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Here conversation and laughter fill the air, and food, fun and faith are shared. Messy Church is where people of all ages come together to discover Jesus at work amongst us.
Our April Messy Church, took a reflective look at the courage Jesus had to walk through Holy Week to the Events of Easter.
The most shrieks, yuks, and oohs of the afternoon came from 'Do you dare?' We were invited to put a hand inside a box and guess what it was our fingers wrapped around. Not bad for soft cotton wool, sort of ok for plastic spiders and such like but pretty eek for the jelly!! OK, so we knew a little about our own feelings putting at touching the contents, but what gave us the courage to do it? wanting to be scared or not wanting to be a scare-dy cat? Love for God and knowing some of the 'whys' of what lay ahead are what gave Jesus courage to step onwards in prayerful obedience.
Making love heart biscuits was fun (and so was the pizza and cake in our shared meal!)
Time was also spent, drawing pictures on Easter bunting for the prayer corner. A lot of reflection about what we knew and didnt know about the courage Jesus showed.
In our Celebration time, we shaped tears of love, tables, and flowers from pipecleaners. God shows us his love in so many ways and shapes! To close, everyone took a flower and quietly placed it in the netting that was wrapped around a wooden cross. This was all done very carefully, with a lot of respect. Jesus showed us his love by courageously going to the cross to die for us. His love was cross-shaped. It makes a way for us to be friends with God once more.
This flowery cross was placed next to the Easter Resurrection Garden in the Church Window for the week.
Join us with our next Messy Church on
Sunday 10th May 2026 (3pm-5pm) .
We look forward to seeing you!
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