This week's Illustrators

Adult & All Age and Children & Youth

 

Weekly/First impression images

3 March: Wheel of well-being, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 
10 March: Cat up wall, Hannah Pares, stockimo/Alamy Stock Photo 
17 March: Stick of rock, Photo Central, Alamy Stock Photo
24 March: Donkey on red carpet, Geoff Hays
31 March: Easter Morning, Jen Norton
7 April: Charity run, Fredrick Kippe, Alamy Stock Photo
14 April: Loo planters, Rusana Krasteva, Alamy Stock Photo
21 April: Hand in water, kieferpix
28 April: Bus passengers, Hero Images Inc., Alamy Stock Photo

 

Discovering God: Resurrection

Empty tomb, Alesandro Photo, istockphoto.com
The Sign of Jonah, Jyoti Sahi
Chrysalis, Leena Robinson, istockphoto.com

 

Adult & All Age only

Front cover image:
Easter Morning, Jen Norton

Back cover images:
Empty tomb, Alesandro Photo, istockphoto.com
The Last Supper, Lio putra, shutterstock.com

 

A Holy Week journey

Holding cross in hands, Sticker2you
Candle, Bible, goblet, aaron007, shutterstock.com
The ancient roots of Holy Communion Seder meal, Pixel-Shot, shutterstock.com

 

Children & Youth only

Front cover image: Jesus and the colt, Michelle Barnett

 

Easter Egg Hunt

All images: Lindsay Wright

 

Share the Word images

3 March: Moses on Sinai, Stu McLellan
10 March: People in the light, Laura Williams
17 March: Jeremiah shares new covenant, Geoff Hays
24 March: Jesus and the colt, Michelle Barnett
31 March: Women meet Jesus tomb angel, Laura Williams
7 April: Apostles share money and food, Laura Williams
14 April: Peter explains healing of paralysed man, Stu McLellan
21 April: Peter talks to Annas and family, Michelle Barnett
28 April: Philip talks to the Ethiopian, Geoff Hays

 

Activity images

3 March: item biscuit cakes, Kate Mennell, Roots team
10 March: Candle craft activity, Kate Mennell, Roots team
17 March: God keeps promises bunting, Melanie Cave, Roots team
24 March: Entering Jerusalem activity, Ben Whitwell
31 March: Joyful gardens activity, Tracy Somorjay, Roots team
7 April: Raspberries yev tony, istockphoto.com
14 April: Children raising hands, damircudic, istockphoto.com
21 April: Bubble boy, RBFried, istockphoto.com
28 April: Chariot art activity, Ben Whitwell

This week's Writers

ROOTS is a joint Churches’ initiative, supported by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland along with representatives from the Churches and church publishers throughout the UK and Ireland.

 

Writers for issue 130 were:

Emma Anderton, children and families missioner

Victoria Beech, Director of GodVenture

Arnold Browne, retired Anglican priest

Alison Clark, children’s evangelist

Dana Delap, Anglican priest

Ruth Dennigan, Anglican Reader

Joel Denno, Anglican Licensed Lay Minister and freelance writer

Fiona Dorman, cathedral education officer

Don Dowling, Anglican priest

Jenny Ellis, children’s evangelist

Elaine Halls, Methodist minister 

Emily Hoe-Crook, Methodist deacon

Becky May, freelance writer

Chris Neilands, co-founder of ‘Play it by Ear’ drama company

Rona Orme, Licensed lay minister 

Brenda Vance, URC elder

Gillian Warson, music in worship adviser