Church & School - Family Pentecost Event
Pentecost
Aims:
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to give Primary aged children the opportunity to find out more about Christianity.
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to introduce the children & their families to the concept of ‘church in school.’
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for the club to be a welcoming & engaging place for all.
Timings:
2.45pm team arrive, pray & set up.
3.15 – 3.20pm sign in & collect passport.
3.20 - 4.15pm stations open.
4.15 – 4.30pm whole family story, song & prayers.
4.30-4.45pm whole team feedback & clear up.
Theme:
Pentecost – the birthday of the church!
Rationale:
Family events work well as the last after school club of the term or half term. The main seasonal
festivals are obvious times that will work well as family events. A selection of these sample events
are available to download from the Church & School section of the website:
http://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/schools-and-young-people/church-and-schools/church-andschools-resources.html
Rather than limiting the invites to regular club attendees, open the invite up to the whole school
and welcome extended families. The event is designed around a ‘Passport’ (issued once a booking
has been received or collected on the door) this tells the families all the stations available and once
the station has been visited each child receives a sticker in the passport. Families are free to move
around the stations in any order (stations usually include various crafts, puzzles, refreshments &
games) then draw the event together for the last 15 minutes with a familiar song, related bible story
& prayers written by the children at the prayer station. A suggested donation of £1 per passport
should cover the cost of the event.
Diocese of Carlisle – Growing Disciples
Church & School - Family Pentecost Event
Station
Equipment needed
Pentecost party hat
Flame template (card or foam), head band card
strip, stapler & pencils.
Make an origami dove
Doily/ circle of paper, scissors & instructions.
Decorate a biscuitflame/dove
Biscuits, icing, sprinkles, etc.
Big craft for school
display
Flame stick
Large Pentecost banner
Prayer tree
Lolly sticks, sellotape & crepe paper strips (red,
orange & yellow)
Jug, branches, paper flames & doves, pencils, string.
Pinwheel/ Spinner
Pinwheel template, scissors, stick, split pins,
coloured pens. OR
Spinner template, scissors, string & coloured pens.
Pentecost balloon
Red/orange/yellow balloons, sticks, dove & flames,
glue, streamers
Letters hidden around room (each numbered).
Transfer onto answer sheet to complete sentence.
Treasure hunt
(Happy birthday to the
church!)
Party bag decorating
Leader
unmanned
Brown paper bags, pens, glue & flame/dove shapes.
Birthday cards/ colouring
in/ & word search
Drink & birthday cake
Paper, pens, glue, collage bits & worksheets.
Story, song & prayers to
link event together.
Use popcorn as visual aid.
http://childrensministry.org.au/2011/05/pentecostlets-celebrate/
unmanned
Juice, water, cake / biscuit, jugs, cups.
Diocese of Carlisle – Growing Disciples
Church & School - Family Pentecost Event
For any further information regarding Church & Schools work please contact your local Church &
School Officer (see below)
Deaneries
Brampton, Calder,
Carlisle, Derwent &
Solway
Appleby, Barrow,
Furness, Kendal,
Penrith &
Windermere
Church & School
Officer
Emma Richardson
Sarah Hulme
Contact details
07584684309
[email protected]
07584684310
[email protected]
Extra Resources:
Word search (page 4)
Dove & flame templates (pages 5 & 6)
Pinwheel craft (page 7)
Spinner craft (page 8)
Pentecost label/ picture (page 9)
Birthday card & colouring sheet (pages 10 &11)
Treasure hunt grid (page 12)
Origami dove instructions (page 13)
For further craft ideas & resources, please visit our Pinterest page:
http://pinterest.com/churchandschool/ascension-pentecost/
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Pentecost Wordsearch
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Find these words:
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HOLY SPIRIT
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PENTECOST
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GIFT
WIND
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Flame Templates
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Church & School - Family Pentecost Event
Dove Templates
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Pentecost Pinwheel Template
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Pentecost Spinner Template
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Pentecost Labels
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Pentecost Birthday Card
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Pentecost Colouring
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Pentecost treasure hunt
Find the letters hidden on candles around the room.
Write them under the correct number below & find the hidden message.
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Pentecost treasure hunt
Find the letters hidden on candles around the room.
Write them under the correct number below & find the hidden message.
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Pentecost treasure hunt
Find the letters hidden on candles around the room.
Write them under the correct number below & find the hidden message.
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Instructions for making an origami dove
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