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Save These Dates!
LYFE Camp
grades 7-10
July 8th - July 11th
Earth Camp@Koinonia Retreat Center
for kids that have completed 1st-6th grade
July 23rd - July 27th
Joyful Uproar
for kids that have completed 1st-6th grade
July 28th - August 5th
Sr. High Mission Trip
August 6th - August 10th
Vacation Bible Camp "ROME: Paul and the Underground Church"
ages 3 years-4th grade
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Last Week (5/27)
Sunday Morning at the Movies
Next Week (6/10) The First Girl
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Earth Month Follow Up with Our Hennepin Kids!
Many of us tracked how many plastic grocery bags and how many water bottles we used each week. Some of us helped our families create some new habits. Miss Lynne learned that she still has a long way to go! Purchasing the groovy Hennepin grocery bags is a good start!
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Summer Camps and Summer Sunday School shenanigans calls for a team of enthusiastic, energized volunteers! If you are interested in helping throughout the summer months, contact Director of Children's Ministries Lynne Carroll at
lynne@haumc.org
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This project is inspiring people to be kind and happy! Founder, Megan Murphy started randomly placing rocks, painted with inspirational quotes and sayings, and now people from all around the world are doing the same thing!
T
he best part about this project is the connection. After people find these rocks, they bring the idea back to their communities, start the project there, and the cycle of kindness continues!
Over the next three weeks, we will join in the cycle of kindness by creating kindness rocks in Sunday School. On June 17th, we will place our rocks throughout the neighborhood. If you do not want your child to go on our rock delivering field trip to Loring Park and the Sculpture Garden, please contact Lynne Carroll by June 17th.
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MAYBE GOD IS LIKE
THAT TOO
Every child wonders where God lives or what God is like. In
Maybe God Is Like That Too
, a young boy asks his grandma where God is in their city. She invites him to pay attention to where he sees the fruit of the Spirit. Where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are, there too is God.
The boy sees God in the kindness of a doorman holding the door for a man using a wheelchair, in the patience of his teacher helping him tie his shoes, and in the love, faithfulness, and gentleness of his grandma. An ordinary day in his city opens this young boy's eyes to God's Spirit at work all around him.
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June 24th-June 30th
Earth Camp
July 8th-July 11th
Joyful Uproar
July 23rd-July 27th
8:00am-12:00pm
Vacation Bible Camp
August 6th-August 10th
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Summer Camp Registration is Open!
REGISTER TODAY at
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We are in need of a stroller for our refugee families...
If you would like to make a donation or learn more about how you can help, please contact Ann Carlson at
carlsonaj99@gmail.com
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Thank you teachers and volunteers for all the time and energy you have given to Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, and especially to Hennepin Kids this past year! Please take a moment to thank the teachers and library readers that commit their Sunday mornings to sharing the love of Christ with our kids!
If you feel called to share the love of Christ with our kids, now is your chance!
We are looking for summer teachers! Please contact Lynne Carroll at lynne@haumc.org. if you are interested in teaching one Sunday or several Sundays throughout the summer months.
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Hennepin Kids New Classes for Summer!
Summer Sunday School means new classes and new, fun activities! Check the signs when you arrive and see what team you are on this summer!
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Summer is almost here and you know what that means... camps! Check out this fun video from last year's Earth Camp at Koinonia! Who do you think won the water balloon fight? Reminder!
Earth Camp dates are July 8th - July 11th
Sign up today!
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The
Values Project
is a year-long initiative designed to equip families to raise children who thrive emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Get inspiration, practical ideas, family activities, and parenting tips from our network of seasoned parents and faith leaders, because it takes a village to raise a good human. Each month we'll explore a different value-like honesty, loyalty, creativity, kindness, and compassion. This week, we are talking about some ways to DEFEAT
the HEAT this summer!
5 Ways to Defeat the Heat this Summer
Summer is just around the corner! When school is out, it can be a challenge to keep your kids cool, active and engaged.
Things we love about the summer: no school, long days, and all that sun. But there's also things we don't like about the summer: bugs, it goes by too fast, and that HEAT. We know what a struggle it can be to keep your children both cool and entertained. So, we've come up with a list of activities to check out while you DEFEAT the HEAT!
1. Read. Read. Read!
Reading is an easy way to keep children entertained while avoiding those muggy somewhat sunny days. Check out any of our books like,
Maybe God Is Like That Too (ages 4-8) a young boy wonders where to find God in the city. His grandma reminds him that he just needs to know where to look.
Or grab,
I Can Praise God (ages 0-6), where author
Naomi Krueger explores the many ways little ones can praise God-loud or quiet, active or calm, happy or sad-even when they are just breathing.
2. Get Splashing
Get that sunblock on, grab those towels, and check out the local pool or lake. Nothing beats a hot day like a cool swim. Check out these child-friendly pool and lake
games,
pool safety video, and
healthy snacks!
3. Love Water - Hate Swimming
Children don't like to swim? Or you can't stand the busy-ness of the pool? We have you covered. Some of the best summer days are spent on the lawn with the hose, or water balloons, or water bombs. Don't know what a water bomb is? We've got your back. Check out the link below and let the fun begin. Water bombs!
4. Ice, Ice Baby
Can't get outside to conquer that sun? We'll can help you stay cool by making Popsicles, snow cones, and slushies to your hearts content. Learn how to make these fun
homemade popsicles for kids,
snow cones
, and
slushies!
5. Get Board
Break out those board games, cards, or Twister and turn an ordinary night into a family fame night. Everyone loves a fun, smiled-filled game night to get away from the steamy outdoors. But, if you want to try something new we have a summer Bingo Game to try.
Download here.
We hope you and your children stay cool this summer!
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Like us, Pin us, Follow us!
Hennepin Kids for LYFE is on Facebook! Please "Like" us
@hennepinkidsforlyfe for updates on programming,
pictures of our kids,
and
upcoming activities will be shared weekly.
Hennepin Kids for LYFE is also on Instagram! Follow us @hennkids to see photos of our kids and the "joys" we
feature from the
Joy
Jar every Sunday!
Hennepin Kids for LYFE is also on Pinterest! Follow us
@HennepinKidsforLYFE to see our weekly funnies, parenting tips & tricks,
fun activities, and more!
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