At St Stephen Walbrook today we held the first of an occasional series of family-friendly visits to the church designed to enable church members with young families to have an opportunity to come to the church together, which, as our ministry is primarily weekday, is generally impossible for them to do.
We began with a Treasure Hunt ... various clues led each family to different parts of the church ...
... before the treasure was found.
The treasure included the wonderful Step Outside Guide - London's Splendid Square Mile.
Then we made sheep at the craft table just using cups, cotton wool and pipe cleaners. This was followed with a game herding sheep balloons into the sheep pen.
We enjoyed a welcome break for snacks ...
... and then finished the session with the story of the Lost Sheep, the Butterfly song ...
... and prayers thanking God for his love.
A good time was had by all and our next such visit will be organised prior to Christmas.
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The Butterfly Song.
