Football in a Nativity Box
With the Men’s World Cup starting on 22nd November 2022 and the Final being on the 18th December, there's an opportunity for churches to connect with football fans, particularly children and young people, and share the Christmas story at the same time. The national Church of England Advent and Christmas resources will help you to personally invite your Baptism families and children in your community to your Christmas services. The invites can be put in envelopes along with some Word Cup themed activities for families to do together. This A4 activity sheet produced by Ambassadors Football is ideal. You can also invite Baptism families to host a Football in a Nativity Box which can make its way around the community, returning to church for a Football Themed Nativity service, (see Church Support Hub | Football Nativity services for use on World Cup Final Day), which could be on the World Cup Final Day (18th Dec, before or after the game which is at 3pm) or on Christmas Eve. Suggested Ingredients for your Football in a Nativity Box
For more ideas about how to use the world cup missionally see here Church Support Hub | Making the most of the World Cup Final 18th Dec 2022 |
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