Thursday, May 30, 2013

A challenge for you


I have a question for you...

Can you name all of the books of the Bible in order? Try it….

How far did you get?

If you need some tips on how to do better next time maybe you should talk to one of our Comets. Along with the Scripture Union based lessons each Sunday in SALT Club, our grade 2-4 kids have tackled this very task. With a little help from Colin Buchannan and a lot of perseverance, they mastered the books of the New Testament in term one. Now, they have risen to the challenge and embarked on the quest to conquer the books of the Old Testament.  

Anyone else feeling up to the challenge??

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mother's Day & budding actors

Happy Mother's Day to all the mum's out there. I'm sure there have been many breakfasts in bed, family lunch/dinners & of course plenty of hand made prezzies going around today!

Today was also a special day for SALT Club. Our 9.30 service was an 'all-in' service this week which meant that rather than heading downstairs for individual programs, the younger members of our congregation joined us for the whole service.

Now, don't be misled... This was not just a day off for our dedicated band of SALT Club leaders. The kids were most definitely active participants in the service. They were given the challenge of helping Katie & Philip TEACH THE GROWN-UPS! Who would've thought? Kids teaching adults?? Amazing!

I can assure you that all the kids involved did a marvellous job. Kerrie Armstrong had some very keen helpers for her demonstration comparing the Holy Spirit to a magnetic force. Both are very powerful & although we cannot see them, we can see the result of this power.

The Illuminators then took part in a dramatic reading of one of this week's bible passages. Again, this highlighted the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Comets then kindly helped Katie with her sermon (& showed off their acting skills) by re-enacting the events that took place when Paul & Silas were in prison - singing praise to God despite their situation &  the earthquake that followed.

Prayer time was completed by Lucy leading the whole congregation in The Lord's Prayer.

All in all, it was a great service & a wonderful reminder of how much our kids have to offer the whole congregation as we join together to worship our amazing God.