Children's Ministries and First Pres are planning lots of different ways for our church family to engage in worship, service, and mission in 2022!

We hope you will find things that pique your family's interest as we choose love so we can be the light that changes the world!

Our of concern and caution for our church family, we are pausing Family Night dinner through the end of January. Programming, including Kids Connect, MSYG, and adult offerings, will continue to meet at their usual time of 7:00-8:00 pm.

Children's choir will meet from 6:30-7:00 in the sanctuary.

Please drop your child(ren) off for Kids Connect in Fellowship Hall at 7:00 pm, and pick up in Fellowship Hall at 8:00 pm.

This Sunday, January 9, our K-5th grade classes will be joined by our High School Sunday school class on a walking field trip to Jewel. We will be shopping as a group for food and paper good donations to help support our 4th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Donation Drive.

Kids should come to Sunday school dressed for the short walk to and from Jewel.

We will meet in and dismiss from the Gathering Room (Room 304) in the CE Wing.

A signed permission slip will be required to participate in the walking field trip. Please click on the button to the left for the permission slip.

At First Pres and around the country, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has become a day "on" rather than a day "off".

Stone Catchers invites you to participate in our MLK Jr. Day of Service by donating and/or volunteering at our Food Drive.

You may drop donations off on Sunday, January 16 before or after each worship service or on Monday, January 17 at our drive-up collection at the church doors on Dunton Avenue.

If you are interested in serving as a family, please consider volunteering for our second drive-up shift from 11:00 am - 1:15 pm.

If you would like to volunteer on Monday, please contact Katy Allen.

On Sunday, February 13, Children's and Youth Ministries are teaming up to share our collective gifts and talents with the congregation at both the 9:00 am and 10:30 am worship services.

There are many opportunities for children (K-5th grade) and youth (6th-12th grade) to be involved! We need ushers, speakers, musicians, and kids to participate in a photo shoot of the scripture story of Queen Esther.

To sign your child(ren) up to participate in Youth Sunday, please click on the button to the left.

Children's Ministries is excited to participate in First Pres' "One Book, One Church" initiative next month in support of Black History Month.

There are three versions of Ibram X. Kendi's book, Stamped - an adult version, a version of youth, and a version for children. The children's version of Stamped is appropriate for those in grades 3 and up.

Books will be available for preorder this Sunday, January 16 and will be available for pick-up later this month.

On Sunday, February 27, everyone who has read the book and/or who are interested in the discussion are invited for dinner and then age-appropriate discussion groups.

Please note:

Children, youth, and adults do not need to read the entire book to participate in the book discussion groups.

TODAY: Kids Connect, 7:00 pm. Drop off and pick up in Fellowship Hall

Sunday, January 16 - K-5th grade Sunday school field trip, 10:30 am; Preschool Sunday school 10:30, Green Room

Monday, January 17: MLK Jr. Day of Service Drive-Up Food/Paper Goods Donation