The sun was shining and the church was beautifully decorated with fruit and vegetables from our gardens and the hedgerows. It was a lovely, well attended service with active participation from the congregation as we considered the harvest message. After the service donations of packed foodstuffs were taken to St Martin’s Housing Trust and the perishable foods were taken to the Wymondham Community Outreach Project. Thanks to all those who helped to decorate the church and to those who were so generous with their donations. They were all very much appreciated by the two charities we supported.
At our last Messy Church meeting in February half-term we thought about ourselves and everyone around us as God's people.We had great fun making shakers to play as we sang The Marching Song and created a collage representing all God's people across the world. We also made cards to send to loved ones in our families and ended the morning with a delicious shared lunch.
Our Messy Church over the summer saw us built a camp in the churchyard as we heard the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt across the dessert. With the recent heatwaves it felt as if we were there. We learnt how God led his people with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. During worship we thought about when God has been there to lead us in our lives and used this reflection to draw life maps of our journey in life so far. We created our own pillars of cloud and fire and made lanterns from old jam jars. For lunch we enjoyed hot dogs followed by bring and share desert. We finished the session by toasting marshmallows over a fire pit (with buckets of water on standby to keep the grass wet!) Our next meeting will be in October half term, watch out for the date and do come and join us.
