Pentecost: Children's response![]() We began by telling the children the story of the Ascension and Pentecost, adapted from "Young Children and Worship" by Jerome Berryman and Sonia Stewart. During the wondering session that followed I invited the children to bring things from the other story sets to tell more of the story. Some of the items the children brought were symbols of the Holy Spirit: A dove from the baptism set; the Christ candle; the Pentecost block from the circle of the church year; a dove puzzle and a flame puzzle. ![]() Other items included: a small chalice and patten with plastic bread and grapes; a stone carved with a cross; an angel candle-snuffer; the model of Jerusalem and the heart-shaped box containing the 10 best ways to live (The 10 commandments). They also brought things linked to Jesus: baby Jesus; the risen Christ; the Christ candle; and a pile of stones to represent the mountain of Christ's ascension. A group of children worked together spreading round flame-coloured ribbons to represent the tongues of fire, and blue shimmery stones representing the water of baptism. One child then added a wooden rainbow, which he said combined water and light, and showed God's promise to love His people. Victoria |