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Bee Cookies
Marg Posted:

I stumbled on a great idea for a cooking workshop for the Beatitudes. The idea came from an old Focus on the Family Clubhouse Jr. magazine I was getting ready to throw out. The magazine included a cookie recipe for making bee cookies. They are adorable! The cookie dough actually includes a little cornmeal which gives the cookies a nice yellow color. The bee is formed from two doughballs with miniture choc chip eyes and almond slice wings. You use a toothpick dipped in cocoa to make the stripes on the back of the bee. The sermon on the mount doesn't come up for 2 more years in our scope and sequence but I wanted to post the idea for anyone who is looking for an idea.

Since I'm not sure about the copyright issues on the recipe, send me an email and I will send you the recipe from the magazine.

UPDATE! Thanks to CreativeCarol for sending me the guidelines for posting the recipe! So here goes:

Ingredients:Cooking 2005 Beatitudes 1

  • 1/4 cup soft butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • mini choc chips
  • toothpicks
  • cocoa powder
  • sliced almonds


Directions:

  1. Beat butter, sugar and egg in a large bowl until smooth.
  2. In another bowl, mix flour, cornmeal and baking powder. Add to sugar mixture. Mix until dough feels like clay.
  3. Now form the body of the bee. Roll dough into small balls (not quite an inch). You need 2 balls for each bee.
  4. Press the balls together and place on greased cookie sheet.
  5. Place 2 mini choc chips on the first ball to make the eyes.
  6. Dip toothpick in the cocoa powder and press lightly on the second ball to make the bees stripes. Do 3 stripes.
  7. Tuck two almond slice sticking up between the two balls to make the wings.
  8. Refridgerate while the oven is preheating to 350 degrees. Chilling will help the bees hold their shape!
  9. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until edges are starting to lightly brown.

 

Bee Cookies Photo courtesy of Luanne Payne, Hampton United Church, Hampton, Ontario.


Music - Ben Harper song "Blessed to be a Witness"
Lisa M. Posted:

In struggling over how to teach the beatitudes and the upside down concepts they present, a song I like kept popping up in my head "Blessed to be a Witness" by Ben Harper, a contemporary Christian performer.

The song begins by mentioning "Corcovado" which is the hilltop in Rio de Janiero that features the stone Christ with outstretched arms that towers over the city. (If you look up the image, you'll probably recognize it.)

In our opening time we are going to talk about the song, what it means to be a "witness." Then, each week, we are going to ask how the "poor in spirit," "persecuted," etc. can "witness" to Christ in the way that more fortunate people cannot. Can you imagine someone who is "poor in spirit" singing this song? We may also show some images of Corcovado by printing it onto overhead transparencies and perhaps also talking about life in Rio --  which includes the very rich and the very very poor -- and what this Christ figure over the city might mean.

I can see this working for a music rotation or an art rotation, too. I hope it inspires someone.

Peace,
Lisa

The Ben Harper CD can be ordered from Ben Harper "Diamonds on the Inside"
The lyrics can be viewed at "Blessed to Be a Witness"
Pictures of Corcovado are at Rio de Janeiro photos, Corcovado Christ and at many, many other sites on the web. http://www.bigfoto.com/america/rio-de-janeiro/


 
Mission Workshop Ideas

Edie Downs Posted a Request:
Our church is new to rotation, and loving it! We're planning to use the Beatitudes lesson plan, but it's a goal for us to always include a missions workshop in each rotation.  Any help is appreciated finding missions ideas for Beatitudes.
Thanks!


Julie Burton posted a Reply:
Hi Edie!

Several years ago Gospel Light put out a book called "Kid Misssion" which was based on Paul's ministry. It had some real good mission lessons in it.

If you are Presbyterian, (and even if you're not!) I highly recommend the Children's Mission Yearbook. It is a brand new resource. It is based on the lectionary, designed in a weekly format. It has tons of mission information for the USA and countries all over the world. Available from Presbyterian Publishing House (PCUSA.org).

Another good source is the interpretation materials from One Great Hour of Sharing, which comes out before Lent. Or, ask a Presbyterian Hunger Action Enabler for ideas.

Good luck!
Julie Burton

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