Virtual Children’s Chapel
Below, please find resources for virtual Children’s Chapel. We will update weekly.
Also, please join Henry Howard for sing-a-longs on Tuesday May 12 and May 26 via Zoom. Meeting info is included in our weekly E-pistle from the Rev. Catie and a separate email will be sent out to our Parish Families. If you want to make sure you are included in those emails and are not sure if you are on our list, please contact Christian at office@steamboatstpauls.org and give her your email and phone.
Week of May 31, 2020
Theme: Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark
Today we read about Noah and how he trusted God even though he couldn’t see any rain. Noah was obedient to God and the result was that he saved his family and the animals. The task of building the ark was enormous: it was 450 feet long (90 feet longer than a football field), 75 feet wide (almost as wide as an eight story building), and 45 feet high (as tall as two flag poles)! It would have been easy for Noah to be overwhelmed with what God asked him to do. However, because Noah trusted God, he built the ark even when there was no rain and when people made fun of him. The entire earth has benefited because of Noah’s obedience. God promised to never flood the earth again.
Activities:
Trust Maze
Click on the button below to print your maze. One person will be giving instructions. The other person will be trying to complete the maze. Blindfold the child who will be attempting the maze within the lines. Manually move their hand to the starting point. Begin giving voice commands to lead them through the maze successfully.
Trust Walk
Preparation
○ Find a suitable location, ideally with some obstacles for the players to avoid, go over or under.
○ Alternatively, you can create an obstacle course with tables and chairs.
○ Ensure that these obstacles are safe and age-appropriate.
○ Get blind-folds for each pair of players.
How to Play
○ Pair everyone up.
○ One person in each pair will be blind-folded, and the other person will lead him/her through the obstacle course. Depending on the ages of your participants and how easy/safe your obstacle course is, you may allow each pair to hold hands, or rely purely on verbal communications.
○ After successful completion of the obstacle course, switch roles and repeat.
Week of May 24, 2020
Theme: Adam & Eve
Adam and Eve
The Bible story today comes from Genesis, the first book of the Bible.
Assign the following responses:
● Whenever I say “snake,” make a “hissing” sound. •
● Whenever I say “tree,” you should “sprout.” Demonstrate “sprouting” by spreading your arms over your head like branches. •
● Whenever I say “fruit,” say “yum-yum!” •
● Whenever I say “God,” flex your muscles and say, “Strong and powerful!”
Read aloud the following story of Adam and Eve. Pause after each cue word to let kids do their actions.
One day the snake said to the woman, “Did God really say that you can’t eat fruit from any tree in the garden?” The woman answered the snake, “We can eat fruit from the trees in the garden. But God said not to eat fruit from the tree that’s in the middle of the garden. We can’t even touch it, or we’ll die!” But the snake said to the woman, “You won’t die. God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree, you’ll learn about good and evil and you’ll be like God!” So the woman took some of the fruit and ate it. And she gave some of the fruit to her husband, and he ate it. Then they heard God walking in the garden in the cool part of the day, and the man and his wife hid from God among the trees in the garden. But God called to the man and said, “Where are you?” The man answered, “I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid, so I hid.” Then God asked, “Did you eat fruit from that tree, even though I told you not to?” The man said, “You gave me this woman, and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it.” Then God said to the woman, “How could you do such a thing?” She answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.” So God forced the man and woman out of the garden and placed angels around it to guard its borders so that people could not get to the tree of life.
Have kids give themselves a round of applause for their enthusiastic participation in the story. Then have them stand up. Say: Think of an answer to each of the questions I’m about to ask you. I’d like to hear lots of different, interesting answers. When someone gives an answer you thought of and you don’t have anything more to add, you may sit down. When everyone is seated, I’ll ask you to stand again for the next question.
Ask:
• Why did God give Adam and Eve choices? (God wanted them to choose to obey him; God wanted to see what choice they’d make.)
• Why did Adam and Eve make the choice they did? (They were tempted; they wondered what the fruit would be like.)
• How do you think Adam and Eve felt after they knew they’d made a wrong choice and sinned? (Sad; scared.)
• How do you feel when you’ve sinned? (Sad; bad; I wish I could try again; sorry.)
• What’s the best thing to do when you’ve done something wrong? (Ask God to forgive me; learn from it so I don’t make the same mistake again.)
God gives us choices, and we can ask God to help us choose wisely.
Week of May 17, 2020
Theme: God’s Creation of Everything. It was good and was the beginning of God’s love story with us.
Adam and Eve
The Bible story today comes from Genesis, the first book of the Bible.
Assign the following responses:
● Whenever I say “snake,” make a “hissing” sound.
● Whenever I say “tree,” you should “sprout.” Demonstrate “sprouting” by spreading your arms over your head like branches.
● Whenever I say “fruit,” say “yum-yum!”
● Whenever I say “God,” flex your muscles and say, “Strong and powerful!”
Read aloud the following story of Adam and Eve. Pause after each cue word to let kids do their actions.
One day the snake said to the woman, “Did God really say that you can’t eat fruit from any tree in the garden?” The woman answered the snake, “We can eat fruit from the trees in the garden. But God said not to eat fruit from the tree that’s in the middle of the garden. We can’t even touch it, or we’ll die!” But the snake said to the woman, “You won’t die. God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree, you’ll learn about good and evil and you’ll be like God!” So the woman took some of the fruit and ate it. And she gave some of the fruit to her husband, and he ate it. Then they heard God walking in the garden in the cool part of the day, and the man and his wife hid from God among the trees in the garden. But God called to the man and said, “Where are you?” The man answered, “I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid, so I hid.” Then God asked, “Did you eat fruit from that tree, even though I told you not to?” The man said, “You gave me this woman, and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it.” Then God said to the woman, “How could you do such a thing?” She answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.” So God forced the man and woman out of the garden and placed angels around it to guard its borders so that people could not get to the tree of life.
Have kids give themselves a round of applause for their enthusiastic participation in the story. Then have them stand up. Say: Think of an answer to each of the questions I’m about to ask you. I’d like to hear lots of different, interesting answers. When someone gives an answer you thought of and you don’t have anything more to add, you may sit down. When everyone is seated, I’ll ask you to stand again for the next question.
Ask:
• Why did God give Adam and Eve choices? (God wanted them to choose to obey him; God wanted to see what choice they’d make.)
• Why did Adam and Eve make the choice they did? (They were tempted; they wondered what the fruit would be like.)
• How do you think Adam and Eve felt after they knew they’d made a wrong choice and sinned? (Sad; scared.)
• How do you feel when you’ve sinned? (Sad; bad; I wish I could try again; sorry.)
• What’s the best thing to do when you’ve done something wrong? (Ask God to forgive me; learn from it so I don’t make the same mistake again.)
God gives us choices, and we can ask God to help us choose wisely.
Week of May 10, 2020
Theme: The Bible is a story of adventure and love.
Suggested Follow-up Activities:
Read aloud one of the books suggested on this link from Brightly
https://www.readbrightly.com/5-unconventional-love-stories-for-kids/Breakfast or Dinner Table Talk
Parents share the story of when your child(ren) were born
Everyone shares a memory of a personal adventure. Could be one person a day for all days of the week.