Our theme for Messy Church this month was “Things that scare
us”, so our crafts and activities were full of spooky fun. We made bats,
spiders, snakes, glittery spider’s webs
and a large night-time collage. Our big hall was in semi- darkness and there
was fun to be had playing in a dark tent with torches, making silhouettes for
shadow puppets, playing giant snakes and ladders with head torches and putting
hands in boxes of scary yucky things!
Chris led families on a scary dark walk, lit with glow
candles and with adults helping children to walk on a plank trail and go
through scary tunnels . The children ended up in a huge cardboard boat,
thinking they were safe, but a terrific storm blew up with actions and sound
effects. Jesus, asleep in the boat, was woken up and all became calm. As the
adults surrounded the boat with candlelight, we talked and prayed about how
Jesus brings us peace when we are afraid.
After all the excitement we all felt
the calm presence of Jesus as we gathered in fellowship- then off for fish
fingers and baked beans!
