A new brief blog from Jo will be appearing on Saturday mornings. This week it will be on Youtube and Facebook straight after Shahne’s Bread for Today, then every Saturday at 10am. Jo will look back on the week to celebrate ways that our Christ Church Values are being lived out and look forward to […]
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 […]