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A lot of hard work went into creating the displays for this festival – not to mention the activities which took place during the three days, and the large amount of tea and coffee prepared, and the mountain of cake that was baked.

Festival Slide Show, part 1

Festival Slide Show, part 2

Here’s a selection of the comments made by visitors:

Truly inspiring. Thank you.
Jenny B

A wonderful venture!
Love Judy

Well done. Hope it is a great success. Many thanks,
Sara H

St. Georges needs you!

Well done to everyone who got involved.
Riversides School really enjoyed it.

A very inspiring display of gifted talented people.
Jan and Colin W

We had a lovely cup of tea, while listening to peaceful music!
A great exhibition and a good use of the church.
What a beautiful art display.
Love how people are able to express themselves creatively, honouring Jesus and the stories within the bible.
Keep doing things like this, as it reaches so many

Loved the artwork and the joining of the Performing/Arts and worship.
Great display, really beautiful.
Tess Yr. 4, St Georges C of E

A quote from a pupil at St George’s School
“I thought churches were dark places, but they are not”

A big thank you from all the EAL students and staff at Bishop Perowne C of E School
We loved seeing your wonderful creativity in praise of God.

Thank you so much!
Coralia – Romania; Edoordo – Romania;
Laura – Romania; Jose – Portugal;
Stefania – Romania; Thank you: Moise – Romania;
Denis – Romania; Sheilyn – Honduras.

So many interesting displays, Thank you.
Anthea

Thank you – it’s light, airy, gentle and full of people’s hearts. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon with Jesus.
Joan C xxx

Isn’t it super to see such a range of inspirational work! Let’s get creative – Yes
Fran B

What a fantastic exhibition! Thank you and well done to all the team, I’ve really enjoyed my visit this afternoon.

Thank you so much for a truly inspiring exhibition the artworks and design were exceptional, and gave a peaceful spiritual message, which with the beautiful music and song left us feeling very close to God. Looking forward to the next one.
Ted and Ginny D

A delightful surprise to be browsing such a variety of skills, colours, ideas – a great success
C F

A very interesting and stimulating exhibition – much food for thought. Many thanks.
Rosemary A

A beautiful and thoughtful exhibition. One smiles to consider the talents of all who have contributed and gained from their association with Kingdom Arts. So much that I liked v. much . . . Stations of the Cross, Mary Fleeson’s work, the cross and candlesticks. What drew me particularly were the sand/bowl installation – quiet, meditative, therapeutic potential, and the Prayer Obelisk- the opportunity to quietly reflect on needs of another and request help!
Yes, very much enjoyed my visit.
Avril

What a wonderful spiritual experience to walk round these beautiful displays and works of art. Thank you Lord for your many talents.
Thank you for having us.
Thank you for being so kind.
Vanessa

A stunning display of beautiful art.
It was fun and everything was very nice.
What an inspiring festival. Thank you.
Helen G

What a lovely amazing experience of Our Fathers Love and presence. Thank you.
Simply inspiring.
R B D

Amazing and inspiring, Well done.
A beautiful exhibition of inspiring creativity
Another fabulous exhibition, glad I was involved.

Przepicgkna wsytawa wystawiajaco Jezusa, Naszego Pana
Eva from Poland
Translation: Picturing the creation of Jesus, our Lord.

A wonderful collection in a beautiful Arts and Crafts Church. Truly inspiring how much love and care has gone into each of the Artworks and bringing them together in such a celebration.
Robin Walker, MP for Worcester

Thank you, for me, today, the metal cross has made a lasting impression.
Very inspiring – it’s been wonderful to see such talent.
C S

Wow! What a magnificent display of some amazing talent. Hard to pick a favourite amongst so much excellent art but I did like the cross and candlesticks. Also, the fishes painting. But that’s just two of many many to choose from. Nice cakes too!
John and Di B

Really inspiring exhibition. Congratulations!
Katherine

We had lots of fun and thank you a lot.
I had a fun day here and it is so cool here and I want to come back.
From Sharim

What a wonderful, uplifting and inspiring experience. Thank you.
John W

Thank you for letting me be part of this amazing and uplifting event.
Alison

Inspiring, amazing, wanted to read the poetry book all afternoon but felt God’s presence though every exhibit. Thank you.
Gail

Moving and inspiring
Joanne  C R
I agree
Lawrence C R

So much moving creativity! Thank you
When the Spirit moves much is created. Richard

Beautifully colour co-ordinated.
X C

14th May 2019

The miraculous catch of fish
John 21:1-14

Alex welcomed everyone including our visitors and after an introduction to the theme, the morning began with St John’s gospel as a dramatised reading which, following the theme of living water, was the account of Jesus telling the disciples to cast their net again.

Worship began with singing led by our musicians followed by prayers.
The “quilt of nations” representing the countries of the world is completed It has a border and will be part of our exhibition in June.

Work continued on the waterfall the wonderful mixture of ribbons and threads and embellishments will also be proudly displayed.

David’s challenge was based on 153 fish represented by arranging coloured dots in a pattern. There were also cut out fish which were stunning and intricate.

The Lego table frequently rang out with merry laughter as the fishing scene evolved; there was an abundance of small fish! Painted backgrounds added depth and interest.

The craft table offered neutral pieces of textured paper to make into a collage fish which could then be used to print with as a block. The results were beautiful in their simplicity and layering.

At the writing table the group wrote enthusiastically around the theme.

Other activities involved colouring and free art work.
The morning ended with a sharing session when individuals described the inspiration of their work, such variety and talent on show.
This was followed by a choice of sweet potato and red pepper or spinach soup prepared by Jan with bread and cheese followed by grapes and a delicious selection of cake.

Thank you all once more for a wonderful session!

Our next meeting is on Tuesday June 18th.
Please note that this is the third Tuesday in June and not the second.
We would love to see you there.

For this month’s pictures, see the Gallery

For this month’s words, see Creative Writing

9th April 2019

Jesus washes the feet of the disciples
John 15:1-15

Alex welcomed our numerous visitors and after an introduction to the theme, the morning began with the reading from St John’s gospel which, following the theme of living water, was the account of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.

Worship began with singing led by our music group followed by prayers and a symbolic washing of our hands while we reflected.

We were delighted to welcome Karen to lead a book making workshop where artists enjoyed using water colours to express a pathway on the cover or all through their book.

An intriguing activity was the making of a sandal depicting the simple footwear worn by Jesus. Precision cutting and the use of glue gun promoted discussion and laughter, but the results were worth the struggle.

The “quilt of nations” representing the countries of the world is almost completed and has taken shape with the addition of buttons made from natural materials. It will have a border around the edge and will be exhibited in June at the Kingdom Arts Festival.

David’s challenge was based on individuals working out the design and cutting out of an Ethiopian cross. There were stunning and intricate results.
At the writing table the group wrote with diligence and enthusiasm around the biblical theme.

The morning ended with a sharing session when individuals described the inspiration of their work. This was followed by a choice of mushroom or pea, asparagus and chive soup prepared by Jan with bread and cheese followed by grapes and a delicious selection of cake.
Thank you all once more for a wonderful session!

Our next meeting is on Tuesday May 14th.
We would love to see you there.

For this month’s pictures, see the Gallery

For this month’s words, see Creative Writing