This Summer's Stories
This Summer's Songs
Spirit of the Living God
The Creed Song
I Might Be Small, but My God is Big
Wa Wa Wa Emimimo (Come, Holy Spirit)
Holy Spirit, Come
Pentecost
Read: Acts 2:1-4, 36-41
Ask: How do you think the disciples felt when they heard the wind and saw flames on each other’s heads? What did the Holy Spirit help them do?
Play: Make flames out of tissue paper or construction paper. Attach them to headbands or make headbands from paper. Or dance around with red and orange streamers, celebrating the day of Pentecost.
Serve: The day of Pentecost is celebrated as the birthday of the church. Purchase supplies for a simple birthday party - cake mix, frosting, balloons and deliver them to the church for their Birthday Bag collection for the Food Pantry.
Pray: Dear Jesus, thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit! Amen.
Fruits of the Spirit
Read: Galatians 5:22-23
Watch: Maybe God is Like That Too
Ask: What is your favorite kind of fruit to eat? What are examples of each of the fruit of the Spirit - name examples of Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.
Play: Print out pictures of fruit and label each one a different fruit of the Spirit. Lay them out in front of your child and have them look them over. Then invite your child to close their eyes, while you remove one fruit from the collection. Have them open their eyes and say what fruit is missing.
Serve: Make a fruit salad and deliver it to someone as an act of kindness.
Pray: Dear God, thank you for the Holy Spirit. Help it to grow the kind of fruit in me that will make me more like Jesus. Amen.
Gifts of the Spirit
Read: Romans 12:4-8
Watch: Who is the Holy Spirit
Ask: What is something that you are really good at? Running? Coloring? Helping Others? Being Friendly? Cleaning? We are all gifted differently, and we can use these gifts to love and help others.
Play: Let your child identify something that they are good at or enjoy and do that together (i.e. painting, singing a song, dancing, etc.). Then you pick something you are good at and enjoy and do that together (cooking a meal together, gardening, etc.).
Serve: Make cards for others thanking them for sharing their gifts - i.e. teachers, fire fighters, bus drivers, etc.
Pray: Dear God, thank you for the Holy Spirit. Thank you for giving me my own special gifts. Amen.