This week's Illustrators

Adult & All Age and Children & Youth

 

Weekly/First impression images

3 November: Refugees graffiti, hanohikirf/Alamy Stock Photo
10 November: Food in community, Courtesy of Canon Grace Thomas
17 November: Sing with passion, Paola Lai/Alamy Stock Photo
24 November: Crown in sunset, artin1/Shutterstock.com
1 December: Hopeful nature, Nadzeya Pakhomava/Shutterstock.com
8 December: Special occasion, spass/Shutterstock.com
15 December: Joy artwork, Daisy Barnes
22 December: Knife Angel, Worcester Lee Hudson/Alamy Stock Photo
25 December: Advent decorations, Roots Team
29 December: Teen team score a goal, Worcester Lee Hudson/Alamy Stock Photo

 

Adult & All Age only

Front cover image: "Canticle of Mary", Jen Norton

Back cover image: Red poppy, Sportoakimirka/Shutterstock.com

 

 

Children & Youth only

Front cover image: Laura Williams 

Back cover image: Nativity Trail images, Amy Lane

 

A missional toddler group

Masthead: Biblical figures illustration, Clare Cockerill
Toddlers and mums, Fat Camera/istockphoto.com

 

ADVENTure

Campfire friends, Caso Alfonso
Yellow torch, Freshinlights/Shutterstock.com

 

Share the Word images

3 November: Michelle Barnett
10 November: Laura Williams
17 November: Michelle Barnett
24 November: Michelle Barnett
1 December: Stu McLellan
8 December: Laura Wright
15 December: Amy Lane
22 December: Geoffrey Hays
29 December: Stu McLellan

 

Activity images

3 November: Prayer bowl activity
10 November: Give it away activity
17 November: Make an instrument activity
24 November: Fit for a king activity
1 December: Watching and waiting activity
8 December: Hanging up love activity
15 December: Dance in praise activity
22 December: Mary and Elizabeth activity
29 December: Watch it grow activity, stock1000/Shutterstock.com

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 134 were:

Daisy Barnes, artist and Anglican/Methodist worship leader
Natasia Bullock, director of (Christian theatre company) the B Tales
Jane Chevous, lived experience activist 
Lynne Chitty, writer and Anglican deacon
Diane Craven, Anglican reader & freelance education and spirituality consultant
Anna Creedon, Anglican priest
Joel Denno, Anglican Licensed Lay Minister and freelance writer 
Gill Hollis, lay reader
Pete Kelsall, Methodist local preacher
Hasna Khatun, Pioneer minister & interfaith advisor
Becky May, freelance writer
Chris Neilands, co-founder of ‘Play it by Ear’ drama company
John Parr, Anglican priest
Andrew Roberts; Methodist minister (MA)
Gillian Warson, music in worship adviser
Lindsay Wright, freelance writer