Recent news from Horsley Village Church
Dates
Sunday services at 11am.
Feb 5 - Led by members of the congregation
Feb 12 - Rev. Bill Ellerby ( Christening)
Feb 19 - Grant Wilson
Feb 26 Edward Wallis
Feb 26 Messy Church at 4.30pm
Messy Church at Candlemas. Candles, cakes, bookmarks, glass painting and sowing seeds.
Christmas Box File Surprises.
Take an empty box file and fill it with an imaginative idea and see what is created...robins,nativity, snowmen etc. More boxes are on display in the church.
Stained glass nativity
and Rock and Roll Christmas.
Samaritan's Purse Shoebox Appeal 2011
Over 500 boxes were sent off to the warehouse to be despatched to children in Belarus. Many thanks to Hazel and all her helpers and to everyone who sent in boxes.
Messy Church September 25th
Harvest vegetable people and making origami boxes. Just two activities of the day.
Messy Church June 26th
Messy Weddings!
Wedding favours, wedding hats, wedding cakes, wedding invitations and God's rai nbow promises.
Remembering God's promise to Noah.
Hats for a Messy Wedding.
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Messy Church May 29th
Messy Baptism - Learning about Baptism
Candles, font and baptism service, heart badges full of love, marbled paper, Footprints poem and painting!
Messy Church March 27th
Fruits of the Spirit.
Fruit of the Spirit badges decorated with fruit gums!
Fruit salads,mobiles and hanging ornaments
Busy creating crafts and bubbles.
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Messy Church - February 27th
"Who is Jesus?"
Making books, crosses and much more...
Messy Church January 30th
"Who is God?"
The wonders of God - flowers, starbursts, sunrises, stars, moon and planets.
Rockets and telescopes.
ADVENT CALENDAR 2010
Beginning at the church a window was revealed daily throughout December as part of our village Advent calendar.
Thank you to all who took part.
December 1
Robins
Church noticeboard
Made by children at Messy Church
December 2
Santa's sleigh.
Cherrytree Gardens
December 3
Star of Wonder
Old Chapel
December 4
Candles
Fearnley Cottages
December 5
Angel
Main Road
December 6
Christmas pudding
Horsley House
December 7
Santa and Reindeers
Main Road
December 8
The Wise Men
Croft Cottage, Main Road
December 9
Holly
The Hearth
December 10
Angels, bells and candles
Bermar
Window 11
Snowflakes and snowmen
made by
Joseph and Rebecca Nicholson
WI hall upstairs window
Window 12
Rustic Star
Moor View
Window 13
Christmas Baubles
Crown and Anchor
Window 14
Wise Men
Highcroft
Window 15
Christmas stockings, presents and snowflakes
Main Road
Window 16
Starry angelic night
Old Chapel
Window 17
Father Christmas
Rose Cottage
Window 18
Christmas Stocking
Crown and Anchor Cottage
Window 19
Angel
made by children from Heddon First School
Lion and Lamb
Window 20
Snowman and snowflakes
made by Ruth, Grace and Ben Owen
Hopside Cottage
Window 21
Shepherd and sheep
Old Chapel
Window 22
Santa coming down the chimney
Dukes Cottages
Window 23
Christmas tree, angel and robin
made by Amber Stevenson
Ferndale House
Window 24
Nativity Scene
made by children at Messy Church
Church Noticeboard
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For further information contact Rev