FYI – Amnesty international meetings in High Wycombe

I was recently told that there are regular meetings for Amnesty International in High Wycombe, which some of you might be interested in going along to. It might be a great opportunity to share your heart as followers of Jesus with others who attend. Have a look at their website to see when they meet next and what they are about: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/high-wycombe  

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Christmas Party rough plan

Rough Icebreakers Christmas party plan  Room set up as normal 4.00 Free play 4.10 All together for a game Story Object lesson DVD clip 4.45 Food – like what we had at Easter – Frances will sort this 5.15 Craft Followed by activity sheets as parents arrive Give out gifts as they leave  

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Children and Youth Team Safeguarding training

If you haven't been to any safeguarding training recently then please join us at St Andrew's Church on the 14th January from 10am-11:30.Steph Shaw (our youth pastor)  is organising safeguarding training for the youth team and has opened the training up for us too.Since we've had a number of new people joining our team it would be great to be able to equip you with this training.

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A story resource – Naaman’s Incredible Adventure

A fun Bible story you can tell your children Naaman’s Incredible Adventure (from Premier Children’s work – Bob Haartman) sign up for more here: http://www.premierchildrenswork.com/Develop-Children-s-Faith Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God-time during your day. Enjoy doing the actions and sound effects together. You could also use this story in a children’s session, perhaps splitting the children into two groups: one doing the strong actions and one the weak. Naaman was powerful. (Make a strong man action and roar.) He was commander of the army of Syria, a brave and victorious soldier. And his life would have been perfect, apart from one thing. He had a disease called leprosy. It made his skin rough and sore. And it made him unhappy. Naaman had a slave girl. She had no power, at all. (Hang your heads and sigh.) She was stolen from her family during one of Naaman’s raids into Israel. We don’t even know her name, but one day she spoke to Naaman’s wife: “If my master could go to the prophet in Israel, he would surely be able to heal him of his leprosy.” When Naaman heard, he went to see the king of Syria. A man who was more powerful than Naaman. (Make another strong man action and roar.) The king did not want Naaman to be sick and unhappy. And when he heard about the prophet, he sent Naaman to the king of Israel, with 30,000 pieces of silver, 6,000 pieces of gold, and ten changes of the finest clothing. Oh, and a letter that said the following: “I am sending my servant, Naaman, to you. I want you to cure him of his leprosy.” The king of Israel was actually quite weak. (Hang your heads again and sigh.) The army of Syria had beaten him in battle, time and again. And when he received the letter from the Syrian king, he trembled with fear and tore his clothes. “It’s a trap!” he cried. “Am I God? Can I heal a man of leprosy? Of course not. The king of Syria has only set me this task because he knows I will fail. And when I do, it will give him yet another excuse to invade!” The prophet, Elisha, had no power of his own. But he served a God who was more powerful than any man. (Make a strong man action and roar.) When he heard what happened, he told the king of Israel to send Naaman to him. “There’s no need to be upset”, he assured the king. “I will show him that, in Israel, there truly lives one of God’s prophets.” And so Naaman came to the house of Elisha. He was in his chariot. His wagons were loaded with gold and silver and fine clothes. But, before him, in front of the prophet’s house, stood only Elisha’s humble messenger. (Hang your heads and sigh.) “Wash yourself seven times, in the Jordan river”, the messenger told Naaman, “and you will be healed.” Then he turned and walked away. Naaman was furious! (Make a […]

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