Crosthwaite School

This afternoon we went over to Crosthwaite School for the assembly.  It was so good to see the children following the Easter break.  The assembly started by singing Touch a Finger, I displayed a number of pictures of superhero's while Sarah explained their supper power.  Then Joe Smith I asked what is his special super power- just then the assembly was interrupted by my phone ringing - It was God - who told me that Joe was a special superhero and had a great power and that I could read all about it in 1Corintians 13:1-13.  Sarah then explained that the special power was love and she then read out different situations and asked the children to put up their hand if it was showing love or not - it was basically the Bible verse.  As each sentence was read out the children responded and each time I displayed what the Bible verse said.  After this we encouraged the children to show love to each other in all the things they do.  We then sang I Love You before Sarah closed with a prayer.

Low Furness School

This morning we went to Low Furness School for the assembly.  The theme was Love in the Bible a follow on from the last assembly.  I displayed a number of pictures of superhero's while Sarah explained their supper power.  Then Joe Smith I asked what is his special super power- just then the assembly was interrupted by my phone ringing - It was God - who told me that Joe was a special superhero and had a great power and that I could read all about it in 1Corintians 13:1-13.  Sarah then explained that the special power was love and she then read out different situations and asked the children to put up their hand if it was showing love or not - it was basically the Bible verse.  As each sentence was read out the children responded and each time I displayed what the Bible verse said.  After this we encouraged the children to show love to each other in all the things they do.  We then sang May the God of Hope before Sarah closed with a prayer.

Pennington School

This afternoon I went to Pennington school for the assembly.  After asking the children if they had had a good Easter since we haven't been since before the Easter break we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  I then told the story of Ruth using pictures to display the various aspects of the story.  I also paused a few times to fill in some other information as I went along.  After the story I explained that we should all try to follow the example of Ruth and do things to show love and kindness to other people.  To end we sang I Love You before I closed the assembly with a prayer.

Penny Bridge Academy

This afternoon Sarah and I went down to Penny Bridge Academy for the assembly.  It was great to see all the children again since the Easter break.  We started with God's Love is Bigger than a burger before I told the story of Ruth.  As I started I talked about how it is only a small book in the Bible but is so important and it is a love story - in many ways!  I used pictures to help tell the story and paused at a couple of places to explain things.  After the story Sarah did a recap of the main part and emphasised how much Ruth loved Naomi.  She then encouraged the children to do the same and help people out and show loving kindness to those around us.  To finish we sang I Love You before Sarah closed in a prayer.

Flookburgh School

This morning Sarah and I went down to Flookburgh School for the assembly.  It was so lovely to see all the children again, with the Easter break it seems so long since our last visit.  We started with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then I told the story of Ruth to the children explaining that it is a very small book in the Bible which can all too easily been missed.  As I told the story I displayed some pictures as well as explaining a few points along the way.  I focused in on the love and kindness that Ruth showed towards Naomi.  After the story Sarah encouraged the children to be just like Ruth and show love and kindness to those around them.  To end we sang I Love You before Sarah closed with a prayer.

St Mary's Dalton

This morning I went to St Mary's Dalton for the assembly.  It was really good to see all the children again, it seems such a long time since I had visited with the Easter break.  We started with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger as I wanted to talk about love using the story of Ruth.  I told the story using pictures and as I went along I explained some things to the children.  After the story I explained that Ruth had been so loving and kind towards Naomi when she didn't really need to be as Naomi had offered her the chance to go home.  I did a quick recap of Easter only to explain that God loves us so much that he sent Jesus and we should show some of that love to others like Ruth did.  So I encouraged the children to try and do acts of kindness and show love to each other during their time in school as well as outside of school.  To finish we sang I Love You before saying a short prayer to close.

Lindal and Marton School

This morning I was at Lindal and Marton School for the assembly.  It was great to see all the children again after the Easter break.  To start the assembly off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger as it was going to link in with the story I had for them today which was - Ruth.  After telling the story and displaying pictures I expanded what Ruth did in that she didn't need to work as she did for Naomi but she did please she loved her and wanted to show her kindness.  I briefly explained about how God shows his love to us in sending Jesus and encouraged the children to share some of that love with others by showing kindness.  I gave a few examples of how they could do that like holding a door open, giving someone a smile when they are feeling down - simple things.  To close we sang I Love You then I finished with a prayer.