Upcoming Events and Virtual Gatherings |
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Every Sunday Morning, 9:30-10:00a
Families with elementary-age children are invited to join us for an exciting, interactive gathering! Parents and children can join from home for bible stories, prayer, songs, crafts, and time to get to know each other.
Anyone is welcome, so invite friends or neighbors to sign up too!
Register here to receive the secure Zoom link
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Student Zoom Game Nights
Join us for virtual game nights with the same laughter, fun, and friendship as our Meet-Up events, hosted in the safest way possible for our community.
Anyone is welcome, so invite a friend to sign up too!
High School- Register here to receive the secure Zoom link
Middle School- Register here to receive the secure Zoom link
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HOPE Preschool Registration 2021-2022
After the long shutdown due to the pandemic, we are excited to safely welcome back our HOPE Preschool students, families, and teachers this Fall! Registration forms are available now online for HOPE Preschool for the school year 2021-2022.
Please visit their website for additional information, FAQs, and forms.
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This story can be found on pages 131-135 in the Growing in God's Love Story Bible |
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The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah
set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Then he had a
proclamation made in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: No human being or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything. They shall not feed, nor shall they drink water. Human beings and animals shall be covered with sackcloth, and they shall cry mightily to God. All shall turn from their evil ways and from the violence that is in their hands. Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish.”
When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
Jonah 3:10 NRSV
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A Reflection:
Have adults in your life ever asked you to do something you don't want to do? Maybe clean up your bedroom, walk the dog, or do a tricky homework assignment? God asks us to do things too, things that show others love and service!
Sometimes, we don't want to do what God is asking us to do and we choose not to listen. But this choice can keep us from feeling close to God, even though God is always our traveling companion and loving friend. Whenever we seek God's presence, we remember God was right next to us the whole time! God gives us encouragement in tough times! No matter what choices we make, we are never left alone.
- Can you remember a time someone asked you to do something you didn't want to do? How did you feel?
- God calls us to be brave and show love! Can you think of a way God might be calling you to show love?
A Prayer:
Thank you God for calling me to a life of love. Sometimes, I might feel nervous to show love. I might ask, "God, are You sure I can do it?" You are always with me and give me the courage to be brave! Help me love and serve others today. Amen.
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This Week's Highlighted Resources |
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"Having a healthy and trusting parent-child relationship during the teenage years is more important than ever." Communication struggles are normal, but frustrating. Learn some tips for keeping your relationship strong during a tricky age.
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Check out five more poems from the star of this week's inauguration, Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman! Inspirational art for families of all ages.
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Loudoun County Public Libraries are organizing a service opportunity to give back to our community. Stop by your local library and pick up a pack of stationary to write letters from home that will be delivered to local nursing homes!
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