Hello! I’m back again. Yay!
A huge ‘thank you’ to the lovely Richard for holding the fort while I was away writing essays, research and, oh yes, A BOOK! More about that later.
Most of you will be up to your armpits in Harvest Festival and upcoming Hallowe’en, so here is a round up of resources for the fall festivities, some from The Reflectionary, some from elsewhere. Enjoy!
Harvest
- Sowing the Seed – make your own wildflower paper
- Harvest – On a Roll! – daft games 3-page PDF linked with Foodbank collections
- Harvest Sketch – perfect for puppets
- Road Sign Harvest Prayers
- Together Apart Printable All-Age Resources for Harvest (Feeding of 5000)
How the Feeding of the 5000 really happened – video- Bunny-in-a-lettuce Pre-school Harvest
- Tropical Harvest (Phil 4)
- Spud Power activity / demo
- P’tater Prayers (links with other spud-themed posts)
- One P’tater, Two P’Tater drama (Psalm 8)
- Corby and the Rattle Worm (Psalm 19)
- Harvest from the Stars (Matt 21)
- Harvest resources from Christian Aid
- Harvest resources from Tear Fund
- Harvest resources from Cafod
- Harvest resources from the Farming Community Network
- Harvest resources from the Engage Worship
- Harvest resources from BRF
- Harvest resources from Water Aid
Hallowe’en / All Saint’s Eve
- Light Party does Science! (Part 1) Food and Drink
- Light Party does Science! (Part 2) Experiments
- Light Party does Science! (Part 3) Games
- Light Party does Science! (Part 4) Crafts
- Light Party does Science! (Part 5) The Science!
- Energize / Urban Saints
- Scripture Union Light Parties
- The Pumpkin Story – a give-away book
- Video from Glen Scivener (huge fan!)
And that book I mentioned?
I’m so glad you asked 🙂
The lovely people at Darton, Longman and Todd asked me to write a follow-up book to 40 Days with Labyrinths. Here’s the cover image – looks good, doesn’t it? (bigger version below)
Available right now for preorder on Amazon for £10.29!! That’s the best price anywhere (RRP £14.99) and whatever you think of Amazon, a good ranking (and reviews, please) reeeeeeaaaaly help me.
Also available at Waterstone’s, Eden, TG Jones, Blackwells, DLT and all good bookshops. If it’s not on the shelves, you can ask them to order it in. Go buy it!!!!
Sooooo excited! It’s due out very soon, perfect for your own Advent devotions, or as a gift for a friend. Here’s the blurb:
Advent can be a season of hope and joy, but also stress and frazzle. We can make sure the busyness of Christmas doesn’t bury the meaning by preparing our hearts along with
the holly. In this special book, Fay Rowland presents a daily opportunity to reflect upon our lives and the Advent passages of the Bible through the prayerful practice of labyrinth-
walking.
Labyrinths have been a treasured part of Christian spirituality for centuries. The journey along a winding path, with twists and turns, unexpected obstacles, and the satisfaction of reaching journey’s end, creates an ideal opportunity for mindful and prayerful reflection upon our lives and God’s plan for us.
40 Days with Labyrinths for Advent and Epiphany provides forty short, biblical meditations on the challenges and blessings of daily life, each accompanied by a labyrinth illustration which you can ‘walk’ – just with your finger, or perhaps with colouring pens or pencils – as you reflect on the reading.
FAY ROWLAND is a mum and mathematician, scientist and sewing ninja, currently completing an MA in theology. She writes intergenerational Christian resources and her interests
include the overlap of science and faith, children’s spirituality and beautiful algebra. Fay is an Anglican Dominican and lives in the English Midlands with her pet dragon.
