April 8, 2021
Jesus is for Everyone
For & About Children
Faith Together at Home
Jesus is for Everyone

 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea. (Luke 4:42-44)

How natural it would be to want to keep Jesus from leaving. If we had the privllege to sit at his feet and listen to him we would probably never want him to go either. Yet Jesus won't be tied down. Though he loves each one of us as if there were only one of us, he doesn't belong just to us. He doesn't belong just to our church, our denomination, our race, our country. He belongs to the "other" too. And he loves them the same and commands us to love them too. (John 15:12)

Our lesson at home this week looks at this story from Luke and explores ways we can show and share God's love.


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Tunes & Tales
Ms. Rumphius

Join us at 9:00 am on Thursday, April 8 for a look at what makes the world beautiful and how we can help. We will be reading the true story of Miss Rumphius.

Mrs. Boyce & Ms. LeAnn Malecnha invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting AT 9:00 am on THURSDAY, April 8.
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Gather Round

TIME: Wednesday, April 14, at 7:00 pm.

FOR: Kindergartners - Third Graders (or anyone that just likes a good story).

WHAT: Will Jeffrey appear before the Penderwicks leave? What about Pency? We are finishing our summer with the Penderwicks at our next meeting. We'll also talk about what we want to read next.

ENJOY: Enjoy talking to and keeping up with your church friends. We look forward to seeing you!
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Save the Date!

If you are in Grades 4 - 8 save the evening of Friday, April 23. We will be having a movie night outdoors at the church. We will be starting in the early evening and be done by 9:00 More information to come later - like time, movie, etc. I hear popcorn might be involved.
Hope to see you then.
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Lost & Found Road Rally/Scavenger Hunt

What a great time we had at the Road Rally last Saturday! Everyone made it back in pretty good time and then enjoyed picnic lunches on the church lawn. People enjoyed seeing friends they haven't seen for a while and there was lots of talking and lots of smiles. We hope to see you at our next event!

Special thanks to our host families who set up our special stops.
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Heifer Thank you!

With the advent of Covid some things fell through the cracks. As the office catches up with everything our donation to Heifer was finally made. The children raised almost $300; enough to buy a water buffalo and some honeybees. We received a nice note from Heifer International thanking the children for making a difference fighting hunger in our world.

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First Presbyterian Church of Libetyville 847.362.2174 www.firstpreslibertyville.org