Saturday, August 6th is our monthly POP Tots Playgroup. The Church will be open from 9:00-11:30 for your child to play, have fun and just be a kid. Weather permitting we will be outside playing with bubbles, the parachute, a ball pit and more! There will be snacks available! Bring the whole family and join us for a morning of fellowship!

It is hard to believe that we are in our last four weeks of Summer Day Camp: Here is a short recap of what is going on this month. 
* August 1-5: As some of our youth are at Camp WAPO, our Day Campers will be diving into the same theme and stories that the WAPO Campers are. This year all of our stories focus around PRAYER.
* August 8-12: EPIC Moments: Sports Day Camp will look at the ways that discovery, adversity, game change, defeat and victory make a difference in our lives. We will also be working on some sports skills. 
* August 15-19: Jesus said, Let the Children come - and during this week that is EXACTLY what we will do. We will discover people who were called, at a young age, do to miraculous things, and we will discover what we are called to do.
* August 22-26: As we round out our Summer, we are going to be looking more into the Great Commission: Go and make disciples..." As we head back into school, and the playground - how can we take that commission with us?  

During the Summer months we hold Sunday Morning DIG twice a month. DIG is similar to a Family Worship Sunday where we will dig into the scripture for the day through games, crafts or other activities. DIG starts right after Kids Time and then we head back into worship after the sermon is done. 
Our Sunday Morning DIG Dates for August are as follows:
* August 7 - Treasure Hunt
* August 21 - Holy Sabbath?
There is no pre-registration required!

There are many ministries that we partner with throughout the year, and ParkBrook Elementary is one of them. We are currently in the midst of our School Supply drive for Park Brook and we need your help. A lot of you will be out school supply shopping in the next couple of weeks (I know, I'm not ready either) so it is a perfect opportunity to pick up a few extra things. Any school supplies that you purchase can be placed in the Park Brook bus located near the kitchen

Mark your Calendars: September is approaching fast which means the beginning of a new program year!

09/06/16	First Day of School for MOST Students!
09/10/16	POP Tots Playgroup: Frolic in Faith
09/11/16	Great POP Get Together (One Service @ 9:30) followed     by Food, Fun and Fellowship Blessing of Students and Teachers
09/14/16	POPpers (4th-6th Grade) Orientation and Planning
09/17/16	3 Year Old Welcome to Sunday School Milestone Event
09/18/16	First Day of Sunday School Bible Sunday (3 Year Olds, 2nd Grade, 6th Grade)  Kids Choir Meet and Greet Bible Milestone Event (2nd Grade Class)
09/25/16	Sunday School Kids Choir
TBD	SS Guide/Child Safety Trainings

* As FALL is approaching, we are always looking for new volunteers to help out on Sunday mornings (ushers, greeters, readers, coffee and cookies, etc). If you are interested, contact Dale Emter who is our Sunday Morning Experience Council Person.

* If you ever miss Church, and would like to hear the Sunday Sermon, please follow our podcast (the Sermon is usually posted by Tuesday Afternoon) by clicking  HERE . You can also subscribe to our weekly devotional email by contacting  Lynell .

* Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 23rd (yes MEA Weekend). You will want to be HERE for Church that Sunday as we welcome Bishop Shoo from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.

* Our next New Member class is scheduled for Sunday, October 2nd - if you are interested in joining, please contact Lynell

* The Great POP Get Together is on Sunday, September 11. The morning will be a wonderful celebration as we kick off a new program year. This year we will be welcoming  Nate Dogs for your dining pleasure (you will need to purchase the Nate Dogs)