Children and Families - Scripture Union NZ

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The programmes: Click on the link s below to access th ese programmes: Book #6 -    Henry Williams the Peacemaker  Book #7 -    Ngakuku, Tarore and the Little Book  Book #8 -    Te Whiwhi, Katu and Te Wai Pounamu  Book #9 -    Octavius Hadfield the Friend of the Tangata Whenua  Book #10 -  Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi the King Maker   Th is programme is designed for 5—12 year olds, and it comes in five downloadable booklets that are free and easy to use. They are packed with great ideas to get your tamariki (children) excited about ‘The Chronicles of Paki’ and discover the stories for themselves. They will help you to dig deeper into how God has been at work in Aotearoa, New Zealand right from the very beginning. This year we have built this programme around research conducted by David Csinos, a Canadian theologian. We love his approach, and it describes well the ways in whi...

You and your church can join us for this global campaign, which unites hundreds of thousands of people across more than 40 countries in prayer!  4-5 June is the world wide weekend of prayer for children at risk. We know that New Zealand has appalling rates of child abuse, so this is an issue that demands our attention. 4-5 June falls on New Zealand's celebration of the Queens Birthday. So, while you are relaxing with family or getting away to the beach, take time with those around you to pray.   This event is hosted by viva.org  Viva has a great range of material to help you: activity guides for adults and children, PowerPoints, prayer diaries and songs! There are plenty of websites you can access for information and prayer ideas. Here are a couple of simple suggestions of my own to get you started. Prayer ideas: - Add a prayer to your church bulletin/notices. Here is a suggestion. You can download this as a prayer card by clicking here :   - U...

We had a fantastic time in Auckland over the weekend, with the first of our WAY2GO conferences. Next up, Dunedin!  Dunedin 28 May  Wellington 11 June  Register today to secure your spot.  Here are a few photos of the action from the day. This is what happens when you let penguins loose!    Come along and join the fun!

I am not a trekkie. They are a rare and special tribe of people. Maybe you are one, or you live in the same house as one. A trekkie? Someone who is more than a little obsessed with the TV series, Star Trek.  Star Trek has one famous line that is known even by us trekkie ignorants:  'Resistance is Futile'   The question is: I s it true?   Resistance is the word given to that which slows you down, to opposition or disagreement or pressure . Resistance can be frustrating, demoralising and depressing... but is it futile?   I would like to suggest that while it is unco mfor table, resistance is necessary. Resistance tells us that change i s in the air.  Where change is , there we will find resistance. So, if we want our ministry with children to gr ow and develop than resist ance is to be expected. It's how we know we are moving. If there is no resistance it may well mean we are at a stand still .   So, if you are fac ing res istance...

  Here are two great resources for exploring Pentecost Sunday!  Church-based Children's Programme: If you are planning to explore the story of Pentecost in your children's programme than this little resource might be just what you are looking for. It includes story ideas, using a bull roarer ( a wooden disk on the end of a string ), eating grapes and much much more! (For more on taonga puoro, Maori musical instruments, click here ). Thanks to Bex Davies for sharing her programme outline with us. You can download it for free from our dropbox by clicking here! All Age Service resource: Pentecost Sunday is a great opportunity to get creative, to be joyful and to learn a little church history! In preparing for an All Age service for Pentecost Sunday, I made a rather inspiring discovery, Holy Spirit Holes! In the ceilings of some cathedrals are these holes, trapdoors actually. During the celebration of Pentecost, live doves and red rose petals were dropped through these ...

We are pulling together a whole host of All Age ideas: Creative and inspiring service outlines, great books, fabulous articles and much much more!  You can find all these in one place. Simply click on the 'All Age' tab on the top of the blog and you will see a list of all we have currently on offer. If you have something to contribute, we would love to hear your ideas and suggestions.  Watch this space!