Times
are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.
~ Cicero
Family
Closeness
Game:
The Theme Song Game
One person hums the tune to a favourite TV
show or song and everyone else has to guess what it is. Whoever guesses gets to
go next.
Sharing:
These
questions are to stimulate a sense of openness, sharing and discovery about your
family. The key is to listen.
- What are some of our family’s traditions?
- What are some good ways to overcome feeling sad?
- What would you do to make the world a better place?
Story
With
your family read Matthew 10.29-32
Questions for Discussion:
- How do you feel that God knows everything about you?
- What things do you worry about?
- How do you remind yourself that God cares for you?
Prayer
and Celebration
Body Prayers
As you pray for each of these things put your
hands over these parts of the body. Alternatively you could make a sign of the
cross on them.
On the ears (that I might listen for God’s
voice and hear God’s Word)
On the eyes (that I might see God’s glory in
all of life)
On the lips (that I might say the name of
Christ and speak of God to others)
On the heart (that I might remember that I am
loved by God and belong to Him)
On the hands (that I might show God to others
through my work and deeds)
On the feet (that I might follow Christ and
walk in His way)
Service
Big Hearted Families
Big Hearted
Families is a website that provides ideas and resources for families to engage
in service activities together. They have some great worksheets for helping
your family think about how they might get started: http://www.bigheartedfamilies.org/
Family
Time
Obstacle course
Create an obstacle course in
your backyard. Use things like hula hoops, skipping ropes and boxes. Compete with each other for best time.
Encourage each family member to reconfigure the course. This is great fun and a
fantastic way to provide exercise for the whole family
(This material is based on and draws from earlier Faithful Families emails by Stephen Harrison and Richard Browning: An Unless Ideas Production.)
Unless otherwise noted all material on this blog is copyright Stephen Harrison and Richard Browning
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