic importance of being able to reach out to young people, adult learners and those who work with them. But many of those leaders, quite frankly, aren't sure where to start. Thankfully, Education Sunday provides the perfect opportunity for Christian leaders, churches and congregations to demonstrate their commitment to learning and teaching, and, more specifically, to those who learn and teach.

In fact, for well over a century there has been an annual day of prayer and celebration for everyone involved in education in England and Wales. Now 'Education Sunday', as it has become known, is an event recognised by all the major Christian Churches. Education Sunday is traditionally celebrated on the ninth Sunday before Easter.

With this in mind, an ecumenical steering group representing different Christian denominations (together with the Association of Christian Teachers and the Student Christian Movement) meets each year to devise the Education Sunday theme. The theme for 2004 is 'Putting out into the Deep' (based on the story in Luke 5: 1-11).

For many years ACT has produced worship materials for churches to use on Education Sunday. And this year is no exception! All of the ideas presented are intended to be used in Christian worship on or around Education Sunday... or at any other time more convenient to you or your congregation.

All of these worship resources are now available, absolutely free of charge, as easy-to-download PDFs on ACT's website:



Complete Education Sunday worship materials. PDF file
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i) Front Cover
ii) Education Sunday 2004: what's it all about then?
iii) Lectionary readings / Sermon outline / Suggested hymns and praise songs / Recommended resources.
iv) Prayers of praise, thanksgiving and confession
v) Prayers of intercession
vi) Ignatian-style meditation on Luke 5: 1-11
vii) Ignatian-style meditation on Isaiah 6: 1-8
viii) Play: Push Your Boat Out Into Deep Water! [Introduction]
ix) Play: Push Your Boat Out Into Deep Water! [Scene 1 and Scene 2]
x) Play: Push Your Boat Out Into Deep Water! [Scene 3]
xi) Outline for a children's address
xii) Back Cover
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