An Update from the Godly Play Foundation:
We have begun a comprehensive review of the materials to address concerns about the lack of diversity and implicit bias in our materials. To begin with we have made some small changes to the story of Creation and to some of the images and materials used in the Parables. The changes we made include:
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To Help Celebrate Black History Month:
New Story of Martin Luther King Jr. – The Child’s Own Saint
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that African Americans would not be discriminated against on the basis of color. He courageously traveled the country to make this dream come true through peaceful protests.
Learn more about the story at Godly Play Resources.
For more information about Godly Play Training. Please read Training for Fall 2019.
Ready to Register for Godly Play Core Training ?
Fall 2019 in Halifax! October & November
There are a lot of things you can learn from a book or a lecture, but Godly Play is best learned from the inside out.
At a Godly Play Core Training participants
· experience and learn about the different kinds of Godly Play stories;
· tell a story by heart and receive supportive feedback;
· learn the fundamentals of setting up your own Godly Play space and program.
Training is offered by accredited trainers from Godly Play Maritimes and includes three key plenary sessions and stories from each of the Godly Play genres:
Saturday, October 27 from 9:45am- 3:30pm: Cost is $20.
at the Godly Play Space at First Baptist Church, 1300 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS
In this Introductory Workshop Participants will:
Join us for core training in Halifax at First Baptist Church.
Friday, September 21 (8:30-5:30) Module A – Sacred Stories and Creating Sacred Environments.
Saturday, September 22 (8:30-5:30) Module B – Parables and the Spirituality of the Child.
Saturday, October 27 (8:30-5:30) Module C – Liturgical Action Stories and the Community of Children.
Registration is limited – a minimum of 12 participants is required for the program. Applications will be received on a “first come, first serve” basis. Your space is not confirmed until FULL payment is received.
READ MORE about Module Training and Core Training here and BEGIN THE APPLICATION here : Godly Play Core Training.
Do you have questions? Email Registrar
Congratulations to this group who trained at Nashwaaksis United Church, NB.
Throughout the Fall of 2015 and during three days in April, five Godly Play modules were offered and 15 participants were involved in training and refresher days. Here they are doing big work. (continue reading to see pictures)
Love is Stronger than Fear
by Mora MacDonald
Mora is an elementary School Counselor and Godly Play Canada Storyteller at Sackville United Church, Sackville New Brunswick. She wrote this story when her church decided to sponsor a Refugee family to help children understand who a refugee is and consider how God might want us to live with refugees.
Script is written. Movements are in brackets.
Watch where I go to get this story so you will know where to go to find it. (Talk lower, but clear enough so the children can hear you as you find the pieces you need around the room.) I need that last card of creation, the Holy Family card from our Christmas story, a candle, some people of God, the 10 best ways heart. Hmmm… anything else?? Of course, the desert box. And I brought some things I had at home in this basket. Read more
Congratulations to Nigel Weaver and Cathy Laskey! They recently travelled to Toronto for Godly Play Training of Trainers. We welcome them and look forward to their continued leadership in Godly Play.
