Pentecost

Hi everyone and welcome to Christchurch Kids. Today is a special day for the church. It is called Pentecost and it's when we celebrate and remember the day that the Holy Spirit first came to the disciples. Here's the story of that amazing day.

Can you imagine what it would have been like in Jerusalem on that day? There were lots of people from lots of different places. All of a sudden, the disciples came out into the crowd and everyone could hear God's message spoken in their own language. 

What does is sound like to hear "God Loves You" in different languages? Have a listen here...

We have a fun song about everything that happened on the day of Pentecost.

It sounds like a huge party  happened at Pentecost with 3000 people joining the disciples after they had heard God's message for them. We can make our own party hats to join in the celebration and these hats look like the flames that rested on the disciples' heads.

Pictures from mykidcraft.com

Start by colouring in a paper plate. If you choose orange, red and yellow colours, your hat will look more like flames.

Carefully make a hole in the centre of the plate ( you may want to ask an adult to help you with this bit). Cut straight lines from the hole in the centre to the edge of the flat bit of the plate , leaving the rim intact. Pull the triangles up to make your party crown.

The Holy Spirit is described as a gift from God. It is the best gift as it says in the Bible that as we stay close to God, the Holy Spirit works in us to help us to grow in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are called the Fruits of the Spirit. On the day of Pentecost, the disciples went out and shared God's love with many other people. As we grow with God, the Fruits of the Spirit shine out and help us to share God's love too.

Our colouring page today features the Fruits of the Spirit and you can download it here

Prayer

Make a paper prayeroplane! The Holy Spirit is described as being like a strong wind and a dove. We can make flying prayers today by writing a prayer and folding it up into a paper aeroplane. How far does it travel? Our prayers travel all the way to heaven!

 If you want some help making a paper aeroplane, there are instructions here

We've got a fantastic song from Spring Harvest about the Holy Spirit to listen to and it's a great one to dance too as well. 

To finish our celebration for Pentecost we have a message for you all from everyone on the children's team at Christchurch. We have been playing a long distance game of catch!

We hope you have all had a fun half term and have enjoyed our Pentecost celebrations today. We would love to see any pictures of crafts, colouring and prayers. Did you spot Supergranny playing our game of catch? Come back next week to hear more from her.