October F@CT

 

Hi everyone and welcome to F@CT Online! We are really excited today as we are not only having F@CT online but we are also having F@CT in church as well. We are feeling really thankful that we are able to meet together in different ways, still able to have fun and learn about God wherever we are.

As we are thinking about being thankful, that is today's theme as it is a time in the church called Harvest when we are thankful for all the things that God has given us.

Our Bible verse today comes from Psalm 107 verse 1

Thank the Lord because He is good.

His love continues forever.

What would our day look like if we were really thankful for all the amazing things we have? 

Maybe it would look a bit like this...

When we are in church, we aren't allowed to sing at the moment but we are going to joining in with the actions to this song together. If you are at home, you can join in with the actions too and sing as loud as you like! 

Let's praise God together.

Maybe you would like to make a Lego model of something that you are thankful for today?

Prayer

We are going to be making Thank You prayer posters today.  

Who do you think made this prayer poster? It's someone who loves wearing colourful, stripey socks, has a large family and loves energetic sports likes skateboarding and football.

That's right! This is Supergranny's prayer poster. She is feeling thankful for her family, her favourite sports, her holiday to the beach, her favourite socks, Froggy Bear and her Bible, which helps her learn more about God.

You can cut pictures out from magazines or newspapers, draw your own pictures, or write words to make your prayer poster. You can put it up in your house and add things to it every day. 

Let's finish today with one of our favourite songs. I find this one quite tricky to sing and do the actions at the same time, even when I have friends like these to help me remember which action comes next!

Let's join in and have fun remembering how AMAZING God is!

At Harvest, one of the ways we can thank God for the fantastic things He has given us is by sharing with others. Here are a couple of ways we can share with others at church at the moment.

Make Lunch

The Make Lunch team has been helping families in our town this year when lots of people have found it difficult to have enough food. This has been a fantastic way to show people that God cares about them. We can help Make Lunch by bringing in the items that they need to help others. This year, we have been asked if we can bring in these items...

Pasta

Pasta sauces

Nappies (size 3, 4 or 5)

Wet wipes

Toilet rolls

Tins of rice pudding

Ready Made Custard

Bottles of Squash

Tinned Vegetables

There will be a table in the foyer next to the office door in church for your donations. Please bring them as soon as possible.

Love in a box

We already getting excited about Christmas this year and we are going to be collecting filled shoeboxes again. You can download the form with all the information about what to put in the shoeboxes here.

Christmas may seem a little while away but shoeboxes are sent out at the beginning of November.

We hope you've had great fun today feeling thankful. We will be back here on the blog next week finding out about more adventures with The Story Keepers.