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Autumn Newsletter 2023
Click the image to read the latest news and ideas from BCFM 🙂
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Farming Faith
A 4 part curriculum full of farming faith filled fun! Machines, Beef, Sheep and Tillage. Can be used in Sunday Clubs, Intergenerational Services, Holiday Clubs or simply at home 🙂
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Welcome Families Flyer
Click image to download flyer/poster Church is meant to be a family, of all ages, all backgrounds and all abilities, all fully participating in life, worship and growth. When we do quieten our inner control freak what happens may well be messy, not neatly coloured between the lines, and noisier than some might prefer…but it…
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Heroes of Faith
The Bible Buddies are fired up and excited about heroes of faith!
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Summer Newsletter 2023
Grab yourself an ice cream (or warm cocoa if the weather’s anything like it is today!), take a comfy seat and enjoy the Summer Newsletter with ideas for staying connected with your families during the holidays. Click on the image to download, or you can read the online magazine version here: https://bit.ly/3roOVPj
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Children & Families Ministry Health Check App
To download the Health Check please click the image above. No matter what activities and facilities you have in place for Children and Families it is always good to review that provision, particularly in our ever-changing world. The needs of families in your area will change, the congregation will change, and volunteers…
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Pentecost Headband
A simple and fun activity for Pentecost. Download, print – ideally onto card if possible, cut and stick – see, simple! 😉 You can either use the ready coloured version if you’re short on time or if you’d like the children to colour as you chat about Pentecost you can download a plain version that…
Themes: • Pentecost
Pots of encouragement
This is a super easy and simple activity for children young and old to give as a gift to those who help them to grow be it physically or spiritually or both! They can be used for Mothers day or as gifts for any day. All you need are some clean jam jars with labels…
Themes: • Father's Day • Love • Mothers day • Valentines
Where your treasure is
It’s hard to escape the little fella and his pot of gold during St Patrick’s Day, but how can we turn the wee man into a helpful teaching tool ?! Well, we’ve had a go at least! Based on the verse Luke 12:34 (Click on the image of the pot to download the pdf) “Where…
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Easter Bible Buddy Pack
The Bible Buddies are reclaiming Easter from the Easter bunny! 😉
A Bible Buddy is a small toy which a child adopts and promises to look after. The main difference to any other toy is that this buddy needs feeding – not with pet food but with the word of God!
Themes: • Bible Reading • Easter • Lent
I Believe – Confirmation Resource from CIYD
“I Believe” is fantastic resource for Clergy leading Confirmation classes. It is 12 sessions long and is based round the Confirmation Service, the Ten Commandments and The Apostles’ Creed. Topics include ‘Who is God?’, ‘Why we need a Saviour’, ‘The Sacraments’ and ‘Serving God/Serving others’.
Each session offers a blend of teaching, games, worship and prayer activities and discussion questions. The sessions are aimed to last between forty and ninety minutes at the discretion of the facilitator and the resource offers the flexibility for sessions to be tailored to the needs of the particular context.
Themes: • Confirmation
Spring Newsletter 2023
Make yourself a cup of tea, take a comfy seat and enjoy the Spring Newsletter with plenty of ideas for Valentines day, Lent, Easter and St Patrick’s Day! Click on the image to download, or you can read the online magazine version here: https://bit.ly/3DUj5xu
Themes: • Easter • Lent • Spring • St Patricks day • Valentines
St Patrick’s Day Playdough Mats
Ideal for Children’s clubs, toddler groups or use at home, we have two different mats to print – one can be used to help explain the trinity to older children – or parents, the other is just for fun but can also be used to talk about rainbows, God’s promises as well as St Patricks Day.
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Hand on Heart – you are loved
This super simple download can be used either for Easter or Valentines day. The heart picture can be used as a take home Easter / Valentines card or you could even go one step further and frame them as mementos to give as a gift to parents.
Themes: • Easter • Valentines
Easter Tiers
This is an intergenerational activity that can be used either in your home or at church as part of an intergenerational service. Together you create each tier and read a section of the Easter story. Templates & instructions in a downloadable pdf
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Hearts of truth
This is a printable craft of love that can be used in a multitude of ways. The hearts of truth each contain a line from 1 Corinthians 13 “love is patient…” as well as some blank hearts for your own words / drawings.
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John 3:16 Valentine
This can either be used for Valentines Day or Easter. Sometimes the old ones are the best – this has been around quite a number of years but it’s still effective. This version comes from Ministry Ark. You can either use it as a simple A4 colouring page while you talk about God’s love, about…
Themes: • Easter • Valentines
Steps through Lent
You are invited to take Steps through Lent together. There are two parts to the resource: Steps…A printer friendly resource that you can use at home, in church or even at school. For each day of Lent there are footprints to choose and a prompt to talk together – children and adults – about how…
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Reindeer gift
A simple and easy gift you can make for your children’s club or as a thank you to your volunteers. Use either a wrapped lolly or a Lindor red truffle – selotape behind the face to secure. Click the template below to download a printable pdf version.
Themes: • Christmas
Plastic Pot Snow Globe
This is a nice craft to use with either your own family or with a small Children’s group – ensure you gain parent / guardian permission to take and print photos of Children. You will need: Clear recycled plastic yoghurt pots, cups or similar. Tissue paper Glitter (environmentally friendly of course 🙂 ) Glue (ideally…
Themes: • Christmas