Newsletter, Volume 16

Volume 16 | March 4, 2021

Join us in Prayer

Almighty God, heavenly Father, you have entrusted us with the joy and care of children. Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach them to love whatever is just and true and good, following the example of our savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer

Vacation Bible School - Meet Sparky!

Meet Sparky! He’s our mascot for this year’s Vacation Bible School, entitled. “Knights of the North Table.”

Vacation Bible School is tentatively scheduled for July 26-30 from 9 AM to 12 noon for children age three through rising 5^th graders. It will be a while yet before we know what form our VBS will take this summer , but we’re hoping that we can have it in person – indoors, outdoors or a combination of both.

Due to this uncertainty, we are not ready yet to send out registration forms -but we would like to get a feel for about how many children would attend, so we can start making plans. If you have a child, grandchild, friend or neighbor who would like to come, we would appreciate it if you would send us their names and ages/ grade levels. christianed@allsaintsrichmond.org

Coming Soon - Easter Egg Hunt

We will not be able to have our traditional Easter Egg Hunt this year, but we still want to have the fun. So we are planning an Easter Scavenger Hunt for kids up through 5^th graders. It will work like this: on Saturday, March 27, a list of things to find or create will be sent out to families of children who register. They will have 1 week to complete the list. (One collection per family.) On Saturday April 3, between 3 and 4 they will bring their collections to the church parking lot for Mrs. Dalrymple and Mrs. Hayes to check. All families who participate will receive a prize. (This is why we ask you to register – we want to be sure to have enough prizes!)

Outreach Opportunities

Welborne United Methodist

Monday, March 22

On Monday, March 22, we plan to hand out spring craft kits to clients picking up groceries at Welborne United Methodist Church on Maybeury Rd. and Patterson Avenue. This is a great opportunity for kids in first through 5^th grades to be of service to the community. Children masked with a parent are invited to come either from 4:45-5:30 or 5:30-6:15 and join Diane, Joan, and Brandi Weaver with her kids. Please let us know if your child would like to help out by emailing us.

Gardening Help Needed!

Are you looking for a little outdoor time with friends and family? while doing some worthwhile and meaningful work? We have the perfect opportunity for all ages!

Volunteer to help in our garden on March 6 and March 20 between 9 am and 3pm. We hope you will sign up to help, even if it is just for an hour! Food and refreshments will be provided (with COVID precautions in place). We have some tools, but you are welcome to bring additional tools you feel will be helpful. Everyone is welcome, all ages and gardening levels! Sign up here.

Looking for families who hike….As we get closer to spring, many of us are looking for new places to hike….whether it’s in a park or trail in our community or out of town. We know that many of you have used these days of social distancing to explore our beautiful state and would love recommendations of places that you’ve enjoyed in the past year. Please send those ideas this week to us to include in the Digital Dove and in a future JAM newsletter.

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