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Christian Youth Worker Uses Legos To Recreate Holy Week Scenes To Appeal To Kids With Woman They Met On Instagram
09 April 2020
PA Media - Niamh Newton
In an attempt to reconnect with children, a Christian youth worker has recreated scenes from Holy Week using Lego to express her faith while churches are closed due to outbreak.
<p>Niamh Newton would normally be working with children attending a youth ministry retreat centre in Consett, County Durham, before Easter.</p><p>But with an enforced shutdown she is back at the family home in Lumley and has spent hours with her family creating Bible scenes including Palm Sunday, Judas's betrayal, Jesus's washing of the feet, the Last Supper, the crucifixion and resurrection in Lego.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaW1hZ2UuYXNzZXRzLnByZXNzYXNzb2NpYXRpb24uaW8vdjIvaW1hZ2UvcHJvZHVjdGlvbi9hOTc4NDNiMTE4ZjM2ODg3OTQ1MzkxZTYzMDg3Nzc3MFkyOXVkR1Z1ZEhObFlYSmphQ3d4TlRnMk5USTVPVE00LzIuNTMzNjA1ODQuanBnP3c9NjQwIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNDc1Mzk4M30.CQZfE3-hzntgYbH2QfAHjvVVLnTZNdSS79mL68QW4ZU/img.jpg" id="03cbe" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2c3e34c7be9a2c9ee8d1764eb258480f" alt="A Palm Sunday scene depicted in Lego "><small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">A Palm Sunday scene depicted in Lego (Niamh Newton/PA)</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">PA Media - Niamh Newton</small></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaW1hZ2UuYXNzZXRzLnByZXNzYXNzb2NpYXRpb24uaW8vdjIvaW1hZ2UvcHJvZHVjdGlvbi85NGYxM2FjMjFhOWQ1OGMzNDU4YWY2NzY4NDcwNmM4MVkyOXVkR1Z1ZEhObFlYSmphQ3d4TlRnMk5UTXdNREExLzIuNTMzNjA1ODMuanBnP3c9NjQwIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1ODg4NjM4MX0.dcO48wh9TWTZ4YpqabZuGuotts74L2gzrZgTgxZCW4Y/img.jpg" id="bf23d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e1629ef8df6a592ceeef7f18c4181121" alt="The Last Supper depicted in Lego"><small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">The Last Supper in Lego form (Niamh Newton/PA)</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">PA Media - Niamh Newton</small></p><p>She used her brother's collection, which includes Marvel and DC Comics mini-figures sets, improvising a Batman cape into the outfit worn by Mary.</p><p>Newton used a large Duplo piece for the rock which moved from the tomb when Jesus rose, and a crown of thorns made from Play-Doh.</p><p><div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"><div id="div-insticator-ad-1"></div><div id="insticator-embed"></div><div id="div-insticator-ad-2"></div><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"})</script></div></p><p>She took pictures of the scenes she created and some have been shared on the Facebook page of St Cuthbert's RC Church.</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p>“People's reaction has been good and they have said that the kids like it," Newton said.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaW1hZ2UuYXNzZXRzLnByZXNzYXNzb2NpYXRpb24uaW8vdjIvaW1hZ2UvcHJvZHVjdGlvbi8wMzY3ODdkZTA2MDExNjUyYWNjZWM3YjVkMmQwNzAyMVkyOXVkR1Z1ZEhObFlYSmphQ3d4TlRnMk5USTVPVGM1LzIuNTMzNjA1ODUuanBnP3c9NjQwIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MDc4ODY1M30.D8yqXpDeeyJvF3ies8y97AwU1eU-797gd9KXMKygvnc/img.jpg" id="99fe6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e8013a52c975e0198bf3eb995a4436ed" alt="A resurrection scene depicted in Lego"><small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">A Lego imagining of the resurrection (Niamh Newton/PA)</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">PA Media - Niamh Newton</small></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaW1hZ2UuYXNzZXRzLnByZXNzYXNzb2NpYXRpb24uaW8vdjIvaW1hZ2UvcHJvZHVjdGlvbi80ZGQ3YmJmMzUxM2M5YTBmNGExYzNhZjlkZjliNzJhZlkyOXVkR1Z1ZEhObFlYSmphQ3d4TlRnMk5USTVPVEE1LzIuNTMzNjA1ODcuanBnP3c9NjQwIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNzgzODg3N30.cd50XHFhQEgXW0094jGxE8jfqEIFgq2-y5tP4ssDak0/img.jpg" id="7a820" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6133b84713a68aa302b12635e24d565f" alt="Niamh Newton"><small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Niamh Newton (Niamh Newton/PA)</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">PA Media - Niamh Newton</small></p><p>The teenager is going to Liverpool Hope University in September and hopes to train to be a special needs teacher.</p><p>“I cannot express my faith at church at the moment," she said.</p><p>“I work at a retreat and I would normally be teaching the young people about Easter in a creative way, through games and art."</p><p>“This has helped me think about Holy Week and imagine what I was like."</p>
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