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Mothering Sunday - All-age talk idea for Mothering Sunday on Mary, Hannah and Naomi
An All-age talk idea for Mothering Sunday - This is a bringing together of the stories of Hannah, Naomi and Mary with the link being the self-sacrifice, prayer and faith of these mothers, which point us to Jesus
View ideaEaster - Good Friday presentation
Here are three possible sections for an all-age presentation for Good Friday morning. In between the visual aids and words, there could of course be songs, prayers, short readings and times of quiet
View ideaPentecost - Response story
Here is a simple response version of the Acts 2 narrative, which might be suitable for an all-age service or children's group. The aim is to link up the Pentecost story to Jesus' last days and to emphasise the 'awe and wonder' of the events in Acts 2.
View ideaChristmas - Presentation of Christmas message through sounds
Looking for a new, fun way to tell the Christmas story? Here is an idea involving sounds and simple visuals, which could form part of your Christmas worship this year.
View ideaChristmas - presentation of the real meaning of Christmas
Here is an idea for a Christmas presentation that can involve a number of people - children and adults - as they help the congregation to explore what Christmas is really about.
View ideaSaying sorry
Most congregations have at least one Sunday a month when all the church family - adults and children - worship together for the whole time. Each part of the worship needs to be accessible and intelligible to everyone. The following is a way of doing this for the confession.
View ideaLent - Praying a special prayer for Lent
The following is an action prayer idea for Lent which could be a regular short feature for each session of the Sundays in Lent.
View ideaEducation Sunday - Jesus in the midst
The following idea is a possible Bible story to use an Education Sunday service and centres on the only incident from the Gospels where we see Jesus as the child among teachers. It comes from Luke 2:41-52
View ideaPraying the compass
It is important in all-age worship that every part of what is done together be accessible and meaningful to everyone there. However too often the prayers are left out of this and they revert to the usual adult format of someone speaking up front while everyone else just listens and adds the occasional Amen. Why not make your prayers more interactive?
View ideaMothering Sunday - Talk on how much God values motherhood
Finding something new for the annual special services is always a challenge. It is followed by four Bible readings on the theme of motherhood, any one of which could be picked up as part of a short talk.
View ideaEaster - Good Friday
At Salisbury Cathedral about 40 children and young people led the service. Here's a rough outline of what they did.
View ideaEaster shout
On Easter morning Christian congregations in many lands and in many languages repeat the great Easter Acclamation or shout of praise. As a way of participating in this proclamation of the central truth of the Christian Faith, why not teach and use versions of this shout in other languages.
View ideaThis is The Harvest That God Made
Here is a simple idea for a presentation by your children's group for harvest. The truth that we are still dependent on the land for our food is becoming harder to realise for a generation that might be forgiven for believing that carrots grow in plastic bags on supermarket shelves. This piece connects the food we eat with God who made the world. It also makes visual the inter-connectedness of God's giving and the human effort needed in order to produce the food on our plates.
View ideaCandlemas - Great Grandma Anna
The following retelling of the story of the visit to the Temple by Mary and Joseph with the baby Jesus from Luke's Gospel would work well as the reading in an all-age service or as a dramatic piece to open up a session on this passage with a group.
View ideaPsalms - the pilgrim psalms
Getting Going with the Psalms - some simple activities to go with reading Psalms 120-134
View ideaChristmas - Suffering world
An assembly or all-age spot on suffering and God's intervention at Christmas
View ideaAdvent - Introducing advent
This is a short presentation to introduce the idea of Advent with a children's group or as part of an all-age worship. This There is an accompanying PowerPoint with useful images.
View ideaThe Cross and the Crib
An outline for a presentation for Christmas that links the events of Bethlehem to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
View ideaRemembrance Sunday - making peace
Ideas for a children's group on Remembrance Sunday including material suitable for use in an all-age/parade service.
View ideaCreative prayer activities
Prayer ideas from {Creating a Learning Church} by Margaret Cooling
View ideaEaster - The Sounds of Holy Week
An activity to provide the soundtrack for the events leading up to Easter
View ideaEaster - Palms for Holy Week
A simple idea to introduce the events of Holy Week using the palms of your hands
View ideaEaster - A Good Friday Service for all
An outline for a Good Friday Service, which is for the whole church family
View ideaThe Pearl of Great Price
An outline for an activity with a children's group or for all-age worship that explores Jesus' teaching on gifts and giving
View ideaActing out the Lord's Prayer
Some simple actions to go with the Lord's Prayer for use in worship with children present
View ideaThe Light that lasts forever
An activity for a children's group or for use in an all-age service near to Christmas
View ideaStep into the picture of Good Friday
An outline for a Good Friday Service for the whole church family, using works of art alongside storytelling and simple drama
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