Welcome to Heart & Home September 19, 2020

Save the Date, September 27 at 9:30 AM Crossroads Kids @ Home We miss seeing your smiling faces on Sunday Mornings at the church and invite you to join us for a new virtual experience called Crossroads Kids @ Home! Beginning September 27th we'll meet for an exciting, interactive time where parents with children can join from home for bible stories, prayer, songs, crafts, and time to get to know each other. This will be a phased roll-out of age appropriate activities, starting with a focus on early elementary students (recommended for Kindergarten through 3rd grade children and siblings). Register here for the first meeting on September 27 at 9:30 AM. You will receive an email with a password protected link to the zoom meeting with further instructions. Additional meetings and offerings for other age ranges will be available soon on our church website and in the Heart and Home Newsletter. I hope you join us soon for Crossroads Kids @ Home.

Scripture Focus for Children and Students

This week's bible story is from Ephesians 4:32. Watch these two kids sing a song about being kind and compassionate on the video at this link. This scripture tells us to be kind as God is kind to us through forgiveness. For Children: Sometimes we struggle to be kind to another person, but we should remember God's kindness toward us. In the Bible, God showed kindness by forgiving us, even though we made mistakes. Let us show the same kindness to others by praying, reading the Bible, and praising God through acts of kindness. Ask your children to come up with five separate acts of kindness that they can do for others this week. For Students: What does forgiveness look like? We often find it easier to forgive others than to forgive ourselves. If Jesus says that we are forgiven, who are we to say other wise. When you look at another person despite your feelings about them, they are also forgiven and loved by God. How could this perspective change your outlook and actions toward others. Try to keep this in mind over the next week and see how your actions change.

This Week's Highlighted Resources

Resources for families with Children: Brain Breaks for Kids Teach Kids Compassion A Parents Note to Teens Video Lesson "God's Promises - week 2"

Resources for families with Students: Student Zoom Meet up: Sunday September 27th @6:00 pss. 715570 Intersect for this Week: Teens of the Bible-- Miriam Links for Parents and Students: Back to School Emotional Well Being List Black Panther Speech Nick Vujicic-- Life Without Limbs: Knowing God Social Media Accounts: Student Facebook Page Student Instagram Page

Serve Opportunity

September’s SERVE focus continues to be on Voting. Here is a fun way to get teens excited about participating. 10 for $10 Challenge- Crossroads will give the first 10 youth, 6th grade or older, who encourage or assist 10 families with completing the Census or registering to vote a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate. Email parental verification of completion of the challenge to Kathy MacKrell.