Special Palm Sunday Messy Church
Normally Messy church at Immanuel is Sunday afternoons 3.30pm - 5.30pm
BUT..... THIS TIME .....
We are meet on a SUNDAY MORNING - Sunday 9th April at 9.30am!
Sunday 9th April is Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Christians remember what Jesus did in the week leading up to the day he suffered for us. A week before Jesus suffered for us he rode into Jerusalem on a humble donkey and all the people of the city welcomed Jesus as their king!
BUT..... THIS TIME .....
We are meet on a SUNDAY MORNING - Sunday 9th April at 9.30am!
Sunday 9th April is Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Christians remember what Jesus did in the week leading up to the day he suffered for us. A week before Jesus suffered for us he rode into Jerusalem on a humble donkey and all the people of the city welcomed Jesus as their king!
What does the Bible say?
In John chapter 12 we read:
12 The large crowd that had come for the feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet him. They shouted,
“Hosanna! ”
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”(Psalm 118:25,26)
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it. This is just as it is written in Scripture. It says,
15 “City of Zion, do not be afraid.
See, your king is coming.
He is sitting on a donkey’s colt.” (Zechariah 9:9)
In the Gospel of Luke chapter 19 we read: 35 The disciples brought the colt to Jesus. They threw their coats on the young donkey and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their coats on the road.
37 Jesus came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives. There the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God with joy. In loud voices they praised him for all the miracles they had seen. They shouted,
38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”(Psalm 118:26)
“May there be peace and glory in the highest heaven!”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “tell your disciples to stop!”
40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
12 The large crowd that had come for the feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet him. They shouted,
“Hosanna! ”
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”(Psalm 118:25,26)
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it. This is just as it is written in Scripture. It says,
15 “City of Zion, do not be afraid.
See, your king is coming.
He is sitting on a donkey’s colt.” (Zechariah 9:9)
In the Gospel of Luke chapter 19 we read: 35 The disciples brought the colt to Jesus. They threw their coats on the young donkey and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their coats on the road.
37 Jesus came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives. There the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God with joy. In loud voices they praised him for all the miracles they had seen. They shouted,
38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”(Psalm 118:26)
“May there be peace and glory in the highest heaven!”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “tell your disciples to stop!”
40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
What to expect:
SO....
We are going to begin at 9.30am with a Palm Branch Procession which will start at the Immanuel Chapel and move to the Immanuel Auditorium
Please meet at the Immanuel Chapel at 9.30am ready to be part of a special Palm Sunday procession! - Palm branches will be provided for everyone to carry.
When the procession reaches the Auditorium there will all the usual great activities that will explore what happened to Jesus before he suffered for us.
Some of the activities will be sporty others will be crafty, some will be active, others will be reflective. Your children will enjoy leading you from activity to activity! At about 10.45am we will wrap up our activity time and gather for our brief celebration time during which the story for the day will be shared. We will finish the morning with a simple meal that has been prepared with love by our Messy Church community catering team.
What to bring:
Your family and friends, your neighbours and grandparents!
When does it finish?
by 11.30am
We are going to begin at 9.30am with a Palm Branch Procession which will start at the Immanuel Chapel and move to the Immanuel Auditorium
Please meet at the Immanuel Chapel at 9.30am ready to be part of a special Palm Sunday procession! - Palm branches will be provided for everyone to carry.
When the procession reaches the Auditorium there will all the usual great activities that will explore what happened to Jesus before he suffered for us.
Some of the activities will be sporty others will be crafty, some will be active, others will be reflective. Your children will enjoy leading you from activity to activity! At about 10.45am we will wrap up our activity time and gather for our brief celebration time during which the story for the day will be shared. We will finish the morning with a simple meal that has been prepared with love by our Messy Church community catering team.
What to bring:
Your family and friends, your neighbours and grandparents!
When does it finish?
by 11.30am