Unit 1 Sept 15, 22, 29

The Myth of the perfect Family

Unit 2 Oct 20, 27

The Bible Project (Torah)

Exodus 1 & 2

Unit 3 Nov 10, 17, 24

Spiritual Gifts/Faith in Life

Unit 4 Dec 8, 15

The Bible Project

Advent Series

Unit 5 Jan 12, 19, 26

Liturgical Year

The Life of Christ

Unit 6 Feb 16, March 1

The Generation Gap

Unit 7 March 15, 22

Spiritual Practices

Sunday to Monday Part 1

Unit 8 April 19, 26

Spiritual Practices

Sunday to Monday Part 2

Unit 9 May 10, 17

What’s the least I can believe and

still be a Christian?

2019-2020 Program Year 1724 Chain Bridge Road McLean, Virginia 22101

(703) 356-7200 www.lewinsville.org

messy Church is a once-monthly time when families come together to

enjoy being together, making things together, eating together and

celebrating God together through his word, through music and

through prayer. It’s different from a children’s activity day because its

an event for children and their caregivers or parents together, and it’s

more than a local fun day because of the element of worship that

underpins it all.

With Messy Church we are trying to be a worshipping community of all

ages, centered on Christ, showing Christian hospitality--giving people a

chance to express their creativity, to sit down together to eat a meal

and have fun within a church context.

The Messy Church celebrations for 2019-2020:

9:30 a.m. Welcome &

Activity learning

centers

(fellowship Hall)

10:15 a.m. Worship

Celebration

(Sanctuary)

10:30 a.m. Breakfast

(Fellowship Hall)

9:30 a.m. Opening (Fellowship Hall)

9:45-10:45 a.m. Break-out sessions

(Room 25A)

Godly Play/Joyful Noise Ages 3-5

Godly Play" is a term coined by Jerome Berryman to describe an approach to

children's spiritual formation that is based on creating a sacred space in which to

present the stories of our faith, wonder about them together, and then allow the

children opportunities, usually with art supplies, to engage the story. Each

morning opens with a time of music and singing rehearsal for the children’s Joyful

Noise choir (9:45-10:15 a.m.). This period of music is led by our Director of children’s

Music and runs 1/2 an hour before the Godly Play story time (10:15-10:45 a.m.).

2019-2020 Schedule:

9/8 Messy Church: New Beginnings

Sept Sacred Stories: Creation to Abraham

10/6 Church Retreat/No CE

10/13 Messy Church: Moses & the People of God

Oct Sacred Stories: Life of Moses & the Exodus

11/3 Messy Church: Ruth, Loyalty, Love, Harvest

Nov Sacred Stories: Joshua-kings (story of ruth)

12/1 Messy Church: Jesse Tree & the I Ams

Dec Liturgical Action: Advent

12/22 Intergenerational Christmas Event: “The Best Christmas Pageants ever”

12/29 NO CE

1/5 Messy Church: Fishers of People

Jan Sacred Stories: Jesus Begins His Ministry

2/2 Annual Meeting

2/9 Messy Church: Stories of Jesus

Feb Sacred Stories: Parables

2/23 Shrove Celebration/Pancake Brunch & Races

3/8 Messy Church: Messy Lent

March Lenten Stories

4/5 Palm Sunday/No CE

4/12 Easter/Easter Celebration/Egg Hunt

April Sacred Stories: Resurrection Stories

5/3 Messy Church: Journeys of Paul in Acts

May teachings of Paul

5/24 Messy Church: Pentecost Power

On the Sundays following the Messy Church celebrations we will hold

“break Out sessions”. Everyone will meet in fellowship hall at 9:30 a.m.

for an opening and then we will divide into three break-out groups

at 9:45 a.m.

Preschool children (ages 3-5) will go to room 6 for Joyful Noise/

Godly Play

Children (grades 1-6) will remain in fellowship Hall for a

continuation of the Messy church activity centers and themes

led by the youth.

Adults will go to room 25A for break out discussions