cre8 at your church?
The cre8 team is available to help churches release creative gifts amongst children. This could be by:
- a small team of young people leading part or all of a service.
- a cre8 workshop. These usually take place on Saturday, and involve a morning and afternoon of workshops followed by a short presentation of what has been learned to parents and friends. The practical workshops are woven around worship and exploration of a theme, with the aim that the young people encounter God through what they are doing.
- a cre8 weekend. A Saturday workshop as above, followed by cre8 leading the morning service on the following day, also involving the children who have attended the workshop.
A visit to a Sunday service would need to be within 50 miles or so of Colchester, but a Saturday workshop or weekend visit could be further afield.
If you would like to discuss how cre8 might help your church, please contact richard@cantusfirmus.org.uk
Past cre8 events and church visits
A typical workshop day
Theme: Each workshop day is based around a central theme.
Timetable: The timetable and workshop choices can be varied to suit individual churches.
End result: The aim is to create a performance/act of worship by late afternoon, which parents and friends come to watch.
9.45 Arrive and register
10.00 Worship
10.20 Workshop 1
1a Dance, school years 3-6
1b Drama, school years 7+
1c Craft - all ages
12.10 Lunch
12.50 Going Deeper (looking at the Bible and unpacking the theme of the day)
1.10 Workshop 2
2a Dance, school years 7+
2b Drama, school years 3-6
2c Craft - all ages
2.45 Break
3.00 Putting it all together
4.15 Celebration (Open to parents and friends)
4.45 Refreshments
5.15 End