Almost Lent? Seriously? Arghh! But panic not, dear ‘Flectioneers. I have some yummy resources for you. It’s repost from 2024 ‘cos I think it’s worth another read. We have Lent devotional books, printable Puzzle Pages (great for take-home bags), and a beautiful Lent loose-part story, perfect for Godly Play, Out of the Box, CotGS etc. … More Transfiguration + Lent
Below, you’ll find a collection of Christingle resources (right at the bottom – there’s a lot in this post) and your lovely liturgy for the final week of the church’s year: Christ the King. But first, some reflections on recent events. As I write this, we are a little over a week from waking up … More A Just Ruler + Christingle Round-up
Well January was a long year, but we got through it, right? And now it’s almost Lent? Seriously? I’ve only just put the crib away! But panic not, dear ‘Flectioneers. I have some yummy resources for you. A few Lent devotional books, printable Puzzle Pages (great for take-home bags), and a beautiful Lent loose-part story, … More Lent – Yes Already!
Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11 Water. There’s a lot of it about. The earth’s surface is 71% water, that jacket spud you’re having for lunch is ¾ water, and even you, the person reading this, are a “bag of mostly water.” 1 Your brain is almost entirely water. And where I live, … More ‘Water’ way to start!
Christ the King Resources Preaching on Christ the King (Ian Paul) The Sheep and the Goats (Ian Paul) John 18:33-37 Reflections on kingship Matt 25:31-46 Sorting Christ the King mobile craft Booklet from Wild Goose Publications Lesson plan based on Knights from Young Catholics God Give Me Patients! A script based on Ephesians 4:1-16, and … More Christ the King + God Give Me Patients!
You’re going to love this week’s craft! It’s a foldable exploding squash book. Template included below and video demonstration. You can use the template for lots of different events, but here I’m using it to show Jesus’ command that we should take the good news of God’s love “To the ends of the Earth!” Plus … More Ascension + Exploding Squash Book!
I’ll admit it. I put my hand up and confess. I find the endless ‘Alleluias’ irritating. I mean, they’re OK on Easter Day: ‘He is risen indeed, Alleluia!’ That’s fine. But if you say the daily office between Easter and Pentecost, every third word is Alleluia it seems, and I can’t wait to be rid … More Ascension – Luke 24, Acts 1, Eph 1
Forgive me, gentle reader, it has been a long and frazzling week. All good stuff, but hard work and I’m afraid I’ve not been able to write this week’s Reflectionary in time. It was going to be something along these lines: Not Christmas yes, not even Advent, but blink and we’ll be watching those end-of … More Christ the King + competition winner
Who expected, a year ago, that we’d still be meeting virtually in a year’s time? Some churches have started back with 3D meetings, some are still on-line, many are a mixture. It’s going to be a while until ‘normal service(s) is resumed’. So here are a whole bunch of Great Commission / Ascension / Pentecost … More Great Commission / Ascension / Pentecost Resources Round Up
Mothering Sunday is going to be … different … this year. No distributing bunches of daffodils to all the women in church. No visiting our aged mum and grandmums. No kids bouncing happily around giving out hand-made sticky things. And for a lot more folks than usual, Mothering Sunday will have unhappy associations because of … More Mothering Sunday and Holy Week
The Reflectionary 