Everyone's Welcome!

Rahab welcomes the spies

• I wonder if anyone has welcomed you to stay in their home?
• Why do you think Rahab helped the spies?

You ...

Welcome to the heaven

• If you could create a perfect place to live what would it be like?
• In your perfect place who would ...

Elizabeth welcomes Mary

• I wonder if you are visiting any of your family this Christmas?

• I wonder how you feel about those visits?
• I ...

Healing of the blind men

• I wonder what the blind men did next?
• I wonder what the people who saw this happen thought about ...

Welcome to our 2021 Advent Calendar

This year we have the theme 'Everyone's welcome!' - what do you think this means?

Now ...

Feeding of the 5,000 

• I wonder what the disciples thought when Jesus told them to feed so many people?
• I wonder what the people ...

Ruth, Naomi and Boaz

• I wonder why Ruth chose to leave her family behind to travel with Naomi?
• I wonder how Naomi felt when ...

The Innkeeper Welcomes Jesus

• I wonder if you are having visitors to your house this Christmas?
• I wonder if you enjoy having ...

The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon

• Who would you be prepared to travel a long way to meet?
• Why?
• Why did the Queen want ...

The parable of the lost sheep

• I wonder if you have ever been lost?
• I wonder how you felt when someone found you?
• I ...

Parable of the great banquet 

• I wonder why Jesus told this parable?
• I wonder what you find challenging about this parable?

You can read this ...

The shepherds Welcome Jesus

• The shepherds spent most of their time outside in the fields with their sheep.  It must have been very ...

The Magi welcome Jesus

• What present would you have given Jesus? 
• What gift would you like to give to the world? 

You can read about ...

Zacchaeus welcomes Jesus to his house

• I wonder what the people in Jericho thought when Jesus chose to visit Zacchaeus’ house?
• I wonder what ...

Greatest Commandment 

• I wonder which is hardest: loving God or loving other people?
• I wonder what loving others as you love your self means?

 
You ...

Peter and Cornelius

• How did Peter show welcome to Cornelius?
• How did Cornelius show welcome to Peter? 
• What could this story teach us about ...

Welcoming Jesus 

• I wonder what present you would give to welcome a new baby ?
• I wonder what the story about Jesus being born ...

The widow welcomes Elijah

• I wonder if you would have shared your last bit of food with someone you didn’t know?
• Have you ever ...

Love is…

Watch the video then think about these questions.

• I wonder which of these your class is best at?
• I wonder which ...

Mary’s Song (The Magnificat)

In the Bible we read that Mary sang this song of praise to God after the ...

Philip and the Ethiopian

• Have you ever helped someone to understand something?/
• Where can you see welcome in this story
• I wonder what the ...

Care and share  The life of St Martin of Tours

• I wonder what you could share today?
• What do you find most ...

Parable of the good Samaritan

• Who showed welcome in this story?
• Why do you think the priest and the Levite walked past?
• I wonder ...

Lydia Welcomes Paul

• I wonder how Lydia's life changed after she talked to Paul?
• What does this meeting between Lydia and Paul teach ...