ACTIVITY Ideas: (scroll down for some pages you can print too!)

Read today's scripture together from your bible!

Philippians 2:12-18

The sermon message from this passage helped remind us to:

Understanding God’s Purpose: how bad things can happen for good.

Difficult times help develop maturity

Difficult times Enhance our testimony

Complaining has become so prevalent in today’s culture that sometimes we don’t even realize we are doing. Illustrate the dangers of complaining with a few object lessons.

What do you choose to see: 

Hold up a plain sheet of paper with a single dot in the center. Ask kids what they see. Most likely, they will comment on the dot. Point out that what you have is a perfectly good sheet of paper. It just happens to have one little dot. So often we are more likely to point out the tiny bit of bad in a situation, rather than focusing on the overall positive.

What do you taste: 

Explain that kind words are sweet and special to the soul, while negative grumblings are sour or bitter. Allow kids to sample something sweet, like honey, followed by something sour or bitter, like vinegar or lemon juice. Alternately, provide a small spoon of sugar and one of salt…have kids blindly guess which they’d like, without knowing what will be sweet and what will be salty. Emphasize again how important it is to think before we speak. Talk about why complaining can be so damaging.

What do you say:

Ask students what kinds of things upset or irritate them. Is it doing a chore? Fighting with a brother or sister? Having to wait for things? We have probably all been told by parents that we shouldn’t grumble, but why does it matter? What do you think the Bible says about it?

Notice the activity pages below that you can print and use:

Parent Article:

Hard Questions and

Answers from Gods Word

This article will provide some guidance to leaders and parents as you help children who have survived a disaster or crisis. Some children may not have experienced personal loss in their lives yet but are living in fear that it’s coming.

Children may be frightened by what they are seeing or hearing around them. They may be afraid of getting sick or losing a loved one. So, this article will help you with the hard questions that come from hurting people, questions for which there are no simple answers.

Please know that this is not an exhaustive list of questions or Scriptures. But it is a starting point we hope will be helpful for you.

Furthermore, you can add other Scriptures that come to mind as you work with children. So may the Holy Spirit use these to speak to you!

Link to article HERE

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES AND LATEST INFO:

The South Rock building reopens for services

NEXT weekend! June 20th and 21st!

We will not be offering Kids Ministry classes yet... but families are welcome to attend together and we will have activity packets for the kids to do during services!

Tween Scene meetings are done for the next several weeks!

4th and 5th graders (grade entering in the fall) will be invited when we start meeting again on Sunday evenings!

Email shondak@southrockchristian.com if you are not in the "Remind App" group to get the text update for "Tween Scene" updates!

June 6th and 7th was PROMOTION WEEKEND

And while we didn't meet in the building for this time of transition... we wanted to remind you that this still took place as we consider what things what will look like when we re-enter the building.

But specifically... parents of 5th graders promoting out of Kids Ministry (entering middle school in the fall of 2020)... if you haven't received an email from Andy about summer plans... email him and let him know!! andyj@southrockchristian.com

We are looking at these dates for summer event opportunities for kids, though the events will not look the ways they may have in the past... watch for more details coming soon to be shared through email and on the church website!!

Vacation Bible School:

July 13th - 17th, an "At home" packet, block party plans, and on-site options are in the works... you can do one, two or all three options!

Summer Camps: 4th and 5th graders: July 19-23

Kindergarten and 1st: July 24th-25th

2nd and 3rd: July

(Remember that these are for grade entering in the fall of 2020)

You can register NOW at https://www.prairieviewcamp.org

IF YOU DIDN'T GET THIS EMAIL IN YOUR OWN EMAIL BOX (maybe saw it on social media) BE sure to email Shonda and say... "ADD ME TO THE LIST"

SO YOU CAN GET FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOU!!

Don't forget to check for all the latest updates on the South Rock Christian Church Website for the Corona Virus... staff devotions, video snippets, ways to connect in the community, and more!

www.southrockchristian.com/peaceinthestorm

Specifically check out stuff for kiddos... video devotions and worship times!!

The SR Kids Ministry Volunteer Team Misses Seeing You!!!

Email me a a message to share with your child's Sunday School or Kids Church leader... if you aren't sure the Volunteers name... that's okay, reference which class.. and I'll get the message passed along!!

As always... please let us know if you have any questions, comments or concerns or things we can be praying for!

shondak@southrockchristian.com