23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

Welcome. You have found a collection of ideas to help you contemplate the RCL readings. While designed to be used during a Sunday service at church or by zoom, these readings can also be used during the week to help you remember and build on what you experienced on Sundays. My objective is for faith to be a lived experience and for children to learn how to worship and explore the Bible and pray by participating in Worship with you. The goal here is not for them to learn names or facts though they may want to do that for themselves, but rather to find ways of connecting with the text and sharing that with others. The ideal is to form a life long love of Christ, for the Word of God and to participate in Worship.

Today is the last day that we will use the colour Green this year. The longest season of the Liturgical calendar, is coming to an end and it heralds the start of the new Liturgical Year. Next week is The Reign of the King celebration which marks teh end of the Liturgical Calander. Watch this to understand more about the Liturgical Year

If you are worshipping from home you may like to set up a worship area and define it with a GREEN placemat, or ribbons, a candle then add the things that remind YOU of God, a Cross, a Bible that everyone likes to read from, a special object, even something from one of the readings.

If able to worship in the Church buildings pack a special backpack, as well as filling, it with your Covid Safe equipment, add the books or materials required to help your young ones relate to today’s readings.

For adults and older students, you might like to use a journal with which to record anything that grabs your attention during the service. This could be a special, bound book or use your ipad or iphone. You could write a precis of the message (traditional words or pictures), draw, keep a record of emotions and hymns that you did or did not like. You could use a template like this free download. Remember, this is for you, you do not have to show anyone what is in it unless you want to, and you feel safe to do so.

CONGREGATIONAL USE: Though parents are the best at sharing their faith with their children. If you are a small congregation where children are a very small, or rare part of your congregational life, please feel free to make these suggestions available to your congregation. I am very happy for you to copy and paste ideas from here into your own Order of Service or for you to supply a link to this page. An acknoledgement though is always appreciated.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

FIRST READING: ISAIAH 65:17-25

READ: Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin

WATCH

A Storypath suggestion

Do: Build a city or a building, create something new. Use blocks or draw, your ideal place.

PRAY: As you look at or move around in your city pray for those who might live in this city.

Pray for Joy

Pray for Good things

PSALM ISAIAH 12

I will thank you God (Arms high in the air)

Because you surprised me (look shocked)

by comforting me (give yourself a hug)

even though you were angry with me. (shake you pointing finger)

I will trust You (stand tall)

For you are there for me ( pretend to have your arm around a mate)

You are my strength. (flex your muscle)

Joy will pour from You (sweep your arms wide)

like a water from a fountain (pretend to scoop up some water to drink in your cupped hands)

Thank you God (Arms high in the sky)

I will tell everyone (look around you)

I will shout out your name (cup your hands around your mouth)

Sing Praises to God (open your mouth wide)

Tell everyone, everywhere (look around you)

Sing with joy (open your mouth wide)

For God is with us. (give yourself a hug)

READ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+12&version=ERV

DO: Choose a Happy song to sing possibly this one by David MacGregor Make it Joyful

SECOND READING: 2 THESSALONIANS 3:6-13

READ: Terrible, Awful, Horrible Manners! by Beth Bracken

WATCH

A Storypath suggestion

Do: This letter was written reminding the Thessalonians to follow their advice and actions. So play Simon Says, see if your child can follow your actions.

PRAY

Your words and your actions (hold your hands in the shape of a book, move your body)

Teach me God (point to yourself)

Amen

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 21:5-19

READ: Silly Billy by Anthony Browne

WATCH

A Storypath suggestion

DRAW: Those things that are important to you?

COLOURING-IN

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

Please check local guidlines before using items that are not mine especially if you are using this page for congregational use. If you find this page useful an acknowledgment is always appreciated. Thank you.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

FIRST READING: Haggai 1:15b – 2:9

READ:What we’ll Build plans for our future together by Oliver Jeffers

WATCH

DRAW OR MAKE a church or a house.

PRAY:

Everything in the world

Shows your Glory

Amen

PSALM 145:1-5 and 17-21

Psalm 145: We will tell your praise

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! (Hold your hands out wide)
One generation tells the next generation (pretend to pass on a whisper)
about the awesome things that you have done. (Make a big ball with your arm)
We look for words to tell of how amazing you are – (make a book with your hands)
glory, splendor, magnificent, mighty – (Make a big ball with your hands)
but all our words are too small. (hold your thumb and pointer finger close together)
You burst out of them! (Jump up high with your arms over your head)
You are made of grace and mercy, (pretend to pat an animal)
unbreakable promises, tender affection, (pull your hands apart)
powerful love that goes on and on. (make a heart with your hands)
All the universe speaks about you; (cup your hands around your mouth as if yelling)
we join in as best we can. (hold someone’s hand)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! (make a big ball with your arms)

Words by Rev. Purdie, actions in italics by me

SING/LISTEN: Unsearchable by Seeds Family Worship on HOPE album

OR Psalm 98

Psalm 98: Sing along a new song

(add musical instruments or pretend to play each of the instruments as they are read)

Have a jam session and just enjoy playing your instruements if you will not disturb others by doing so.

SECOND READING: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 and 13-17

READ: What James said by Liz Rosenberg

WATCH

A Storypath suggestion

PLAY: a game of follow the leader.

PRAY:

God, mighty Leader

Help me to hear your words (cup your hands around your ears)

and not be swayed by others words (move from side to side)

Amen

GOSPEL READING: Luke 20:27-38

READ I walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët

WATCH Stop the Video at 3.12 minutes as the dissusion will take this story into a different space than what is trying to be explained here.

A Storypath Suggestion

Look at the the different emotions. Use a set of emotional cards, or the emoji’s on your ‘phone

or show them on your face or draw them as you read or watch. It’s ok to stall the video or stay on the page to further explore,

What are the girls doing at the window?

If they were praying what would they pray?

Stroypath makes the suggestion that we “Wonder together how our actions reflect the promise of God’s love in our lives. ” think on this, write on this or draw about the answer to this question

COLOURING IN We are children of God

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

21st Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

FIRST READING: Habakkuk 1:1-4 and 2:1-4

READ: Why? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

WATCH

A Storypath Suggestion

DO? Create a question Box. Use a used Tissue Box, Decorate it, then write questions you might have about God or for God, and put them in the box. Every now and again, pull them out and see if you have found an answer.

PRAY

You are a mystery

Help me to understand

that I don’t need to understand

Everything

Amen

PSALM 119:137-144

READ A terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes and Sasha J. Mudlaff

WATCH

Psalm 119, is the longest Psalm in the Bible, each stanza starts with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Today’s Stanza is based on the theme of Responses to a Crisis, so I have chosen a book that talks about different responses to a crisis

SECOND READING: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 and 11-12

READ:Paul writes a letter by Chris Raschka, My friends in Thessalonica

OR Thank you God By J. Bradley Wigger

WATCH

SING I see God in You by Heather Price on the I am Loved Album

PRAY

Name those people that you are thankful for

YOu could write there names or draw a picture of the person on each page of a sticky note pad, then stick them around your worship space

GOSPEL READING: Luke 19:1-10

READ: The Jesus Storybook Bible, The man who didn’t have any friends (none) pp.264 – 270

Make: Create a simple tree on the long side of an A4 sheet. (brown strip of paper then cut out a treetop shape from green paper and stick on the A4 sheet. Cut a ribbon the length of the paper. Cut 2 slits in the paper one at the base of the tree and one in a straight line above the first slit in the tree tops. Thread the ribbon through the slits. Draw or cut out a picture of Zacchaeus and stick him on the ribbon, then move the ribbon up and down so that Zacchaeus goes up and down the tree.

COLOURING-IN

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

FIRST READING: JOEL 2: 23-32

NOTE: to all those affected by the flooding in Australia this passage may seem like a cruel irony, like many I have family and friends in the affected areas. All of us, who grew up in the country, know how fickle God’s world can be, from famine to feast, draught to flood. This is the year for fear, next year may feel more like the prophets words. Stay safe, stay strong – for this too will pass.

READ: Mallee Sky by Jodi Toering and Tanya Harricks

WATCH

DO: Draw it or show it or point out the emotion this story brings up for you on the emoji’s on a “phone.

PRAY:

God I want to Rejoice

I do it like this

(show how you show you are truely happy and thankful to God)

Amen

PSLAM 65

READ: Psalm 65: He’s got the whole world in his hands!

We who live at the ends of the earth, (make a ball with your hands)
at the farthest reaches of the sea; (wiggle your hands like a choppy sea)
with the hills and fields and oceans (make a pointed hill with your hands)
we shout and sing to praise the Lord! (cup your hands around your mouth as if yelling)

He’s got all of the people in his hands, (wiggle your fingers)
He’s got all our regrets in his hands, (flop your hands down)
He’s got all of our hopes in his hands, (palms facing to the sky)
He’s got the whole world in his hands! (make a ball with your hands)

He’s got the ends of the earth in his hands, (make a ball with your hands)
He’s got the crashing of the waves in his hands, (wiggle your hands like a choppy sea)
He’s got the high mighty mountains in his hands, (make anointed hill with your hands)
He’s got the whole world in his hands! (make a ball with your hands)

He’s got the dawning of the morning in his hands, (sweep your hands in an arc)
He’s got the last rays of sunshine in his hands, (until it goes from one side of your body to the other)
He’s got the sweet falling rain in his hands, (twinkle your fingers from your head down)
He’s got the whole world in his hands! (make a ball with your hands)

He’s got the planting of the seed in his hands, (point you pointing finger into then palm of the other hand)
He’s got the gathering of harvest in his hands, (pretend to pull up a carrot)
He’s got the sheep and the farmers in his hands, (pretend to knit)
He’s got the whole world in his hands! (make a ball with your hands)

thanks again to Rev. Purdie for the reworking of this Psalm, actions by me

SECOND READING: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 and 16-18

READ: The Good Bye Boat by Mary Joslin

WATCH

PLAY: with your favourite toys. How do we say goodbye to each other. Gather your toys up at the end of the play and deliberately say goodbye as you put them in the back pack.

Older ones might like to write down a story or a play about saying goodbye.

PRAY: (hold your hands in a prayer posiition but to one side of your body, then as you pray leave one hand where you started then move the other to your middle and then further to the other side of your body)

At the beginning

In the Middle

And at the End

There is always you

Amen

GOSPEL READING: Luke 18:9-14

READ: The Lion Story Bible The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

OR WATCH:

SING

PRAY:

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

19th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 31:27-34

READ: Melena’s Jubilee by Zetta Elliott

WATCH

A Storypath Suggestion

Do: Make over a drawing, a poem, a sulpture, a thank you or an I love you. What would you like to redo again?

PRAY:

Thank you God,

that you are a caring God,

Amen

PSALM 119:97-104

READ: http://www.conversations.net.nz/psalm-119-the-longest-psalm.html

SING

SECOND READING: 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-4:5

READ: The Noisy paint Box: The Colours and sounds of Kaninsky’s Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock

WATCH

A Storypath suggestions

SING All about jesus, on The Ology by Soveriegn Grace kids

Do: Choose a scripture Verse and Draw it or Download and colour in these free Bible story colouring in pages OR these free verses to colour-in. Or if looking for a greater challange try these

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 18:1-8

READ: Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges

WATCH

A Storypath Suggestion

MAKE: a prayer chain, write or draw on a strip of paper someone you want to remember to pray for, then staple or glue the ends together of the strip to make a circle. On another strip of paper write the name or draw, someone of something else you want to pray for. Poke the second strip through the middle of the circle that you made from the first strip, staple or glue that strip to make a circle, and continue for as many things or people you want to pray for. Over time you can add more strips. You can see how to make a paper chain here

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 29:1 and 4-7

READ: One Green Apple by Eve Bunting

WATCH

A Storypath suggestion

DO: What can you do for migrants in your area to help them feel more comfortable? If you had to leave your home, draw or write about what you would miss?

PRAY:

Thank you God

that You are always with me

Amen

PSALM 66:1-12

READ

How does this Psalm make you feel?

Draw it or show it or point out the emotion from the emoji’s on your phone

SECOND READING: 2 TIMOTHY 2:8-16

READ: George Flies South by Simon James

WATCH

A Storypath suggestion

SING I see God in You, by Heather Price on the I am Loved album

PRAY

God you made me

from my toes (point to your toes)

to my head (point to your head)

from my fingers to my fingers (wiggle your right hand then wiggle your left hand)

I will be my best

for You. Always

Amen

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 17:11-19.

READ: The Spark Story Bible, Ten men healed, pp.322-325

OR The Whirl Story Bible, Ten Men healed, pp.270-273

DO: What can you do to say thank you to someone? It can be an everyday thankyou, such as thank you for that hug I needed or a big thank you for thank you for helping out when I got stuck. Maybe a card or an sms or a cake or some flowers. Choose someone to say thankyou to today.

PRAY:

Prayer of thanks

Fold an A4 page like a fan,

Then draw something on each flat piece that you are thankful for.

Now hold the page and thank God for everything you are thankful for.

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

If you are worshipping from home you may like to set up a worship area and define it with a GREEN placemat, or ribbons.

The month of Septemebr is also the Season of Creation, and you might like to add flowers, animal toys, twigs, dirt etc. as well as setting up a candle,(or as this years theme is the burning bush you might like to add something like this) then add the things that remind YOU of God, a Cross, a Bible that everyone likes to read from, a special object, even something from one of the readings.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

OR To celebrate the Season of Creation LISTEN/WATCH to Creation, Sing out!(Psalm148) Sung by David and Dale MacGregor

FIRST READING: Lamentations 1:1-6

READ When I’m feeling Sad by Trace Moroney

WATCH

DO: How do you feel when you are Sad? Draw it or show it or point out the emotion from the emoji’s on the phone.

PRAY

No matter how I feel

(show some emotions)

I am thankful

I can talk to you about them

God,

Amen

PSALM: Lamentations 3:19-26

Listen: No. 8, Your Faithfulness from When you lie down lullabies Vol. 10, by Seeds Family Worship

OR Because for the Lord’s great Love No. 8 from baa-baa-doo-baa-baa by Colin Buchanan

Meditate: Turn on a battery operated candle and ask your child to sit still, turn the candle off when they are done. Some will sit quietly but for many it will take a few attempts, and it could be as quick as a second.

OR Psalm 137

LISTEN Psalm 137 on Psalm Settings by Liturgical Folk

MAKE a memory bracelet, to help you not forget to Pray. Take 3 cords of embroidery thread (3different colours) for the Trinity Father, Son and Holy Spirit, plait then then tie the ends together to go around your wrist.

SECOND READING: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

READ: The Whirl Story Bible, Timothy’s Faith, pp.390-393

SING/LISTEN: 2 Timothy 1:7 on Follow the saviour by Colin Buchanan

DO: Write an encouraging letter or email for someone you know.

PRAY:

Choose someone you know that needs some encouragement and pray for them.

GOSPEL READING: Luke 17:5-10

WATCH

CRAFT Craft 2 Mountains Moved Plate

PRAY

Crouch down

Help me God,

to have faith

in you

Amen.

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

16th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

Welcome.You have found a collection of ideas to help you contemplate the RCL readings. While designed to be used during a Sunday service at church or by zoom, these readings can also be used during the week to help you remember and build on what you experienced on Sundays. My objective is for faith to be a lived experience and for children to learn how to worship and explore the Bible and pray by participating in Worship with you. The goal here is not for them to learn names or facts though they may want to do that for themselves, but rather to find ways of connecting with the text and sharing that with others. The ideal is to form a life long love of Christ, for the Word of God and to participate in Worship.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

If you are worshipping from home you may like to set up a worship area and define it with a GREEN placemat, or ribbons.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

OR To celebrate the Season of Creation SING/LISTENto Nature to Nurture by Heather Price from the Full of the Spirit Album No.8

FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 32:1-3a and 6-15

READ: Florette by Anne Walker

WATCH

I’ve chosen this book, because like Jeremiah’s idea that it is alright to set down roots here, this is what happens in Florette, they have left their garden behind and they make the space their own, as Judah was too in today’s reading

DO: plant a tree, shrub, or veggies and see over time how God’s things grow, Or for a quicker idea, cut the top off a carrot, place it on wet cotton wool and watch it grow over the coming weeks.

OR Make a plant that grows. Take an A4 Sheet, draw a tree trunk up the paper, draw branches and leaves at the top of the page then fold the middle third like a fan.

PRAY:

You can take your drawn tree and add the names of those you want to pray for as leaves on the top of the tree.

PSALM: 91:1-6 and 12-16

Read: Snuggletime Psalms by Glenys Nellist Psalm 91

OR Psalm 91: The Trust Psalm

Trust! Trust in God!
God is our shelter,
we are safe in his shadow.
God is our refuge,
we are protected in his power.
God is like a mother bird and we are like chicks,
tucked warm under her wing.
God is our shield and our armor
nothing can strike us down.
God is with us all the way
our guard and our guide.
You may trip on a stone
but angels will catch you.
So don’t be afraid of snakes and spiders,
don’t be afraid of evil attack.
In God’s love we are safe, no matter what.
In God’s strength we are saved!

by the Rev. Purdie

SING: The Lord says if someone Loves me on boom-chicka-boom by Colin Buchanan

SECOND READING: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

READ: The Spiffiest Giant n Town by Julia Donaldson

WATCH

A Storypath Suggestion

SING Givers like God by Soveriegn Grace Music

DO: Think of something you can do or give that would be valuable to someone else.

GOSPEL READING: Luke 16:19-31

READ:Betty Bunny wants Everything by Michael B. Kaplan

WATCH

A Storypath Suggestion

SING: welcome-in by sovereign grace music

PRAY

Dear God,
Thank you for all of your blessings
Thank you for the words of the Bible
Help us remember to put you first in our lives
Even when things are distracting
Thank you for your love
We love you, God!
Thank you for Jesus
In His name, Amen!

from Ministry to Children

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

Welcome.You have found a collection of ideas to help you contemplate the RCL readings. While designed to be used during a Sunday service at church or by zoom, these readings can also be used during the week to help you remember and build on what you experienced on Sundays. My objective is for faith to be a lived experience and for children to learn how to worship and explore the Bible and pray by participating in Worship with you. The goal here is not for them to learn names or facts though they may want to do that for themselves, but rather to find ways of connecting with the text and sharing that with others. The ideal is to form a life long love of Christ, for the Word of God and to participate in Worship.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

If you are worshipping from home you may like to set up a worship area and define it with a GREEN placemat, or ribbons.

The mont of Septemebr is also the Season of Creation, and you might like to add flowers, animal toys, twigs, dirt etc. as well as setting up a candle,(or as this years theme is the burning bush you might like to add something like this) then add the things that remind YOU of God, a Cross, a Bible that everyone likes to read from, a special object, even something from one of the readings.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

OR To celebrate the Season of Creation SING/LISTENto Nature to Nurture by Heather Price from the Full of the Spirit Album No.8

FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 8:18-9:1

READ The Pond By Nicola Davies

WATCH

DRAW: This is a sad story and there is also hope in it DRAW you favourite parts of the story or show the emotions that are in the book or in the Bible Passage.

DO: You might like to try some of these prayerfilled refection activities by Sun Hats and Wellie Boots,

PSALM 79: 1-9

READ:

How does the Psalm make you feel? Draw it or point out the emotion from your phone’s emoji’s, even show it in your body.

SECOND READING: 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-7

READ: What everychild should Know about Prayer by Nancy Guthrie (you can buy it here)

WATCH

SING For There is one God by Colin Buchanan on his album Boom Chicka Boom

PRAY: Choose an interactive prayer to use( one that you may not have used before)

GOSPEL READING: Luke 16:1-13

READ: Supply a set of puppets or let them make some so that they can play out the passage. Go outside and pick up some of natures bits and pieces to make puppets or three dimensions drawings. Read it from a Children’s Bible such as The Beginner’s Bible or the ICB version from Biblegateway (you don’t need to explain this passage, just let it play out and see what the text brings out in everyone)

OR READ: The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool

WATCH

a Storypath suggestion

Colouring in

PRAY

May you God,

be the reason,

i do things.

Nothing else

Amen.

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Revised Common Lectionary: ideas to involve even the youngest.

You have found a collection of ideas to help you contemplate the RCL readings. While designed to be used during a Sunday service at church or by zoom, these readings can also be used during the week to help you remember and build on what you experienced on Sundays. My objective is for faith to be a lived experience and for children to learn how to worship and explore the Bible and pray by participating in Worship with you. The goal here is not for them to learn names or facts though they may want to do that for themselves, but rather to find ways of connecting with the text and sharing that with others. The ideal is to form a life long love of Christ, for the Word of God and to participate in Worship.

We are now in the longest season of the Liturgical calendar, After Pentecost, it is often refered to as Ordinary Time, as no big celebrations occur in this season. The Liturgical colour is Green.

If you are worshipping from home you may like to set up a worship area and define it with a GREEN placemat, or ribbons.

For Season of Creation you might like to add flowers, animal toys, twigs, dirt etc. as well as setting up a candle,(or as this years theme is the burning bush you might like to add something like this) then add the things that remind YOU of God, a Cross, a Bible that everyone likes to read from, a special object, even something from one of the readings.

LET’S BEGIN:

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

You might like to start with the Lord’s Prayer if at home, or say the Lord’s Prayer within a set place if following along in a service. Here are 4 options

2 with ACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOugEQpcc_k OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjm93ylL2w

A more contemplative version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuUo-igXDU&fbclid=IwAR2FasYCU-9mP1PaLQDjweXyhyUnJutt4J28KycjzeUEttWSesipX2jmJxE

Or for a more Intergenerational approach try Number 1 on the Table Settings album by Liturgical Folks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

If you are in Australia and attending a Uniting Church in Australia, in many cases an Acknowledgment of Country will be said. You can teach your young ones to do this too.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/blogs/childrens-pastors-only/how-to-pray-the-five-finger-prayer

INTRODUCTORY SONG Hey Ha Ha from the Full of the Spirit Album by

Heather Price Music

OR To celebrate the Season of Creation SING/LISTENto this song by Heather Price from the Full of the Spirit Album No.8 Nature to Nurture

FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 4:11-12 and 22-28

READ: Mallee Sky by Jodi Toering and Tanya Harricks for an Aussie view on disasters,

WATCH

Then reinforce the idea that God is there in good and bad, we just need to turn to Him

PLAY: Build something with blocks knock it down and build it again

PRAY:

Creator God

You have the power to create or destroy

We have the power to love you or to turn away

Help us choose wisely

Amen

PSALM 14

Psalm 14: “There is no God”

“There is no God!” everyone says. (hands on hips)
“I can do what I like!” everyone thinks. (point to yourself)
“Who cares about God?” everyone asks. (flop your arms away from your body)
“I’m here for me, I don’t answer to anyone!” (point to yourself)
God looks for faith, will he find it anywhere? (shade your eyes)
God looks for care for the poor.(pretend to put your arm around the shoulder of a mate)
God looks for love, will he find it in me? (make a heart shape with your hands)

Words by Rev. Purdie, actions by me

How does the Psalm make you feel? Draw it or show it or point out an emoji .

SECOND READING: 1 TIMOTHY 1:12-17

READ: Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau

WATCH

A Storypath Suggestion

SING/LISTEN: Gotta-wait from Sovereign Grace Kids album To Be Like Jesus

PLAY: with any toys that transform from one thing to another.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 15:1-10

READ: The Whirl Story Bible, The Lost Sheep and Lost Coin, pp262-265

OR The Spark Story Bible, The Lost Sheep and Lost Coin, pp.312-315

Colouring -In THE LOST SHEEP

PARABLE OF THE LOST COIN

PLAY: Let them play at being the shepherd, you might want some plastic sheep and some green material, or just a soft toy sheep to cuddle.

Let them play at searching for anything, you might like to hide something in the pew and ask your child to find it. This could be a book mark hidden in a pew book or a toy in your bag, or a sheep sitting on the pew.

REMEMBER: not to let them play with anything that might cause a chocking hazard.

SING Lost is Found from the Listen Up album by Soverign Grace Kids

SENDING SONG Tell the World by Hillsong Kids Learn the actions here

Blessings

Wendy L.

I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.