Diocesan Children’s

Resources Catalogue

D iocese of Monmouth 2013

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Welcome!

We are delighted to make this Diocesan Children’s Resources Catalogue available to you. We hope that these resources will help inspire, enthuse and support your work with children in your ministry area. Our Godly Play Resources are held at Bishopstow whilst all other resources are held at the Diocesan Office. Godly Play Resources All other resources Bishopstow Stow Hill Newport NP20 4EA 01633 263510 Borrowing Items You are welcome to visit to browse and borrow items for up to 6 weeks for use in your ministry area. Office hours You can visit between 9-5 every weekday (Excluding Bank and Public Holidays). Please phone to check if specific items are available. Updating The Diocesan Children’s Resources Catalogue We hope to continue to develop our available resources and will keep the most up to date version of this catalogue on-line: http://www.monmouthdiocese.org.uk OR You can request a hard copy from the Diocesan Office. Diocesan Children's Adviser Our Diocesan Children’s Adviser is available to help with any queries regarding resources, or for more practical help on ministry with children. You can contact the Children’s Adviser at the Diocesan Office on the number above.

The Diocesan Office 64 Caerau Road Newport NP20 4HJ 01633 267490

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Contents The lessons are presented in their suggested seasonal order of presentation. In Autumn, an opening session on the Church year is followed by Old Testament stories, from creation through the prophets. In Winter, we present the season of Advent and the Feasts of Christmas and Epiphany, followed by the parables. In Spring we present the faces of Christ during Lent, followed by Easter presentations, preparation of Pentecost, the Eucharist and the early Church.

Page Godly Play Boxes and Volumes.................................... 7 Loan Record................................................ 8 Presentations for Autumn (Volume 2)....... 9 Presentations for Winter (Volume 3)......... 23 Presentations for Spring (Volume 4)......... 39 Enrichment Presentations for Autumn (Volume 6)........................................ 53 Enrichment Presentations (Volume 7)...... 69 Index for Godly Play................................... 85

Other Resources (Yellow Page) 87 Explanation................................................. 88 Contents..................................................... 89 Index........................................................... 146

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Godly Play The Godly Play boxes and Volumes are available for loan from the office at Bishopstow. Please contact the Bishop’s PA (Linda Ward) on 01633 263510 to make arrangements for collection and return. Please ensure you complete a loan record sheet see page 4. Some of the items are breakable, please let Linda Ward know if anything needs replacing when you return the box. We want to ensure that everyone that uses the boxes has an enjoyable experience.

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Godly Play Loan Record

*Please note you can arrange to collect/return items from other locations as long as this has been pre-arranged. Con-tact the Bishop’s PA to arrange an alternative collection venue.

About you

Name

Contact No

Name of School/Church

Introductory training completed? Y/N

About the items

Name of story

Script borrowed? Y/N

Date borrowed

Date for return (no longer than 4 weeks)

Items to be replaced

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Godly Play PRESENTATIONS FOR AUTUMN (Volume 2)

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Lesson 1 THE CIRCLE OF THE CHURCH YEAR Volume 2 page 23

Items included: • laminated card showing arrangement of

the blocks • 33 green blocks • 10 purple blocks • 8 white blocks • 1 red block • three wooden ‘clock hands’ with holding

pin • length of golden cord • wooden frame to arrange the blocks • carrying tray • Use a rug as an underlay

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Enrichment Lesson THE HOLY FAMILY

Volume 2 page 34

Items included in covered plastic box:

• 4 underlay’s in the liturgical colours –

white,red, green, purple • Wicker tray holding wooden figures :-

Mary, Joseph, one kneeling shepherd, three magi, baby Jesus and manger, ox, donkey, three sheep

• Circular stand covered with white felt • Christ figure with outstretched arms • Large candle and holder • Carrying tray

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Lesson 2 CREATION Volume 2 page 41

Items included in plastic box: • wooden rack • length of black felt • seven wooden Creation cards

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Items included in plastic box:

• small wicker box containing people of God figures

• brown underlay • wooden ark • wooden Noah and Mrs Noah figures in

small wicker basket • stones and dove in a small wooden box in

a small wicker basket • wooden animals – 2 giraffes, 2 elephants, 2

camels, 2 alligators, 2 rabbits, 2 snakes in a small wicker basket

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Lesson 3 THE FLOOD AND THE ARK Volume 2 page 49

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Lesson 4 THE GREAT FAMILY Volume 2 page 57

Items included in covered plastic box: • the desert box or use a cloth covered in

Sand • four people of God figures : Abraham,

Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah in a small wicker basket

• small wicker basket holding stones for the altars • 2 wooden blocks (Ur and Haran) • lengths of blue wool

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Lesson 5 THE EXODUS Volume 2 page 65

Items included in covered plastic box:

• the desert box or a cloth covered in sand • laminated recipe card for matzo

(alternatively purchase ready made from supermarket)

• small wicker basket containing the people of God

• two blue felt strips felt

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Lesson 6 THE TEN BEST WAYS Volume 2 page 73

Items included in covered plastic box: • the desert box or a cloth covered in sand • small wicker basket containing the people

of God • red heart shaped box containing : ‘Love

God’ tablet, ‘Love People’ tablet , ‘God loves us’ piece and ten tablet pieces for the Ten Commandments

• large rough rock to represent Mt. Sinai

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Lesson 7 THE ARK AND THE TENT Volume 2 page 81

Items included in covered plastic box: • the desert box or a cloth covered in sand • laminated instruction sheet • small wicker basket containing – the Ark,

incense altar, a seven-branched lamp, ta-ble for the twelve pieces of bread, a wooden altar overlaid with bronze, bronze laver for washing

• the walls of the tent • four coverings for the tent – blue, red, linen,

goat’s hair • small wicker basket containing people of

God figures

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Lesson 8 THE ARK AND THE TEMPLE Volume 2 page 87

Items included in covered plastic box: • use a rug as underlay • temple • furnishings • Solomon figure • Scroll

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Lesson 9 THE EXILE AND RETURN Volume 2 page 93

Items included in covered plastic box: • a small wicker basket containing a

wooden block to represent Haran, a wooden block to represent Babylon, two pieces of blue yarn, pebbles

• a small wicker basket containing ‘the people of God’

• desert box or a cloth covered in sand

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Enrichment Lesson THE PROPHETS Volume 2 page 100

Items included in covered plastic box: • wooden block to represent Haran • wooden block to represent Babylon • two pieces of blue yarn • length of chain • 4 scrolls • desert box or cloth covered in sand

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Enrichment lesson JONAH, THE BACKWARD PROPHET Volume 2 page 107

Items included: • boat with sail • Nineveh model • Jonah • green plant • whale • five blue wooden ‘sea’ strips • blue and brown underlay • wicker basket

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Godly Play PRESENTATIONS FOR WINTER (Volume 3)

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Enrichment lesson THE HOLY FAMILY Volume 3 page 20

Items included: • basket containing the ‘Holy Family’ • figure of the Risen Christ • use a rug as underlay

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Lesson ADVENT I, II, III, IV Volume 3 page 27, page 34, page 40, page 45

Items contained in a wicker tray: • Advent cards: • Rack • Advent cards • Model of Bethlehem – 4 pieces • Purple cloth • Four candles • Matches in a box • Candle snuffer

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EPIPHANY Volume 3 page 64 Lesson 5

Items included: contained in a Plastic box: • myrrh, 6 gold-covered chocolate coins,

frankincense, tweezers all contained in lid-ded box

• model of Bethlehem You will also need: - Advent set - Purple or white underlay

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HOLY BAPTISM Volume 3 page 70 Lesson 6

Items included in a coloured hat box: • glass bowl • glass decanter • candle and holder • model of a dove • doll in a basket • three white felt circles • candle snuffer • Matches • three trays of candles

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PARABLE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Volume 3 page 77 Lesson 7

Items included in a golden wooden box: • 12 brown felt strips • 3 black felt shapes • 1 blue felt shape • 5 sheep • 1 good shepherd • 1 ordinary shepherd • 1 wolf • green felt underlay

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PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN Volume 3 page 87 Lesson 8

Items included in a golden wooden box: • light brown felt road • 2 black felt pieces • 2 city shapes • 6 people ( 1 injured person, 2 thieves, 1

priest, 1 Levite, 1 Samaritan) • 1 ‘covering piece’( a picture of the

Samaritan helping the injured person) • brown burlap underlay

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PARABLE OF THE GREAT PEARL Volume 3 page 95 Lesson 9

Items included in golden cardboard box: • 5 brown room shapes • 2 figures (merchant and seller) • Merchant’s possessions (chest of drawers,

table, 4 chairs, place settings) • 3 pearls in silver box • white underlay

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PARABLE OF THE SOWER Volume 3 page 103 Lesson 10

Items included in golden wooden box: • birds in a wicker casket • 3 strips of earth images • 3 bags of grain • 1 sower • light brown underlay

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PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN Volume 3 Page 109 Lesson 11

Items included in golden wooden box: • loaf of bread (1 flat and 1 risen) • 3 bowls of flour • small golden box containing triangular

leaven • woman ( baker) • beige underlay

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PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED Volume 3 page 115 Lesson 12

Items included in golden wooden box: • green felt tree • small wicker box containing birds and nest • figure of the sower • picture of a tree • small wooden box containing mustard

seeds • yellow underlay

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PARABLE OF PARABLES Volume 3 page 121 Enrichment Lesson

(There is no set for this as it can easily be homemade.) ITEMS REQUIRED: A set of nested boxes in assorted colours, the largest being about 5” square, and the smallest 1” square

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PARABLE OF THE DEEP WELL Volume 3 page 127 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a plain wooden box: • 1 well • 1 container of golden threads • 1 bucket • brown underlay

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PARABLE SYNTHESIS 1 ALL THE PARABLES Volume 3 page 132 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a plastic box: • Large basket • 40 Gold parable cards rectangular • 15 Gold ‘I am’ cards Triangular

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PARABLE SYNTHESIS 2 THE ‘I AM’ SAYINGS Volume 3 page 139 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a plastic box: • Large basket • 40 Gold parable cards rectangular • Gospel of John box

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PARABLE SYNTHESIS 3 THE PARABLE GAMES Volume 3 page 148 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a plastic box: • Large basket • 40 Gold parable cards rectangular • 23 Yellow parable cards rectangular

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Godly Play PRESENTATIONS FOR SPRING (Volume 4)

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THE HOLY FAMILY Volume 4 page 20 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a large plastic box: • nativity figures • risen Christ figure • green white, red purple cloths • white circle • large candle and glass holder

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MYSTERY OF EASTER Volume 4 Page 27 Lesson 1

Items included in a plastic box:

• purple and white bag • six puzzle pieces

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THE FACES OF EASTER Volume 4 pages 32 – 63 Lesson 2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Items included in a plastic box: • seven plaques illustrated with faces of

Christ • 1 rack • purple and white underlay

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THE CROSSES Volume 4 page 69 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a wicker box with a cross on the lid: • wicker box with selection of crosses (8 in

total) • small wooden box containing cards (24 in

total)

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EASTER EGGS Volume 4 page 74 Enrichment Lesson

Items included in a large plastic box: • wicker tray • dark wicker box containing wooden egg

and white cloth • wicker box containing plastic box with

painted egg and stand • wicker box containing wooden patterned

egg shapes (40)

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JESUS AND THE TWELVE Volume 4 page 81 Lesson 9

Items included in a large plastic box: • large wooden picture of the Last Supper • small wooden picture of the Last Supper • 13 wooden symbols for the Apostles

(includes Matthias) • 13 symbols for the Apostles in a small

wicker basket

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THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND WORLD COMMUNION Volume 4 page 91 Lesson 10

Items included in a large plastic box: • small wooden box containing wooden

chalice and paten • good shepherd carrying sheep • 5 sheep • table • priest • sheepfold • 18 people of the world • 2 circles covered in green felt

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THE SYNAGOGUE AND THE UPPER ROOM Volume 4 page 99 Lesson 11

Items included in a large plastic box: • model of synagogue • scroll • pottery jar • lectern • figure of Jesus • model of the upper room • Table • crucified Christ figure

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CIRCLE OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST Volume 4 page 106 Lesson 12

Items included in a plastic box: • tray • wooden card with Jesus in the Upper

Room • wooden card with picture of a reader in

the synagogue • 17 wooden cards portraying the parts of

the Holy Eucharist • green felt circle underlay

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SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST Volume 4 page 115 Enrichment Lesson

(These items are not in the library as they are present in our churches) Items required from your own church: • Wooden liturgical furnishings (Tabernacle,

credence table, lectern, altar, pulpit, sacristy cupboard)

• cloth furnishings (seasonal hangings, fair linen, purificators)

• other furnishings (Bible, candles, candle sticks, candle snuffer, altar book, Gospel book, cruets for water and wine, ciborium, chalice, paten)

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THE MYSTERY OF PENTECOST Volume 4 page 120 Lesson 13

Items included in a red wooden box: • red wooden box • 12 brown felt strips • 6 plain wooden blocks • small wicker basket containing 12 shields of

the apostles • red felt underlay

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PAUL’S DISCOVERY Volume 4 page 126 Lesson 14

Items included in a plastic box: • 7 wooden cards illustrating scenes from

Paul’s life • 13 letter scrolls • red felt underlay

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THE HOLY TRINITY Volume 4 page 136 Lesson 15

(These items are made up from other lessons) Items required: • the Creation materials, • Faces materials, • Paul’s discovery materials, • 3 white circles.

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Godly Play ENRICHMENT PRESENTATIONS FOR AUTUMN (Volume 6)

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SECOND CREATION ‘THE FALLING APART’ Volume 6 page 25 Enrichment Lesson 1

Items included: • hollow wooden apple containing the

‘differences’ • The ‘differences’ : small cards; God; Good;

Close; High; Adam; Eve; People; Evil; Far; Low

• 2 trees • Adam, Eve • serpent • wooden tray • green underlay , • Velcro, • two picture sheets and one story teller

sheet

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THE STORY OF ABRAHAM Volume 6 page 31 Enrichment Lesson 2

Items included: • 3 rocks for altars • 3 clear boxes (one with sand, one with

dust, one with stars) • Statue of three strangers • Wood for the offering wrapped in twine • Bowl of fire • Knife , Long piece of twine • Ram, Cave • Two picture sheets, one story teller sheet • Wooden tray, tan felt underlay

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THE STORY OF SARAH Volume 6 page 38 Enrichment Lesson 3

Items included: • Wooden tray • 2 people of God representing Abraham

and Sarah • A tent • Baby blanket • A spring of water • 3 people of God representing Hagar, Ish-

mael and Isaac • A sack of grain • A cave, tan felt underlay • Two picture sheets, one story teller sheet

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THE STORY OF JACOB Volume 6 page 44

Items include: • wooden tray • basket with 14 people of God • soup bowl • fake animal skin • ladder and rock • 1 wedding veils • wooden sign saying Peniel • tan felt underlay • velcro, two picture cards, one story teller

card

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THE STORY OF JOSEPH Volume 6 page 51

Items included: • Basket with 12 people of God • Coat of many colours • 12 heads of grain • Image of sun, moon and stars • Clear box filled with silver coins • Pyramid, Wooden tray • Cow and ear of corn • Sack of grain , tan felt underlay • Two picture cards

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THE STORY OF MOSES Story teller card - Volume 6 page 58

Items included: • Baby Moses in basket and reeds to cover it • Burning bush • 2 pieces of ‘felt water’ to show parting of

Red Sea • 2 Quail, ‘manna’ in clear box • Staff and rock. Model of Mt.Sinai • Golden calf • Broken Ten Commandments • Ark of the Covenant, tan felt underlay • Two picture cards • One story teller card

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THE STORY OF RUTH Volume 6 page 66 Enrichment Lesson 7

Items included: • Model of Bethlehem • 9 people of God • Stalks of grain • Crown • Blue yarn • Wooden tray • Dark brown felt underlay • Two picture cards • One story teller card

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THE STORY OF SAMUEL Volume 6 page 72 Enrichment Lesson 8

Items included: • Ark of the Covenant • Wooden tray • Wrapped present • 3 coats • Sleeping mat • Small clear bottle of oil • Crown, dark brown felt underlay • Two picture cards • One story teller card

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THE STORY OF KING DAVID Volume 6 page 78 - Enrichment Lesson 9

Items included: • Clear bottle of oil, Wooden tray, purple felt

underlay • Harp, Image of Jerusalem • Basket containing 5 smooth stones, sling

shot and shepherd’s staff • 2 people of God, Crown, two picture cards • Ark of the Covenant , one story teller card • Parable box containing 3 x 3 green

underlay, two tan felt houses, 5 small sheep

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THE STORY OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH Volume 6 page 86 - Enrichment Lesson 10

Items included:

• Crown • Black Raven • Grain in small sack and container of oil • 2 wooden altars and 12 stones • Model of mountain, Wooden tray • Painting of Elijah going up in his chariot of

fire • Two picture cards • One story teller card • Dark brown felt underlay

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THE STORY OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH Volume 6 page 94 - Enrichment Lesson 11

Items included: • Matches, 3 small baskets, one large tray • Basket 1:- wooden plaque with Holy, Holy,

Holy; cluster of grapes; votive candle • Basket 2:- chain; strip of brown felt; I

people of God; rock; beautiful garment • Basket 3 :- mother surrounded by children;

scroll; wolf and sheep • Story teller card • Dark brown stitched underlay; creation

cards • 5 picture cards

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THE STORY OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH Volume 6 page 103 - Enrichment Lesson 12

Items included: • Wooden tray, dark brown felt underlay • Shofar, lion and wolf • Summary of the Law • Linen belt • Broken pieces of clay pottery in small bag • Cup filled with ‘poison’ • Plate of nasty food • Chain, pyramid, image of restored

Jerusalem • Two picture cards, one story teller card

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THE STORY OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL Volume 6 page 110 - Enrichment Lesson 13

Items included: • Wooden tray, piece of chain • Image of Ezekiel’s vision • Scroll, brick • Good shepherd and ordinary shepherd • Small pitcher, small basket • Dry bones • Image of Jerusalem restored • Two picture cards • One story teller card • Dark brown felt underlay

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THE STORY OF DANIEL Volume 6 page 116 - Enrichment Lesson 14

Items included: • Wooden tray, chain, golden statue, • Painting of a golden figure, painting of a

great tree, painting of a grey stone wall • Paintings of Daniel’s four visions • Lion’s den, small basket • Two picture cards • One story teller card • Underlay in two sections – dark brown felt

and multi coloured cloth

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THE STORY OF JOB

Volume 6 page 126 - Enrichment Lesson 15

Items included: • Wooden tray, small basket • 2 squares of green felt • 1 square of grey felt • 1 square of brown felt • 18 people of God, one story teller card • Camel, 2 sheep and cow • Whirlwind, two picture cards • Fish hook and fishing line • Dark brown felt underlay

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Godly Play ENRICHMENT PRESENTATIONS (Volume 7)

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Enrichment Lesson 1 Introduction to the Communion of Saints Volume 7 page 23

Items included: Wooden box containing Saint figures You will also need: • Circle of Church Year • A rug as underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 2 Expanded Introduction to the Communion of Saints Volume 7 page 29

Items included:

• Basket containing Saint figures • Flags of the countries of the different Saints

& holders • Map of the world • Time Line of Explorers • ‘Control’ listing the Saints • ‘Control’ for the time line Also needed: Circle of Church Year

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Enrichment Lesson 3 St. Thomas of Aquinas Volume 7 page 40

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • Miniature Bible • Miniature Aristotle Volume • An Ox • Some Straw in a container • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 4 St. Valentine Volume 7 page 46

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • A small mortar and pestle • A silk crocus • A scroll • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 5 St. Patrick Volume 7 page 52

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • A boat • A shepherd’s staff • A three leaf clover • Purple underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 6 St. Catherine of Sienna Volume 7 page 58

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint stand • Wooden tray • A lily • A letter • A bridge • White underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 7 St. Julian of Norwich Volume 7 page 64

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • A stone building • A Hazelnut • A plaque • White underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 8 St. Columba Volume 7 page 70

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • A dove • An illuminated manuscript page • A photo of Iona • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 9 St. Elizabeth of Portugal Volume 7 page 76

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • Pine tree • Red roses • Donkey • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 10 St. Augustine of Hippo Volume 7 page 82

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • A pear • Three small white felt circles • Cloth with a tear • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 11 Mother Theresa of Calcutta Volume 7 page 88

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • Blue and white sari material with cross

pinned to it • A bowl and cloth • A wooden plaque with dove image • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 12 St. Theresa of Avila Volume 7 page 94

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • A bed and cover • A donkey • A crystal • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 13 St. Margaret of Scotland Volume 7 page 100

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • Piece of tapestry • Model of Dunfermline Abbey • Blue bag containing 6 coins • Green underlay

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Enrichment Lesson 14 St. Nicholas Bishop of Myra Volume 7 page 106

Items included in a plastic box: • Saint Stand • Wooden tray • Christ Child in the manger • Bishop’s Mitre • Wrapped present • Purple underlay

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INDEX FOR GODLY PLAY

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Advent I, II, III, IV 25 Ark and the Temple, The 18 Ark and the Tent, The 17 Circle of the Church Year, The 10 Circle of the Holy Eucharist 48 Creation 12 Crosses, The 43 Easter Eggs 44 Epiphany 26 Exile and Return, The 19 Exodus, The 15

Faces of Easter, The 42 Flood and the Ark, The 13 Good Shepherd and World Communion, The 46 Great Family, The 14 Holy Baptism 27 Holy Family, The 11 Holy Family, The 24 Holy Family, the 40 Holy Trinity, The 52 Introduction to the Communion of Saints 70 Jesus and the Twelve 45 Jonah, the Backward Prophet 21 Mother Theresa of Calcutta 80 Mystery of Easter 41 Mystery of Pentecost, The 50 Parable of Parables 34 Parable of the Deep Well 35 Parable of the Good Samaritan 29 Parable of the Good Shepherd 28 Parable of the Great Pearl 30 Parable of the Leaven 32

Expanded Introduction to the Communion of Saints 71

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Parable of the Mustard Seed 33 Parable of the Sower 31 Parable Synthesis I – All the Parables 36 Parable Synthesis II – the ‘I Am’ Sayings 37 Parable Synthesis III – The Parable Games 38 Paul’s Discovery 51 Prophets, The 20 Second Creation ‘The Falling Apart’ 54 St Augustine of Hippo 79 St Catherine of Sienna 75 St Columba 77 St Elizabeth of Portugal 78 St Julian of Norwich 76 St Margaret of Scotland 82 St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra 83 St Patrick 74 St Theresa of Avila 81 St Thomas of Aquinas 72 St Valentine 73 Story of Abraham, The 55 Story of Daniel, The 67 Story of Jacob, The 57 Story of Job, The 68 Story of Joseph, The 58 Story of King David, The 62 Story of Moses, The 59 Story of Ruth, The 60 Story of Samuel, The 61 Story of Sarah, The 56 Story of the Prophet Elijah, The 63 Story of the Prophet Ezekiel, The 66 Story of the Prophet Isaiah, The 64 Story of the Prophet Jeremiah, The 65 Symbols of the Holy Eucharist 49 Synagogue and the Upper Room, The 47 Ten Best Ways, The 16

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OTHER RESOURCES

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Other Resources The resources which follow are available at the Diocesan Office in Caerau Road. If you have any queries about these resources please contact the office to speak to the Children’s Adviser. How do I loan an item? The library is open 9-5 Monday to Friday you are welcome to pop in anytime without appointment. Once you have decided what you would like to borrow please record the item(s) in the red borrowing file which is on the small table in the library. It is important that you also record the date for return in the front of the item(s) you are loaning. You will find a slip like this to write on:

Diocese of Monmouth Resources Library.

This book is to be returned on or before the last date shown

below.

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CONTENTS

All Age Services 90

Artefact Boxes & Other Faith Stories

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Assembly Materials (Collective Worship) & classroom resources

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Bibles 99 CD's and DVD's 101 Crafts, Games and Quizzes 104 Drama and Puppet Scripts 110

Holiday Clubs and Children's Clubs

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Holy Communion 115 Messy Church 117

Over 5's 119 Prayer 126 Reference 128 Seasonal Resources 129 Training Resources 136

Top Tips Series 139

Outside Equipment 145

Under 5’s 141

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All-Age Services

All-Age Lectionary Services: Year A (Scripture Union) 60 all-age service outlines that make use of the Lectionary Bible readings in Common Worship and the Revised Common Lectionary (Year A) All-Age Lectionary Services: Year B (Scripture Union) Includes service outlines for every Sunday of the year with Bible exploration, storytelling ideas, family activities and prayer. Lectionary-based. All-Age Lectionary Services: Year C(Scripture Union) Includes service outlines for every Sunday of the year, incorporating prayer, music, family activities and games. All-Age Services (Bob Hartman) Pastor and professional storyteller Bob Hartman has produced this book of 12 designs for services to be shared by adults, teens and children.

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Celebrations!: All-Age Worship (Nick & Claire Page) Includes celebration services for New Year, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Pentecost, Harvest, Advent and Christmas. Creative Ways To Tell A Bible Story (Martyn Payne) This book provides techniques and tools for exploring the Bible with children and families. Ideal for all-age services or chil-dren’s groups. Family: All-Age Worship (Nick & Claire Page) Topics covered in this family-themed all-age resource include Mums and Dads, siblings, money, work and household jobs.

Learning with the Sunday Gospels: Ad-vent to Pentecost Volume 1 (Leslie Francis & Diane Drayson) An all-age course for churches, Sunday schools and church schools based on the Gospels of the ‘Revised Common Lectionary’. Use with Advent to Pentecost Photocopi-able Take Home Sheets (shown here with red cover)

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Let’s All Clap Hands (Scripture Union) A helpful collection of 200 tried and tested action songs, rhymes and prayers that will engage and enthuse. Let’s Get Together (Sue Langwade) Flexible fun-filled activities rooted in the idea of the church as a communal family. Ideal for use at away days, one-off specials or Churches Together initiatives. Multi-Sensory Ideas for Worship (Irene Smale) Worship and singing are often used synonymously, but this book looks at how we can worship using all our senses. Divided into sections for seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and taste. The All-Age Service Annual Vol. 1 & 2 (Scripture Union) Take the stress out of planning your monthly all-age service with these 15 complete and creative all-age service outlines. Vol. 2 includes all major Christian festivals.

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The All-Age Service Annual Vol. 3(Scripture Union) Includes 52 starter activities for all ages and additional service outlines for Mothering Sunday, Harvest and Nativity. The All-Age Service Annual Vol. 4(Scripture Union) Another 15 all-age services that include talk, reading, prayer, games, music and plenty of interactivity. The Feast is Ready to Begin (Rachel Nicholls) Offers outlines based on the Common Lectionary for All Age Eucharist, and highlights opportunities of visual imagery, symbolism and Bible stories in worship. Worship Through the Christian Year Year C (Diana Murrie and Hamish Bruce) This book is designed to help leaders of worship to plan services with ease, providing a wealth of practical resources for all those using the three year lectionary.

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Artefact Boxes & Other Faith stories

Christian Artefact Box A collection that represents the breadth of Christian practice – from Orthodox to Non-conformist churches as well as non-Western items to illustrate global Christianity. Items in the box include a Salvation Army Flag, a Believer’s Baptism Certificate from a Baptist Church, and a Catholic rosary from Israel. Jewish Artefact Box A collection of items relating to the Jewish faith. Items in the box include an introductory teaching pack by Vida Barnett, a Torah Scroll and a Menorah. Muslim Artefact Box A collection of items relating to the Islamic faith. Items in the box include an introductory teaching pack by Vida Barnett, a direction of Al Kaaba compass and a Muslim Prayer Mat.

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Jesus and the Starving Crowd, Jesus and the Cheat, Jesus Puts Things Right, Jesus and the Breakfast Barbecue (Diane Walker & Julia Twinham) These four large colourfully-illustrated 21 x 14 inch paper-back story books from the Scripture Union ‘Hands Up’ series are perfect for pri-mary school classrooms and Sun-day school groups Seven New Kittens : A Muslim Story (Gill Vaisey and Louise Gwillym) This is an enjoyable retelling of a traditional Muslim story which encourages children to reflect on the beauty and wonder of new life and nature. The Tiny Ants : A Muslim Story (Gill Vaisey and Louise Gwillym) A delightful retelling of a traditional Muslim story that encourages care for the natural world .

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Assembly Materials

Biblos Primary Teacher’s Handbook (Catherine Bowness, Mark Brimicombe, Terence Copley & Sarah Lane) The University of Exeter and Bible Society collaboration the Biblos project have produced this support book for KS2 teachers. It contains information on the syllabus and guidance on assessment. Biblos Secondary Teacher’s Handbook (Terence Copley, Heather Savini & Karen Walshe) Contains useful information on the KS3 syllabus and methods of assessment. It’s Your Move/ Y Cam Nesa Scripture Union Often given during Year 6 Leavers Assemblies as a gift, this book (available in English or Welsh) is designed to prepare children for secondary school.

Meetings with Mystery (Sarah Lane)This book explores the parallels between scary and puzzling encounters we face and biblical narratives of the lives of Jesus, Moses, Paul and others.

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Mysterious Encounters (Terence Copley) This text deals with how crucial encounters can affect people's lives, including encounters with God and encounters with suffering. Open the Book (Open the Book) Offers a programme of themed and dramatized Bible stories for primary school children. Each session is 10 minutes long and fits comfort ably into assembly times. Pick Up and Run Assemblies 2 (Nick Harding) Fifteen easy assemblies for primary schools: they involve ‘minimum preparation, maximum effect!’ Pick Up and Run Assemblies 3 (Nick Harding) Nick Harding’s series continues with this guidebook, which contains innovative ideas for teachers planning an assembly.

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Running Christian Groups in Secondary School (Simon Barker & Bruce Lockhart) This guide contains 40 ready-to-use outlines on themes and issues relevant to 12-18 year olds. Story Assemblies of 24 Saints (Heather Butler) Heather Butler’s assembly book addresses a wealth of Saint’s days (including some less well-known ones) across the academic year. Voices for Today (Alison E. Cannon) Alison Cannon’s thought-provoking book for RE classes provides a clear and structured look at the Old Testament, using diagrams that are engaging and easy to understand. Who comes first? Cross-Curricular Classroom and Assembly KS2 Outlines (Chris Hudson) This cross-curricular classroom and assembly resource for KS2 teachers draws into focus the moral values of the Olympics and Paralympics.

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Big Bible Challenge (Scripture Union) An exciting new Bible engagement strategy for 7-12 year olds, featuring 100 key Bible stories from the Old and New Testament. Candle Bible for Toddlers Juliet David & Helen Prole Simple text and bright art helps illuminate this Bible, which is a perfect starting point for little children. Rainbow Good News Bible The Bible Societies Clear and readable, with excellent colour illustrations of favourite Bible stories. The Big Bible Storybook (Scripture Union) Winner of the CBC ‘Best Children’s Book’ Award in 2008, this beautifully illustrated storybook is ideal for children under 5 years of age.

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The Hodder Children’s Bible (Sally Ann Wright & Honor Ayres) Here the combination of charming watercolour illustrations and engaging storytelling helps bring the Bible to life for young readers. The Lion First Bible (Pat Alexander & Leon Baxter) Contains more than 60 Bible stories chosen for young children, with bright illustrations and clearly laid-out text making this ideal for beginner readers. The Lion Storyteller Bible (Bob Hartman & Kriztina Kállai Nagy) More than 70 Bible stories are retold in this extensive collection of tales that are perfectly formatted for reading aloud. (With CD) The Usborne Children’s Bible (Heather Amery & Linda Edwards) Classic Bible tales are retold in simple language, including favourites like David and Goliath, Noah’s Ark and the birth of Jesus.

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Action Packed Christmas (DVD) (John Hardwick) Join John Hardwick and his guests to explore the real meaning of Christmas through songs, stories, magic tricks and sketches—each lasting no more than 5 minutes so as to be a useful addition to a service or assembly. Action Packed Praise (DVD/CD) (John Hardwick) This CD/DVD combo contains 18 songs and fun additional features that children will enjoy.

Action Packed Praise 2 (DVD/CD) (John Hardwick) Contains a DVD with fifteen songs plus a CD with backing tracks and Bible stories.

Being a Child of God (Lesson Pack with DVD) Contains 2 lesson packs—one for children aged 7-11, and the other for younger children aged 5-6. 10 weeks of plans including drama, games, group materials and more.

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Bitesize Bible Songs 2 (CD) (Scripture Union) A collection of 25 Bible songs for children under 11, applying Bible verses from the Old and New Testaments to catchy music. Each song also contains a PowerPoint presentation of lyrics. Bumper Whumper Combo (CD) (Doug Horley) This 4-CD collection by Doug Horley, one of the UK’s leading children’s workers, contains 65 all-age praise and worship songs that are suitable for Children’s outreach, school assemblies and parties. Space Academy (DVD) (Scripture Union) This DVD accompanies the space -themed holiday club (see ‘Holiday Clubs and Children’s Clubs’ section) with 5 fun storytelling episodes. Super Saviour (CD) (Colin Buchanan) Buchanan, described as ‘Australia's Number One Christian kid's artist’, delivers an album for the whole family with songs including "Super Saviour", "Jesus Number 1", " and "Big Words That End in Shun"!

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The Miracle Maker (DVD) Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie, Miranda Richardson, David Thewlis and many more, this animated retelling of the story of Jesus was a hit when it was released in 2000. Theo : God’s Love (DVD) Part of the animated children’s series starring Theo and his two mice Belfry and Luther. Features 3 ten minute episodes; ‘Saving Faith’, ‘Loving Obedience’ and ‘Forgiveness’ plus a five minute bonus episode. What’s So Special About the Bible?

(DVD) (Barnabus) A DVD of ideas for the classroom taken from the creative arts based Barnabus RE day. A variety of tech-niques are used including hotseating, story circles, drama games and mime activities.

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Crafts, Games and Quizzes

50 Five Minute Stories (Lynda Neilands) Teachers, children’s workers and parents will love this collection, which presents stories (including parables) in a way that grabs children’s attention. 100 Simple Bible Crafts (Sue Price) This collection of practical ideas is an ideal source for craft beginners. Children’s Craft Ideas (Wendy L. Zhorne) Get your pipe cleaners, toothpicks, tissue paper and paint brushes at the ready, and have fun with this colourful craft collection for children! Creative Bible Crafts Grades 1 & 2 (Dylan Beller ) Beller explores the way in which simple and everyday household items can be used by little ones for Bible crafts.

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Creative Bible Crafts Grades 3 & 4 (Dylan Beller ) This time Dylan Beller brings his quirky and original ideas for Bible craft activities to a slightly older audience. Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children’s Ministry (Vicki L.O. Witte & Mikal Keefer, eds.) Includes over 170 non-competitive and fun games for lots of different occasions, all of which help to reinforce a Bible truth.

Fabulous Crafts for Children’s Ministry (Christian Education Publications) This collection of crafts includes ideas for various Bible themes including messy crafts and cooking. How to Cheat at Visual Aids (Judith Merrell & Pauline Adams) Includes Old and New Testament drawings to provide inspiration for children’s group leaders.

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Instant Art for Bible Action Models (Kathryn Atkins) Photocopiable moving models that are ideal both for children who love to get stuck into something technical, or just really enjoy colouring in! Instant Art for Bible Worksheets Book 3 (Arthur Baker & David Thatcher) A collection of worksheets based on Bible themes, each with a picture to colour, Bible text, word puzzles or other activities. Instant Art for Bible Worksheets Book 4 (Arthur Baker, Eleanor Sayers & Michael Forster) Puzzles, word searches and mazes are just some of the features of this copyright-free activity book for use in Sunday School or holiday clubs. Instant Art: The Life of Jesus (Arthur Baker) A fully photocopiable colouring book that is ideal for pre-school children. Features the illustrations of Arthur Baker.

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Make & Do Bible Crafts (Gillian Chapman & Leena Lane) A collection of imaginative craft ideas that bring the stories of the Bible to life.

Multi-Sensory Message (David Maclure) This Scripture Union-published book contains practical and easy-to-follow directions for exploring Bible text with your group.

Multi-Sensory Parables (Ian Birkinshaw) This addition to the Scripture Union -produced series aims to provide a fresh and innovative approach to understanding the parables of Jesus.

Multi-Sensory Prayer (Sue Wallace) Wallace explores prayer experimentally- showing how items from pebbles and mirrors to sandpits and autumn leaves can all be used in talking to God!

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Multi-Sensory Scripture (Sue Wallace) This book delves into our responses to the Bible and how we can use it to explore God’s purpose for our lives. Multi-Sensory Seasons (Wendy Rayner & Annie Slade) 15 Bible-based sessions that focus on seasonal aspects of the Church Year; including Harvest, Easter and Christmas. Multi-Sensory Together (Ian Birkinshaw) Birkinshaw’s book uses material from Old and New Testaments for use in 15 complete sessions of creative Bible exploration for small groups. Paper Plate Bible Crafts (Anita Reith Stohs) 58 easy-to-do paper plate ideas for 5-7 year olds. Learn to make a range of items – sheep, doves, woven crosses, musical instruments and lions!

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Parachute Fun for Everyone (Renita Boyle) Packed with pick and mix activities for telling, teaching and worship. Contains stories, songs, games, prayers and reflections. Story Box Bible Tales (Eve Lockett) 25 interactive storytelling ideas to help children to interweave Bible stories into everyday life. The Encyclopedia of Bible Crafts (Laurie Castañeda ) An original and handy volume of crafts that connect with Bible stories, teachers will love its fresh approach.

The Big Bible Brain Quiz Book (Revd Richard Sturch) Mastermind Champion Richard Sturch has compiled this fun quiz book for a younger generation of Bible readers.

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Drama and Puppet Scripts 10/10 (Margaret Redfearn and Barbara Dixon) Stories and puppet sketches based on the 10 commandments. Acting Up (Dave Hopwood) A drama resource written especially for children in family services, assemblies or street theatre, containing raps, narrated mimes and monologues. Sketches for the Church Year (David Walker) 16 stimulating dramas for all-age worship.

The Good Rollerblader and Other Sketches (Jon Webster ) A drama for children that places the parable of the Good Samaritan in a contemporary context. The Rich Pop Star and Other Sketches (Jon Webster) A drama for children that places the parable of the Rich Fool in a contemporary context.

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Bible Journeys Holiday Club (Eleanor Zuercher) A holiday club that is ideal for welcoming children into the life of a rural church using minimal resources. Desert Detectives Holiday Club Programme (Paul Wallis) This Scripture Union holiday club fo-cuses on the story of a group of young detectives who go in search of the Mighty Gods word. Dress Rehearsal (Ro Willoughby) This Scripture Union programme contains 8 sessions for a children’s club, plus activity day ideas. Jaffa 3: 32 Club Sessions (John Hardwick) A resource book for leaders of 8-11 year olds which aims to enable them to engage unchurched children with the Bible in a contemporary and fun way.

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Mission Rescue (Alex Taylor) This holiday club for 8-11 year olds helps children discover how God rescued the Israelites from slavery, and how He continues to rescue people today through Jesus. One Day Wonders: Christmas, Easter and Halloween (Tamar Pollard) This seasonal edition of One Day Wonders contains everything you need to run a successful one-day event – craft templates, publicity outlines and photocopiable fun sheets. Great ideas for a family fun day. One Day Wonders Book 2: Fantastic Olymptastic (a sporting theme), Aquaventures (water fun) and Rumble in the Jungle (a jungle-themed event).

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Rocky’s Plaice (Dave Godfrey) Scripture Union holiday club programme for 8-11 year olds based on the stories of Peter from Acts. Ship Shapes (Scripture Union) Looking at Jesus through Peter’s eyes, this lively Bible-based programme will provide teaching and activity material for a holiday club. Showstoppers (Ruth Willis ) A Scripture Union holiday club programme for 5-11s with a creative arts focus. Space Academy (Steve Hutchinson ) This out-of-this-world holiday-club aims to help children discover how God was faithful to Daniel and his friends as they tried to live for him in a foreign land that was so different it was like being on another planet!

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Streetwise (Alex Taylor) Scripture Union holiday club Streetwise includes 8 sessions for a children’s holiday club.

The Starship Discovery Holiday Club (John Hardwick) This holiday club blasts off into space to explore characteristics of Peter the fisherman and disciple. The Sports Academy (John Hardwick ) A 5-day holiday club that uses the metaphors of sporting success to explore David’s rise from a shepherd boy to a King, as well as promoting the positive elements of a sporting life.

Puppets for Loan

Small boy and girl, can be used with rods on arms although as a begin-ner it’s easier not to!

A great tool for use in school or church. If you would like some train-ing on using a puppet please speak to our Children’s Adviser.

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Children’s Eucharist Book (Church in Wales) First published in 1985 to follow on from the Church in Wales Prayer Book of the previous year, this is a colourful illustrated guide for children attending the Holy Eucharist service.

My Communion Book (Diana Murrie, Kathleen Crawford & Craig Cameron) A guide for 4-8 year olds designed to engage them with the service of Holy Communion in a fun, interesting and meaningful way.

The Communion Cube (Diana Murrie & Margaret Withers) A fascinating cube that moves around, taking you through each stage of the Eucharist.

Welcome to the Lord’s Table: Activity Book (Margaret Withers) An activity book for children to accompany the course book: Welcome to the Lord’s Table.

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Welcome to the Lord’s Table: Practical Course Book (Margaret Withers) A comprehensive teaching manual for all those seeking to welcome children aged 7-10 to participate fully in the Eucharist.

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Messy Church

Messy Church (Lucy Moore)Overflowing with creative ideas to draw the community together for fun, food, fellowship and worship, this resource book contains 15 themed programme outlines.

Messy Church 2 (Lucy Moore) A further 15 units of fun food and mess which cover a whole year. Includes: • Key events in Jesus' life; • Christian basics; • Biblical stories of faith; • Baptism and Holy Communion Messy Church 3 (Lucy Moore) These two-hour sessions focus on key themes in the Christian calendar, and includes discipleship themes.

Messy Christmas (lucy Moore) Covers Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Includes: creative Christmas prayers, global action suggestions, games and competi-tions, Christmas food crafts and more to take you into New Year.

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Messy Church the DVD (Lucy Moore) The story of Messy Church, ex-ploring the issues it raises through conversations with leaders from around the UK. Messy Nativity (Jane Leadbetter) A guidebook on setting up a Messy Nativity project. Includes activity ideas like performing a Messy Street play, and hunting for knitted sheep! Sports Fun for Messy Churches (Lucy Moore) A book of simple, interactive games and family-friendly sports ideas for Messy Church leaders to use in their sermons.

Making Disciples in Messy Church (Paul Moore) Moore has followed the develop-ment of Messy Church with research into the theological and practical aspects of nurturing faith and mak-ing disciples. This book looks at how Messy Churches can affirm faith, share the Christian message yet also grow in discipleship.

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Be a Church Detective: A Young Per-son’s Guide to Old Churches (Christian Focus) The Open Churches Trust has endorsed this children’s guide to churches, which is a fun introduction with cartoons, diagrams and fact boxes. Detonate: A whole year’s worth of teaching materials for 5-12s (Mark Griffiths) This book of teaching material aims to reach a new generation for Christ, and unlike some youth resources, this is ideal for use with unchurched children.. Few Children Great Opportunities (Sue Price & Ruth Allison) Contains 12 ready-to-use thematic sessions exploring the character of God through the model we see in Jesus Fusion: A whole year’s worth of teaching material for 5-12s (Mark Griffiths) Griffiths’ text for is very useful for Sunday Schools, schools, and holiday camps. It contains a step-by-step curriculum guide, games, stories and bible lessons.

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Impact: A whole year’s worth of teaching materials for 5-12s (Mark Griffiths) Includes practical information on successful children’s work, with tips on good planning, effective use of leaders, pastoral care and the logistics of running a programme. Living Stones: Pebbles (Pre-school age children) Year A (Susan Sayers) Sayers’ book contains ideas for drama and intercessions, with photocopiable worksheets provided. Living Stones: Rocks (6-10 year olds) Year A (Susan Sayers) This addition to the Living Stones series is designed for an older age range, but is still infused with the belief that children are as much a part of the church as adults. Living Stones: Rocks (6-10 year olds) Year C (Susan Sayers) A teaching programme designed specifically for 6-10 year olds, based on the readings of the

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Mixing It Up With Football (Owen Smith) 12 sessions on faith for 9-13 year olds that aim to engage young people with their faith with the same enthusiasm with which they hit the football pitch! Mixing It Up With Harry Potter (Owen Smith) 12 sessions on faith for 9-13 year olds that explore Christian concepts through the world of Harry Potter. Mixing It Up With The Simpsons (Owen Smith) Owen Smith has produced 12 sessions for 9-13 year olds that explore Christian ideas through the format of The Simpsons. Mosaic: God is Good (Scripture Union) This text for children’s leaders contains Bible-based resources designed for small groups of children with a wide-age range.

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Mosaic: God With Us (Scripture Union) Designed for children’s workers in small rural or small urban churches and new church plants – or any church with small numbers of children, few leaders and limited space or resources. On The Way for 3-9s Book 2 :The Christmas Story and Miracles of Jesus (Christian Focus) 12 sessions, including drama, storytelling, crafts and more. On The Way for 3-9s Book 4 :Joseph, Job and Moses (Christian Focus) 10 sessions on three Old Testament characters and their stories.

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On The Way for 3-9s Book 6 :Samson, Ruth, Samuel and Saul(Christian Focus) 10 further interesting sessions on Old Testament characters and their stories. Side by Side with God (Yvonne Morris) Morris, Children’s Coordinator for the Oxford Diocese, has produced this book which aims to help children grow with God through all times. Splash for Children 5-8 years(sample magazine, July-September 2011) (Scripture Union) A sample magazine for your use before subscription. Try it out! Splash for Leaders (sample magazine, July-September 2011) (Scripture Union) This magazine will give you an idea of what to expect should to subscribe to Splash.

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Step This Way: A Course for 5-7s in Church – Book 1 (The National Society) Contains stimulating activity ideas and suggestions for worship and prayer, as well as photocopiable ‘Take It Home’ sheets. The Big Story (Martin Payne) Contains a treasure bank of creative, visual storytelling sessions designed to unpick six big Bible themes.

Three Plus One: Festivals One (Michael Forster) Provides material (prayers, activities, drama, puzzles) for 45-minute Sunday School class sessions over a 12 week period. Xstream for Children 8-11 years : sample magazine, July-September 2011 (Scripture Union) Designed to accompany the activities in Xstream for Leaders, this magazine encourages 8-11 year olds to live their daily lives for God.

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Xstream for Leaders 8-11 years : sample magazine, July-September 2011 (Scripture Union) Designed as a way to reach 8-11 year olds and help a group discover God through the Bible.

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Prayer

Creative Ideas for Quiet Corners (Lynn Chambers) Aimed at children aged 6-10, this book aims to provide advice on finding the space for personal prayer, so that it’s not just for Sunday School and when you’re tucked up in bed. Enabling Children to Pray (Urban Saints) This A4 ring-bound resource for helping children to pray centres on a notion from Psalms- that God has a special place in His heart for children. More Prayer with Children and Young People (Urban Saints) Edited and compiled by North Wales-based Andy Hughes, this contains ideas for innovative intercession and resources for creative prayer. Teaching Children to Pray (Mary J Davis) This Rainbow publishing guidebook attempts to teach children how and why we pray to God.

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The ‘E’ Book – Essential Prayers and Activties for Faith at Home Gill Ambrose A book filled with prayers and creative activities for developing your family’s faith

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Reference Section Bible Atlas (Wilson, Lloyd-Jones & Schindler) Bible Dictionary (Wilson, Lloyd-Jones & Schindler) Caring Magazine (Spring 2011 and Summer 2011issues) Children and Young People: A code of good practice for use by parishes (Church in Wales, 2007) Employing Youth and Children’s Workers (Godfrey, Shepherd) National Minimum Standards for Out of School Care(Welsh Assembly Government Nov 2013) Religious Education Syllabus for Primary Schools (Church in Wales)

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All-Age Lent and Easter (Nick Harding) This book contains ideas, talks and games that can be used in all-age Easter services.

All-Age Talks on Lent, Holy Week & Easter (Nick Fawcett) Contains 18 fully worked-out all-age talks for the Lent, Holy Week and Easter season. Better than Halloween (Nick Harding) Bright alternatives to ‘re-christen’ Halloween for children aged 5-11 years old. Celebrations Sorted (Scripture Union) Contains craft, drama, events and outlines for churches to use at times of celebration to maximize outreach opportunities. Also tackles difficult festivals like Remembrance Sunday and All Saints Day

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Christmas Bible Comic (Scripture Union) Children under 11 years old will lap up the high-quality illustration and text in this comic strip retelling of the Christmas story.

Christmas Wrapped Up (Scripture Union) Contains Christmas-themed ideas for parties, crafts, plays, service outlines and events.

Countdown to Christmas (Heather Butler& Berni Georges) Heather Butler and Berni Georges’ book features stories and activities for every day of advent. Creative Mission (Rona Orme) Contains over 50 ideas for special days, celebrations, festivals, community-based projects and seasonal activities.

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Easter Bible Comic (Scripture Union) Children under 11 years old will enjoy this colourful comic-strip retelling of the Easter story. Could you purchase some to give out in school over Easter? Perhaps for one year group in order for it to be an annual gift. Easter Cracked (Scripture Union) A useful resource for the Easter season, containing crafts, drama, all-age service outlines and assembly and games ideas.

Family Fun for Easter (Jane Butcher) Share the meaning of Lent and Easster with your children in 30 ‘family moments’ to explore faith in the home and have fun in the process.

Family Fun for Summer (Jane Butcher) Provides six weeks’ worth of activities to fill the summer holidays, including ‘If you only have time for one thing!’ and ‘Fun on a budget’ sections.

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Feast of Faith : Celebrating the Christian Year at Home (Kevin) Provides details for all Christian Festivals from advent onwards, and tackles the link between Sunday worship and home life. Instant Art for Lent and Easter (Kathryn Atkins) Contains ideas for fun group projects; including an Easter frieze, a 3D model of the Easter scene, a plan for a Mother’s Day gift box and action models of the Transfiguration. Lent for the Whole Church Community (Susan Sayers) Contains mixed-age group activities both for reflective worship in a formal church setting and for keeping the lent pulse going and home and elsewhere.

More Christmas Wrapped Up (Scripture Union) This contains more Christmas -themed ideas for parties and ser-vices. Ideal for a time when non-churched people are more likely to go to church.

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More Easter Cracked (Scripture Union) A compilation of useful ideas for communicating the message of Easter. A handy resource for children’s leaders.

Not Another Carol Service Susan Sayers Contains alternative Christmas workshops for all-age outreach.

Play and Pray Through Advent (Kay Warrington, Lynn Chambers & Nia Catrin Williams) The stories and activities here combine simple and effective visuals to bring to life the Birth of Jesus and his early years.

Play and Pray Through Lent (Kay Warrington) Contains stories and activities based on Lenten themes for use with children at home.

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Roots Magazine Issue 33 (Lent, Jan/Feb 08) & Issue 34 (Holy Week, March/April 09) This magazine contains ideas, talks and games that can be used in all-age Easter services.

The Christmas Journey (Moira Curry & Gill Morgan) A great outreach project, outlining a play that can be used to bring the Christmas story to life for primary-age children. The Easter Alphabet (Anne Faulkner) A fully-photocopiable activity book. Includes the exciting events of Holy Week, building the Easter story through the shape of a stained-glass window.

The Easter Journey (Moira Curry & Gill Morgan) An imaginative presentation for churches to use with primary schools. Published by the Bible Reading Fellowship.

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There Is A Season (Margaret Houston) A practical handbook for churches and schools with fresh ideas for the church year. Suitable for mainstream and traditional Anglican congregations.

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Training Resources

Bringing Children To Faith (Penny Frank) A great resource aimed at training adults in evangelism with children. Contains photocopiable resources and suggestions for group discus-sion. Core Skills For Children’s Work (The Consultative Group on Ministry Among Children) 6 Training modules provide foundational training for all those involved with church-based children’s ministry.

How Faith Grows (Revd Dr Jeff Astley, editor) A critical appraisal of faith development which will be of interest to teachers, parents and clergy. Kid’s Culture (Nick Harding) Based on Harding’s extensive research of 9-11 year olds, this book aims to provide an understanding of the way children think and feel about the world they live in.

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The Big Bible Storybook Timeline (Maggie Barfield) Beautiful illustrations form a poster timeline of both the Old and New Testaments. Perfect for early years settings – cute and educational! The Essential Sunday School Teacher’s Manual (Delyth Wynn) A comprehensive Church in Wales guide for those who work with children in the church, including discussion of outreach, lesson preparation and the use of music, crafts, art and drama. Their God is so Big (Stephanie Carmichael) A unique and indispensable guide to teaching Sunday School children up to the age of 8.

The Story of REinspired (David Skinner, Paul Haynes & Jane Earl) The story of how a group of churches in Berkshire developed ways of working with primary schools to support RE teaching. Be inspired and enable to engage with your local schools.

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The Sunday School Teacher’s Survival Manual (Gordon Lorenz)Includes game and activity ideas, plus advice on how to deal with more difficult children in your class!

Working with 5-7’s: Pretty much everything you need to know about (Colin Draper, Helen Franklin & Sara O’Shea) A practical handbook for churches and schools with fresh ideas for the church year. Suitable for mainstream and traditional Anglican congregations.

Working with 8-10’s: Pretty much everything you need to know about (Claire Saunders & Hilary Porritt) Jam-packed with advice on planning and running a Bible-based programme of worship and prayer for 8-10’s; and recruiting and training a team to achieve this.

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Top Tips on Communicating God in non-book ways (Kathryn Copsey & Jean Elliot) Explores old, new and timeless ways of meeting God without books – from ancient stained glass windows to Powerpoint to laughter! Top Tips on Dealing with Challenging Behaviour (Sue Brown & Alice Langtree) Practical pointers for understanding the causes of challenging behaviour and ways to help children and young people manage their own behaviour and be drawn to God. Top Tips on Encouraging Faith to Grow (Ruth Hassall & Piers Lane) Explores what the Bible says about faith, and how playing, learning and exploring shape our understanding of faith development. Top Tips on Growing Faith with Families (Pauline Burdett) This book explores what the Bible says about families and what your church can do for them.

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Top Tips on Prompting Prayer (Sarah Bingham and Vicki Blyth) This guide explores what the Bible says about prayer, and is packed with ideas to inspire anyone wanting to strengthen children and young people’s conversations with God. Top Tips on Running Holiday Clubs (Vicki Brackpool, Helen Franklin & Steve Hutchinson) A comprehensive guide on running a Bible-based holiday club, containing advice (based on real-life experiences) on how to reach out to children in your local community and church. Top Tips on Sharing Bible Stories (Gill Marchant, Sue Brown & Andy Gray) This book explores what the Bible says about storytelling and presents ideas on how to effec-tively (and imaginatively) share Bi-ble stories for enjoyment and im-pact. Top Tips on Working with Mixed Ages (Maggie Barfield & Terry Clutterham) This book combines practical ad-vice and real-life stories to help equip you to work with small

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Bible Stuff (Janet Gaukroger) Gaukroger has utilised her experience over 20 years of teaching children to compile this fun resource for spiritual teaching. Bubbles for Children Magazine (sample) (Scripture Union) Provides activities to support methods introduced in the Bubbles for Leaders magazine. Bubbles for Leaders Magazine (sample) (Scripture Union) Provides leaders of under-5 groups with the right tools to nurture young children’s faith. Faith Map Year C (Redemptorist Publications) This spiral bound book offers a year’s worth of material- prayers, an activity sheet and stories- based on scripture and church traditions.

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Fun Stuff for Kids Age 4-6 (Michael Streff) Streff’s book contains a collection of fun, fully-photocopiable puzzle activities from the Old and New Testaments. Parable Fun for Little Ones (Renita Boyle) 10 sessions of pick-and-mix stories and activities for little ones. Ideal for preschoolers. Tiddlywinks: My Little Orange Book (Pam Priestley) This little book contains 50 short stories and prayers to make Bible reading fun at home. Tiddlywinks: Pray and Play (Kathy Cannon) This Tiddlywinks resource contains 101 creative prayer ideas for use specifically with under 5’s.

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Tiddlywinks: Say and Sing (Maggie Barfield) A flexible resource for under 5’s which uses singing, dancing and speaking to encourage social development. Tiddlywinks: The Big Orange Book (Scripture Union) 25 multi-purpose outlines for pre -school groups, providing ideas for play and prayer based on themes such as ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ and ‘Stories of Jesus’. Tiddlywinks: The Big Red Book (Scripture Union) 25 outlines based on themes such as ‘People we meet’, ‘God gives us food’ and ‘Christmas’. Tiddlywinks: The Big Yellow Book (Scripture Union) 25 outlines for play and prayer based on themes such as ‘God gives us Families’ and ‘Friends of Jesus’.

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Under Fives Alive (Jane Farley, Eileen Goddard & Judy Jarvis) A collection of ideas for church under-5 leaders – includes craft activities and outlines for drama and movement. Under Fives Alive and Kicking (Jane Farley, Eileen Goddard & Judy Jarvis) KS1-appropriate material for use in clubs, assemblies or at home; this balances a Christian emphasis with material that can be used in a multi-faith context.

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Outside Equipment These items are also available to loan from the Diocesan office. A great way to engage children perhaps for a family fun afternoon or summer BBQ! • Giant Dominoes set • Giant Four in a Row • Giant Noughts and Crosses • Balloon Time Helium Tank • Hula-Hoops • Size 5 Footballs • Rackets for soft tennis • Sondico Space Markers on holder • Kingfisher Giant tower • Soft Bouncy Balls (Size 3-4) • Foam American Football • Large Referee’s Whistle • Large Referee’s red and yellow cards • Laminated Fun Cards (Matthew, Mark, Luke,

John, Hope, Charity, Love, Faith) • Waste Paper Bins • Hop-Scotch Set • Yellow Church in Wales Jumpers • Craft and Painting materials

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TITLE PAGE 10/10 110 50 Five Minute Stories 104 100 Simple Bible Crafts 104 Acting Up 110 Action Packed Christmas (DVD) 101 Action Packed Praise (DVD/CD) 101 Action Packed Praise 2 (CD) 101 All Age Lectionary Services Year A 90 All Age Lectionary Services Year B 90 All Age Lectionary Services Year C 90 All Age Lent and Easter 129 All Age Services 90 All-Age Service Annual 1, The 92 All-Age Service Annual 2, The 92 All-Age Service Annual 3, The 93 All-Age Service Annual 4, The 93 All Age Talks on Lent, Holy Week and Easter 129 Be A Church Detective 119 Being a Child of God (Lesson Pack & DVD) 101 Better than Halloween 129 Bible Atlas 128 Bible Dictionary 128 Bible Journeys Holiday Club 111 Bible Stuff 141 Biblos Primary Teacher’s Handbook 96 Biblos Secondary Teacher’s Handbook 96 Big Bible Brain Quizbook, The 109

Big Bible Challenge 99 Big Bible Story Book (under 5’s), The 99 Big Bible Story Book Timeline, The 137 Big Story, The 124 Bitesize Bible Songs 2 (CD) 102 Bringing Children to Faith 136 Bubbles for Children (Magazine) 141 Bubbles for Leaders (Magazine) 141 Bumper Whumper Combo (CD) 102 Candle Bible for Toddlers 99 Caring (Magazine) 128

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Celebrations! : All Age Worship 91 Celebrations Sorted 129 Children and Young People: A code of good practice for use by parishes

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Children’s Craft Ideas 104 Children’s Eucharist Book 115 Christian Artefact Box 94 Christmas Bible Comic 130 Christmas Journey, The 134 Christmas Wrapped Up 130 Communion Cube, The 115 Core Skills for Children’s Work 136 Countdown to Christmas 130 Creative Bible Crafts Grades 1 and 2 104 Creative Bible Crafts Grades 3 and 4 105 Creative Ideas for Quiet Corners 126 Creative Mission 130 Creative Ways to Tell A Bible Story 91 Desert Detectives Holiday Club Programme 111 Detonate 119 Dress Rehearsal 111 ‘E’ Book, The 127 Easter Alphabet, The 134 Easter Bible Comic 131 Easter Cracked 131 Easter Journey, The 134 Employing Youth and Children’s Workers 128 Enabling Children to Pray 126 Encyclopedia of Bible Crafts, The 109

Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children’s Ministry

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Essential Sunday School Teacher’s Manual 137 Fabulous Crafts for Children’s Ministry 105 Faith Map Year C 141 Family: All Age Worship 91

Family Fun For Easter 131

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Family Fun For Summer 131 Feat is Ready to Begin, The 93 Feast of Faith: Celebrating the Christian Year at Home

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Few Children Great Opportunities 119 Fun Stuff for Kids Age 4-6 142 Fusion 119 How Faith Grows 136 Good Rollerblader and other Sketches, The 110 How to Cheat at Visual Aids 105 Hodder Children’s Bible, The 100 Impact 120 Instant Art for Bible Action Models 106 Instant Art for Bible Worksheets Book 3 106 Instant Art for Bible Worksheets Book 4 106 Instant Art for Lent and Easter 132 Instant Art: The Life of Jesus 106 It’s Your Move! / Y Cam Nesa! 96 Jaffa 3: 32 Club Sessions 111 Jesus and the Breakfast Barbecue 95 Jesus and the Cheat 95 Jesus and the Starving Crowd 95 Jesus Puts Things Right 95 Jewish Artefact Box 94

Kid’s Culture 136 Learning with the Sunday Gospels Advent to Pen-tecost (Take Home Sheets)

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Lent for the Whole Church Community 132 Let’s All Clap Hands 92 Let’s Get Together 92 Lion First Bible (Under 5’s) 100 Lion Storyteller Bible 100 Living Stones : Pebbles Year A 120

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Meetings with Mystery 96 Messy Christmas 117 Messy Church 117 Messy Church 2 117 Messy Church 3 117 Messy Church the DVD 118 Messy Nativity 118 Miracle Maker, The (DVD) 103 Mission Rescue Holiday Club 112 Mixing It Up with Football 121 Mixing It Up With Harry Potter 121 Mixing It Up With The Simpsons 121 More Christmas Wrapped Up 132 More Easter Cracked 133 More Prayer with Children and Young People 126 Mosaic: God Is Good (mixed ages) 121 Mosaic: God With Us (mixed ages) 122 Multi-Sensory Ideas for Worship 92 Multi-Sensory Message 107 Multi-Sensory Parables 107 Multi-Sensory Prayer 107 Multi-Sensory Scripture 108 Multi-Sensory Seasons 108 Multi-Sensory Together 108 Muslim Artefact Box 94 My Communion Book 115 Mysterious Encounters 97 National Minimum Standards for Out of School Care

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Not Another Carol Service 133 One Day Wonders Book 2 112

Living Stones : Rocks Year A 120 Living Stones : Rocks Year C 120 Make and Do Bible Crafts 107 Making Disciples in Messy Church 118

One Day Wonders: Christmas, Easter and Halloween

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On the Way for 3-9’s Book 2: The Christmas Story and Miracles of Jesus

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On the Way for 3-9’s Book 4: Joseph, Job and Moses 122 On the Way for 3-9’s Book 6: Samson, Ruth, Samuel and Saul

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Open the Book 97 Outside Equipment 145 Paper Plate Puppet Crafts 108 Parable Fun for Little Ones 142 Parachute Fun for Everyone 109 Pick Up and Run Assemblies 2 97 Pick Up and Run Assemblies 3 97 Play and Pray Through Advent 133 Play and Pray Through Lent 133 Puppets for Loan 114 Rainbow Good News Bible 99 Religious Education Syllabus for Primary Schools 128 Rich Popstar and other Sketches 110 Rocky’s Plaice 113 Roots (Magazine) 134 Running Christian Groups in Secondary School 98 Seven New Kittens : A Muslim Story 95 ShipShapes Holiday Club 113 Showstoppers Holiday Club 113 Side by Side with God 123 Sketches for the Church Year 110 Space Academy Holiday Club 113 Space Academy (DVD) 102 Splash for Children (Magazine) 123 Splash for Leaders (Magazine) 123 Sports Fun for Messy Churches 118 Sports Academy Holiday Club, The 114 Starship Discovery Holiday Club, The 114 Step This Way: A Course for 5-7’s in Church, Book 1

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Story Box Bible Tales 109

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Story of REinspired, The 137 Streetwise Holiday Club 114 Sunday School Teacher’s Survival Manual, The 138 Super Saviour (CD) 102 Teaching Children to Pray 126 Their God is So Big 137 Theo:God’s Love (DVD) 103 There is a Season 135 The Tiny Ants: A Muslim Story 95 The Usborne Children’s Bible 100 Three Plus One: Festivals One 124 Tiddlywinks: My Little Orange Book 142 Tiddlywinks: Pray and Play 142 Tiddlywinks: Say and Sing 143 Tiddlywinks: The Big Orange Book 143 Tiddlywinks: The Big Red Book 143 Tiddlywinks: The Big Yellow Book 143 Top Tips on Communicating God in non-book Ways 139 Top Tips on Dealing with Challenging Behaviour 139 Top Tips on Encouraging Faith to Grow 139 Top Tips on Growing Faith With Families 139 Top Tips on Prompting Prayer 140 Top Tips on Running Holiday Clubs 140 Top Tips on Sharing Bible Stories 140 Top Tips on Working with Mixed Ages 140 Under Fives Alive 144 Under Fives Alive and Kicking 144 Voices for Today 98 Usborne Children’s Bible, The 100 Welcome to the Lord’s Table: Activity Book 115 Welcome to the Lord’s Table: Practical Course Book 116 What’s So Special About The Bible? 128 Who comes first? Cross-Curricular Classroom and Assembly KS2 Outlines

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Working with 5-7’s: Pretty much everything you need to know about

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Story Assemblies of 24 Saints 98

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Working with 8-10’s: Pretty much everything you need to know about

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Worship Through the Church Year 93 XStream for Children (Magazine) 124 XStream for Leaders (Magazine) 125

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