I wonder how often you hear people say ‘I don’t believe it!’ I expect that very first Easter morning it was said a lot!! After all they had all witnessed Jesus dying on the cross – such pain, torture. No one could have survived that. Jesus’ body was place in the tomb and a huge […]
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Easter
This Easter weekend we celebrate Jesus is alive. Hallelujah!! What a week – a bit like being on a rollercoaster. The highs of the celebration of Palm Sunday, the depths of sadness and disappointment of Good Friday and now Jesus is alive… what great news. If you want to remind yourself of all the events […]
April Messy Church
Our April Messy Church continues our ‘Meals with Jesus’ series. We have seen that Jesus welcomed anyone and everyone. He shared a table with the people noone else wanted – the bad, the sinful, the broken and needy – like Zacchaeus and the woman with the perfume. Jesus was with his friends, the disciples. They’d […]
Palm Sunday: 10th April
Palm Sunday is a special sunday where we tell the story of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem. Crowds of people welcomed and celebrated Jesus and shouted, ‘Hosanna!’ They laid palm leaves and clothes on the path as Jesus passed by. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and included the Last Supper Jesus had with […]
Remember Me: The last supper
Remember me: This week we look at the last meal Jesus shared with his disciples often called ‘The last supper’. It was passover and as they shared the passover meal together Jesus did something new that would mean that Christians would remember Jesus’ death and resurrection every time they met together through bread and wine. […]
Remember Me: 1
Remember Me : Today starts a new series at St James for 3 weeks exploring what communion is all about. What is communion? Why do we celebrate communion? Where did it all start? Who/what are we remembering? This week we look back to Moses and the Israelites and what happened for Pharoah to ‘let the […]
Oasis: Disgust
This month the theme for our Oasis service is Disgust. The journal ‘Jesus and Emotions’ is a really good resource that families can work through together. If you would like a copy please let me know. Let’s meet DISGUST! Some questions to think about together What does Disgust usually feel like in your body? I […]
James: It’s not fair!
It’s not fair! I wonder how many times you’ve heard that – in the playground, on TV, at school, work, at home. I wonder is it something you’ve said. God is a fair God. Do you think the world is a fair place? Why not talk together about where you see things in the world […]
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 […]
Sunday 16th May
It’s week 2 of the Cheeky Pandas. I wonder what they have been up to this week…. Even on bad days, it does us good to praise God because it reminds us of how good he is, and how much he loves us. In the Cheeky Panda treehouse the pandas have been nominated for an […]