I know there will be lots of families unable to join us in person this year for our Christmas Messy Church so I’m including as many of the activities here so you can join in from home too. Our theme for our Christmas Messy Church is Come and See. Come and see what God did […]
Author: Linda Galpin
Advent 3: John the Baptist
It is the 3rd sunday of Advent and our focus today is John the Baptist and his role in the Christmas story. I wonder what you know already about John the baptist. Did you know Jesus and John were related? John’s role was to prepare the way for Jesus. Lets find out a bit more […]
Advent 2: Joseph Dec 5th
It’s the second sunday of Advent and our service today is focusing on Joseph and his role in the Christmas story. I wonder what you know about Joseph….
Oasis: Joy.
This month the theme for our Oasis service is Joy. It is also the first sunday in Advent and one of the themes of the candles is Joy. Advent is a time of waiting and getting ready for the birth of Jesus…. a really joyful celebration! The journal ‘Jesus and Emotions’ is a really good […]
Epic Explorers Jesus Forgives: Sunday 21st Nov
Today our Epic Explorers are finding out that Jesus forgives sins. We don’t treat God the way we should and we all have sin in our hearts. Only Jesus has the power to forgive sin and rescue us, restoring the broken relationship between us and God that our sin creates. You might like to look […]
Remembering: Nov 14th
Many of our children will have been involved in Remembering this past week. As our kids take part in Remembrance Day events, we can also help them get a glimpse of God’s heart. How do you talk to your kids about Remembrance. Rachel Turner has a podcast that helps us explore this topic with our […]
Differences: Sunday 7th November
This week we are thinking about differences and broken relationships. Sometimes we think about things differently to others. Rather than thinking we are right and they are wrong try asking questions, be curious about what the other person thinks. Try and see things through their eyes. Jesus told a parable about The lost son. You […]
Compassion: Sunday 31st October
Today we have a guest speaker at St James from the charity Compassion. Compassion helps children living in poverty in countries all over the world by encouraging people like you and me to sponsor a child. Children were important to Jesus. He said: And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. Matt […]
Oasis: FEAR
This month the theme for our Oasis service is FEAR. At this time of year it’s getting darker earlier and some of our fears about the dark begin to surface. I wonder what you’re afraid of? I wonder what makes your mum or dad feel scared? Why not ask them… you might get a surprise. […]
Epic Explorers: Week 1 Sunday 17th Oct
This week sees the children begin a new series called ‘Epic Explorers’. Together we will discover who Jesus is, why he came and what it means to follow him. There will be some additional resources online that families can access together following our monthly sessions in person. We’re off on an expedition. I wonder what […]