Sunday 30th March (Mothering Sunday)… we started early by preparing posies for the ladies of the church ad then taking them to The Hub for the beginning of the service; we sang 2 songs and demonstrated the actions which a lot of the congregation joined in with.
Lucy read a poem dedicated to her mum and we distributed the flowers during the first hymn before returning to the church hall for a special session where we were guided by Don Meechan (ably assisted by grandson Rupert) through CPR training. It was very informative, and the JAM members now know what to do in an emergency, which could save lives…. Even if they do not perform CPR on someone, they can instruct others and also know the steps to ensure everything possible is done to help a person.
Sponsored Walk Thursday 10th April…. 12 of us set-off on the walk starting at The Hub at 10am; the weather was kind and warmer than expected. It was a lovely day to be in the countryside walking along the not-so-quiet farm track towards Spixworth (lots of tractors and dust!). We stopped half-way for scones and flapjacks which seemed to re-charge the batteries of the younger ones especially Amelia who jogged in the lead all the way back, and we returned to The Hub in half the time! When we have collected all the money, we expect to have raised over £424 for breast cancer (chosen by Lucy)– a big thank you to all who supported the walk in any way.
Sunday April 13th (Palm Sunday)….. We unexpectedly were offered some tickets to see The King of Kings at the Odeon Cinema in Norwich. This was the premier weekend of a brand new movie covering the life of Jesus as seen from the viewpoint of a young son of Charles Dickens.
Easter Sunday 20th April…..
We started our session by making resurrection rolls which are symbolic of Christ’s death and used a marshmallow dipped in spices is then wrapped in dough and sealed. After cooking the marshmallow has melted leaving the rolls with a hollow centre, representing the empty tomb.
We talked about our trip to the cinema last week and the impressions it left; comments about the role of the pharisees in building a case against someone who threatened their world, whipping up the crowds to ask for a murderer to be pardoned rather than Jesus. Also some said how brutal the treatment of Jesus was and how Pilate tried to get Jesus freed but, in the end, let him die. Altogether the film was a great way to understand the details of Holy week.
We ran through the Easter morning story, listened to a new song by Nick and Becky Drake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REWpX147iWI and prayed, thanking Jesus for forgiveness and new life we can have through Him.
We did an Easter Escape Room in 2 teams and followed this with an egg hunt around the hall.
We then made laminated crosses for ourselves and church members, to help us remember the sacrifice of Jesus for us.
We joined the church at the end of the service, in time for communion and for the congregation to hear the song. We handed out the crosses and easter eggs to the congregation. It was a very chocolate filled but memorable Easter morning.
