Today we celebrated Mother's Day, and all the special people - Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Step-parents, Aunts, Uncles and extended family, who love and care for us.
We talked about what it means to be part of a family, and what it is to be part of the family of God.
We shared the beautiful pukapuka, Tōku Whānau Rerehua/My Beautiful Family. Written in te reo Māori (with the English translation appearing second on the pages) by Rauhina Cooper and beautifully illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White this pukapuka is a wonderful celebration of the diversity and vibrancy of families within our communities.
We remembered how Jesus showed us that each one of us is loved and treasured by God.
We created clay people representing the beautiful diversity of people in our families, and our church family / the family of God.
Livvie's is a work in progress. We hope she will share the finished product with us soon!
Prayer:
God of life and love,
who created a world of diversity and vibrancy
Thank you for whānau - for all kinds of family
for the special people in our lives
who love us, care for us, protect us and keep us safe.
Thank you for our church family, for our leaders,
our role models, our guides and our friends.
Thank you for Jesus, who taught us You love
each and every one of us, just the way we are.
Amen
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