Tea-time Church for December, Year 2

These are the resources for Tea-time Church for December, Year 2

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

The base readings ares:

Matthew 2:1-15
(Links are to Bible Gateway)

The theme for this week: The wise men & gifts

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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". You can also easily remove any part that you don't need or insert your own material. There are also complete Notes - Download
	Happy Medley Available as a full video with backing track - 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.
	Riding out across the desert, STF 230 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: © Peter Ratcliffe, Adm The Jubilate Group and used with permission. 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. Our aim over the 3 years is to gradually move to more and more interactive prayers to encourage children to pray themselves - Download
	The video for today is the Visit of the Magi (Matthew 2:1-15) from the Visual Bible - Matthew - Sample If you are using the DVD at this point you could switch your projector or TV to DVD and show the film (already cued up).
	There is a brief interactive recap of the story and then a brief introduction - Download
	Follow the star Available as an animated video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are anonymous. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS. Animated Video by Malcolm Evans

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.

For the corporate craft we suggest making a large picture of travelling with the wise men to see Jesus. Use the template we offer as to make a large drawing and then get everyone to draw themselves, cut out the figures and stick them onto the picture - Download

There are cut out figures that can be used to make stand up figures on Pinterest

Tea

We have found that sandwiches, crisps, sausage rolls, pizza, jelly and ice cream make a really good Sunday tea. The Notes suggest a number of "I wonder questions" to start conversations about the video and the story.

Response

	We suggest calling everyone back to the worship space by repeating the bible-bop - Download - Sample
	The Virgin Mary had a baby boy, SOF 1059, JP 251 Available as an animated video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are anonymous. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme.
	There is a PowerPoint file of Matthew 21:1-15 - Download It is a good idea, if possible, to get a child to read it or ask for volunteers to read it a screen each. Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
	There is an all age talk in the notes and also an accompanying PowerPoint slide - Download
	A closing prayer can be found in the main PowerPoint and Notes files - Download
	We three kings of Orient are, CP 91, MP 740, JP 271 Available as a video with words and music - Download - Sample The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0035170 . The words are copyright: J.H. Hopkins and used with permission. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.

Notes

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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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