Pearce 4 Kids Post

December 2017

Day Care

Morning & After School Care

Nursery School

Pre-Kindergarten 

Summer Camp 

  
Emergency & Weather Related Closings
I am looking at my weather app today and it is telling me that the temperature may hit 62 degrees! So, while it's hard on a day like today to remember that we are heading into winter, it is sure to   arrive soon, bringing with it the snow, ice, slush and cold   Ch eck out the links at the right for information about closings due to weather related issues as well as instructions for text message alerts. Enjoy today's warmth!
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Join the Parade to Whoville!
Don't forget to join us the evening of Friday, December 1st at the Chili Light Parade. Peace 4 Kids has a float in the parade and children in any of our P4K programs, along with an accompanying adult, are invited to ride or walk beside the float. Our theme is "Whoville" from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. We will meet in the K-Mart parking at 5:30pm. Be sure to bring a flashlight! 

Click on the following link for a copy of the info flyer to find out where to park, what to bring, when to meet, etc.:  Chili Light Parade Parent InfoInfo can also be found on the P4K Parade of Lights Facebook page: P4K Parade FB Page
Dress warm and come join the fun! Contact Mattie Laley with any questions.
Thanks for Giving!
Food donated by P4K families
Thanks to everyone who donated food to our Thanksgiving dinner boxes. Due to your generosity, P4K was able to donate 22 boxes , each filled with items that complete a Thanksgiving dinner for a family. Each family who received a box also received a turkey that was purchased via monetary donations from Pearce Church members. Pearce distributed over 1000 boxes of food to families in the Rochester community this weekend.  Thanks to everyone who "took a feather or two" to help with this project.
Linked with Love: Nzige, Rwanda/P4K Partnership
The P4K team heading to our partner preschool in Nzige, Rwanda is busy preparing for their trip. On February 1st Lydia Monroe, Becky Watson, Becca Johnson and Leandra Cooke will board a plane and head to Africa! The purpose of the trip is to provide teacher training for the preschool teachers, conduct some model teaching lessons for the teachers with children in the classroom and strengthen the relationship between Pearce Church, Pearce 4 Kids and the Nzige preschool. Two other team members going with the P4K team include Pearce members Carol Stevenson, who will be focusing her teacher training with the primary school teachers, and Beverly Faro, a nurse who will provide some basic health and hygiene training for the teachers and children as well as assess the need for medical teams to provide support to the school in the future.


While in Nzige, the team will have the opportunity to visit Rosine, P4K's sponsored child at the preschool. The picture to the left is our P4K Nursery School teacher, Sue Smout, with Rosine in August 2016. Sue traveled with a Pearce teacher training team and tells about her experiences in the following write up: Visiting the Nzige Preschool by Sue Smout. To stay up to date on the P4K team's travels before we head off to Rwanda, as well as while we are there, "like" the Linked with Love Facebook page. 


For more information about the history of our partnership, click on the following link: Linked with Love Partnership History
Family Christmas Movie Night               

You are invited to join us for an evening of Christmas fun!

First, walk into our movie theater in the gym and be delighted with an always funny Veggie Tales movie, "Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas".  Afterwards, children may participate in fun activities which include games, crafts and decorating a wooden toy!

 

For more information follow this link: Christmas Movie Night

 December at Pearce - All are Welcome!
Brother's McClurg Christmas Concert
Friday, December 8 @ 7:00pm
Parmerter Chapel
Join us for an evening full of Christmas themed music and sing-along moments.  Brothers McClurg style is a mixture of folk, rock, and southern gospel music done in a fresh, authentic, and worshipful way.  You won't want to miss these guys!
Check out a video on their websiteBrothers McClurg Website

SatuSunday, December 10 Worship
Worship at 9:00am & 11:00am
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Sunday December 10 Worship & Christmas Brunch
Worship at 9:00am & 11:00am
Brunch served from 8:30am - 11:00am in the Family Life Center

The brunch menu includes fruit, pastries, scrambled eggs with ham and cheddar, baked apple French toast, veggie home fries, and breakfast sausages. Ticket cost: $7 for adults; $3.50 for children ages 4-12; free for children age 3 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the reception desk. 

Friday, December 15 Family Christmas Movie  Night
6:45 pm in the Family Life Center ("Big Gym" to our P4K kids)

Sunday December 17  Evening Service of Hope
6:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The holiday season is often difficult and painful, as you remember a deceased loved one or grieve other changes (e.g. employment, marriage, health, etc.). The Pearce Parish Nurse Team, Grief Care Support, and the Pearce pastoral staff are providing a special worship service to assist anyone who has experienced loss in their lives. This service   is designed to offer comfort and hope during the holiday season. 

Sunday, December 24 - Christmas Eve Services
10:30 am Combined Worship Service in the Pearce Sanctuary
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5:00 pm or 7:00 pm in the Pearce Sanctuary
Featuring a candlelight service
Child care through age 4 is provided during the 5 pm service

  
For more information about December events at Pearce go to the following link:  PMC Events
December Family Fun Night

Join us on  Wednesday, December 27 for our  Family Kickball Night from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Gym.  Parents and kids of all ages are invited to join this family-friendly kickball game. Invite your friends and come play!  Parents are expected to stay with their children.  If you would like more information, contact Dave Mantegna, Full Life Sports director, at  585-752-8221
Reminder: Upcoming Holiday Closing Dates
Below are dates our various programs are closed in December and January:

NURSERY SCHOOL & PRE-KINDERGARTEN
December 18 - Jan. 1: Christmas/New Year's Break

 DAY CARE
December 25 & 26: Christmas
January 1, 2017: New Year's Day Observed

  MORNING & AFTER SCHOOL CARE
December 25 - January 1: Christmas/New Year's Break
Lydia Monroe, P4K Executive Director
Pearce 4 Kids Child Care Center