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The Church of England has lots of lovely resources too. dioceseofyork.org.uk/schools-and-youth/children-young-people-churches/resources-for-covid-19-isolation

The sun shone - at least it did where I was - we made stars with our hands as we sang along to the Children of Light song and the Children of Light Festival was launched with our video service. It was wonderful to hear the faith stories and contributions of children and young people from around the Diocese and we look forward to seeing more like that as the Festival progresses.

• Prayer - we are having another prayer meeting for the Festival - all ages are welcome to join us on Zoom on Wednesday 21st April at 5pm

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82112149683?pwd=MjBQa0RZVFhPZHJSOWd0aWJ5SFp0dz09

Meeting ID: 821 1214 9683
Passcode: 593217

• Please also encourage families you know to take a look at our fantastic interactive prayer website children-of-light.uk - designed for children and young people to pray in a variety of ways.

• Sweaty Church - We have decided to postpone the Sweaty Church training events until the Autumn, as we cannot do the experience justice over Zoom. We are therefore looking for halls around the Diocese where we can do active training sessions on a Wednesday evening or Saturday morningbetween 6th October and mid November. Please get in touch if you are interested in hosting one.

• Art Competition - Many parishes and deaneries have started their art competitions - there is still plenty of time to get one going. Due to popular demand, we have added a category for Early Years

• Training - we are providing a series of training events that explore the implications of the Faith in the Nexus report and how we can engage better with children and young people in the contexts of home, church and school. They are free and can be booked on Eventbrite via the Children of Light Festival Events page. The first session is on Wednesday 21st April and looks at the report and its implications for our ministry

• Mini-pilgrimages - now that restrictions are starting to ease we are going to start rolling out our mini-pilgrimage resources - launching one every fortnight until the end of term

Please note that we are paying close attention to the government guidelines on gathered events etc. and so the schedule of resources and activities is regularly changes as more opportunities develop - so please do check the Children of Light Festival pages regularly