{"id":199,"date":"2017-03-05T22:25:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T22:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2019-01-05T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T12:48:24","slug":"messy-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/about-us\/young-people\/messy-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Messy Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Messy Church is held on Good Friday each year when, among other activities, the children construct the Easter Garden.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 48 children and 38 adults attended.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Good Friday cross\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image4.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-759 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Messy church Good Friday\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-760 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Messy church\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/messy-church-good-friday-2017-image3.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-746\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-garden-2017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-746 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-garden-2017-1024x895.png\" alt=\"easter garden\" width=\"525\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-garden-2017-1024x895.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-garden-2017-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-garden-2017-768x671.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-garden-2017.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Easter Garden built during Messy Church on Good Friday in 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Easter morning the stone was rolled away from the entrance to the tomb and the purple cloth on the cross outside was replaced by a white one to signify the Resurrection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/empty-tomb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/empty-tomb-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The stone rolled away\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/empty-tomb-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/empty-tomb-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/empty-tomb-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/empty-tomb.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cross-with-white.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cross-with-white-207x300.jpg\" alt=\" Cross with white cloth\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cross-with-white-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cross-with-white.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography by Maureen Hobbs and Geoffrey Dann<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more information about future Messy Churches , please contact Revd. Preb. Maureen Hobbs on 700257<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>What Messy Church is&#8230;<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A church for adults and children to enjoy together.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s primarily for people who don&#8217;t belong to another form of church already.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s all-age.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s fun.<\/li>\n<li>Its aim is to introduce Jesus, to give an opportunity to encounter him and to grow closer to him.<\/li>\n<li>It usually includes some creative time to explore the biblical theme through getting messy; a celebration time which might involve story, prayer, song, games and similar; and a meal together.<\/li>\n<li>Its values are those of hospitality, creativity and celebration.<\/li>\n<li>It models and promotes good ways of growing as a family: a nuclear family, an extended family and a global and local church family.<\/li>\n<li>It meets any time during the week, at a time most convenient for people locally.<\/li>\n<li>It usually meets once a month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first one started in Hampshire in 2004 and the idea has spread so that there are now many Messy Churches.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation at the heart of Messy Church is BRF (Bible Reading Fellowship), a charity which resources and connects Messy Churches through prayer, staff team, books and a website.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-531 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MessyChurch0112-001-300x200.gif\" alt=\"Messy church 2012\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-532 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MessyChurch0112-005-300x234.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-533 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MessyChurch0112-043-300x234.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography by Mike Coope<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>More photos :<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pattingham-church.org\/PhotoGalleryPage050.html\">January 2012<\/a> &gt;&gt;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pattingham-church.org\/PhotoGalleryPage051.html\">March 2012<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messy Church is held on Good Friday each year when, among other activities, the children construct the Easter Garden. 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