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Leaving assembly

Not just the leaving prayer this year but a whole 5 minutes. Cue balloons. You will need one modelling balloon, preferably a long one, and a pump. Blow it up all the way taking about how we fill ourselves with information over the year. Then let it go, (the children love this bit) and mention that we hope they don’t lose all they have learnt over the summer like the balloon lost its air. Start again.  This time inflate to 3/4 and tie off.  The make the following bubbles whilst talking about all the different, unconnected things one might...

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Last day in rural life!

The performance of ‘Jesus in the boot’ went down so well at Gladestry that we get a second engagement at Garth Primary School this school is larger and has a dedicated hall for assembly and lunch. The children were evidently overawed by our presence as they sat quietly through the song ‘Amarillo’, but enjoyed the performance of ‘Jesus in the boot’ After this we visited a project which was helped in its initiation by PAVO, Llanwrtyd and district Community Transport project. The project has been funded by the National lottery, Welsh Assembly Government and Powys County Council, but the...

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Random College Entry

  • Slow

    Why is it that the church moves so slowly. So slowly that the most interesting and inspirational things pass it by in the night. Indeed those people who put their heart and soul into the church being passionate and engaged end up cynical about the whole process simply because nothing seems to change. You think you are getting somewhere, then the rules change and others move the goalposts. I was reminded this week that it is Wales’ turn to blockade Faslane, and was asked if the Principal of the college organising a trip… I couldn’t help thinking it would take ten forklift trucks to take the hippopotamus that is the churches organisational machine to the meeting that would inevitably decide that it was far too late to try to do anything interesting now thank you very much, oh and about the Carol service vicar, can we please not have that hymn about the modern Bethlehem not being peaceful, its just not Christmas. No it’s not, it’s still November!!

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