St Catherine's Coventry

Children’s Activities at PENTECOST   The gift of the Holy Spirit The birth of the Church At Pentecost we remember that God sent his Holy Spirit to Jesus’ disciples. The Holy Spirit empowered the disciples to tell God’s story so that it spread all round the world. It is the birth of the Church. Let’s see how this happened…  https://youtu.be/OMQKy1Mx49M  Pentecost happened at a time when many people were visiting from all different parts of the world. So that people could understand God’s story, they needed to hear it in their own language. This was the gift the Holy Spirit gave to Jesus’ friends. They also healed people in the name of Jesus. Time for   SONG…  https://youtu.be/J3vXskhI1ig Time for prayer Between Ascension (when Jesus returned to heaven) and Pentecost (the sending of his Holy Spirit), we have been asked to Pray for 5. Our prayer today - Please Lord Jesus, I ask you to make yourself known to my 5 peopl...

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83582800223?pwd=RVNHRUdIWkk0QVhiZDVoZ09sZ0x5dz09 Meeting ID: 835 8280 0223 Password: 520477 We meet in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen Alleluia Christ is Risen He is Risen indeed Alleluia Song: There is a Redeemer  https://youtu.be/Ki0liDzP9iY Father God, we come to you because you turn doubt into hope, tears into laughter and fear into fearlessness. We come to you because on this Sunday and on every other day, we can say, ‘Jesus is alive!’ Amen. We Say Sorry to God Jesus Christ, risen Master and triumphant Lord, we come to you in sorrow for our sins, and confess to you our weakness and unbelief. We have lived by our own strength, and not by the power of your resurrection. In your mercy, forgive us. Lord, hear us and help us . We have lived by the light of our own eyes, as faithless and not believing. In your mercy, forgive us. Lord, hear us and help us . We have lived for this world...

Jesus Ascends to Heaven Opening prayer In your love we trust, creator God: your love for your world; your love for each one of us; your love that invites us to love others, to love ourselves, and to love you. Father, Son and Holy Spirit, receive our love now, and our thanks. Amen.  Let’s here this story Ascension -  https://youtu.be/UcFw8pLBSIo So to sum up… Jesus came back from the grave * and spent 40 days with his beloved disciples *. He taught his dear students many things and told them that he would visit again. He said, "Soon, you will be baptized * with the Holy Spirit and receive the power of God. You will tell my story to the people in Jerusalem and to people all over the Earth." Jesus blessed his disciples *. Then as they look at him Jesus became surrounded by bright light. He was taken into the heavens, and he disappeared. Two men appeared and told the disciples that Jesus was in now heaven. So Jesus ascended to heav...

Ascension Day marks the first day of Thy Kingdom Come - an annual invitation to prayer called by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. Lasting for eleven days, the focus is specific prayer in churches, households and as individuals for friends, families, communities and countries to come to know the saving love of God in Jesus Christ, and for ourselves that empowered by God’s Spirit we would grow in confidence to show and tell of God’s love. There is a wide range of resources, including daily videos, to support churches on the dedicated Thy Kingdom Come app (available on iOS and Android) or at  https://www.thykingdomcome.global/   God has gone up with a shout. The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.                                        Psalm 47:5 We meet i...