Children's Ministries Update

Hello Families!

Last week we came to church in our pajamas to make it easier with the Springing Forward of our clocks - or at least that was the excuse! We had a lot of fun with it and many an adult asked if they could join in next year.

Don't forget that there is an amazing breakfast each Sunday for $5 in Ellis Hall beginning at 8:00. Don't worry about trying to fix breakfast, just grab the family and enjoy it here with others before church.

THIS SUNDAY:

I will be on the 6th grade choir trip to Cumberland Is.

Helping with Children's Church

3/19 Dir. of Youth Ministries, Hope Westervelt and Kate Mabry

3/26 open

Helping with handing out MAC bags

3/19 if anyone can help hand out collection bags for the food drive right after church, sign up Here . There are bags on the pew in the Narthex (lobby) and on the pew leaving the chapel. It would be great if we can get two adults, one coming out of church and one at bottom of chapel stairs for about 15 minutes after church. Just leave after communion or during the last hymn. Thanks!

Save the Date - Vacation Bible School

VBS will be June 5-9 9:00 - noon

After care available Noon-5:00pm

Peace,

Kathy

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If you didn't get a chance to sign up for helping in Children's Ministries yet, please take a look at the links below

1) pick a Sunday or two to help with Children's Church;

Children's Church Ministry Sign Up

2) join a teaching team for the formation hour this Spring or think about starting in the Fall;

Formation Teacher/Helper Sign Up

3) help with our Faith in Action activities each month;

Faith in Action Sign Up

4) help with VBS June 5-9;

VBS Volunteer

We also had a great Parenting with God class where we shared our images of God as children and as adults and how we can Unwind some of our children's unbalanced images of God they might have through their life experiences.

Wednesday Night in the Art Room.

We were talking about a recent Gospel where Jesus tells Nicodemus “I assure you, unless someone is born anew, it’s not possible to see God’s kingdom.” To understand "born anew", we talked about caterpillars and butterflies. You can see how intently the kids are focusing on their butterflies!

All are welcome to come to the 2nd floor of the Pritchett building on Wednesday nights from 4:00-6:00 for Art, Homework station, board games and gameroom, and fellowship whether you are in choir of not. The choir rehearses from 4:00-6:30 and all are welcome to join. Then enjoy a wonderful dinner with others in Ellis Hall.

This Sunday, March 19

Nursery : 8:30-12:30

1st fl. of the Pritchett Center

Children's: gathering 8:45; service 9:00 - 9:30 and join parents in church

Church 2nd fl. of the Pritchett Center

Children's : 10:20-11:05

Formation 2nd fl. of the Pritchett Center

MAC Lent Food Drive

February 26-April 2

The Children's Ministries will be having a competition to see who can bring in the most canned goods for the MAC Lent Food Drive. So look for those BOGO deals as you shop and get a collection bag from church starting on Feb. 26th. Have your child bring their cans in on Sundays and we will weigh them and count them for their class. I will be sending out a Sign Up Genius for kids to pick a Sunday to hand out bags at 9:00 or 11:15 service. At the end of the collection, Club 45 will be carrying over all the collections and organizing them on the shelfs for MAC as their Faith in Action project for April.