Godly Play Maritimes Coordinating Circle

Refugees – A Godly Play Inspired Story

March 3, 2016September 9, 2016 by Janice MacLean, posted in General

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. Continue reading “Refugees – A Godly Play Inspired Story” →

New Maritime Trainers

June 2, 2015 by Janice MacLean, posted in Uncategorized

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.

Practicing Spirituality in Everyday Activities

April 15, 2015June 2, 2015 by Anne Pirie, posted in Uncategorized

Eating mindfully

Kathy Carr recently led a couple of sessions on mindfulness in the sacred circle in the Sunday School of Sackville United Church. She explored mindful eating – the practice of slowing down and being aware of what we are eating.

Kathy writes:“ In the first gathering, the children were asked about the five senses we all have – these are some of the sacred gifts of our body, that help us be aware of what we see, hear, touch, smell and taste.”
Continue reading “Practicing Spirituality in Everyday Activities” →

Guild Page updated

March 30, 2015 by Nigel Weaver, posted in Uncategorized

Details on the PEI Guild have been added. One down; two to go. Enjoy.

Godly Play Core Training 2017 Registration

March 18, 2015January 7, 2017 by Janice MacLean, posted in Registration Form

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT GODLY PLAY CORE TRAINING

We completed training in April 2016.

We will announce new Core Training dates in the future. If you are interested in taking Core Training, please contact our Registrar. This will help determine the next location.

Email Fay Cameron, Godly Play Maritime Registrar.

Godly Play Goes to the Nursing Home

February 5, 2015March 30, 2015 by Janice MacLean, posted in General

By Anne Pirie

It started with a conversation.

My friend, Elsie MacDonald, shared her hope of maintaining meaningful connections with seniors who could no longer attend worship. I talked of offering Godly Play for adults. What could be done? We read about Lois Howard’s ministry with elderly persons in a nursing home. A phrase leapt out: “to be a loving, accepting presence to often forgotten people”*. Elsie described aspects of her pastoral visits with seniors: remembering their names, physical touch, speaking tenderly, listening, hugs, giving attention.