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50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Food
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Food
by BRF - Rona Orme
This session introduces the idea of thanking God for food. Everyone has a favourite food and will be happy to talk about their preferences. Icing biscuits and prayers that involve eating will be popular. From 50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Easy-to-run all-age outlines for us…
Christmas is a family time
Christmas is a family time
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for those who find Christmas a difficult time because they have no family, or little family contact. (This liturgy can be incorporated into an ordinary act of worship during the pre-Christmas or Christmas season. It could be used with several voices. Parts of it may be o…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - The wonders of God's world
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - The wonders of God's world
by BRF - Rona Orme
The popularity of nature programmes on television indicates how people are fascinated by the wonder and intricacy of the natural world. This is nothing new. The Psalms, written 3000 years ago, are full of amazement at the richness of God's world. From 50 Praise, Pray and Play Ses…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - In the beginning
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - In the beginning
by BRF - Rona Orme
Whether the first chapter of Genesis is presented as giving a literal account of God creating the earth or as an early explanation of how things began, most children are fascinated by this story. Many children will have heard the Jewish and Christian creation story in RE, alongsi…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - 50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Introduction
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - 50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Introduction
by BRF - Rona Orme
A year's worth of material for running a midweek or weekend group with families from the local community 50 Praise, Play and Pray Sessions provides a practical way for churches to engage with families who might not normally attend Sunday church. Requiring little preparation or se…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Water - from sea to sip
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Water - from sea to sip
by BRF - Rona Orme
Amazingly, 70 per cent of the earth's surface is covered by water and around 60 per cent of the human body consists of water. God has provided plenty of water but many of us use far more than our share. Washing machines use much water in action, but also require a lot of water fo…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Nature provides
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Nature provides
by BRF - Rona Orme
God provides food for all the plants and animals in the world - and enough food for humans, if people remember to share the resources of the earth. By pointing out how things work in nature, Jesus taught that it is important to trust God to provide what is required for each day. …
A Bit Like Jesus - Family Stories
A Bit Like Jesus - Family Stories
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 1 Stories We Value Family Stories Stories are particularly important for families. We tell and retell stories about where and when we were born, about holidays shared, about birthday and Christmas parties enjoyed long ago, about grandparents and great-grandparents no longer …
Festivals Together - Introduction- festivals for everyone
Festivals Together - Introduction- festivals for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Creating all-age worship: the key components Introduction Festival is a great word and a great experience, one deeply embedded in contemporary culture. It is estimated that there are at least five hundred music festivals alone each year in the UK, plus countless other types. Ther…
Worship Together - Promise for Everyone
Worship Together - Promise for Everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
December – Promise for everyone Worship Together December brings us to the beginning of the church year, but for the vast majority of people it brings us to Christmas. The challenge is to use the lectionary to recapture a sense of Advent, of preparing for the coming of Christ as …
Festivals Together - How to use this book
Festivals Together - How to use this book
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
How to use this book Festivals Together There are fifteen festival outlines in this book, each of them offering something different. They range from the familiar occasions such as Mothering Sunday to the solemn days of Holy Week.1 The ideas that are offered are jumping-off points…
Worship Together - Invitation for everyone
Worship Together - Invitation for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
November – Invitation for everyone? Worship Together By November we become very aware of the changing focus of the church year. This season is sometimes called the kingdom season, as the lectionary focuses on the kingdom drawing close, on the vision of a heavenly banquet and of j…
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