Spill the Beans Worship and Learning Resources for All Ages Issue 12 Trinity and Pentecost 15 June 2014 to 14 September 2014
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spill the beans worship and learning resources for all ages issue 12 trinity and pentecost 15 june 2014 to 14 september 2014 A lectionary-based resource with a Scottish flavour for Sunday Schools, Junior Churches spillbeans.org.uk and Worship Leaders © 2014 Spill the Beans Resource Team trinity & pentecost 2014 1 ethos statement ethos There is a particular ethos behind this Then each activity is simply a way to in the Bible? Stories don’t exist on their material: it’s all about story. When we engage the story and enable children own but in a diverse web, each feeding spill the beans about anything, we tell the and adults to imbed the story, capturing the other. different aspects of it, highlighting story of what happened and we share the We believe that as we grow we reflect different images that help us hold the story of what that means for us. in different ways on the faith stories we story in our beings. We believe story is the lifeblood of faith. hold. Our idea is to invest these stories In story we can tell the truth and speak But we believe these faith stories ought in people, offering each as a gift of faith. with honesty about things for which there to be able to mingle with our own life The story may be understood in a literal are not yet words. Story contains mystery stories, our day-to-day experiences. So as way during younger years, then with and is the poetry that forms faith. Stories activities are engaged, it is important to questions about their historical accuracy grow as we grow and can reveal new ask people to retell the faith story along as people move into teenage years and truths at different times in our lives. with their own story of that week. It’s the then move into a third stage where we tangle of life stories with faith stories that hear the story again for the first time, but So we believe giving stories to people perhaps make both real. this time holding the meaning, the deep is one of the most important things we down truth in the story that helps it shape can do in sharing our faith. Children and We believe one story is the lens through our living and how we understand and adults hold stories in their being and keep which we hear other stories. Faith engage with the world in justice and in coming back to them throughout life. Our narratives create a web: if we think about grace. Story holds the faith more honestly culture is stored in story. The same is true water, then what other stories involving and in a much deeper way than any creed for our faith. water do we find in the Bible; if we are and doctrine. reflecting on forgiveness, what other We believe in telling story. This material is stories of forgiveness can we hear. During Join us and spill the beans. simply the retelling of our faith stories. activities the question ought to be asked: It always starts with the story each week. does this story remind you of other stories spill the beans team The team producing this issue included: Key to Abbreviations Shirley Billes Tina Kemp In the worship ideas section the following Keith Blackwood Bryan Kerr abbreviations are used: Stephen Brown Caryl Kyle CG Common Ground Ruth Burgess Jo Love CH4 Church Hymnary, 4th Edition Liz Crumlish Sandi McGill CH3 Church Hymnary, 3rd Edition Stewart Cutler John Murning JP Junior Praise Shuna Dicks Scott Paget MP Mission Praise Jonathan Fleming Lyn Peden SGP Songs of God’s People Peter Gardner Barbara Ann Sweetin WGRG Wild Goose Resource Group Roddy Hamilton Julie Woods Karen Harbison For more information and extra Roy Henderson materials, join us on the Peter Johnston Spill the Beans blog: http://spillbeans.org.uk 2 spill the beans, issue 12 introductions using spill the beans contents Welcome to the twelfth issue of the website for information about what we ongoing experiment called ‘Spill the plan to do for the next cycle. Page Beans’. This wee local idea has grown As ever, in this issue there is an extensive Through the Season Notes 4 somewhat as a group of people from collection of things to use each week. the Church of Scotland and other Sunday 15 June 2014 (Trinity) 8 Each piece is written with specific denominations have got together congregations in mind rather than some Sunday 22 June 2014 (Pentecost 2) 17 to explore Bible passages and write average congregation. Thus there may be worship and learning resources for their Sunday 29 June 2014 (Pentecost 3) 25 the need to be a little creative yourselves own congregations and then make in adapting and evolving some of the Sunday 6 July 2014 (Pentecost 4) 32 them available as a gift to others. Over ideas to suit your own place and culture 350 congregations have joined this Sunday 13 July 2014 (Pentecost 5) 39 and congregation. That is a good thing. experiment. Sunday 20 July 2014 (Pentecost 6) 47 Of course, if you are creative and you’d This issue marks the end of a complete like to share what you have done, then Sunday 27 July 2014 (Pentecost 7) 55 cycle through the Revised Common we have a place for that on our Blog Sunday 3 August 2014 (Pentecost 8) 62 Lectionary by the team. We will make all (http://spillbeans.org.uk). There you’ll find the previous issues available as a pack in Sunday 10 August 2014 (Pentecost 9) 70 PowerPoint backgrounds for most weeks, the future, but we are (at the time of this a live discussion of the passages for that Sunday 17 August 2014 (Pentecost 10) 78 writing) thinking about what to do for the week and how we might be able to adapt next few years. Please keep an eye on the Sunday 24 August 2014 (Pentecost 11) 86 and recreate what has been suggested. Sunday 31 August 2014 (Pentecost 12) 95 Sunday 7 Sept 2014 (Pentecost 13) 104 worship ideas Sunday 14 Sept 2014 (Pentecost 14) 112 Extra Resources and Activity Sheets 121 These are a few ideas that possibly expand Each week we provide a selection of upon the story offering words, phrases, words, ideas and creative moments to take poetry and ideas that could be used in the theme and the passage a little further. some way in worship. They are not to be We do not provide a ready made service or used exactly as they are but ought to be perfect prayers but ideas and pointers that edited and expanded to suit the culture of hopefully scratch at your own creativity your own faith community. and provoke heaven’s imagination within you. age group ideas Here are some helpful tips to guide you in 5. Use the gathering time exercise to 9. The intention is not to complete “the your use of the material in age groups: get into the story. Begin with a circle task” brilliantly, but rather to provide where the whole Sunday School is opportunities to begin conversations, 1. It presumes some introduction to the together and do this activity together build relationships, retell the story of story will have taken place in worship (gathering time). the day, and talk about what it might together or will play a part in the have felt like then and what it means service when children join it later. 6. Then retell the story together (it for us today. should have been told already in 2. Depending on the make-up of your worship if you begin together there). 10. There are numerous websites that own groups of children you will need will provide handout type sheets that to remain flexible in how you use the 7. Follow that by choosing as many or will have images, crosswords and material. as few activities your space and time wordsearches for the themes of these allow. You could offer a number of 3. Each idea has been given a guide weeks. While helpful in a pinch, try activities each at different stations age range to help your planning, but not to rely on these! all at the same time for all ages to this is only a guide and your own self-select with a teacher staffing each circumstances may make certain one, or have traditional classes. crafts or activities more or less successful. 8. During activities, ask children to retell the story to you and ask about their 4. Before the sit-down activities if you week, what was happy and what was have a group of young children or lots sad and if this week’s story reminds of boys, you may want to add a run- them of other biblical and personal around type game to expend some stories. energy. trinity & pentecost 2014 3 through the season through the season Introduction In this section you will find some ideas In as many of the stations as possible, it The Seven Stations for scene-setting activities and a weekly is suggested that the simplest way is to Day 1 visual focus as you move through the build on what you already have in the season. church, for example the “water” station Theme: Light should be laid out around the font, where Keywords: light, reflection These ideas are provided for you to use people are familiar with the sign of water. and adapt depending on the size, shape Situation: Near lectern from which Bible Each station has a small installation and an is read, or in front of brightest and layout of your worship space and action.