Long Crendon News

Friday – Family Fun Ideas

Good Friday – the day Jesus was crucified Activity: make this crown of thorns bracelet from wire and string.  Can you wear it until Easter Sunday? Activity: Bang some nails into a piece of wood, in the shape of a cross, then thread some wool around the nails. Activity: Paint your hands red and make a handprint cross ...

Thursday – Family Fun Ideas

Maundy Thursday – The Last Supper Activity: Make your own bread (or soda bread) and talk about the last supper while you share it. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/simple-soda-bread Here is a mini service from Messy Church that you could use which includes candles, prayers, a scavenger hunt and memory game. https://www.messychurch.org.uk/resource/breaking-bread-fun-family-prayer-time?utm_source=Messy+Church&utm_campaign=5438b315c3-mc_apr20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f2d70c7e51-5438b315c3-314796733&mc_cid=5438b315c3&mc_eid=93701ce6d8 Discuss: How weird do you think it was for the disciples to be ...

Wednesday – Family Fun Ideas

Activity: Play charades and see how many parables you can remember. Here are a few: the sower, mustard seed, hidden treasure,  pearl, unmerciful servant, workers in the vineyard, tenants, wedding banquet, 10 virgins, new wine in old wine skins,  wise and foolish builders, good Samaritan, friend at midnight,  unfruitful fig tree, lost sheep, lost coin and ...

Tuesday – Family Fun Ideas

Activity: Make a perfumed massage oil and give each other foot massages.  Talk about how a women used her very expensive perfume to anoint Jesus’ feet and then wiped it away with her hair. Discuss: Why were some of Jesus’ followers angry with her, but Jesus wasn’t?

John’s Daily Reflections for Holy Week

Here are the audio recordings of John reading his daily reflections for Holy Week. Listen, reflect, and pray. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Maundy Thursday morning Maundy Thursday evening Good Friday Easter Sunday

Monday – Family Fun Ideas

Jesus said: “My Father’s House is a house of prayer but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”  . Activity: Make a prayer station in your house You could add a candle, prayer dice (if you have one), a cross, a photo of grandparents or NHS worker, flowers in a vase, bible, picture of Jesus ...

Palm Sunday

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2xvP7SEDO0&t=1137s

Light a candle

Response to Coronavirus

If you are isolated at home and want someone to talk to, or worried about a neighbour and unable to safely help, then you can contact Rev Richard on 01844 208987. We’d love to talk to you, and we can seek practical help through village social networks and our own church community list. And you can ...

Service Suspension

It with sadness that we have to put our usual pattern of Sunday services and other mid-week gatherings on hold. For the time being we won’t be meeting together to worship and pray.  We will however continue  to hold daily prayers in isolation so if you would like us to pray for you or just ...