What a brilliant morning we had at our All Age Praise! Today we inaugurated our long-term plan, which is getting ready for Harvest when once again in September 2011, we shall be having an open day with a warm welcome for all.
And so this morning we looked at Creation and the gifts that God has showered upon us. We gave thanks and praise and during the service we made charts with our names, metallic coloured stars to begin with and then prepared pots with compost. We planted leeks and carrot seeds, some of which were suitable for growing in tubs, so no-one was left out, whether they have a house or a flat without a garden. The idea is that these will grow throughout the year and culminating in the making of leek and carrot soup at a Harvest workshop, ready for Harvest and Back to Church Sunday.
While the children were planting their seeds, the adults discussed the readings and what it meant by God saying we should have responsibility and a care for his Creation, rather than just using it for our own ends.
We had some very lively music supplied by our Mark, who gathered a band of the children together with their percussion instruments. We sang such songs as; All things bright and beautiful; If I were a butterfly; He’s got the whole wide world. As usual at AAP, we sang Happy Birthday, for our oldest member of 90 years and some our very young ones of 4 who even gave me some of her birthday cake – thank you Emily, it was delicious!
Of course, the song that caused the greatest chuckle was at one point when we sang “We plough the fields and scatter”. Well – we did scatter the seeds, didn’t we – and anyway, I’ve always thought it should be sung in the Spring as well as in the Autumn.
We had a truly blessèd morning – and it was great fun as well. So why not come and join us.
Deacon Olivia
For those of you who are very keen or (like me) have no idea about these things, there is help on the web here. Peter
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