Children & Youth Page - St Michaels Verwood

Welcome to St Michael’s Children’s and Youth Page. Here you will find weekly videos which includes songs with actions, short talks and activities for you and your children to take part in at home.

The YouTube videos are aimed at school Year R – Year 6 so if you have anyone in Year 7 – Year 13 please contact Helen our Youth and Children’s Minister for your teenager to be added to the weekly bible study via Zoom. Her email address is stmichaels.youth@outlook.com

We hope you find these resources helpful, if you need any additional resources or wanted to say hello please contact Helen using the above email address.

Parable of the Mustard Seed – Matthew 13. 31-33, 44-52

Click here for Helen’s talk

Parable of the Wheat and Weeds – Matthew 13. 24-30, 36-43

Click here for Helen’s talk

Parable of the sower – Matthew 13. 1-9, 18-23

Click here for Helen’s talk

Here are some videos from our Youth & Children’s Minister

Matthew 11 – Burdens

Matthew 11 – Burdens – Song

Matthew 11 – Talk

Link to Messy Church at Home: Our Father in Heaven

Link to Messy Church at Home: Messy Money

Link to Messy Church at Home: Get Messy Session – Jairus’ Daughter

Faith at Home

Faith at Home is a call to discover God’s presence together in the place we spend most of our time. Home offers the space to make mistakes and ask honest questions. Home gives us a place to become who we are created to be.

You can access the Church of England resources here.

Link to Messy Church at Home: Pentecost

Link to craft pages John 10. 1-10 4th Sunday of Easter

Link to activity pages: Luke 24. 13-35 3rd Sunday of Easter

The Five Finger Prayer

Here is a helpful approach for teaching kids to pray. It’s a format that allows children to recall and pray in their own words for five different groups of people. All this lines up with the five fingers of their hand.

Thumb (people who are close to you) These are your close friends and family, often the first you think about when you pray. Give thanks to God and ask his protection on your parents, siblings, friends, and classmates.

Pointer (people who point the way) These are leaders in your life, such as teachers and priests. Offer God your thanksgiving for them and ask him to help them in their important work.

Tall Finger (people in authority) The big people in the world need prayer too. Ask God to give wisdom to our government, military, and police.

Ring Finger (people who are weak) This is your weakest finger. We should remember others who are sick, live in poverty, or are treated badly. Pray that Jesus would give them new strength.

Little Finger (your own needs) God wants to hear your needs too, especially when you put others first. Pray for your own growth in mind, body, and spirit.

Link to the Five Finger Prayer Template

Easter Garden

Claire Roberts and her children have made this lovely Easter Garden using items that they already had at home.