Thank you to all those who knitted angels this year and helped to distribute 566 (yes 566!) angels before Christmas, around church, on school railings and hidden around the village amongst christmas trees, bushes, the pond ………..– we hope you managed to find our Christmas gift for you and your family.
Angels are messengers from God. Our angels bring ‘Good News’. We know this Christmas will be very different but we wanted you to know that in these difficult times, we are praying for our whole community.
You are invited to add photos and comments on our Facebook page and the QR code takes you straight to our website where there is an invitation to our Christmas services.
We received lots of thank you letters from the headteacher and children at Greasby Infant School, please do drop into the foyer to read the letters and admire the fabulous artwork
This week we shared Meet The Characters via Microsoft Teams with a class of 30 Year 2 children at Brookdale Primary School on Wednesday 2nd December and with 2 classes of 30 children at Greasby Infant School on Thursday 3rd December
Following my welcome and introduction, we shared three workshops
Marys experience – from the message from the Angel Gabriel, the census, travelling to Bethlehem, arriving at the Inn where there was no space, the arrival of Jesus and the amazing visitors – the shepherds and three Magi – who recognised Jesus as the King of Kings
The Angel Gabriel – Gods messenger to fulfil Gods plan. The appearance and message ‘Do not be afraid….’ to Mary and then Joseph, also the shepherds and Magi.
The Innkeeper and donkey – who explained his job as an innkeeper, why Bethlehem was so busy due to the census, the arrival of Mary and Joseph followed by the birth of a baby. The children engaged enthusiastically in waking the donkey up so that the donkey could tell them his story, carrying Mary to Bethlehem and all the commotion in the stable!
At the end of each story, the children asked lots of questions including whether Mary and Joseph were married and asking the Angel Gabriel if he could fly!
God Became Like Me – The Christmas message from Scripture Union
During the plenary the children shared what they had learnt from this Hope Journey. They also received the usual take home gifts of a story book (God Became Like Me), a colouring sheet to explain to families the characters they had met today, a candle prayer to share with the family on Christmas Day, a Happy Birthday to Jesus sticker and an invite to the Christmas services.
Our next Hope Journey is Epiphany –Journey with the Kings, which will take place on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th January.
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