This Sunday we are celebrating Harvest. A time to gather together to say ‘Thank you’ to God for all he gives to us: food, homes, friends, our beautiful world. Our Reading this week is from Genesis 1. The story of how God created our wonderful world. There are a variety of activities you can download […]
Author: Linda Galpin
Oasis: Emotions
Over the next few months our Oasis services will be exploring different emotions. We all grow up feeling different emotions, and many of us learn to differentiate between feelings like joy, sadness and anger. This is an opportunity to explore your emotions together as a family in the company of Jesus and help you gain […]
Joshua 3: A battle like no other. Sunday 19th September
I wonder what you think about when someone mentions ‘a battle’. Do you think about lots of people fighting – with swords and other weapons? Joshua had lead the people of Israel into the land God had promised them but now they faced the city of Jericho… how could they defeat such strength? God had […]
Noah: September Messy Church
The story of Noah is a familiar one to us… all the animals marching 2×2 into the huge ark where they were safe from the flood that would destroy the earth.. But I wonder does it make you think of it as a wake up call, a chance for us to take better care of […]
Joshua 2: Sunday 12th September
We continue with the story of Joshua part 2- this week he and all the Israelites need to cross the River Jordan to get to the promise land. Does this remind you of another story? Can you find the story of Moses and the Red Sea and compare what happens with this story!! What is […]
Joshua: Sunday 5th September
Today the adults are starting a new series on Joshua. I wonder what you know about Joshua already. I wonder how his adventure with God began. Before we do that.. where does Joshua fit in God’s big story. These 2 videos may help… So what happened in Joshua chapter 1. If you want to read […]
A summer of Psalms (August 2021)
All through the summer our services are looking at a different Psalm each week: Psalm 23, 1, 88, 19, 121 and 150. The Psalms describe a whole range of emotions, from joy and wonder to sadness and regret. You might like to look at them together – maybe write them out and illustrate them, put […]
Messy Church: Summer Challenges July 2021
It was lovely to meet up with some families for a picnic, games and time to catch up this month. With the summer holidays upon us what can you do to fill the days with your children? Here are some Summer challenges that might help you and your children have fun filled summer holidays. There […]
Sunday 18th July: Silence
Today is the last in our Cheeky Pandas series on Prayer.. I hope you have enjoyed exploring all the different aspects of prayer with them. Today we are thinking about SILENCE! Sometimes we need to be quiet so that we can listen to what God is saying to us. In the Cheeky Panda treehouse they […]
Sunday 11th July: Celebrate
I wonder what do you celebrate The parable of the lost coin reminds us of how important we are to Jesus. In the Cheeky Panda treehouse Benji is saving up to buy a new guitar for CJ but loses his last coin. He learns that God celebrates when one of us who has been lost […]
