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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
October was full of opportunities for us to reach out to our neighbors: both local and global. The overall message of those gatherings was one of thankfulness. Thankfulness for the gifts we share, the time we have to be together, and continued ways that we can help each other. When Bishop Shoo was here, his message revolved around the following verse from Philippians 1:3
I thank my God every time I remember you
In this month of thankfulness may you continue to find ways to help others around you. May you be blessed by the gifts you have and share those gifts with others.
Katie Rykal, Director of Children and Family Ministry
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Children and Family NOVEMBER Schedule
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| 11/05/16 |
POP Tots Playgroup and Faith Frolic |
| 11/06/16 |
Sunday School: Stewardship Focus
Kids Choir |
| 11/13/16 |
Sunday School: Stewardship Focus
Kids Choir (Sings in Church)
POPpers @ Roller Garden |
| 11/20/16 |
Sunday School
Kids Choir
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| 11/23/16 |
Thanksgiving Eve Service (followed by pie and sandwiches) |
| 11/27/16 |
Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
Kids Choir |
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POP Tots: Faith Frolic
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 Join us for our monthly POP Tots playgroup. This is a great opportunity to take a break from the busyness that is our life as parents to sit back and enjoy your children. We will gather around 10:00 for our Faith Frolic as we take a look at God's Wonderful World and the gifts that we have been given with our children.
Playgroup meets from 9-11:30 and you can come for any or all of that time. No pre-registration is needed. Simply come - bring your family, bring your friends and we'll see you on November 5th as we celebrate our LITTLE TURKEYS!
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Stewardship Project: Hearts and Hands
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This year our Stewardship project is taking on a little different look as we are moving away from Operation Christmas Child. This year our project will take place over two weeks
WEEK ONE: November 6th
* PreK-K classes will be watching a video that will remind to be thankful for what they have instead of always wanting more
* 1st-6th graders will be participating in a Refugee Simulation. This will help our young people realize exactly how easy our life is compared to children in other parts of the world
WEEK TWO: November 13th (Celebration Sunday)
* All ages will be doing a Hearts and Hands project that takes the lesson from the previous week and gets them thinking about all of the ways in which their life is blessed. Once they realize that they will talk about how they can use their blessings to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community and in the world.
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SOUP and SOLIDARITY
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Join us on Wednesday, November 9th, for a Soup Potluck to come together after election day and this contentious and divisive election cycle. We need soup and each other. Our evening will be spent in fellowship and prayer with one another. The potluck will start at 5:30.
If you are able to bring a soup, please sign-up HERE
To RSVP to (or share) the Facebook event, please click
HERE. Invite your friends and neighbors!
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POPpers @ RollerGarden
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Join us on Sunday, November 13th for an afternoon of Roller Skating. We will be meeting here at Church at 12:30 to head to Roller Garden in St. Louis Park. We will roller skate until 4:30 and then be back to Church around 5:00. The cost for the afternoon is $10 and that
covers admission and roller skate rental. IF your child would want concessions, they are responsible for their own money.
Friends are welcome, as they always are, for this event. Please make sure that you let me know by Thursday, November 10th so that we can arrange drivers.
PARENTS: If you are willing/able to drive, please let me know how many kids you can take.
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THANKSGIVING EVE Service
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Before heading to be with your families on Thanksgiving, plan to join your Church family for our Thanksgiving Eve service. Worship will start at 6:30, with Sandwich making (for 363) and pie following the service. We will be asking for pie closer to the date so keep your eyes open. Our worship service will be a Taize worship which provides a contemplative style to prepare us for a time of prayer.
Childrens Activity Bulletins will be available.
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FAMILY WORSHIP SUNDAY
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On Sunday, November 27th we will be having our 2nd Family Worship Sunday. After Kids Time all Sunday School aged kiddos are invited to join Haley Reiser (Prince of Peace member and Day Camp Staff) in the CLC for a time of digging into the season of Advent. They will return to worship after the sermon is done.
Why do we do Family Worship? Here at Prince of Peace we value the importance of children being in worship, but we also realize that sometimes having them in worship can be a distraction to you as parents. Family Worship Sundays allow us to have our children in worship, but also allows parents to hear the sermon without distraction.
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Christmas Program Information
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Some of you have been asking about the Christmas Program: so here you go :)
Our Christmas program will be on Sunday, December 11th at 9:30 AM (ONE SERVICE). Please plan to have your child in the CLC no later than 9:20 on that day so we can get everyone lined up and ready to go.
This year our program is titled, Big Story. We will follow two reporters and their camera person as they work to find all of the details about this big story that everyone is talking about.
Other Dates to know regarding the program:
- November 13th - EVERYTHING will be available for pick-up (music CDs, lyric sheets, speaking parts, etc)
- November 20th - PreK-K children will be working on their program song during Sunday School
- December 3rd - Kindergarten - 6th grade will meet for music rehearsal at 9:30. SPEAKING Part rehearsal will be at 11
- December 4th - 1st-6th grade will be working on music during their Sunday School time
- December 10th - Christmas Program dress rehearsal. All students should arrive at 9:30 and we will run the entire program from start to finish. We will be done by 11:30
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Sunday School Information
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If you have not yet paid for Sunday School, the $25/child fee can be paid at your earliest convenience.
If you have not yet registered, please visit our
SS Registration
page so that we can get our lists updated.
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Upcoming December Dates
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Mark your Calendars: Here are some important dates to mark on your November calendar.
| 12/03/16 |
POP Tots (Advent Party)
Sunday School Christmas Program Rehearsal
Parents Afternoon Out |
| 12/04/16 |
Sunday School
* PreK-K Advent Party
* 1st-6th Program Rehearsal
Kids Choir |
| 12/10/16 |
Sunday School Christmas Program Rehearsal |
| 12/11/16 |
Sunday School Christmas Program @ 9:30 AM |
| 12/18/16 |
Childrens Movie Morning @ 9:30 (during Cantata)
Kids Choir |
| 12/24/16 |
Christmas Eve Worship @ 3 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm |
| 12/25/16 |
Christmas Day Worship @ 9:30 AM (No Sunday School) |
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Church Wide Announcements
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* 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
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* Join us on November 13th for Celebration Sunday as we welcome guest preacher, Pr. Jeff Sackett.
* Give to the Max day is on Thursday, November 17th. Maybe your donation will be the winner of the $1,000 golden ticket :)
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Church-Wide Calendar Dates
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| 11/09/16 |
Soup and Solidarity: Soup Potluck |
| 11/13/16 |
Celebration (Stewardship) Sunday with guest Preacher Pastor Jeff Sackett |
| 11/17/16 |
Give to the Max Day |
| 11/23/16 |
Thanksgiving Eve Worship |
| 12/03/16 |
Advent Decorating (for parents) during program rehearsal |
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May you be surrounded by the love and joy of Christ
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