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Reproduced from the March 2006 edition of the Prestbury Parish Magazine
This Month at Celebrate!This month we’re basing our worship round some of Jesus’ ‘I am…’ sayings: I AM …… the way, the truth, the life … the light of the world … the bread of life … the true vine … the good shepherd … the door for the sheep … the resurrection and the life
Why my family go to Celebrate!About a year ago I started taking my young daughters to Celebrate! at St Mary’s Church. I wanted to bring my children up in the Church and also get more involved with Church life myself. However, I was concerned about how this could be done and at the same time keep my children quiet and still for the duration of a service. Luckily, Celebrate! provided the answer! It starts at 9.30 every Sunday morning and the atmosphere is very relaxed and welcoming. Bible stories are taught in fun ways, with lots of audience participation, or often acted out by the Celebrate! team. I think that this keeps the message entertaining and digestible but without diluting it. The children never seem to get bored which also means that the adults can relax and listen to what is being taught. The music is modern and upbeat and led by Celebrate!’s dedicated band. Children (and adults) join in the songs with percussion instruments. My children are usually dancing in the aisle during the more jolly songs! Celebrate! is a very social occasion. The service ends with lots of chat and laughter as biscuits and drinks are served. I would recommend Celebrate! to anybody, young or old, who wants to explore faith or get more involved in the local community. But I especially recommend it to families with children who are too young yet to have ‘quiet’ and ‘still’ on their agenda! Dee Campling
A Not So Swift HalfOne of the important aspects of Celebrate! is the value of fostering genuine community. It was with this in mind that we decided to invite men with links to Celebrate! to meet at the pub. After some rejigging of venue due to renovation work we ended up at The Plough on Monday 6 February. There were about ten of us in all, just spending time together chatting. Personally I valued the whole thing about hearing snippets of other people’s stories, just that sense of ‘company’ – people with you on the journey. Oh and the scrumpy was good too… This initiative is not intended to be exclusive – there is a ladies’ night being planned for Wednesday 22 March. We deliberately set out to give opportunities for just men and just ladies to meet, separately. Apart from anything else, this can make the logistics of babysitting easier. The Celebrate! team hope to plan similar socials for men in the future – which would of course be open to those from any congregation and hopefully to those who are not yet part of a congregation. For more information or suggestions about either the men’s or ladies’ events please contact Andy or Sharon. Andy Macauly |
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