Readings, reflections, crafts, and prayer activities for 20 major church festivals.
Ideal for use with all ages in church, Sunday school, midweek groups or activity days, this resource provides material for 20 major festivals throughout the church year.
Each section has a unifying theme and includes suggested Bible passages, a reflection for adults, a children's story and questions, a prayer activity, and 'messy'/edible craft activities. An additional dimension links each festival to a part of the church building, helping children to understand the idea of sacred space and explore the relationship between the physical and the spiritual. The book also addresses practicalities such as resources and safety.
Festivals included: Advent Sunday, Christmas, Epiphany, Baptism of Christ, Candlemas, Ash Wednesday/Lent, Mothering Sunday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Petertide, St Michael and All Angels, Harvest, All Saints, Remembrance, Christ the King.
Ideal for use with all ages in church, Sunday school, midweek groups or activity days, this resource provides material for 20 major festivals throughout the church year.
Each section has a unifying theme and includes suggested Bible passages, a reflection for adults, a children's story and questions, a prayer activity, and 'messy'/edible craft activities. An additional dimension links each festival to a part of the church building, helping children to understand the idea of sacred space and explore the relationship between the physical and the spiritual. The book also addresses practicalities such as resources and safety.
Festivals included: Advent Sunday, Christmas, Epiphany, Baptism of Christ, Candlemas, Ash Wednesday/Lent, Mothering Sunday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Petertide, St Michael and All Angels, Harvest, All Saints, Remembrance, Christ the King.
