Children and Families - Scripture Union NZ

We live in very busy times, with lots of things on the go. It is no different for our children. Where do we find God? God of course is present with us in all our busyness, but we also need to stop and give God our undivided attention. Let's explore how to press STOP at the end of the day. How do we help children to stop and spend time with God? It’s certainly not easy! We asked some children for their ideas, our team contributed their favourite tips, and we have included a couple of simple suggestions. Because no one has time for complicated! Feeling inadequate? Stonehouse and May in their book, Listening to Children on the Spiritual Journey , interviewed parents about their night-time rituals. What did they do at the end of the day to help their children meet with God?  They discovered that for some parents this time was precious, and they spoke of being humbled and amazed at the depth and sincerity of their children’s prayers. But other parents spoke

8-14 Sept: It's  Māori   language week! What a great reminder that we live in a country with three official languages;  Māori , English and NZ sign language. It also provides a reminder to consider how our programmes and our conversations reflect this diversity. Here are just a couple of simple suggestions and resources to help you this week and beyond. Check out: Te Wiki o te Teo  Māori Te Taura Whiri i te Reo  Māori : Maori Language Commission:  The Māori Language Commission  has a great collection of resources for you to download and use. There are fabulous posters and phrasebooks available. Why not print them off and display them around your church? The importance of correctly pronouncing  Māori  words: This YouTube clip has been around for a while, but it's great! If you haven't seen it, it is worth a watch. Click here to check it out.  " My name is Finnian Galbraith and I am a year 11 student at Kāpiti College. I wrote this speech initially