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July 2017
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Hi, All! I hope you have been having a wonderful start to summer--one filled with lots of time outdoors, summer camps, perhaps wedding celebrations, and much more.
This is probably one of the quietest times of year with our Children and Family calendar, but I did want to note a few things coming up over these next few weeks.
- Friday, June 30 is your last chance to register at our early-bird rate ($25 per child) for Vacation Bible School. Families will still be able to register for VBS all throughout July; however, the price will go up for $40 per child beginning on July 1. A registration link and more information can be found below.
- Speaking of Vacation Bible School, we are in need of adult and high school volunteers to help lead our grade-school small groups to all their activities. If you are interested, please contact me.
- Finally, we will kick off our Summer Movie Nights series on Thursday, July 6. Join us out on the Day School Playground at 6:30 p.m. as we watch Moana projected onto the big screen!
Further details about all these things--and more--are below.
Blessings to you all and hope to see you at church soon!
--Pastor Matt
Associate Pastor for Children and Family Ministry
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Last Call for Early-Bird VBS Registration!
Monday, August 7 to Friday, August 11
9:30 to 12:30 p.m.
This Friday, June 30, will be the last day our early-bird $25 per child registration fee will be available. After that, it goes up to $40. So if you know that your child will be attending Vacation Bible School this year, we hope that you'll register using the link below to save $15 per child!
Vacation Bible School is an action-packed week of learning, singing, and fun here at the church, all centered on a particular biblical theme. This year, we'll be journeying back to ancient Rome--learning about Paul and the growth of the early church while making crafts, playing games in the courtyard, and all the other excitement that VBS usually brings.
To register for Vacation Bible School, please
click here
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Thursday Family Movie Nights
Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20, and 27
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Day School Playground
Join us this summer for some fun and fellowship out on the Day School Playground with our Thursday Summer Movie Nights!
Every Thursday in July we'll be projecting a different G- or PG-rated movie onto a screen near the Ditka's wall. Come watch some awesome movies, play on the playground, and catch up with one another over the summer. The best part? It's absolutely free (other than parking, of course)!
Our movie schedule will be
Thursday, July 13: Zootopia
Thursday, July 20: Finding Dory
Thursday, July 27: Kubo and the Two Strings
Movies will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will end around 8:00 p.m. (The actual end time depends on the run-time of the particular movie.) You are welcome and encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets, and you can also bring snacks as well (as long as you make sure to pick up any trash afterwards). Parking at the 900 North Michigan garage will be $8 with a validation ticket (as long as you don't enter the garage before 5:00 p.m.).
If it is raining on a particular Thursday, we will just shift to watching our movie inside in the Bumpus Room. It wouldn't be quite as fun as watching outdoors, but the picture and sound quality would be just as good (perhaps even better)!
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Volunteer and Donation Needs
If you or your family are looking for a way to give back, either to our church family or to our wider community, we hope that you might consider some of the following options:
- Volunteer with Vacation Bible School. Running from Monday, August 7 to Friday, August 11, VBS requires dozens of volunteers to help welcome and guide more than one hundred students through a fun and educational week exploring stories from the Bible. Volunteers will be asked to help with either grade school or preschool tribes. For more information, please contact Matt Helms.
- Volunteer with Sunday School. On almost every Sunday from September to May, Fourth Church members volunteer their time to help our students learn more about the Bible and how God might be at work in their lives. Our classes range in age from three-year-olds through fifth grade, and each class is taught by a rotating team of four different volunteer teachers. For more information, please contact Matt Helms.
- Cradles to Crayons. For the past year we have partnered with Cradles to Crayons--a nonprofit organization that collects children's toys and clothing--and we just received word that they are in desperate need of toys and pajamas. To learn more about donating, visit www.cradlestocrayons.org.
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Save the Date
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Monday, August 7 to Friday, August 11:
Vacation Bible School
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Sunday, September 10:
Kickoff Sunday
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