
Dear Messy Family
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As you know, Messy Church has happened monthly on a Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. for many years. It’s a time for children and their carers to have a fun and creative time together while learning more about the Christian faith and events from the Bible. There is a celebration time in church which is usually led by our minister and this is followed by a meal which we all share together.
December Messy Church

How many sleeps to Christmas? Messy Church in December was all about getting ready, waiting and looking forward.
We were in party mood and made popcorn, played a hoopla game and admired the Christmas tree.

We made Christmas trees in all shapes and sizes

We added our names to the giant Christmas card to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.

In church, we talked about preparing for Christmas with an Advent calendar counting down the days. When Marian opened today’s envelope, there was a packet of chocolate stars for us all to share.

We looked at some jumbled Christmas words on the screen and tried to unscramble the letters? Here’s some for you to try…

Then we had a quiz about the Christmas story, which we were very good at. After all the activities we had done, we knew the answers!
What guided the Wise Men to Baby Jesus? Not a map or a supersonic aeroplane, but a star.
What appeared to the Shepherds as they were looking after their sheep? Not a Herd of Camels or Shooting Stars, but Angels.
Where was Jesus born? Not in a garage or a tent, but a stable.
We watched a story video which reminded us that Christmas is all about baby Jesus coming into the world.
Jesus was no ordinary baby
He was a special baby
The Saviour of the World!
That’s GOOD NEWS for everyone! Something to celebrate, so we sang Come and Join the Celebration!
Then we enjoyed a meal of sausage mash and beans, followed by cake and fruit and chocolate stars and had fun pulling crackers and wearing our paper crowns.