This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 7th March 2015. Have a look and try a few!
Upper roomJesus sent two of his followers to follow a man to a house, and then to say to the owner, ‘The Teacher says: “Where is my guest room in which I can eat the Passover meal with my followers?” The owner will show you a large room upstairs that is furnished and ready. Prepare the food for us there.”
Do you ever eat upstairs or do you always eat downstairs?
Once they had found
the room, the disciples prepared the Passover meal
What do you have to do to get a meal ready?
Jesus was celebrating
a festival called Passover with this special meal. At Passover the Jews remembered the story
from a long time ago of Moses leading their people out of Egypt
What do you eat if you have a special meal?
Prayer table
Make a place for yourself at the table with Jesus. Decorate a plate and cutlery. What would you like to say to Jesus? Write it on the cloth.
Jesus had this meal
with his 12 closest disciples
What would it be like to have a meal with Jesus?
Jesus was celebrating a festival called Passover with this special meal. At Passover the Jews remembered the story from a long time ago of Moses leading their people out of Egypt
What festivals do we celebrate?
Last Supper scene
Jesus had this meal
with his 12 closest followers. It was
the last meal he had with them.
Who would you invite to have a special meal with you?
Disciples
Draw in each of the disciples’ faces and colour in their
clothes
Who would you invite to a special meal?
At Passover meals today people sit on cushions to remind
them that they are free and relaxed not slaves
What do you think
is the most comfortable sort of chair?
Decorate the plate with food. Put it in a laminated pocket
and ask the helper to laminate it for you.
Jesus thanked God for
the meal they were eating
When you use this placemat it can remind you to thank God
for the food you have to eat
Decorate bowl
Jesus took a cup and
thanked God for it and gave it to his followers and they all drank from the
cup.
Do you have any special cups at home? Why are they special?
Put glue on your goblet and decorate it with tissue
paper. Then give it another coat of glue
Jesus took a cup and
thanked God for it and gave it to his followers, and they all drank from the cup
The shared cup was part of the special meal and they used it
to tell the Passover story
Make a bowl or chalice out of clay. If you don’t know what a
chalice is look at the picture to help you.
When Jesus gave them
the cup he said, “This is my blood which is the new agreement that God makes
with his people.
What a strange thing to say.
What do you think he meant by talking about blood?
Put your hand in each box and taste the pieces of bread.
Look at the photos of the different types of bread and try and match them up
While they were
eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave
it to his followers and said, “Take it; this is my body.”
What do you think Jesus meant by this?
Use fabric paint and the template to make footprints on the
towel.
At the meal, Jesus
washed his friend’s feet. He did it as
an example for them, to show them that they must serve each other.
What does it feel like to have someone wash your feet?
Wrap up a few chocolate coins. Decorate the bag and put the
coins in.
Jesus said that one of
his disciples would turn against him. He
was right; Judas took money to do it.
The disciples were very sad when they heard this.
Do you know how much Judas was paid?
