It is Whit Sunday morning or "Pentecost" as it is also called because it is the day that celebrates the time when the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus' disciples after he ascended to heaven on Ascension Day and they all started to speak in many different languages as the Spirit gave them utterance.
This morning the vicar has asked Alice and Esther to show the children how to make some party things during their Sunday School time in the morning service! This afternoon there is going to be a special birthday party for the children and congregation of St. Hilary's..................find out who's birthday it is below.....
(Sunday school teachers/youth workers please see below)
| Alice is showing the children a beautiful
paper chain that she and Ambrose made yesterday at home.
The vicar asks the children which colours Ambrose and Alice have used. Tom is the first to answer............"Red, orange, white and yellow". "Well done Tom", says the vicar! The vicar reminds them that these are the colours which are traditionally used to represent the Holy Spirit which descended on to the disciples at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit is often represented as a fire or as a dove. When the disciples received the Holy Spirit they became the very first Christian church as they went out and made more people disciples of Jesus. He tells the children that today, therefore, is the birthday of the church. As a special treat for them he is holding a birthday party for them all this afternoon and they will be making things in their Sunday School lesson time this morning for the party and to decorate the church.
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| The children take a really good look at this paper chain..........and wonder if they will find it easy to make their own to decorate the church. |  |
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and Esther gather the children to the table with all the things on
which they will use to make some more paper chains.
They have also brought some red, orange, white and yellow tissue paper because the children will need to wear paper hats! So they will be making their very own paper hat to wear at the party this afternoon! |
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| Alice
tells them that they will have to make sure they only use the orange,
white, red and yellow paper strips when they make their chains. You can
see that some paper strips are not the proper colours but Alice didn't
have time this morning to take them out of the packets.
We hope that nobody forgets! |
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| Adele has
made her chain VERY quickly and is quick to show it off to the camera as
Tom takes this photograph!
Amelia......oh dear.............she is NOT looking so happy is she.............that is because she is cross with herself as she has not been as fast as Adele......come on Amelia.......don't let Adele beat you! |
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thought that Amelia was slow.......look at poor Robert Alexander!
He has only just reached the starting post and has picked up one yellow strip to make his paper chain! Trust Priscilla Jane to be different! Just as everyone else wanted to make those paper chains SHE decided she would make her birthday party hat instead..........but hasn't she done a good job?! Well done Priscilla Jane! We think that even Georgie, Robert Alexander's pet dog, is impressed with her! |
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| Look who
else has made himself a crown and is wearing it......just to show the
children how it should look.?! It is Ambrose!
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children have now finished making all the paper chains needed to
decorate the church for Pentecost and the party this afternoon.
However...........SOMEONE had to put this paper chain up didn't they? So Ambrose volunteers as the other children were not tall enough to reach. Tom thinks this is another great photo opportunity and has made poor Ambrose pose on the chair holding the end of the paper chain for ages before he manages to focus his camera lens on him in order to take that perfect shot! Poor poor Ambrose......his arm is soon aching very badly as a result! |
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The afternoon has finally arrived and it is
time for the party!
Can you see that the table is now laden with cakes, fruit and even some Pringles. (a kind of crisp or chip) Magnifi-Cat felt SO left out in the morning when the children were making themselves party hats because HE wanted one too! He even had a moan to Priscilla Jane, but little did he know that she has brought him a little treat..........his very own party hat! He is so excited..........and of course Tinker is quite jealous too! Poor Rev Ken..........whoever made his hat has made it just a bit too big! |
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Doesn't Magnifi-Cat look smart with this
orange party hat Priscilla Jane has made him?
Well done Priscilla Jane! Poor Tinker though........she SO would like a hat of her own too..............but it is now too late...... Priscilla Jane promises Tinker though that she TOO will have a party hat at the next church party as she will make it for her! Priscilla Jane is now going to enjoy her fruit juice and cake!
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The vicar is even wearing his very own party
hat too! Doesn't he suit red really well AND it matches his red stole
which he always wears at Pentecost.
Alice has wheeled the trolley out with the urn, drinks, tea and coffee on for the children and congregation to enjoy some refreshments. Tom....................he HAS to take another picture doesn't he......trust Tom to show off with his grandfather's camera..........yet again! |
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Megan can't resist having a little peep
into the sanctuary to admire the beautiful Pentecost flowers. She notices
how the flower ladies have been VERY careful to only include flowers that
are white, red, orange or yellow.
Can you see someone else has sneeked in too to have a look? It is Bardsley, the bishop's dog! The bishop may have gone away again for a short while but he knows that the vicar will take good care of him in his absence. Ah...........but there is also someone else here as well as Bardsley......can you spot her? Sepp, Homer's pet rat, has decided to take a little sniff of the flowers too! She is VERY clever because she can climb up on to the altar with no problem at all!
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Download a Pentecost lesson plan (by Miss Lorna Webb) and templates on our Pentecost lesson page.. Many thanks again to Lorna for preparing for us this lesson plan!
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Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
This site is dedicated to Hilary Doreen Davies who departed this life 26 November 2003 aged 71 after 23 years of chronic illness with strokes, cancer and arthritis. St Hilary's Church is our tribute to a brave lady who was mother to Sarah, Catherine, the late Rachel, the late John and wife to the late Owen Williams Davies.
