Children’s groups this Sunday Sparklers can watch the story with Eloise and Jack on YouTube here https://youtu.be/eK2tuTpYJGY and you may like to make a paper fan by folding a piece of paper concertina style and colour it ready for Sunday. And Connected groups there is a pdf with 9 pictures to print out ready for […]
Pause and breathe in the Easter story as we celebrate Jesus’ victory in Holy Week. Here is our Easter Day joyful Reflection. The Painting – The Empty Tomb by Nebiyu Assefa (Large version of picture can be downloaded) https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JiELarge-pictures.pdf The Story: On the third day after Jesus had been crucified and whilst it was still […]
Pause and breathe in the Easter story each day of Holy Week with us. Here is our Good Friday Reflection. The Painting – The Cross by Nebiyu Assefa (Large version of picture can be downloaded) https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JiELarge-pictures.pdf The Story: Even though he was guilty of no crime, Jesus was hung on a cruel cross by his […]
Here is an Easter activity with a difference: can you make up some bread dough, and create shapes to share the Easter story with your family ? If you don’t have any bread flour & yeast, you can still join in by making the shapes out of leaves / twigs or stones. Ingredients: 500g strong […]
Pause and breathe in the Easter story each day of Holy Week with us. Here is our Thursday Reflection. The Painting – The Trial by Nebiyu Assefa (Large version of picture can be downloaded) https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JiELarge-pictures.pdf The Story: Even though there was no reason to find Jesus guilty, the chief priests and elders of the people […]
Pause and breathe in the Easter story each day of Holy Week with us. Here is our Wednesday Reflection. The Painting – The Lie by Nebiyu Assefa (Large version of picture can be downloaded) https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JiELarge-pictures.pdf The Story: The darkness and peace of the garden where Jesus had been praying was suddenly shattered. An angry crowd […]
Pause and breathe in the Easter story each day of Holy Week with us. Here is our Tuesday Reflection The Painting – The Garden by Nebiyu Assefa (Large version of picture can be downloaded) https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JiELarge-pictures.pdf The Story: After eating supper together, Jesus and his disciples went to a place called Gethsemane where there was a […]
Pause and breathe in the Easter story each day of Holy Week with us. Here is our Monday Reflection. The Painting – The Last Supper by Nebiyu Assefa (to view a larger image click here: https://www.imaginor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JiELarge-pictures.pdf ) The Story: Jesus knew that the end of his time on earth was drawing closer. He wanted to […]
This Sunday our Connected children’s groups will be studying the story of when Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness. You can read it here : Matthew 4: 1-11 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:1-11&version=NIV and listen to my reading of a Bob Hartman version of the story here: https://youtu.be/TIqu0mpV-_I If the children could have a dark colour […]
We are delighted to be able to share with you a new resource for Holy Week written by Shahne Vickery. Monday – Saturday next week, here on our Christ Church Downend website, we will share each day a new painting and some reflections and crafts and we invite you to draw on these reflections as […]