At our last Messy Church meeting in February half-term we thought about ourselves and everyone around us as God's people.We had great fun making shakers to play as we sang The Marching Song and created a collage representing all God's people across the world. We also made cards to send to loved ones in our families and ended the morning with a delicious shared lunch.
Our Messy Church over the summer saw us built a camp in the churchyard as we heard the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt across the dessert. With the recent heatwaves it felt as if we were there. We learnt how God led his people with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. During worship we thought about when God has been there to lead us in our lives and used this reflection to draw life maps of our journey in life so far. We created our own pillars of cloud and fire and made lanterns from old jam jars. For lunch we enjoyed hot dogs followed by bring and share desert. We finished the session by toasting marshmallows over a fire pit (with buckets of water on standby to keep the grass wet!) Our next meeting will be in October half term, watch out for the date and do come and join us.
As we were still in the Christmas period we revisited the Christmas Story.We thought about the strengths of the characters:-The OBEDIENCE of Mary and JosephThe JOY of the angelsThe EAGERNESS of the shepherdsThe PERSEVERANCE of the wise menThe PEACE of the Christ Child.Looking forward to 2022 we thought about how we could follow their examples to bring peace and joy in our families and community.The children painted plates showing their ideas and took part in a game that required a good deal of perseverance!The session finished around the table with a shared meal, crackers and party hats!! It was still Christmas after all!!
