{"id":78,"date":"2018-05-04T22:52:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T21:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2020-12-05T22:27:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T22:27:19","slug":"messy-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/messy-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Messy Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messy Church Online &#8211; Christmas 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLOi9gqRqXDhZx9Z6KPw93ViSlBqeu81AP&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>email:\u00a0<a>messychurch@marksteychurch.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messy Remembrance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Tracey Fitzsimmons<\/strong><br>Remembrance Day (or Poppy Day) can be challenging to think about, but the concept of thankfulness can be an easier one to understand. Being thankful feels especially significant this year; we can be thankful to God and to those who help us, protect us and keep us safe. On Poppy Day, we can especially remember those who helped us, and still help us, in times of war and conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make some poppies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pinwheel poppies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1712\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will need: squares of red paper (or paper you have coloured red); scissors; paper fasteners; a black sharpie pen; a holepunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut your square of paper into the rough shape shown below. (We just folded the square in half diagonally, cut slits down the folds and shaped the edges.) Use the hole punch to make holes on the four corner dots, and make a hole in the centre by pushing your paper fastener through. Curl each pointed end to the centre and put the paper fastener through all the holes. Colour the paper fastener black to look like the poppy seeds. Make a second square and add it to the original poppy if you want a fuller poppy shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance2.png 337w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance2-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cupcake case poppies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance3.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance3-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will need: red cupcake cases (or ones you have coloured red); black pens <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Push down the edges of your cupcake case and write\/draw thankful prayers around the edges of the poppy. Dot the centre of your poppy with lots of black dots to represent the seeds in the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use your poppies to make a Poppy Wreath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance4.png 343w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance4-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance5.png 340w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rememberance5-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will need: a paper plate (cut out the middle to make your wreath), green paint or green colouring pens, the poppies you have made (or poppies images printed off from the internet), some string or ribbon, paper to make leaves (optional).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carefully cut around the middle out of the paper plate to make a wreath shape. Paint or colour it green. Decorate it with poppies \u2013 you could use your pinwheel poppies, cupcake case poppies or some poppy pictures from the internet. Cut some leaf shapes out to create your wreath and stick them on. Attach a piece of string or ribbon to hang it up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talk about:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poppies are the special flowers worn around Remembrance (or Poppy) Day. Do you remember seeing people wearing poppies? Do you know why? Do you know what the different parts of the poppy can symbolise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>how we can remember to be thankful to people who gave their lives so we can be free today.<\/li><li>Poppies are the symbol of a charity that still cares for those who were bereaved or injured in wars.<\/li><li>Red petals \u2013 a reminder of the blood that was, and is, spilled in wars. We can be thankful for those who sacrificed their lives, served and continue to help us in our armed services.<\/li><li>Seeds \u2013 at the centre of your poppy. These seeds hold the hope of new life, which is something we can be thankful for.<\/li><li>Flower \u2013 the poppies that grew on the battlefields were a sign of new life and hope for the future.<\/li><li>Leaf \u2013 set at 11:00 position to remind us of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, when the armistice was signed. This is the day and the time we especially remember those who have died.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These activities have been taken from Messy Church at home \u2013 Messy Remembrance <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.messychurch.org.uk\/resource\/messy-church-home-messy-remembrance\">https:\/\/www.messychurch.org.uk\/resource\/messy-church-home-messy-remembrance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messy Church Online &#8211; Summer 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLOi9gqRqXDhZp2AFwQBtOLrG-mVYObxCM&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h5>email:&nbsp;<a class=\"spamspan\">messychurch@marksteychurch.org.uk<\/a><\/h5>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\"><\/h2>\n<h2>Our next Messy Church has been postponed:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Messy_Church_Postponed\u252c\u00ab-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Messy_Church_Postponed\u252c\u00ab-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Messy_Church_Postponed\u252c\u00ab-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Messy_Church_Postponed\u252c\u00ab-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Messy_Church_Postponed\u252c\u00ab-1536x996.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Messy_Church_Postponed\u252c\u00ab-2048x1328.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><del>28th March at 3pm \u2013 5:30pm<\/del><\/h2>\n<h2>At St Andrews Church, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/event\/easter-messy-church\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">email us to book your place<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14.72px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">email:&nbsp;<a class=\"spamspan\">messychurch@marksteychurch.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Messy Church met on Saturday 15<sup>th<\/sup> February 2020;<\/h1>\n<p>Our theme was \u2018Loving and Serving\u2019. Do you know a bible story about a wise man building his house on a rock?<\/p>\n<p>In the book of Matthew in the Bible we read about this story in chapter 7 verses 24 \u2013 29. God says that those who hear His words and obey them will be like \u2018a wise man who built his house on the rock\u2019. A house built on a rock can stand strong it has a good foundation. God calls us to serve one another humbly in love. February is a month that we, as a society, think of love (St Valentine) there are many ways that people celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day. At Messy Church we looked at how we might show love and service to others in our communities in a real and meaningful way. Loving others is a key part of Jesus\u2019 teaching. Let\u2019s find ways that we can share Jesus\u2019 love with others.<\/p>\n<p>So \u2026\u2026\u2026.. how can we love and serve others in Jesus\u2019 name?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5856-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5856-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5856-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5856-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5855-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5855-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5855-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5855-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5850-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5850-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5850-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5850-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5877-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5877-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5877-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5877-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5854-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5854-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5854-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5854-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5878-sm-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5878-sm-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5878-sm-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5878-sm-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5858-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5858-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5858-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5858-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5879-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5879-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5879-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5879-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5842-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5842-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5842-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5842-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5881-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5881-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5881-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5881-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5865-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5865-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5865-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5865-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5833-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5833-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5833-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5833-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5838-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5838-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5838-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5838-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5846-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5846-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5846-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5846-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We explored this theme through the following activities: Linking hearts, Loving Service game of cards, Bird heart feeder, learn a new skill \u2013 Crochet, Broken Hearts Puzzles, Washi Tape Sun Catchers, Science Activity \u2013 Cornflour Gloop also known as Ooblick, Giant Heart Game, Rice Krispsie Hearts and Pancake Art. Before heading into the church for our story told through video clips, games, singing and the Malteser challenge!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5892-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5892-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5892-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5892-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always Messy Church ended with a buffet tea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5899-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5899-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5899-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5899-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please do join us for our next Messy Church, Messy Easter, on Saturday 28<sup>th<\/sup> March 2020, 3 \u2013 5.30pm at St Andrew\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h2>Messy Church met on Sunday 15<sup>th<\/sup> December 2019<\/h2>\n<p>our theme was \u2018follow the star\u2019. . Do you know a bible story about a star leading some special visitors to Jesus?<\/p>\n<p>In the book of Matthew in the Bible we read about the Wisemen; that they saw a new star when it rose in the sky and travelled to worship Him, a new born King. The star went ahead of them as they journeyed until it stopped over the place where the child Jesus was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>When we look at the night sky full of stars, we can also be full of awe and wonder and the stars in the sky or all around us at Christmas time can remind us how stars lead people to think of the amazing wonder of God.<\/p>\n<p>We asked the question; so \u2026\u2026 what will you think of as you see a star this Christmas?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5799-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5799-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5799-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5799-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5812-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5812-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5812-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5812-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5814-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5814-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5814-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5814-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5796-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5796-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5796-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5796-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5797-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5797-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5797-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5797-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5813-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5813-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5813-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5813-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5788-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5788-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5788-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5788-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1282\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5802-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5802-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5802-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5802-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5790-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5790-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5790-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5790-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5803-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5803-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5803-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5803-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1278\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5806-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5806-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5806-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5806-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5811-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5811-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5811-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5811-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1279\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5808-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5808-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5808-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5808-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5817-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5817-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5817-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5817-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We explored this theme through the following activities: Beaded star ornament, Star of Bethlehem from clothes pegs, Christmas Manger, Toothpick trick \u2013 science activity, String &amp; Nail star, Star Finger Print Prayer, Star biscuits \u2013 food activity, Christmas star decoration, Hama Bead Stars and Glory of God, marble rolling. Before heading into the church for our story told through video clips, games and singing.<\/p>\n<p>As always Messy Church ended with tea, a Christmas buffet with cake and mince-pies.<\/p>\n<p>Please do join us for Messy Church; our next Messy Church is on Saturday 15<sup>th<\/sup> February 2020 3 \u2013 5.30pm at St Andrew\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h2>Messy Church met on Saturday 19<sup>th<\/sup> October 2019<\/h2>\n<p>Our theme was \u2018feast of faith\u2019. We looked at the story in the Bible (in the book of Luke) where 2 disciples are walking to a village called Emmaus about 7 miles from Jerusalem. While they were walking they were joined by a man who explained why Jesus died and rose again. When they arrived at Emmaus they invited this man to join them for supper, as the man broke bread and gave thanks their eyes were opened and they recognised that he was Jesus. We thought about how important sharing a meal was to the 2 disciples as they journeyed in their relationship with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>We asked the question; \u2018So \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 where have you seen God today?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1267\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5672-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5672-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5672-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5672-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5676-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5676-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5676-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5676-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1264\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5664-sm-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5664-sm-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5664-sm-1001x1024.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5664-sm-768x786.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5664-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1260\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5686-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5686-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5686-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5686-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5687-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5687-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5687-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5687-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5685-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5685-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5685-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5685-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5692-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5692-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5692-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5692-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1258\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5690-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5690-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5690-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5690-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1262\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5679-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5679-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5679-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5679-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1257\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5697-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5697-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5697-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5697-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5696-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5696-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5696-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5696-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5678-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5678-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5678-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5678-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5700-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5700-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5700-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5700-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We explored this theme through the following activities: food matching game, making &amp; playing with play dough, roller painting ice-creams, jelly bean poem, prayer jars, placemats, following Jesus footprints, box-modelling making chairs, edible tables from marshmallows, chocolate fingers &amp; pink wafers and walking disciples along the road to Emmaus. Before heading into the church for our story told through video clips, games and singing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1265\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5714-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5714-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5714-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5714-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1261\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5716-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5716-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5716-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_5716-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always Messy Church ended with tea and cake.<\/p>\n<p>Please do join us for Messy Church; our next Messy Church is Messy Christmas on <strong>Sunday<\/strong> 15<sup>th<\/sup> December.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h2>Messy Church met on Saturday 13<sup>th<\/sup> July 2019<\/h2>\n<p>our theme was \u2018Drop Everything\u2019. Jesus called his disciples, four fishermen Simon Peter, his brother Andrew, James and his brother John to come and follow him. At once they left their jobs as fishermen and went to follow Jesus. Jesus didn\u2019t cut a deal or make a series of offers to the four fishermen; he just gave an invitation. The impact of that invitation meant the fishermen left behind their livelihoods, responsibilities and families. They were all ordinary and busy people, just like you and me. They dropped everything, there and then, to follow Jesus. One meaning of \u2018Follow me\u2019 is \u2018commit to me\u2019. Are we looking for the easy road or are we committed to following, loving and obeying God on the journey he gives us?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1095 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5454-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5454-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5454-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5454-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5452-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5452-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5452-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5452-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1086\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5484-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5484-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5484-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5484-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1085\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5431-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5431-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5431-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5431-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1096\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5430-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5430-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5430-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5430-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5493-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5493-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5493-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5493-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5453-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5453-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5453-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5453-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5489-sm-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5489-sm-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5489-sm.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5437-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5437-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5437-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5437-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5421-sm-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5421-sm-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5421-sm.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We explored this theme through the following activities; marbulous feet, into the boat, edible fish, are you ready? go &amp; tell megaphones, pyramid of importance, follow me origami, minute to win it, disciple trail and walk with Jesus. Before heading into the church for our story told by puppets and singing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5500-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5500-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5500-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5500-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1092\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5501-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5501-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5501-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5501-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always Messy Church ended with tea and cake.<\/p>\n<p>Please do join us for Messy Church; our next Messy Church is on 19<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h2>Messy Church met on Saturday 18<sup>th<\/sup> May 2019<\/h2>\n<p>Our theme was birthdays as we celebrated our 5<sup>th<\/sup> birthday and Pentecost, the worldwide Christian Church birthday. Pentecost is the day the church celebrates its birthday because that\u2019s when Jesus\u2019 Holy Spirit came to the first disciples. The Holy Spirit is Christ\u2019s power in Christians. We had lots of fun with lots of balloon activities, as balloons are one way of celebrating, they helped us remember that our breath is like the wind, as we blew up lots of balloons and see the power of that air as it moved the hovercrafts, cars, boats and string rockets we made. We were reminded that the wind has power, even though you can\u2019t see the wind, you can often see the wind\u2019s power. God\u2019s Holy Spirit is like breath in Christians helping them to live a life as followers of Jesus. At Pentecost we remember when the Holy Spirit came to help us live our Christian life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-948 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5284-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5284-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5284-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5284-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-946 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5299-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5299-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5299-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5299-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-944 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5342-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5342-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5342-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5342-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-943\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5344-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5344-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5344-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5344-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-939\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5386-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5386-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5386-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5386-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-947\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5294-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5294-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5294-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5294-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-945 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5310-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5310-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5310-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5310-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-941 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5377-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5377-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5377-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5377-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-942 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5357-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5357-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5357-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5357-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-940 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5379-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5379-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5379-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5379-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-949\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5275-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5275-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5275-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5275-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were joined this year by Christian Magician Neil Keeble who led a balloon modelling workshop activity, with lots of balloon hats, flowers, swords were modelled by the children. Following our activities we were wowed by Neil\u2019s magic tricks as we celebrated Messy Church\u2019s and the Christian Churches birthday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-938 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5393-sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5393-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5393-sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5393-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always Messy Church ended with tea and cake, we had an amazing hot air balloon birthday cake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-937 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5408-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5408-sm.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5408-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5408-sm-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please do join us for Messy Church; our next Messy Church is on 13<sup>th<\/sup> July.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h2>Messy Church met on Saturday 30<sup>th<\/sup> March 2019<\/h2>\n<p>our theme was \u2018Mothers and Carers\u2019 as we celebrated those in our own families and in our wider community who bring us up or nurture us.<\/p>\n<p>The photos show our 10 activities on our theme.<\/p>\n<p>In our Overflowing Cup Challenge we tried to fill all our tower of glasses with water by pouring water only in the top glass. We thought about the blessings we are thankful for and how we can bless others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-820 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5255-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-828 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5242-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5242-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5242-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5242.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our prayer space we had floating flowers, we thanked God for our mum\u2019s and others who care for us as we watched the flower we had made open up in the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-826 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5235-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5235-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5235-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5235.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keyrings were made as a gift for our mum or special carer, drawing a picture of something that they would like to go inside the keyring. We considered what we thought God likes to hear us say and do to show our love.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-827 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5237-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5237-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5237-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5237.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For our Mother\u2019s Day cards we sewed radiating hearts. We thought about hearts being a symbol of love and how we can show Jesus we love him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-825 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5228-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<p>Handprint cup-vases using our own hand shapes cut from foam, these vases looked like we were holding the flowers. We considered that God\u2019s hands are big enough to hold us all!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-840 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5214-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5214-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5214-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5214-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heart tea-light cans was about hammering into a can a heart shape, making something beautiful from a recycled can to give as a gift to say thank you to our mum\u2019s for caring for us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-824 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5226-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5226-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5226-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5226.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meadow picture was our group collage, we considered that just like the different colours and flowers that covered the paper, the Church welcomes everyone. We are each unique, but more beautiful together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-822 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190330_173309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190330_173309.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190330_173309-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190330_173309-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cake case flowers, we made flowers from paper cake cases and pipe cleaners to give to the person who brings us to Messy Church.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-818 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5251-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5251-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5251-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5251.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At our Sandwich Bank activity we showed that we care by making sandwiches to be given out by the Colchester Soup Run.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-819 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5252-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<p>Decorating cupcakes, we rolled out fondant icing and cut out flowers to decorate a cupcake. Giving flowers is a way of saying \u2018I love you\u2019. It is a good idea to tell people we love them even if we think they know already. In fact it\u2019s a good idea to tell them every single day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-816 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5244-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<p>In our celebration there was a time of singing songs and the story of Mary, Jesus\u2019 mother, who said \u201cYes\u201d to be Jesus\u2019 mum and her life as a mother. This look at Mary\u2019s life shows God at work in an ordinary person and demonstrates the value that God places on the role of mother\u2019 whether that role is biological or social.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-817 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5245-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5245-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5245-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5245.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always we ended with tea and cake.<\/p>\n<p>Please come and join us at our next Messy Church on Saturday 18<sup>th<\/sup> May as we celebrate our 5<sup>th<\/sup> birthday with balloon modelling and balloon activities. Email messychurch@marksteychurch.org.uk to book your family\u2019s place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h2>Messy Church was on Saturday 16<sup>th<\/sup> February 2019 at St Andrew\u2019s Church.<\/h2>\n<p>We explored our theme \u2018Self-Confidence through the story of Gideon\u2019 at the start of our afternoon through art, science and food activities then through a time of singing and story.<br>We asked the question; so \u2026\u2026.. how do you think of yourself? Brave and strong or scared and weak?<br>The photos show some of our 10 activities exploring how Gideon thought about himself and his ability and his growing knowledge of God\u2019s view of him and what he could do when he trusted God.<br>God can help science activity caused amazement and wonder as you can see from the children\u2019s faces. Do you know how water can stay in an upside down glass?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-729 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5112-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5112-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5112-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5112.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5121-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5121.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made parachutes and later tested them, by watching them being dropped from the top of the church tower. In our making and testing of parachutes, we thought about how Gideon\u2019s trust grew in God as he got to know him, Gideon grew braver and stronger.&nbsp;&nbsp; Would you be brave enough to test a parachute?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-728 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5108-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5108-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5108-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5108.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-740 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5169-small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5169-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5169-small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5169-small.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-741 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5172-small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5172-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5172-small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5172-small.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-742 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5191-small-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5191-small-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5191-small.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We created doves of peace by transforming a flat piece of paper. We thought about how God transformed Gideon\u2019s life and asked the question what part of our life would we like God to change?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-735 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5127-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5127-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5127-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5127.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our group collage is called \u2018You are Amazing!\u2019 We wrote phrases that we would like to hear from God to make us feel better about ourselves. What words would make you feel better about yourself?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-736 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5129-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5129-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5129-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5129.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-754 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Collarge-2-small-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Collarge-2-small-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Collarge-2-small-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Collarge-2-small.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fire on a rock was our food activity. We made edible fire on a rock using lots of chocolate; icing, chocolate fingers and flake then fruit sweets and biscuits. Gideon asked God to show him He was really God. What would you like God to do to show you He is God?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-730 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peace don\u2019t be Afraid canvas, selecting bad newspaper headlines and sticking them all over the canvas but covering over these headlines with the words Peace don\u2019t be Afraid. What difference would it make today to hear God speak \u2018Peace do not be Afraid\u2019 to our world, amid our own problems?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-731 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5118-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5118-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5118.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Build an altar to the Lord was our blindfold challenge as we looked at the fact that Gideon was fearful of what people would think and do if they caught him building an altar to God, so he built it in the dark! Do you like telling people about God? Are you sometimes scared of what people might think?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-733 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5120-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5120-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5120-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5120.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shake it off challenge, was a silly game to play and caused much laughter as we tried to shake out 6 ping pong balls from the tissue box on our back! Gideon in the story was doing something just as silly trying to thresh wheat in a wine press! The winner of the Shake it off challenge managed this task in 6 seconds!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-737 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5138-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5138.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-738 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5143-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5143-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5143-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5143.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our celebration there was a time of singing songs and the story of Gideon being transformed from being weak and scared to being brave and strong and how God enabled Gideon to complete every task He called him to and will do the same for us today.<\/p>\n<p>As always we ended with tea and cake.<\/p>\n<p>Please come and join us at our next Messy Church on Saturday 30<sup>th<\/sup> March as we make cards and presents for Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Messy Church was on Saturday 14<sup>th<\/sup> July 2018 at St Andrew\u2019s Church. <\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We explored our theme \u2018Creating and Caring\u2019 at the start of our afternoon through art, science and food activities then through a time of singing and story. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We asked the question; so \u2026\u2026.. how can we create a caring creation?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4487-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4487-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4487-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4487-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photos show some of our 10 activities about different ways to explore looking after our world and having fun being creators:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4488-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4488-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4488-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4488-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4515-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4515-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4515-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4515-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Blowing trees activity as we blew paint through straws to make trees, we thought about trees in the bible and how they are used to represent life \u2013 growth and also death, Jesus on a wooden cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4497-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4497-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4497-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4497-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-294\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4508-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4508-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4508-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4508-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Our water purifiers amazed everyone with the success of cleaning dirty water as we thought about the parts of the world where they do not have clean water or even taps! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We created recycled animals from boxes; some made horses, elephants and snakes \u2026 what would you have made?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-296\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4510-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4510-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4510-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4510-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4509-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4509-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4509-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4509-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We created fruit animals, as we thought about all the different fruits we have in our world, in the photograph is a fruit owl, we also made octopuses from strawberries, mice and ladybirds too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We used seeds to collage flower pictures, as we thought about different seeds and what seeds are for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4507-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4507-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4507-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4507-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4501-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4501-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4501-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4501-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed making placemats by weaving strips of plastic carrier bags, one way of recycling and reusing plastic and looking after our world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">In our ice play we had lots of polar bears to live on the ice blocks and land animals to live and play on the stone land.&nbsp; We explored what happens as the ice melts and asked the question where will the polar bears live now? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4493-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4493-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4493-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4493-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4520-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4520-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4520-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4520-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The group collage activity designed a green poster, \u2018love your world look after it\u2019, a lovely beach scene was spoilt with all types of litter; no wildlife can be seen in this collage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the prayer space we used a world map &nbsp;as we try to identify where in the world the natural disasters\u2019 were occurring.&nbsp; The challenge was to find the different countries and to pray to God for the country\u2019s wellbeing.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-299\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4527-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4527-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4527-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4527-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4533-m-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4533-m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4533-m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4533-m.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">At the end of our activity time we all enjoyed a scavenging textures hunt outside in the churchyard, finding soft, gritty, smooth, rough, crackly, fuzzy, hard, shiny, prickly and spiky textures.&nbsp; As we thought about which textures made us feel safe and which textures made us feel uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">In our celebration there was a time of singing songs and a story of creation and how we can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to help look after the world we live in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">As always we ended with tea and cake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Please come and join us at our next Messy Church on Saturday 13<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/redsplodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Messy Church was on Sunday 13<sup>th<\/sup> May 2018 hosted at St Andrew\u2019s School by kind permission of the Head-teacher Mrs L Berkeley.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We explored our theme \u2018Prayer Everywhere\u2019 at the start of our afternoon through art, science and food activities then through a time of singing and story. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We asked the question; so \u2026\u2026\u2026 how do you pray?&nbsp; And gave the challenge to everyone can you complete your Messy Church passport as they moved around the activities?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The photos show some of our 11 activities about different ways to pray:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4112-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4112-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4112-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4112-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4147-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4147-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4147-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4147-m-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-154\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 270px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4127-m-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4127-m-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4127-m-768x690.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4127-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prayer lava lamps a science activity which when the activator was added air bubbles bubbled up, watching the bubbles helps our \u2018busy heads\u2019 to slow down, listen and talk to God. &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Pop! Pop! Pop! Prayers gives ideas of areas to pray for some people put school, peace, friends, Messy Church and family on their 5 discs.&nbsp; We challenged the children to shake their bottle each day and pray for the disc which popped to the top first.&nbsp; The pop! Bottles wouldn\u2019t be a Messy Church activity without plenty of glitter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4123-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4123-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4123-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4123-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4125-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4125-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4125-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4125-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Great creativity with printing to decorate a family prayer book and choosing prayers to glue in, these were taken home to use and add more prayers in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Prayer candle holders were made to help us think about saying grace, which is talking to God before our meals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4109-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4109-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4109-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4109-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-148\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4105-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4105-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4105-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4105-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Can you make a catapult from lollisticks and a plastic spoon?&nbsp; There was much enthusiasm with firing small erasers at our junk wall; metal spoons were much more robust!&nbsp; Sometimes situations feel like huge walls but by praying sometimes for days, weeks and even years \u2013 our prayers to God can break the wall down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Everyone enjoys popping bubble wrap, every time you pop a bubble you say a pray.&nbsp; Today we were using this method of praying to pray for our world, maybe the environmental concerns about ocean life or a friend who is ill who lives in America. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: left; color: #002336; text-transform: none; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4116-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4116-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4116-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4116-m-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4219-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4219-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4219-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4219-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-156\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4175-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4175-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4175-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4175-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We had some amazing aerodynamics making and flying aeroplanes &amp; kites, having test flights on the school playground. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: left; color: #002336; text-transform: none; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-147\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #383838; font-family: &amp;quot; lato&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 200px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 300px; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4226-m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4226-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4226-m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4226-m.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">In our celebration a time of singing songs and a story about Prayer Everywhere we heard some of the places you can pray including school, train station and the toilet!&nbsp; One thing that we can be sure is that God will listen to us wherever we pray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We end with tea and birthday cake as we celebrated St Andrew\u2019s Marks Tey Messy Church\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Please come and join us at our next Messy Church on Saturday 14<sup>th<\/sup> July.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messy Church Online &#8211; Christmas 2020 email:\u00a0messychurch@marksteychurch.org.uk Messy Remembrance By Tracey FitzsimmonsRemembrance Day (or Poppy Day) can be challenging to think about, but the concept of thankfulness can be an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/sidebar-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":125,"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1777,"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/1777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arc.marksteychurch.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}