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Announcer
From Channel 34’s national news headquarters in Cincinnati Ohio this is Action News.

Dave
Hey everybody and welcome to Channel 34 Action News! My name is Dave Little and we’ve
got a great show for you so let’s get right to it.

Have you ever gotten a really cool gift? (points to the gift on his desk) Raise you hands if you’ve
ever gotten a Christmas present or a birthday present of just a present anytime of the year that
was just really cool…okay…I can’t see everyone that is far from the screen..hold on (pulls out
binoculars)…yep…there’s a lot of hands…go ahead and put your hands down…thanks!

Anyway...I know when I get a really cool gift it feels like just saying “thanks” and writing a thank
you card isn’t enough. And it’s easy to feel that way with God sometimes. God has given all of
us so many awesome gifts like our family and friends and saying thanks just doesn’t always
seem like enough. The cool thing is that anytime we say “thanks” to God that’s a way to worship him!

There are all kinds of ways to worship him…singing, praying, reading the Bible, enjoyiong
nature…and another form of worship is communion. Not sure what communion is…don’t worry!
Our Senior Bible Correspondent Frank Merkyl is on the case

Bible Reporting segment intro
Reporter will retell the bible story using action figures and whatever else is cool and different.
We’ll start with an intro of the reporter (who tells us where in the Bible this story is which a
cool graphic zooms through the Bible to the specific spot .Then the reporter will then voiceover
the action figure “action” with the Bible story. We’ll use face shots of the reporter reading as
he/she is acting stuff out with the figures…close up and wide shots of the figure(s)…etc.

Frank
Hey All! We’re going to take a look at a story in the book of Luke which is in the New
Testament. It’s Luke 22:14-20 and it talks about the last supper Jesus had with his disciples.
Here we go!

When it was time to eat dinner, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to
them, "You have no idea how much I have looked forward to eating this Passover meal with
you before I enter my time of suffering. It's the last Passover I'll eat until we all eat it together
in the kingdom of God."

After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and share it among you. For I tell
you I will not drink wine again until the kingdom of God comes."

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body
given for you; do this in remembrance of me."

In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in
my blood, which is poured out for you.

That’s the story of the last supper…straight from the Bible in the book of Luke chapter 22.

I’m Frank Merkyl reporting for Action City News!

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Dave
We’ll be right back

Commercial: Have someone selling “communion packets”…the “official” packet.

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Dave
Welcome back. The important part to remember about communion is that it is form of
worship that helps us remember what Jesus did for us. Part of communion is the bread
and our most beloved senior senior cooking correspondent is going to walk us through the
baking of communion bread. Joining her will be senior garden gnome Noel Gnomon.

Cooking segment intro

Cook (Jo Ann)
Thanks Dave. Bread is a part of the communion experience and showing you how it’s made
seemed like a great way for us to learn a little bit more about communion. (While the cook
is talking we see the top of a grocery bag come onto screen) Right now we’re waiting for Noel…
he went shopping for all of the ingredients. (the bag rattles to announce that Gnome is there)
Oh there you are! You snuck up on me…thanks for getting all of the ingredients! (lifts bag
onto table and looks into it so we can do a close up of cook and get gnome onto the table) All
right…so we’re going to…

Gil walks by in the background and gives Noel a look.

Gil
Who’s this?

Jo Ann
He’s my helper today!

Gil
I’m going to play cards…you interested in losing?

Close up on Noel’s face. It’s easy to see that he wants Gil’s money.

Jo Ann (Gil has picked up Noel and now she’s alone in the kitchen)
Well I’ve lost my helper but that’s okay. I’ve gotten all of the ingredients ready so why don’t
you just sit back, relax, and watch me cook!

Montage (with cool music) of Jo Ann getting all the ingredients together and mixing and
stirring and everything else related to baking bread. Reference how the Food Network show
“Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis” is shot and edited. We’ll cut back and forth from
Jo Ann baking to Gil playing cards with Gnome. Perhaps we see that Noel has won the shirt
off of Gil’s back? Montage length can be adjusted for time considerations.

Jo Ann (standing behind a bread pan with the dough all ready to go)
Okay. So I’m ready to put the bread into the oven. (opens the oven door while looking at us
and she slides the pan in without looking) I asked Noel a while ago to preheat the oven so it’ll
be ready to bake the bread! (closes door)

We can see the Gnome is actually in the oven before Jo Ann closes the door.

Jo Ann
Now we set the timer (a clock appears on screen) and wait for about 20 minutes.

(we see a time lapse montage of Jo Ann doing all kinds of things for 20 minutes on camera…
finish a painting…talking with Gil…starting and finishing her taxes…funny stuff)

Jo Ann
The bread is almost done! You know…the really nice thing about communion is that you can
do it anywhere and you don’t need to make special bread. Taking the time to remember what
Jesus did for us is what really matters. So I could get bread from the store and it would be just
as good as the bread we are making. Actually you don’t even need bread…it could be crackers
or biscuits. And you don’t need wine either…you can use grape juice or orange juice…Like I said,
taking the time to remember what Jesus did for us is what really matters. And you don’t have
to be at a church to have communion…you can do it at home with your family if you want! You
can be anywhere while you are taking the time to thank Jesus for all the wonderful things he
has given us.

Ding!

Jo Ann
The bread is done! Noel…come take a look with me!

No answer

Jo Ann (looking around for Noel, the looks at the camera)
Well let’s check it out!

Door opens to reveal some nice bread and a burnt Gnome…which is surprising since he’s made
of stuff outdoor material…but this is a detail that doesn’t take away from the humor…promise!

Jo Ann
Oh my…

Transition to Jo Ann, Gil and a burnt Gnome standing behind a nice loaf of bread

Jo Ann
Well I hope you’ve had fun in the kitchen with us today. Take care!
Jo Ann and Gil wave goodbye

Gil
Crazy gnome.

Transition to news room

Dave
That Noel is the goofiest gnome I’ve ever met…and I’ve met my share of gnomes.
(holds up four fingers to denote the amount of anyone’s share)

Anyway…Our senior songwriter Scott Dill has a song for us today…

Song transition

Communion song
Singer/Songwriter will communicate what communion means to him/her.
Scott

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Dave
Well that about wraps things up for us today. (Lifts the gift box top and we see bread, crackers,
wine, juice, etc.) Communion is one of the many interesting ways that we can worship God and
thank him for everything he has done for us. Go ahead and try it out at home sometime. Have
a great day!

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