On Sunday 10th May the Poplar parish churches of All Saints and St.Nicholas will be reviving the old custom of ‘Beating the Bounds’. This was a ceremony held in the spring when the people of each parish would walk in procession around its boundaries. As well as asking for God’s blessing on the crops and […]
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At Messy Easter this year we had a whole range of fun activities to get stuck into – everything from egg and spoon races to covering a big cross in paint and glitter. With the help of the children, we acted out the Passion narrative. This helped us to remember what Jesus has done for us and […]
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Our Parish of Poplar review this year was on the theme of Love. On valentine’s day, members of the church came together to put on a big performance. There was everything from a contemporary version of the nativity story to an acoustic version of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by The Cure and much more! Thank you to everybody who came […]
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At Messy Christmas we celebrated the birth of Jesus at St Nick’s. We kicked off the evening with lots of different craft that reminded us of the nativity – from making a big star for the wise men to follow, to decorating fairy cakes as little sheep for the shepherds. Next, we were treated to a special game of pass-the-parcel, […]
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In November, we welcomed six members of the church to join us in receiving Holy Communion. This is an important part of what it means to be a christian, because it helps us to remember what Jesus has done for us. Before the day, we met as a group to ask questions such as, ‘What is Communion?’ […]
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In October we held a parish football match between All Saints’ and St Nicholas’. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and we had a good turnout of players and supporters from both churches. Whilst both teams managed to score goals, it was St Nicholas’ Church who came out on top, continuing their unbeaten run with a 7-4 win! Following the match, we went […]
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At Messy Church, we welcomed everyone to come and join us in getting creative. There were various craft activities that explored the theme of harvest. We also heard about a story that Jesus told in which a rich man builds a bigger barn to store his harvest crops and keep them to himself. Through this, we learnt […]
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