Advent Sunday 18 - All Age

The 'All-Age' service (a café styled service) for Advent Sunday where we focussed on the things that make us 'Thankful' and created a 'Gladness Advent Calendar'. Its was a real insight  (and challenge) to see how some people struggled to find things they were thankful for.  Others filled a sheet of paper with things that brought gladness and had no difficulty in creating their Advent calendars. 

Take a look at the powerpoint slides below and as you reflect on them have a think about how you'd communicate our responses of Gladness in the light of your own life and the generosity of God and the people, places, events and realities of your life using this as a mirror.

Time to think about the things that make us thankful:

And to reflect upon God's word.

Before we got to make an Advent Calendar - 25 Days of opportunity to reflect on the good things, places and people in our lives.

And to present to the church and to launch 'Follow the Star' - the CofE's 2018 Christmas campaign.

After which we had a chance to sing and worship  our God for His generosity in the coming of Jesus, the Christ.

And we lit our first candle - the journey to the stable noted, marked, and begun.

And we prayed

And prayed

Ending with the Lord's Prayer.

And then we left, hopefully ready, able and willing to reflect on our gladness and thankfulness for God's immense and amazing love - and to begin our Advent journey.