Hope you are well and building up to Easter - looks like the weather will be fine. Here is a message from Rev Delphine and an activity to try out of doors.Message from Rev DelphineI bet you have learnt a lot about Easter, so you won’t be like Fred the frog.Fred knew there was something special about it, but he was feeling a little confused about the whole thing. There was the eating side of Easter, as there was the eating side of Christmas. On special occasions you always had something nice to eat.That was it – eggs; Easter was about eggs! His teacher, Mr Toad, had told Fred about a very special meal called the Last Supper, and Fred wondered what kind of eggs they had eaten at that Last Supper – scrambled, poached, or maybe boiled? There was also something about nails and a cross. Fred was getting very confused, so he went to ask Mr Toad to explain.“Easter is for remembering” said Mr Toad. “Remember that it is good to be alive. Because a man once died at Easter – and He was so full of life that He wouldn’t stay dead. He leapt up again when no one was looking and made everyone happy.” And Mr Toad went on. “ If you remember Easter, and the man who died, then you will always be alive!”Do you know who that man is? I am sure you do – its Jesus!Have a great Easter. Remember, Jesus is always with us, no matter what happens in life.(Story adapted from Time and Again – A Book for All Seasons by David Hopwood)Activity - frame natureAt Easter we thought it would be appropriate to make a cross shaped frame (see below) to take outside, look through and see all the wonderful things of nature that God has created for us. What can you see - the sky, the trees, blossoms, daffodils, birds and lots more - happy viewing.Looking AheadPlease Save the Date for the next Messy Church which will be on Saturday 29th April, this time at St James' Church, Acton Trussell from 12-2pm. The theme is Kings and Crowns and hopefully you have seen the flyer with all the details about booking a place. Hope to see you on 29th April.Easter Blessings fromEleanor, Delphine and the Messy Church Team at Acton & Bednall
Our next Messy Church to mark the Coronation is themed Kings and Crowns and will be on 29th April at St James’ Church at 12 noon- book your place now!
Messy Christingle at St JamesIt was lovely to see so many children and relatives and friends at Messy Christingle on Christmas Eve. The Christingles the children made were wonderful- what a start to Christmas. The collection in aid of The Children’s Society raised a fantastic sum of £113.22 so thank you very much for your support for this worthy cause. Look out for the next Messy Church event in the Spring- hope to see you then. In the meantime wishing you hope, joy and peace in 2023.
