CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES
A Weekly Resource for Parents & Families.
March 26, 2020
. ..being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might that you may have great endurance and patience...
Colossians 1:11.
IN THIS EDITION

  • Zooming this Sunday!
  • Calvary Cafe
  • Kidz Club
  • School at Home
  • Community Bulletin Board
  • Virtual Tours
Be resilient, you are stronger than you think. This is a message we need to share with our children and model for them. Be sure to connect with the people you love using technology such as Zoom, Skype or Google Hangouts. Keep in God's Word and meet with our faith community of Calvary, especially on Sunday mornings and at the various Calvary Cafe's being offered throughout the week. Community strengthens our resilience and makes us even stronger! We need to look out for and reach out to those who may be isolated, especially the aged the widowed and elderly.
Sunday School Zooms Online this Sunday!
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Zoom with us each Sunday for Sunday School. All you need is a laptop, pc or tablet and click the link below! Grades 4-6 will zoom at 9 AM -9:30 and preschool through 3rd grade meet at 9:20-9:50 AM. We will all zoom together during the overlap at 9:20-9:30 AM.

We are learning about prayer and especially giving thanks for all of God's creation. We are inviting kids to draw and color a picture of a sunset or something about God's creation they especially enjoy! Take a digital photo and email to Anna Czajkowski . She is making a slideshow we will post online and share with congregation. We enjoy our church family. We have created a space for for your precious kids to encounter Jesus even in the midst of pandemic!

Calvary Cafe for Parents!
Community is important!. Feeling connected and supported during this time may be challenging. Let's encourage and help one another and process this journey of life. Lets come alongside each other take a break from the isolation. As part of our Calvary Cafe Ministry , consider yourself invited to join a conversation, Monday night, March 30 at 8:30 PM. Just click the link below.

Kidz Club This Week!
Kidz Club is a weekday opportunity for kids at 11 AM and 4 PM to have a break in their day and see their friends from church. We will play a game, open up the scriptures and do a craft or science experiment. All that is needed is a laptop, pc, tablet or a smartphone. We are continuing the twice a day model, just to make this more available to kids. The schedule and resources for next week include:
Monday: Isaac & Rebekah- a picture of your family or relatives.
Tuesday: Jacob - wooden blocks or dominoes or lego bricks.
Wednesday: Joseph- Glass cup, water, syrup, vegetable oil, paper clip, penny.
Thursday- Joseph Helps His family- Paper, crayons or markers.
Friday-Moses- paper and a bowl of water.

Doing School at Home
Distance-learning and online instruction is ramping up! Our church website has links to favored video-based and online academic instruction resources. These are free or currently free to the public. This week a homeschool curriculum and several math sites have been added. Every subject and grade level is represented. Click the link below!

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Virtual Bulletin Board
We have created a Calvary Community Bulletin Board, where we can communicate needs and respond to them via email without flooding email inboxes. This service is private, it does not have a link to our or any other public web site. Just click the link below. Let's stay connected to one another.

It looks as if any travel arrangements one might make will be visiting rooms within their own home. Here is a list of some virtual tours!

Spiritual conversations with your kids is a critical experience in faith transformation. Here are some started that are fun to do at the diner table or in the car.

  • Share a favorite memory of each person in your family.
  • Where is your favorite place to think about God?

Jeffery Moeller DCE MBA
Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries
330-618-7837