St Mary's RC School

This morning I was joined once again by Lisa to do an Operation Christmas Child assembly at St Mary's RC in Ulverston.  We started the assembly with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger and then Lisa showed an Ad from a few years ago which started with a slogan that said Love isn't a big thing.  As the ad went on we saw a brother and a sister growing up until one got married and the ending slogan said Love is a thousand little things.  The children went through fun times, and had their ups and downs too. She linked this to filling a shoe box with love and that love really is a thousand little things.  I then went on to talk about what to put into a shoe box and we finished with Shine from the inside out before saying a prayer.

OT BX4 Low Furness School

This afternoon I was back at Low Furness School doing week 4 of Bible Explorer.  I wasn't able to do a lesson last week as something else was on in school but despite that the children had remembered all the hand signs from week 1 to 3 which was great.  We did the stories of Samuel, Eli, Saul, David and Solomon ending when the kingdom split.  Next week we finish the story.

St Mary's Dalton

This morning I went along to do an assembly at St Mary's Dalton.  After saying hello to the children I introduced them to a new song (for them not me) So Many Ways to Praise the Lord.  I then asked for a boy and a girl to come and join me at the front.  I gave one of them a plate and the other a tube of toothpaste.  I then instructed them to draw a face with the toothpaste onto the plate - I did get a bit of a funny look when I said this from the two children.  I then encouraged them to do some more only this time I helped out and made a load of toothpaste come out making a messy everywhere.  This got a laugh from the children but an even bigger laugh was had when I asked them to put the toothpaste back into the tube.  What was the point of this - simple whenever we speak out a wrong or bad word from our mouth that's it we can't take it back like the toothpaste can't go back into the tube.  I then demonstrated this by shouting at a teacher (it was OK as he is a very good friend of mine) this too got a laugh until I said can I take those words back.  I brought a bible verse from James which talks about a small spark is all that is needed to start a big fire.  The fire can make a mess and destroy things just like a wrong word can to a person.  So I encouraged them to think about how they speak to each other and to adults they know.  To finish we sang Shine I then closed the assembly with a prayer.

Lindel and Marton School

This morning I was joined by Lisa at Lindel and Marton School for an Operation Christmas Child assembly.  To start off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then I explained about how to pack and fill a shoe box.  Lisa then talked about love being a thousand little things and not just a big thing and did this by showing a video clip from an advert.  To close off the assembly we sang Shine and Lisa closed with a prayer.

Newton Primary School

This afternoon Sarah and I went to do an assembly at Newton Primary School.  We started by singing Be Happy then I opened my bag which was full of different things that can protect you.  I explained that the items were all different but they had something in common, some children said safety which was a great answer but I was looking for the word protection.  Sarah then read the story of Jesus calming the storm from a book by Andy Robb.  Afterwards I explained that all the items I had brought can protect us but in life we have ups and downs a bit like a storm.  Sometimes we are really happy and sometimes feel a bit down so I asked what do we do - I linked back to the disciples in the boat who called out to Jesus for help.  So I encouraged the children to do the same, I then introduced them to Wonderful Lord which talks about God being our shield and protector and He watches over us even when we are sleeping.  During the instrumental part Sarah said a prayer.

Croftlands Infant School

This morning Sarah and I were joined by Lisa when we did an Operation Christmas Child assembly at Croftlands Infant School.  We started with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Lisa showed a video clip and talked to the children about love not being a big thing but a thousand little things.  I then explained about what to put into a shoe box before we sang Shine.  Sarah then closed the assembly with a prayer.

Croftlands Junior School

This morning we did an Operation Christmas Child assembly at Croftlands Junior School.  I was joined by Lisa who told the children about love not being a big thing but a thousand little things, she did this with a TV ad from a few years ago.  I covered the part of the assembly that talks about what goes into a box.  To start the assembly off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger and to finish it we sang Shine.