God's Gang : Advent & Christmas 2009

The younger children who came out to God's Gang before Christmas all helped to make a collage of the traditional stable Nativity scene.

 

Both age groups learned about the real meaning of Christmas by talking about the various characters in the story and took home tree decorations to colour in with different stickers on them each week:

 

For Mary, Joseph and Gabriel it was linked to obedience, ”Say yes to God!”

 

For the journey to Jerusalem and no room at the inn it was linked to fulfilling prophecy, John the Baptist, generosity and great expectations so, “Go tell everyone!”

 

For the birth of Jesus we thought of hope and everyman so, “God with us!”

 

The older children made a poster of 'Christmas Deconstructed' with thoughts about creation, direction, the star, light and messengers.

 

Then we did the shepherds, the angels and the star linked to earth and heaven, God the creator, worship so, “Come let us adore Him!”

 

And we finished with Epiphany: the significance of the magi's gifts: gold for a king; frankincense for God's Son; myrrh for death and the King's crowns.

 

We could have done so much more but we hope it made us all take a little time out for the real meaning of Christmas and that something of this will carry on into 2010.

Happy New Year!

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