The Harvest Story

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The autumnal equinox for 2020 is Sept. 22 which makes the Harvest Moon on October 1. Celebrating the Harvest Moon God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidentally found by a trespasser. The finder is ecstatic—what a find!—and proceeds to sell everything he owns to raise money and buy that field. We’re making it work with what we have and will be exploring the Harvest Moon this week as part of our nature study curriculum, Exploring Nature With Children.

Like this story? Scroll down to the bottom of this post for a printable version that includes some adorable printable puppets! There wasn’t much joy at Sally’s, though. They’d had such a busy week! Sally had been doing tests at school, her Mum’s job was frantic and her Dad had been away on business until late last night. Usually they planned ahead and did a special shop for the food collection. But not this year - it had slipped their minds. The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.” Well, that’s just the thing,” Mr. Fox replied. “My sons have disguised themselves as 10 fiery suns, and will not come down from their perch high in the sky. But I have a plan to get them down.”One of my proudest moments came when I read on the internet how to dry and string the pepperoncini together with thread, like I had seen in hundreds of Italian markets, homes, and Italian films. They were picture perfect - could not believe that I had grown them (see photo below). NOW a seasoned kitchen gardener! This excellent resource will provide you with all the tools you’ll need to give an assembly on about why the harvest festival is important, what the origins of the harvest festival are, and why we celebrate it today. These include a stunning harvest festival assembly PowerPoint, which is brimming with fascinating facts and stunning visuals to get pupils feeling enthusiastic right at the start of the day. Then she went and put her donations on the food table, with pride. And just then the cook who was making the feast appeared and said: 'Potatoes! Good! I’d just run out. Don’t worry about their shape. They’re going to be mashed anyway.'

Then gather your little ones, and tell them the story, from the heart. They won’t know if you miss a detail or mix up the plot a bit. Storytelling is an art, and you are the artist. Have fun with it! Samira paused. 'Well...I didn’t,' she said. 'Not enough, anyway. Last year, for two months. But the food bank came to our rescue. Me and the children.' Alongside this PowerPoint, you’ll find a well-structured assembly script that features plenty of prompts and harvest assembly ideas to help things run smoothly. With the help of this script, you can ask your learners thought-provoking questions and give a harvest festival assembly that really gets them thinking. The word ‘harvest’ comes from the Old English word hærfest meaning ‘autumn’, aptly the season for gathering the food of the land. This was a vital time of year, when success was a genuine matter of life or death. A prosperous harvest ensured that a community would be fed throughout the potentially barren winter months. It’s therefore no surprise that it was also a time steeped in superstition and, if successful, much celebration. Many of these traditions even pre-date Christianity. Technology advances have changed the harvest traditions/Credit: Getty In the UK the harvest festival, also known as the harvest home, is traditionally celebrated on the Sunday nearest the harvest moon. This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox, which is often between 21-23 September. The awesome sight of the glowing orange harvest moon/Getty

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Mm-hm,' said Samira. 'I lost my job and couldn’t get another. I was really struggling to make ends meet - down to my last pound. But the food bank helped to keep us fed - even provided the odd treat, like chocolate cereal, to keep the children happy.' Jesus is still looking for people who will work for him and bring people into his kingdom. That is what the church is supposed to do. It won't always be easy. In fact, it will be hard. Many people in the church are like the farmer in our story -- they are "just playing it safe." It has been said that eight out of ten church members have never invited anyone to church and that nine out of ten church members have never won anyone to Christ. One of the store’s owners heard that I wanted to buy flowers for my great sunny spots and she suggested growing vegetables instead. I told her that kind of adventure seemed way beyond my capabilities. Then, I saw the most beautiful plant (that I NOW know was a seedling) with elegantly shaped leaves and graceful, long, skinny, green peppers hanging from it. The photo of what the adult parent would look like that usually hung from seedlings was missing. I had no idea what kind of peppers these were – but got excited about growing something that I could use in my cooking experiments and bought it. With my passion for creating dishes, I was confident that I would come up with some dish where I could use them, even though I had no idea what they were. Bruno, agreed they were odd looking, but beautiful. Neither of us had thought to ask the nursery owner what the plant was. Bountiful Harvest (of what?). But you have God-blessed eyes—eyes that see! And God-blessed ears—ears that hear! A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance. The Meaning of the Harvest Story

After the harvest came the celebration – harvest home (called ‘horkey’ in some places). Harvest was one of the great village festivals – the celebration of the successful gathering in of the corn – and shared by all the village. As I stood staring at all of the amazing plants and flowers, whose names in any language were totally foreign to me (except roses, rose in Italian) I thought of how my mom would have enjoyed this scene. I literally had no idea what I was doing and was too embarassed to ask for assistance. Finer gym activities: Harvest-themed finger gyms like this super fun Seed Sorting Activity are great for improving little ones fine motor skills.It’s almost Fall! In theory that is…here in South Texas, we kind of just pretend to have a fall, but really it’s just a slightly cooler version of summer. We’ll take it though, any reprieve from the heat is welcome! In our Bible reading today, Jesus sent out people to bring in the harvest. The harvest Jesus was talking about was not cotton, fruit or vegetables. He was sending out workers to bring people into the kingdom of God. He said that there were many souls who were ready to be harvested, but there were not enough workers. One reason it was hard to find workers was that it was very difficult work. Jesus warned that the workers in his kingdom would often be treated very unkindly. You could join in with 'Harvest Samba' (from Youtube) or choose a song of your own. Suggestions from BBC collections below. Jonathan Brown revisits harvests of more than 150 years ago, when all the work was done by hand and everyone was roped in to help out. Play the video. The duration is 3' 44" and the final words are: '...people can thank the farmers for producing their crops and to feed the planet.'

Her Mum snatched Sally’s cereal bowl away and bundled everyone into the car empty-handed. 'Too late now! We’re just going to have to go with nothing.' The seed cast in the gravel—this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.Read the story to yourself at least a few times. Read it out loud to yourself. Read it in front of a mirror to yourself. Read it until you know it by heart.