Coniston School

This morning I went to Coniston Primary School for the assembly.  After singing God's Love is Bigger than a Burger I told the children the story of Ruth.  I explained that it is only a short story and that the book of Ruth only takes up a few pages in the Bible and could easily be overlooked but it is of great importance as it shows real love in action as well as playing a part in the life of Jesus.  After the story I explained that Ruth showed so much love towards her mother in law Naomi and later that love was rewarded by her marrying Boaz.  I encouraged the children to be like Ruth and show love and kindness towards each other in school as well as other people.  I pointed out that God's love for us is massive we know that because he sent Jesus to die for us.  To close the assembly we sang I Love You before I said a short prayer.

Broughton School

This morning I went over to Broughton School for the assembly.  After singing God's Love is Bigger than a Burger I told the children the story of Ruth. I explained that Ruth is a small book in the Bible which could easily be missed or over looked as you flicked through the pages.  After the story I talked about just how much God loves us and that we should try to love other people like Ruth loved Naomi in the story.  Ruth worked so hard for her mother in law and that showed great love and kindness which eventually was rewarded when she married Boaz.  So I encouraged the children to be like her and show love and kindness to each other day by day.  To close we sang I Love You then I said a short prayer.

St Peters

This morning I went to do the assembly at St Peters.  It was good to see all the children again after the Easter break.  I gave the children a choice as to which song to sing - they picked God's Love is Bigger than a Burger - which fitted with what I was going to say anyway.  After the song I told the story of Ruth explaining that it is only a small part of the Bible but is so important.  I pointed out the love that Ruth had for Naomi and later the love that Boaz showed to Ruth.  I further explained that God love us so much and even though we are loved by our parents and family, God's love for us is so much bigger.  I encouraged the children to show love and kindness to others just as Ruth did to Naomi.  To end we sang I Love You before I closed with a prayer.

Low Furness School

This morning Sarah and I went to Low Furness School for the assembly.  Our theme was Love in the Bible so to start off we sang God's love is bigger than a Burger.  I then told the story of Ruth and displayed pictures as I went through the various aspects of the story.  I focused in on the love Ruth had for Naomi and then the love Boaz had for Ruth - then fast forwarding to David and the love he showed too - then to Jesus.  Sarah summed up by reminding the children what Ruth did and encouraging the children to do things in love to help other people.  To close we sang I Love You before Sarah ended with a prayer.

Church Walk Primary School

This morning Sarah and I went  to Church Walk Primary School where we did our Easter assembly yes I know Easter was last week and today is the first day of the new term, we took with us Harold the Hot Cross Bun who told the children the reason he has a cross on his head, why he is so rounded, why there is yeast inside him, what the spices remind us of as well as why he has fruit inside him too!  We had started the assembly with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Harold took centre stage to entertain, remind us of the Easter message as well as tell bad jokes.  Following Harold Sarah recapped the assembly by saying the cross was to remind us of the cross Jesus died on, the spice reminded us of the spices used to put onto Jesus' dead body, the rounded shape for the round stone which sealed the tomb, the yeast makes the bun rise which reminds us that Jesus rose and the fruit because on Easter day we say He is risen and buns everywhere reply He is a raisin indeed (told you the jokes were bad).  After this we sang Inright Outright before I closed with a prayer.

Newton School

This morning Sarah and I had been invited to take part in the praise assembly at Newton School where we did our Easter assembly.  We took with us Harold the Hot Cross Bun who told the children the reason he has a cross on his head, why he is so rounded, why there is yeast inside him, what the spices remind us of as well as why he has fruit inside him too!  We had started the assembly with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Harold took centre stage to entertain, remind us of the Easter message as well as tell bad jokes.  Following Harold Sarah recapped the assembly by saying the cross was to remind us of the cross Jesus died on, the spice reminded us of the spices used to put onto Jesus' dead body, the rounded shape for the round stone which sealed the tomb, the yeast makes the bun rise which reminds us that Jesus rose and the fruit because on Easter day we say He is risen and buns everywhere reply He is a raisin indeed (told you the jokes were bad).  After this we sang Inright Outright before Sarah closed with a prayer.  Sarah and I had a great time as we celebrated with the children and some of their parents.

Leven Valley School

This morning Sarah and I went  to Leven Valley School where we did our Easter assembly.  We took with us Harold the Hot Cross Bun who told the children the reason he has a cross on his head, why he is so rounded, why there is yeast inside him, what the spices remind us of as well as why he has fruit inside him too!  We had started the assembly with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Harold took centre stage to entertain, remind us of the Easter message as well as tell bad jokes.  Following Harold Sarah recapped the assembly by saying the cross was to remind us of the cross Jesus died on, the spice reminded us of the spices used to put onto Jesus' dead body, the rounded shape for the round stone which sealed the tomb, the yeast makes the bun rise which reminds us that Jesus rose and the fruit because on Easter day we say He is risen and buns everywhere reply He is a raisin indeed (told you the jokes were bad).  After this we sang Inright Outright before Sarah closed with a prayer.

Our Lady's School

This morning Sarah and I went  to Our Lady's School where we did our Easter assembly.  We took with us Harold the Hot Cross Bun who told the children the reason he has a cross on his head, why he is so rounded, why there is yeast inside him, what the spices remind us of as well as why he has fruit inside him too!  We had started the assembly with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Harold took centre stage to entertain, remind us of the Easter message as well as tell bad jokes.  Following Harold Sarah recapped the assembly by saying the cross was to remind us of the cross Jesus died on, the spice reminded us of the spices used to put onto Jesus' dead body, the rounded shape for the round stone which sealed the tomb, the yeast makes the bun rise which reminds us that Jesus rose and the fruit because on Easter day we say He is risen and buns everywhere reply He is a raisin indeed (told you the jokes were bad).  After this we sang Inright Outright before I closed with a prayer.

Lindale School

This afternoon Sarah and I went  down to Lindale Church as Lindale School where having an afternoon of Easter fun and celebration.  We start the event off with a couple of songs then the children with some parents went to do some Easter themed crafts.  Then we did our Easter assembly.  Harold took centre stage to entertain, remind us of the Easter message as well as tell bad jokes.  He told the children the reason he has a cross on his head, why he is so rounded, why there is yeast inside him, what the spices remind us of as well as why he has fruit inside him too!    Following Harold Sarah recapped the message by saying the cross was to remind us of the cross Jesus died on, the spice reminded us of the spices used to put onto Jesus' dead body, the rounded shape for the round stone which sealed the tomb, the yeast makes the bun rise which reminds us that Jesus rose and the fruit because on Easter day we say He is risen and buns everywhere reply He is a raisin indeed (told you the jokes were bad).  After this we sang Inright Outright before I closed with a prayer.

Croftlands Junior School

This morning Sarah and I went  to Croftlands Junior School where we did our Easter assembly.  We took with us Harold the Hot Cross Bun who told the children the reason he has a cross on his head, why he is so rounded, why there is yeast inside him, what the spices remind us of as well as why he has fruit inside him too!  We had started the assembly with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Harold took centre stage to entertain, remind us of the Easter message as well as tell bad jokes.  Following Harold Sarah recapped the assembly by saying the cross was to remind us of the cross Jesus died on, the spice reminded us of the spices used to put onto Jesus' dead body, the rounded shape for the round stone which sealed the tomb, the yeast makes the bun rise which reminds us that Jesus rose and the fruit because on Easter day we say He is risen and buns everywhere reply He is a raisin indeed (told you the jokes were bad).  After this we sang Inright Outright before I closed with a prayer.