This week’s Rocks and Topz started with a quick memory game of baby items and this led us into talking about two amazing Bible characters – Joseph and Mary. As one of the children remarked – they had a ‘mind blowing’ experience when their lives were turned upside down at the first message from the…
This week, we heard about a relative of Jesus – John the Baptist. He was called to prepare the way for Jesus and to tell others of the coming King. Some loved him…but many did not, nor did they like the fact that he pointed out their wrongdoings. He spent a lot of time in…
This week in Rocks and Topz we were learning about Job. When things were brilliant or when things were awful, he chose to praise God! And even though he never found out why he went through so much suffering, he learned that he could trust God no matter how he was feeling. We also talked…
We tried to work out what some small and unusual objects might be useful for or what purpose they had. The children did really well – can you? Afterwards, moving from table to table and exploring different items from the story, we heard about the life of Esther and had a banquet of grapes at…
This week, Rocks & Topz were looking at the story of Nehemiah, and how he helped the people of Israel to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem when they returned from exile. This wasn’t an easy job, as lots of people didn’t want them to finish the walls. The people ended up building with one hand, and…
It’s time to go searching for treasure and adventure at Holiday Club 2023! Holiday club will be returning to Holyrood School this summer from Mon 31 July – Fri 4 Aug Save the date and join us for a week of games, drama, music, crafts and lots more. Use the QR code to book your…
Hi everyone! This week we are looking at Living Generously – take a look at this. To see the next session of our story from Acts 4 watch the video below. It is introduced by Colin the coin collector. Think about How exciting that the group of people who believe in Jesus has grown from…
Hello and welcome back! Last week Jane told us about when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost. The disciples and people who had been following Jesus were changed from a very scared, nervous bunch, to a group of men and women who did amazing things for God! Today we’re going to hear about Peter and…
Hello everyone! Today we are looking at Pentecost. Anyone know what that means? Well, Pente means 50 and we celebrate it 50 days after Easter. Even better, it is when the Holy Spirit came to earth to be a helper for anyone who believes in Jesus. Pentecost is often called the birthday of the church…
Talk about it What did Thomas say when his friends told him Jesus was alive? Why do you think he wanted proof before he believed? What did Jesus say to Thomas when he saw him? How do you think Thomas felt then? Pray Thank you God that so many people saw Jesus after he had…
Hi everyone. Happy Easter! I hope you are enjoying the Easter season and the school holidays. Take a look at the video below for an introduction to our character this week – a lady from the Bible who features in the Easter story. Then watch this to hear the story starting from when Jesus was…
It’s only a week until Easter – who else is excited?! These videos tell the story of Jesus in the last week before he was killed. They start with Palm Sunday, when everyone was cheering for him and celebrating that Jesus was there. But by the end of the week those same people were ready…