Here's a Two minute sketch for St Stephen's Day.
We're going to use it in conjunction with full readings of Acts 6 and 7. (Stephen probably only gets a look-in about once every 5 years, when Boxing Day is on a Sunday, so let's give him his due in 2010!)

Technical note: I don't know how to upload a file onto the server, so you'll just have to copy and paste it into Word or some such.


 Performance note: PAL and AK are people in our church - just sub in relevant names of your own...

March of wetness

PAL opens door, receives parcel from unseen hand and walks to front of stage looking pleased with himself...

Ak: What's that? Late Christmas prezzie?

PAL shakes head

Early birthday prezzie?

PAL shakes head

Mail-order bride?

PAL: NO!

AK: Well then?

PAL: It's my “New Wineskin Winnow the Worthless Witnessing Kit”

AK: Snappy title

PAL: It's the biz... reads... everything you need to be a positive, powerful, plain-talking, passionate purveyor of p...

AK: Pretty pathetically contrived alliteration?

PAL: Pragmatic personal preaching actually.

AK: Ooooh!

PAL: (enthusiasm undimmed) Look, A map of the neighbourhood with witnessing key.

AK: Witnessing key?

PAL: Christian households are daubed red on the doorframe, Heathen are marked with a pair of black horns.

AK: And the brown?

PAL: Means they have a vicious dog... AK winces... for which... PAL flourishes a string of sausages

AK: They've thought of everything!

PAL: Sack of tracts, (drops bag of paper on AK's foot) sorry. Tambourine to create atmosphere of praise. (Shake, shake)

AK: Socks and sandals?

PAL: Goes without saying... (Holds socks and sandals up)

AK: Anything else?

PAL: Just this... (Puts paper bag over his head)... Don't want anyone to recognise me, do I? They walk off...

The end.

This was written by Andy Keulemans in December 2010. Use it freely, but don't pass it off as your own.