Ideas for

worshipping as a

family during Coronavirus

Here are some suggestions of things you might like/be able to do at home to

worship as a family. These suggestions are all linked to the theme of the

Precious Pearl.

Sung Worship Suggestions

• My God is so big (the new one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUageJdwyPY

• He’s alive, oh yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKvDfdwV_Uk

• Bigger than Big

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Vwba3dGeY

• He’s coming back again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyOB15KKnlw

Story

We will do both of these, repetition is good for children.

• Use a Bible story book to read the story of the Precious Pearl (or read it

from an adult bible as it’s very short, Matthew 13:45-46)

• Show a You Tube clip of the story such as this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haHSUwl5awQ

Activities to explore the story further

Use one or some of these as opportunities to talk and

reflect on the story together and to retell the story:

• Make a treasure chest picture

• Draw or colour a picture of the story while

you talk about it.

• Draw a picture of something or someone

precious to you and talk about it

• Colour in the memory verse sheet. (Large

version attached at the end of the document.)

• Precious Pearl biscuits. Decorate a plain biscuit using icing and

sprinkles, (you could place a ball of white icing to represent the pearl

or use the whole biscuit as the pearl), cover with a cupcake case and

retell the story, uncover to find the pearl.

• See also https://flamecreativekids.blogspot.com/ for more ideas

Discuss

• Is there anything you would sell everything you have to get?

• What is precious to you?

• What is more important than things?

• This parable is about the kingdom of God. What does this story tell

us about the kingdom of God?

• …

Prayer

Spend some time praying together, you might like to try these:

• Water prayers

o Take time to ask God to

help. It might be a

particular situation, place

or person.

o Write or draw your prayer

onto a square of paper.

o Fold the points into the

middle.

o Place your prayer onto the top of a bowl of water.

o Watch as it opens out.

• The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours

now and for ever.

Amen.

Serving others

Spend a few minutes thinking about how you can help other people, either as a

family or individually. Here are some ideas but there are many more:

• Some people will be feeling lonely just now. Talk about how you

might be able to help them feel loved.

• Buy some food to give to a food bank

• Do something kind to help someone else in your house today or this

week.

• …

Play ideas on the theme

• Set up a treasure hunt

• The priceless pearl maze (large copy attached at the end of the

document)

Suggestions for the grown ups

• Read today’s story in the Bible. It can be found in Matthew 13:45-46.

Available online, www.biblegateway.com

• Discuss the story together, or phone someone and talk to them

about it

• Watch/listen to 10.30am Morning service live at

http://www.facebook.com/ElmdonChurch

Toby Crowe will speak on Revelation 8:7 – 9:21

It is live on Facebook or available to watch later on Facebook, the

church website www.elmdonchurch.org/ or You Tube.

• 4.00pm Holy Communion service live on Zoom.

Please email rector@elmdonchurch.org to take part.

Toby Crowe will speak on John 14:15 - 21.

• Play Christian worship music (you could even sing along)

• Watch a live stream of a service online.

• Spend some time praying (You could use the prayer sheet for ideas

https://www.elmdonchurch.org/ )

• …