11 April 2027

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Bible readings for today

• Acts 3:12-19 - The reading from Acts must be used each Sunday in Eastertide 
• Psalms 4:1-8
• ​1 John 3:1-7
• Luke 24:36-48

Liturgical Colour: WHITE

Collect

E te Ariki,
āwhinatia mai mātou kia kite:
kia kite ai he aha te pai me te pono mutunga kore,
kua kite nei mātou, me rapu tonu ā,
tae noa ki ngā harikoa o te rangi.
E īnoi ai mātou i roto i a te Karaiti tō mātou Kaihoko.
Āmine. 

Lord,
help us to see: to see what is eternally good and true,
and having seen,
to go on searching until we come to the joys of heaven.
​This we ask through Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
Amen. 

Seeing is believing (Luke 24:36-48)

This story looks at Jesus appearing to his disciples in the upper room. This passage is similar to last week's lectionary reading, however it omits the story about Thomas found in John 20.

Intergenerational worship

In this week's Intergen Australia resource, Elizabeth Waldron Anstice includes a bible drama that engages with the 1 John 1:1-3 reading, a song based on 1 John 3:1 and a song that through its emphasis on faith is linked to the reading from Acts 3. View the resource here

Upper Room

Activities

• Hole in Hand Illusion (Instructables)
• Game Idea (Creative Youth Ideas)
• Recognising Jesus Game (Flame Creative Kids)
• Hands Craft (Godly Play Blog)
• Hand Prints
• Bookmark Idea (God's Grace)
• Printable Thomas Craft (Jesus Without Language)

Visio Lectio

A beautiful image from the Visio Lectio project, created by the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. © Sarah West. All Rights reserved, shared with permission. ​
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Preschool brainstorm

Young children can have difficulty distinguishing between fact and fantasy, so do not worry too much about explaining things that are not real to them in today's session. 
Brainstorm a list of things that we know are real, including things we can touch, taste or see, e.g.

• I know flowers are real
• I know my food is real
• I know my pet is real
• I know the sun is real
• I know the wind is real
• I know my family is real
• I know that Jesus is real

Gospel Conversations

We have three years of gospel conversations for this passage! Easter 3, and we're really beginning to grapple with how to deal with the overwhelming GOODNESS of the good news of the Resurrection! Luke gives us a resurrected Jesus who is thoroughly with us, scars and all, and has yet defeated death. John Goodwin, Jenny Dawson and Esther Clarke-Prebble make up our team of conversationalists this week, hosted by Michael Godfrey. Christ is risen - indeed!

2023 Easter 3
In this Gospel Conversation, the Dunedin Diocesan Ministry Educator converses with Bishop Kelvin Wright, Anne Van Gend (Diocesan Community ministry Enabler) and Gary Griffith-Smith (Vicar of Gore Parish) around Luke 24: 36-48, the final appearance of Jesus to the disciples  (according to Luke) before he was taken up into heaven. 

2022 Easter 3
Jesus appears to his confused, scared, doubting disciples - 2000 years ago and still today! Joel Stutter joins Michael Godfrey and the Dunedin Diocese 'Gospel Conversations' team for the first time, with James Harding and Trish Franklin, as we move deeper into the joyful season of Easter.

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