This Third Advent Sunday in Church School

DETAILS regarding our safe return to church, children and youth programming.

Children Ministry Happenings this week.

Santa is coming to Church today!

Today!

9 am - 11 am

Come visit with Santa!

Invite your friends!

Write him a letter!

Get a sweet treat!

Bring a camera to take your own photos or we can take them for you.

Free event!!!!!

This Sunday 12/12

Nursery care is available for under 3 yrs

To view our Livestream worship service, click HERE!

A children's message by Mrs. T. begins the online service.

Join us for ADVENT in-person Church School!

During the Sundays of Advent this year, travel with Church friends as we explore the history and traditions of Christmas!

We will answer questions like:

How well can you wrap a human?
Which candle do we light each week?
Where do you find JOY at Christmas?

We will be inside and outside with a heater, please bring a jacket.

Join us in Wallace Chapel @ 10 am

Friends preparing the way of Advent during Church School.

In Church School last week, we shared love and peace with others. Wrapping gifts and making cards for all the families helped by church this Christmas.

Join us for more Advent fun this week!

A faith lesson at home for those that can't be at church this Sunday.

Read: Zechariah Luke 1:68-79 or Pg 208 in your Spark Bible, John the Baptist, is born. Joyful news!

Reflect: In the third week of Advent, the Candle of Joy, the pink candle, is lit! Pink is the more joyful color.

Joy evokes happy, pleasant thoughts. Zechariah was joyful at the news of his son's birth. So joyful that he sang the news from God. Music helps us feel happy. Unlike happiness, which depends on good things "happening" in our lives, joy is that deep sense of satisfaction that God is with us. In fact, God promises to work all things—our sadness, our failures—for our good (Romans 8:28). Hope, represented by the first candle of Advent, is wrapped up in joy. And joy is wrapped up in hope! We can have hope because God is with us and will keep the promises made to us. Our hope comes from God. So let us dance and sing for JOY.

Respond: Play some Christmas music and have a family dance party! Know that your friends at church are thinking of you with JOY in our hearts when we can't be together. Watch the video below, can you spot some people you know?

Prayer: (Have kids repeat each line)

Lord, I AM, Joy of my heart,

Thank you for being our friend,

And for the work, you do in our lives

Thank you for guiding us each day.

And bringing us JOY.

Thank you for sending Jesus.

Amen!

I feel Joyful with my church community, music helps us get ready for Christmas. Dancing helps us feel Joy.

See here your joyful friends dancing at Church.

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Sally Tomasetti

Sallyt@hillschurch.org