Ascension Day ABC (18th May 2023):

There is an 2026 updated version of this post with more stuff  - see my archive at left.

Bible Readings: Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47, Psalm 93, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:44-53

Top Left and Right: Free clipart from the Hermano Leon site.                                                   

Middle Left and Right: Free clipart from the Sundaygraphx site.                                                

Lower Left and Right: Free clipart from the Heartlight site.

Drama: Deconstruction Inc                                                                                                                                          Found in Mega Drama 1 by Verena Johnson (Ed.), Open Book Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0859109151, page 100 (pictured at left). This drama is based on the Acts reading.

Beautiful Illustrations of John's Gospel  connected to the Australian Outback

Found in The Gospel According to John Illuminated by Fiona Pfennigwerth, Tien Wah Press, Singapore, 2013, ISBN 9780646912462, page 36-37 (pictured at right).

Discussion Questions: Knowing God and Becoming Part of a Community

Found in Chapter 10 of The Gospel According to the Simpsons Leaders Guide for Group Study by Mark I Pinsky and Samuel F Parvin, Westminster John Knox Press, 2002, ISBN 0 664 22590 X (pictured at left).  These questions are based on the Acts reading.

Drama: Up, Up and Away

Found in All Age Sketches for The Christian Year by Peter Shaw, The Bible Reading Fellowship, 2006, ISBN 10 1 984101 458 3, page 113ff (pictured at right).  This is based on the Luke reading or the Acts reading.

Drama: They Can Find Their Own Chairs 

Found in Mega Drama 5 by Verena Johnson (Ed), Open Book, 2002, ISBN 0859109194, page 24 (pictured at right). This drama is based on the reading.