Tea-time Church for December, Year 1

These are the resources for Tea-time Church for December, Year 1

The base readings are:

Luke 2:1-20 and Matthew 2:1-12

The theme for this week: The Nativity Story

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The PowerPoint slides on this page are standard size - You can find the widescreen slides here

Tea-time Church

An introduction to Tea-time Church

Worship

	The complete PowerPoint file for Tea-time church - Download Remember to download all the videos you wish to use and always keep them in the same folder as the PowerPoint file. If you wish to use your own musicians it is a simple matter to delete our video slides and insert the words versions using "Insert Slides from file ..." or "Reuse Slides" There are also complete Notes - Download
	Happy Medley Available as a bible-bop video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are by © John Hardwick and used with permission. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report. We find that a bible-bop is a great way of moving from the games into the worship. Children prefer this to singing and this will draw them to the worship area. We suggest using it again after tea to draw people back to the worship area.
	A prayer can be found in the main PowerPoint and Notes files. Our aim over the 3 years is to gradually move to more and more interactive prayers to encourage children to pray themselves - Download
	The first part of the talk covers the part of the story that happens in Nazareth. There is a PowerPoint slide featuring an image of Nazareth - Download
	Little Donkey, Words Available as an animated video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are copyright © Eric Boswell. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.
	The next part of the talk covers the part of the story that happens in Bethlehem. There is a PowerPoint slide featuring an image of Bethlehem - Download
	A band of angels, Words Available as a full video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are copyright © John Harwick. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.

Craft

Each month we suggest a couple of crafts. One is a corporate activity to produce something to put up on the wall or in the church to show that children are present, active and part of the church. The other is individual for them to make something and take it home.

This month's corporate activity is to make a crib scene using peg figures. There are some hints at Pinterest

You could also make a stable from a shoe box and gluing bits of straw to it. Hopefully it can be displayed in the church somewhere.

For the cooking craft it would be good to make star biscuits. Star cutters are easily found. If done as the first craft they should be ready for tea time. Another option might be to make them ahead of time and allow the children to decorate them with icing and silver balls etc.

You could also turn this into a Christingle service by making Christingles as the craft

Tea

We have found that sandwiches, crisps, sausage rolls, pizza, jelly and ice cream make a really good Sunday tea. Maybe this week some Christmas treats (like mince pies) could also be included.

Response

	It was on a starry night, STF 206,SOF 1365, JP 396, KS 571 Available as a video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are by Joy Webb, © Salvationist Pubishing & Supplies, Adm Song Solutions Copycare and used with permission. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.
	The next part of the talk covers the story of the Maji There is a PowerPoint slide featuring an image of Jerusalem - Download
	Away in a manger, HP 94, STF 191, SOF 36, MP 47, JP 12, RAS 146, CP 45, TS 36, KS 15 Available as a video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are by J. T. McFarland. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.
	A prayer can be found in the main PowerPoint and Notes files - Download
	O come, all ye faithful, HP 110, STF 212, RAS 160, CP 62, SOF 408, MP 491, JP 176, TS 380, KS 665 Available as a video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are by John Francis Wade. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme.

Notes

Pay as you go option

You can buy access to all the resources on this page by simply clicking on the PayPal symbol on the right. This costs just £3, but you can view all the video samples without a password

On the final confirmation page from PayPal, make sure that you click on "Return to the Family Friendly Church web site" to get the Username and Password. We will also send them to you in a confirmation email.

In addition you can save (it can cost as little as £10 a year) by using one of our Subscription Packages. You can also sign up to a whole year of Tea-Time Church for just £30

Quarterly Option

You can buy access to all the resources in the first quarter of Year A of the lectionary (Advent Sunday to Ordinary 8) by clicking on the PayPal symbol on the right. This costs just £18.

On the final confirmation page from PayPal, make sure that you click on "Return to the IDEAS web site" to get the Username and Password for this week's material. We will send you the Username and Password for the whole quarter by email as soon as we can.

Annual Option

You can buy access to all the resources for the whole of Year A of the lectionary by clicking on the PayPal symbol on the right. This costs just £60.

On the final confirmation page from PayPal, make sure that you click on "Return to the IDEAS web site" to get the Username and Password for this week's material. We will send you the Username and Password for the whole year by email as soon as we can.

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SOF – Songs of Fellowship
MP – Mission Praise
TS - The Source
HP - Hymns and Psalms
STF - Singing the Faith
RAS - Rejoice and Sing
CP- Common Praise
JP -Junior Praise
KS - Kids Source

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