Family at Moortown – Oasis – Moortots: some facts, some stats and some prayer for the future

Since MBC went into lockdown lots of things have gone online, and three of these are Family at Moortown (our child and family centred Sunday morning session) Oasis and Moortots. 

As we now move into what would traditionally be MBC’s summer programme ie lots of all age services we asked Shelley Dring, our Children and Families Lead to talk us through the last sixteen weeks. Here’s what she said.  

• This week we reached our 33^rd Moortots live on Facebook and YouTube and our 8^th Family at Moortown Session, again on YouTube. 
• In total we have done 49 video uploads on Family at Moortown and all these can all be watched at anytime.
• These include 6 bible stories read out by friends of MBC as well as 3 creative videos made by Sarah Meyer and her children.
• We have shown collaborative videos on various themes including movement and treasures.
• Between 19 June and 16^th July the Moortots Facebook page had 1003 engagements, which is up 28 per cent.
• We have 120 page likes, up 3 in the last week.
• Stats on their own aren’t always helpful but I picked these ones out because they show how people are actually engaging with what we are doing.
• Next week is our Silly Summer Special at 11am on Thursday 23^rd July and our Facebook event invite has had a reach of 133 so far. Do join us!
• We also have family WhatsApp groups so if you have children and would like to be part of one of them do get in touch with me
• Next week we’ll update you with a few summer plans. 

In order to help Shelley plan her summer 2020 programme she would like to ask you a specific question…  what helps you pray?  Do you have a special place, a song you sing, a dance, do you paint or write or do exercise at the same time? Do you read out a favourite prayer or say a prayer at bedtime? And have you discovered something new about your prayer life during lockdown?

If any of you have or could take or make a picture or video showing building on this Shelley would love to use it to help encourage others ahead of next Sunday’s church…(all ages included, do pass it onto people!) 

The best way to get these to Shelley is either by WhatsApping her or by emailing them to shelley.dring.mbc@btconnect.com