Messy Church

Hemel Hempstead Methodist Church invites you to:

Messy Church is planning to resume face to face meetings in the church building on 12th September

Online Messy Church sessions will now
be discontinued for the time being

but our previous sessions remain on the church Facebook page

Messy Church dates for 2021:

Short face to face meeting outside

13 June

Messy Church in the church building

12 September, 10 October, 14 November, 12 December

Online sessions on the Hemel Hempstead Methodist Church Facebook page

These remain on Facebook
14 February, 14 March, 11 April, 9 May 2021
also April - July 2020 and September - December 2020

Messy Church have also provided some activities
for families to do together at home
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find:

May Messy Church Blinded into Seeing Summary of the story of Paul's visit to Damascus and activities: Paul escapes in a basket (the craft we will do in the online session), making biscuit faces, a light treasure hunt, a word search and pictures to colour.
March Messy Church Ruth and Naomi Summary of the story of Ruth and Naomi who go on a journey and activities: making a card for someone special, a spring flower treasure hunt, biscuits to make, a word search and a picture to colour.
February Messy Church Children of God Summary of this month's story and activities: making named decorated stones, making pancakes, making a happy sad face, a word search puzzle and a picture to colour.
January Messy Church The Good Samaritan  Summary of the story of the Good Samaritan and crafts: a treasure hunt; helping hands to make; rocky road cookies to bake; a word search and a ‘spot the difference’ puzzle.
2020
December Messy Church Christmas and Christingle: the Christmas story and crafts: how to make a Christingle, a hanging Christmas star, Christmas biscuits, Christmas word search and Christmas pictures to colour and make into Christmas cards
November Messy Church God Provides sheet with a short story and crafts:  modelling dough pictures; a food quiz, making shortbread squares; making a quail; a selection of puzzles and a colouring sheet
October Messy Church Prison Praise  summary of the story of Paul and Silas in prison and crafts: build a Lego prison, make a prayer, chain, bake gingerbread biscuits, crossword and word search

September Messy Church It only took one Stone summary of the story of David and Goliath and crafts: an elephant and mouse, a courage jar, painted stones, rock cakes, a word puzzle and a word search
July Messy Church Storm on the Lake sheet with a story and crafts: flower treasure hunt; how to make a prayer book, a raft, and gingerbread flower biscuits; and colouring sheets and puzzles
June Messy Church Run Philip Run sheet with crafts and a story on Philip and the Holy Spirit including a recipe for small cakes to celebrate Messy Church's 7th birthday
May Messy Church Jonah the Groaner sheet with crafts and and a story on the theme of Jonah
Easter activity sheets on how to bake chocolate nests, make an Easter hat, an origami Easter cross, and paint a butterfly

Before the Pandemic

Messy Church met 3.30 - 5.30 pm
on the second Sunday of every month
during school term time

Activities included

crafts, games, celebration, tea

and its all free!

This event is for families and children and young people of all ages.
All children must be accompanied by a parent or carer

The pdf files below are the activity sheets you can download to do at home

01 Chocolate nests.pdf

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Lyndsay Campbell,

Apr 7, 2020, 10:15 AM