Sunday Club for 26th April from St Peter’s – St Albans
We are once again grateful to St Peter’s in St Albans for this material.
The road to Emmaus
Last week we heard a story about when Jesus came and met his disciples in a house where they were hiding. This week the story is about how Jesus met two of his followers when they were walking along a road to a place called Emmaus. It was on the afternoon of Easter Sunday and the two men were talking about how Jesus had died and how people had said Jesus had risen from the dead. The men were not sure whether to believe this. Then Jesus met them on the road and walked along with them and explained the stories in the Old Testament about Moses and other prophets and how they showed that Jesus would come and die and rise again.
When they got to the village where they were going, the men asked Jesus to come and stay. They still didn’t know who he was but they invited him. When they had a meal Jesus took bread and broke it and gave it to them. Then they knew who Jesus was and they went and told the other disciples.
You can watch the story in a video: The road to Emmaus story (Luke 24:13-35)
Here are some questions you could think about:
– Why do you think the men did not recognise Jesus when they were walking?
– Have you ever met someone and not recognised them? Why was that?
– Why did they realise who Jesus was when he broke the bread?
– When do we break bread in church? What do we remember when we do that?
Seeing activities
Sometimes we don’t notice people or the things around us. Just like the disciples on the road we don’t see things or we don’t realise what they are. Sometimes if we stop and look or listen we can notice or understand things we didn’t below. Now I can only walk from my house I have found paths I didn’t know were there until I looked. I have noticed bluebells in new places. I’ve noticed birds singing which I didn’t hear before. This week I went on a walk and found
Dr Who’s TARDIS. Next to it was an art gallery hanging between trees with some lovely pictures.
– What is the most amazing thing you have seen on your walks this week? If you see something amazing or surprising take a photo and send it to Margaret.blake@ntlworld.com and we can put the pictures in next week’s junior church sheet.
– If you have some binoculars or a magnifying glass go into your garden or take them when you go out for a walk and see if you can see some things you haven’t noticed before. What did you think or feel when you noticed them?
– Have you ever been to the optician to have your eyes tested? You could make an eye chart like opticians use to test your eyesight. It starts with big letters at the top and then the letters get smaller. You can use whatever letters you like but you could use it to write something like JESUS HELPS US TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND OUR LIVES
Prayers
Jesus, our way, our truth, our life,
be with us when we walk,
be with us when we stay at home,
Help us to see you in our lives and know you are with us.
Amen
A prayer for when a friend is ill
Dear God,
(name of friend) is ill.
They are not allowed to go to school or come over to play. I’m sad because I miss them.
They must be feeling miserable and lonely as well. Please be close to him/her.
Please be with the people who are looking after him/her.
Please help him/her to get better and to know that you love him/her. Amen.
Revd Mary Hawes, National Children & Youth Adviser
Do you have questions about Coronavirus? Have you asked some questions which your mum or dad can’t answer? There is an online book written by Axel Scheffler (who wrote the Gruffalo) all about Coronavirus. You can read it here for free: Coronavirus: A book for children
