Dear Sheridan families,
I wanted to take a minute to reach out to all of you to let you know that you have all been being held close to our hearts and have been so very much in our thoughts and prayers over this past week. We miss all of you and have been trying to figure out how to navigate how this temporary “normal” will look in Children’s Ministries. As of now worship and classes have been suspended through March 31 and we would like to share several resources you are invited to take part in.
- Watch worship on the Sheridan website or Facebook Page. Sundays at 9:45 am and Wednesdays at 6pm (the livestream will start 5 minutes before worship to offer some fellowship time).
- There will continue to be a children’s message each Sunday morning during the online worship service. Following worship, at 11am, I will post on the Children’s Ministry Facebook Group and give families time to ask questions and connect.
- If you aren’t a member of our Sheridan Children’s Ministry Facebook Group, please join us.This is a closed group which means content that is shared in this group can’t be shared outside of the group. We would love for this to become a community space to connect and share since we aren’t able to do that in person for now.
- Our staff will be adding new content to the Facebook Group several times a week and we would like to encourage you to add things you feel would be helpful and have a special opportunity to connect with other Sheridan families as well.
- Check out the prayer labyrinth and Stations of the Cross behind the church. Our church sits on beautiful property. These are great outdoor experiences that can be done as a family. You are invited to come explore the space.
- Our children’s ministry staff has been and will continue to pray for health and safety for all of our families. We would also be honored to pray a specific prayer for you. Please reach out by clicking on our pictures at the bottom of this message or by texting me at 402-304-3131.
I would like to close my message to you with a blessing. We know our God is a God of hope and love who already knows our every need but it is helpful, especially during times of uncertainty, to have some routine and reminders of God’s love for us.
We use this blessing to close our elementary children’s worship each Sunday morning. We say it as a repeat after me blessing. The leader says the first line and then the children and volunteers repeat that line back. I invite families to use it as a way to bless each other before children go to bed. This blessing has always felt special to me but now it holds an even deeper meaning as I think the message is one that we all need to hear and hold in our hearts.
May the Lord bless you and keep you,
may you know that God is always with you,
that God will always love you,
and that you are His precious child!
Blessings,
Director of Children’s Ministries
