Mossy Church - Reaches the airwaves

Imagine the scene…a beautiful summer’s afternoon and Holy Trinity Hildersham decided to experiment with Mossy Church. Ever heard of it? Read on to find out more........

Instead of meeting in the usual church building for the café style service, we met outside under the sunlit tree canopy in the churchyard, having collected a drink and a cake.

A group of twenty or so, aged two upwards, met to experiment with new ways of connecting to and worshipping God. Starting with the hymn, All things Bright and Beautiful, followed by  Psalm 139 v7-14,we were then read a story about a boy and a tree which captivated the interest of all those there.

In the story the dialogue is between the tree, which is continuously giving and the boy (later a man) who is constantly taking. We were then invited to use our senses to explore the world around us.

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