Well, the school harvest service went well. My "here's one I prepared earlier" loaf was a bit sad and droopy-looking, but the children kneaded some bread themselves and when I took it hom ad baked i, it ended up looking a whole lot better than mine!
The theme of the service was the difference yeast makes. Just a weak-looking, unattractive additive, but it changes things completely. And Jesus is the difference that makes a difference in our lives. Take schools: there are plenty of good schools around, and if I was associated with Beehive Lane School or Mildmay I'm sure I'd rightly be proud of them. But St Michael's School has an extra, and Jesus makes the whole school different. Take your life: you're going to be doing much the same tasks as your neighbours, colleagues and class-mates, but you'll do it wit Jesus and that will makeall the difference.
I'm doing assembly on Thursday, so I'll bringing the loaf to show them. And then, excitingly, Caroline will stand up and talk about our new lunchtime club.