Do you run Messy Vintage sessions?

debbiethrower0
2 hours ago
1 min read

Back in 2021, BRF published ‘Messy Vintage – 52 sessions to share Christ-centred fun and fellowship with the older generation’, by Katie Norman and Jill Phipps, who pioneered this approach to enabling worship amongst older people in a more informal setting than a standard church service.

Since then many people have made use of this resource, using the outlines as part of a mid-week café or lunch club, a ‘holiday at home’, or within a care home setting.

Typically, they include Bible verses, prayers, songs/hymns/music, a craft activity and perhaps some sort of input/discussion and response. We are so grateful to Katie and Jill for bringing this book to fruition.

Now we are looking for your help to produce ‘Messy Vintage 2’ – a resource which would be in a print form that could be photocopied and also available digitally, to help all who seek to enable accessible worship opportunities with older people in their communities.

If you run Messy Vintage (you might call it something slightly different), would you be willing to share a few of your own session outlines with us? Perhaps one or two that went particularly well?

If you would like to contribute, please get in touch with Marian Muskett, who is coordinating this project, at marian.muskett@brf.org.uk , who will be pleased to tell you more about what we are seeking.

Many thanks!