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Children earn tokens each week for attending Questzone, reciting the most recently learnt memory verse and for other special moments.
Please contact Becky on 01564 772661 to find out more about mid-week cell groups for Key Stage 2 children.
Dates for your diaries
Gener8 and Reson8 cell group are going bowling on Wednesday 9 May. Meet at Acock's Green Bowl at 5.30pm. Cost £3 including refreshments. Book your place by contacting Becky on 01564 772661 by 24 April at the latest.
Summer Term Programme for Initi8, Gener8 and Reson8.
Cell groups for Gener8 (Years 3 & 4) and Reson8 (Years 5 & 6) will continue to run at 5pm on Wednesdays in the Guildhouse and at Becky's house, as last term. We are also starting another group for Reson8 at Becky's house at 5pm on Thursdays. If you would like more information about these groups please don't hesitate to contact us.
Autumn term programme for Initi8, Gener8 and Reson8 on Sunday morningsto be added shortly
JAFFA CLUB for Year 2 children at Knowle School will continue on Thursday lunchtimes.
We are planning a film afternoon on the Wednesday of half term (Feb 14) for children in all three groups. They will be invited to bring a friend along - so please keep a look out for more information and book the date in your diaries now.
We would really appreciate any feedback you can give us about your children's response to what we do on Sundays, in cell groups and at other events, so please do let us know - you can email, telephone or speak to us.
Please continue to pray for our times with the children. We so desire that each one grows in getting to know Jesus as their saviour and friend.
Scramblers will again be following the Godly Play Curriculum. Through story and creative activities Scramblers explore the Bible. A 'lesson' adopts the established pattern of Christian worship. Children are welcomed by a personal greeting at the door. Preparation both individually and collectively occurs as the children gather in a circle around the storyteller, sharing news and settling down in expectation of the presentation. Next, God's word in the form of a story is presented as something to which a special kind of attention is paid by both adults and children alike - a mysterious gift rather than as narrative entertainment or platform for a teaching point. Time follows for 'collective response' as the group of children and storyteller wonder together about the many meanings and resonances for them in the presentation. At a subsequent session, time is allowed for individual response and further discovery of meaning as the children each choose for themselves ways to work/play using a wide variety of art and craft materials, or the story materials themselves 'in their own way'. Each session ends by re-forming the circle (as a community), a prayer time and a 'feast' (drink and snack) is shared together to mark this period. Children are then collected by their parents as they both leave behind and take with them something of their experiences.
Presentations for the Autumn term will include:
Holy Family
Creation
The Flood and the StateArk
The Great Family (Abraham and Sarah)
The Exodus
The Ten Best Ways
The Exile and Return
The Advent Story
If you would like any more information please speak to Joan (777027)
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