All Christmas articles
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BlogPass-it-on Christmas
Click here to access this month’s all-age service and other resources too.
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Blog4 part series about Mary and Joseph
Linked below are children, young people and all-age resources - all ready to use!
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BlogReady to use: Christmas
MEETING AIM: To explore the Christmas story and discover what it means for us today.
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BlogGet Crafty This Christmas
There is no shortage of Christmas craft ideas in books and on the internet, but here are some great activities to help children think more deeply about the Christmas story.
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BlogReady to use games – Christmas
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here. The Christmas season is packed full of parties and events designed to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Here are some games to spice up your party! GINGERBREAD DECORATING You will need: gingerbread people (bought or ...
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BlogReady to use Christmas family event
MEETING AIM: To enjoy hearing and exploring the Christmas story together.
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BlogChristmas drama
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. Use this drama as part of a youth session or Christmas service. SETTING Four friends (any mix of male and female) meet on Christmas Eve. CAST ...
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BlogChristmas party plan
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM: To explore the Christmas story and what it means, and to have fun doing so. BACKGROUND: This party is designed for use in a variety of contexts – for example Sunday groups, after-school clubs and ...
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BlogChristmas party plan
Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM:To give parents, carers and children the chance to hear the Christmas story and respond in some way. BACKGROUND: This party plan is Santa-Rudolf-Christmas- tree-free so that children and parents hear the Bible’s version of the Christmas story. ...
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BlogChristmas party plan
Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM: To explore the Christmas story and what it means, and to have lots of fun in doing so. BACKGROUND: This party is designed for use in a variety of contexts, for example Sunday schools, after-school clubs and ...
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BlogNativity play
Download as a PDF here. This Nativity play has been designed for church-based children’s groups to perform within their own communities. In situations where we are often unsure who may be there on the day, this play is led by one adult narrator ...
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IssuesAnnunciation: Session 1
Meeting aim: To communicate that God can do the impossible, even in messy situations.
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BlogAnnunciation: Session 1
Meeting aim: To tell the story of the angel Gabriel visiting Mary and Joseph to let them know that the Messiah would be born to Mary.
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IssuesJesus’ birth: Session 2
Meeting aim: To investigate how Jesus identifies with the poor and marginalised.
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IssuesThe shepherds: Session 3
Meeting aim: To tell the story of the shepherds hearing about Jesus’ birth.
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IssuesThe shepherds: Session 3
Meeting aim: To challenge the young people to take a closer look at what God is doing.
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IssuesWise men: Session 4
Meeting aim: To hear the story of the arrival of the wise men coming from afar, and to reflect on yet more surprises in the Christmas story.
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IssuesThe wise men: Session 4
Meeting aim: To tell the story of the wise men, who travelled to honour the new king.
