WELCOME: Everyone is welcome here.
You can do this by setting up 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.
FIRST READING: ACTS 5:27-32
READ: Unspoken By Henry Cole
A Storypath Suggestion
PRAY:
Let me (point to yourself)
tell others (point to your mouth)
about you (arms out wide)
Amen (one clap)
PSALM 118:14-29
READ: I WILL REJOICE by Karen Wilson
SING: Seeds Vol. 10 When you Lie Down, No.4 You are my God
OR PSALM 150
LISTEN Psalms by Liturgical Folk, No.10 Psalm 150
SECOND READING: REVELATION 1:4-8
READ THE WHIRL Story Bible, Alpha and Omega, pp.398-399
MAKE: fold a piece of ribbon or a paper strip into an infinite loop. Instead of joining the ends the same way up, join them up and down putting a twist into the paper or ribbon.
Let them draw a continual line around the loop to see what happens.
FIND: Look around your Church, if you are in the church building, or through some Christian books to see if you can find the Alpha and Omega Symbols ΑΩ
GOSPEL READING: JOHN 20:19-31
READ: The Whirl Story Book Bible, Thomas Wonders pp.334-337
DRAW or write or explore about some of the things you wonder about?
SENDING HYMN 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. Please acknowedge this page if you find it useful. Thank you.
I am writing this on Wurundjeri land and wish to pay respect to all Elders, past, present and emerging.
I have qualifications in Education, Theology and Children’s Spirituality, and have worked as a Children and Families Worker in a city church. I use simple and easily found ideas to help you share the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) readings. This is a ONE STOP SHOP where I have done the sifting for you to find theologically and developmentally appropriate material for your congregation or family, saving you time from sifting through many websites, facebook , pinterest, instagram, and blog posts.
The Cross in My Backyard 