Resources for Mission and Ministry with children based on the Season of Creation.
Below are links to a number of resources to help you with your ministry. Many of the resources are not produced or endorsed by the Diocese. Please ensure that the resource is right for both your tradition and context before using. Do contact childrenandfamilies@elydiocese.org if you have any questions or need further help or support.
Running a Session
- Messy Church harvest session with Christian Aid
- Harvest Lectionary Resources for Active Worship from The Reflectionary
- Harvest resources from spiritualchild.co.uk
- Worship ideas, songs, videos and poems from Engage worship
Telling the Story
- Ideas for Exploring Creation from Flame: Creative Children's Ministry
- Learn all about Harvest through the story of Squeak the mouse with resources from RE:quest
Prayer & Reflection Activities
- Harvest Messy Church: Creation Prayer Activity from Flame: Creative Children's Ministry
- Harvest prayer station resources from spiritualchild.co.uk
- Letters for Creation activities and reflections from Christian Aid to help your church youth group (ages 11-18) to explore the issue of climate justice from a faith perspective.
- Road Sign Harvest Prayers from reflectionary.org
Activities
- Muddy Church: Autumn and Harvest trails, activities session ideas, wondering pages and school resources.
- Small But Mighty Nature Trail for Churchyards from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
- Scarecrow Trail for Churches and Schools from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
- Harvest U5s resources from Let Their Light Shine
- Harvest Ideas from Family Ministries UK