This Easter has seen many signs of new life at Lees Street.
It has been a busy, messy, reflective time, as we have tried to explore the Easter story in different ways. Through our Maundy Thursday Agape meal, Good Friday and Easter Sunday services, we recalled the events of Easter, being free to ask questions and see the story in new ways.
We also shared the Easter Story through our new groups at Lees Street.
Our new group Inspiration reflected on the events of the Easter story by thinking about endings and beginnings. We shared our own stories of endings and beginnings and discussed our thoughts and questions about the Easter story.
We were pleased to welcome new children and adults to our Messy Church Easter celebration. We enjoyed painting eggs, making chocolate nests and egg puppets, decorating Easter magnets, and creating a New Life banner. We also explored the different feelings in the Easter story - from happiness to anger, from despair to hope.
You can see photos of what we got up to by clicking on the Flickr photos. We are trying out Messy Church on Saturdays. The next dates are 15th May , 19th June.
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Messy Christmas
We enjoyed baking biscuits at our Messy Church Christmas - they were really tasty. We made angels and stars, while thinking about what we were doing to get ready for Christmas. We also made trees and reindeer bags as we talked about waiting for something exciting to happen. Some of us also made Christingles ready for the 11 o'clock service, reminding us that the birth of Jesus brings light to the world.
We will be having a break in January but Messy Church will return at 9.15am on 14th February.
We will be having a break in January but Messy Church will return at 9.15am on 14th February.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Window of Peace
We were pleased to celebrate the completion and unveiling of our third mosaic - Peace. It is fantastic addition to our series of mosaics, brightening up our corner of Manchester and sharing our faith, hopes and dreams with our community.
Recently, we received an encouraging email from Brian Raymond, the community artist who helped with the initial designs for the mosaic project.
“Whenever I find myself passing Lees Street, I drive down to see if the next in the series of mosaics has been completed. For a long time I have wondered what was happening to the mosaic-making part of the project – but – last week my patience was rewarded when the third stunning design appeared alongside the first two.
I must say I was very impressed by the standard of mosaic making. I am so impressed by the mosaic group’s dedication and endurance! I can only agree with the design changes they decided to make and am pleased they have the confidence to make these decisions as the project continues. Soon they will be designing and mosaic-ing all on their own.
Well done to everyone working on the project – what a brilliant Christmas present for the church.”
We hope that our third mosaic will be enjoyed by our local community and beyond as we pray for peace in Openshaw and around the world.
Click on the flickr photos for more pictures of our mosaics.
Recently, we received an encouraging email from Brian Raymond, the community artist who helped with the initial designs for the mosaic project.
“Whenever I find myself passing Lees Street, I drive down to see if the next in the series of mosaics has been completed. For a long time I have wondered what was happening to the mosaic-making part of the project – but – last week my patience was rewarded when the third stunning design appeared alongside the first two.
I must say I was very impressed by the standard of mosaic making. I am so impressed by the mosaic group’s dedication and endurance! I can only agree with the design changes they decided to make and am pleased they have the confidence to make these decisions as the project continues. Soon they will be designing and mosaic-ing all on their own.
Well done to everyone working on the project – what a brilliant Christmas present for the church.”
We hope that our third mosaic will be enjoyed by our local community and beyond as we pray for peace in Openshaw and around the world.
Click on the flickr photos for more pictures of our mosaics.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Two by two
At our latest messychurch we used salt dough to make our favourite animals. We also made boats and animals to help us think about the story of Noah.
During our celebration time, we acted out the story and thought about how God gives us a new start. We also used the colours of the rainbow to help us think and pray for people and countries.
You can see more photos of what we got up to on Flickr.
Our next messychurch is on 11th October, when we celebrate the harvest.
During our celebration time, we acted out the story and thought about how God gives us a new start. We also used the colours of the rainbow to help us think and pray for people and countries.
You can see more photos of what we got up to on Flickr.
Our next messychurch is on 11th October, when we celebrate the harvest.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Messy Creation
Everyone enjoyed exploring the theme of creation at our August Messy Church.
Breakfast included making some yummy fruit smoothies, thinking about all the tasty fruit in our world.
Our activities included :
- making cornflour gloop and exploring its different textures and creating patterns with it.
- thinking about the land and sea while making our own earth balloons.
- designing our own bugs using pipe cleaners and pom-poms.
- cutting and sticking different materials to create our own creation collage.
We celebrated all that we had made by using actions to tell a creation story and thinking about how we could look after our world.
Look at our photos on flickr to see what we got up to...
Breakfast included making some yummy fruit smoothies, thinking about all the tasty fruit in our world.
Our activities included :
- making cornflour gloop and exploring its different textures and creating patterns with it.
- thinking about the land and sea while making our own earth balloons.
- designing our own bugs using pipe cleaners and pom-poms.
- cutting and sticking different materials to create our own creation collage.
We celebrated all that we had made by using actions to tell a creation story and thinking about how we could look after our world.
Look at our photos on flickr to see what we got up to...
Monday, August 03, 2009
August Messy Church - Creation
The next messychurch@leesstreet will be on :-
Future dates for messychurch are :-
13th September
11th October
8th November
13th December
9th August
9.15 - 10.45am
Including breakfast, crafts and celebration
about the theme of creation.
9.15 - 10.45am
Including breakfast, crafts and celebration
about the theme of creation.
Future dates for messychurch are :-
13th September
11th October
8th November
13th December
Friday, July 31, 2009
At the seaside at Messy Church
We had lots of fun thinking about the seaside at our first breakfast Messy Church in July.
The seaside was the setting for our story about the Wise man who build his house on the rock and the Foolish man who built his house on the sand.
Look at our pictures on Flickr to see us eating, making, sticking, cutting, colouring and fishing.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Easter Egg People
This Easter we shared breakfast with each other and got busy making egg people and other craft activities.
It was a great chance for everyone to get creative and celebrate new life.
We are hoping this might be the start of Messy Church at Lees Street - watch this space...
Chat and Craft Gallery
Chat and Craft have been busy creating their own pieces of art - they have even sold one of them!!
You can see their creations at church or on Flickr .
Thursday, May 10, 2007
What does Chat and Craft get up to?
Chat and Craft meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month and are a small group of people who get together for chat, craft and fellowship. They always have good fun with laughter and stories.
Over the past year, they have made all kinds of things including flower table decorations, God's Eyes which can be found in Latin American churches and pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. They have also recently planted little tubs of flower and herb seeds which will bring new life to our church.
Over the past year, they have made all kinds of things including flower table decorations, God's Eyes which can be found in Latin American churches and pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. They have also recently planted little tubs of flower and herb seeds which will bring new life to our church.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
God's Eyes @ Chat and Craft
Members of our Chat and Craft group recently learnt how to create "God's Eyes".Huichol Indians of Mexico and Aymara Indians Bolivia weave brightly coloured yarn on a simple wood cross to form an "Ojo de Dios" or "Eye of God". They are often sold in Latin American markets reminding us that God looks with love on people everywhere.
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