St. Paul's Kids' Newsletter

March 20, 2023

How to Connect With Us

Google Calendar

Another way you can keep up to date on the things we are doing with Kids Ministry at St. Paul’s is to our St. Paul’s Google Calendar to Your Calendar. Follow this link to access .

Texting App

Text @sp-kids to 81010 to receive text updates of what is going on with St. Paul's Kids!

Tip of the Month: March

During Lent, many of us are reminded once again to examine our lifestyles and ask, "What can we do for others?" Part of faith formation at any age is compassion and offering a serving heart to our neighbors. These past few years have been challenging when trying to find ways to serve our neighbors while remaining physically distant. This time has also reminded us that we need to demonstrate compassion to others now more than ever. Lent is a good time to commit to giving money to a project that helps those in need. One way to involve the whole family is to collect coins during the season of Lent and then following Easter, donate the money. Follow our Coins for Lent Giving Calendar as a guide.

Resource of the Month

8th Annual Fair Housing

Art and Poetry Contests!

Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission

The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission has launched its 8th Annual Fair Housing Art and Poetry Contests! Check out the link to the flyers below for more information. Submissions due by April 7, 2023. They are looking forward to seeing your submissions!

Wednesdays

6:15 pm Drop Off | 6:30 pm Program Starts | 730 pm Pick-up

Changing Gears

A 4-week series from the New Testament on Jesus' Ministry, Wednesday’s in March

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 8, 2023, 2:00 pm

Join us for an amazingly fun time at our outdoor Easter Egg Hunt at Redmond Park! (1545 3rd Ave SE). All are welcome! We will have a blast hunting eggs during a huge ongoing egg hunt. Come have fun at 2:00 pm on April 8th. This event is sponsored by Collins Community Credit Union (1st Avenue Branch) and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

Sundays

10:20-11:15 am

10:20 -11:00 am

Originally Lent was the period before Easter when converts were instructed in the Christian faith to prepare them for baptism on Easter.

For the Western church, Lent now begins on Ash Wednesday and is often used as a season to study the life, teachings, and miracles of Jesus.

Through God’s World in Community: Lent participants of all ages explore sessions titled Treasure, Bread, Shrine, Fruit, Robe, Perfume, and Thorns.

Summer Camps

Summer Fun!

Children will explore weekly themes, splash pad adventures, community partnerships, nature walks, STEM activities, sports week and more! Lunch will be provided for our St. Paul’s campers.

Drop off: 9:15 am
Pick up: 3:00 pm
Registration fee: $50 non-refundable
Cost:
$150/month for one day a week
$300/month for two days a week
$450/month for three days a week
$600/month for four days a week
Scholarships available
Camp starts: June 5th, 2023
No Camp: Monday, July 5th, 2023
Last day of camp: August 17th, 2023
To register, please email Julie Hanlin at jhanlin@stpaulsumc.org or call 319-363-6349

Iowa UMC Camps

Every summer children and youth are able to participate in camping experiences at one of two United Methodist Church Camps (UMC) in Iowa.

The centers are Lake Okoboji Camp & Retreat Center – Spirit Lake, and Wesley Woods Camp & Retreat Center – Indianola

Check out the camps being offered this summer: https://www.iaumc.org/files/fileslibrary/camping/iaumc-2023-web.pdf

Is your child interested in attending camp? St. Paul’s has financial scholarships available- contact Becca Nims (rnims@stpaulsumc.org) for more information.

Opportunities for Parents

Books & Bites

Come chat about books and share in a bite to eat this Spring! ANYONE who hasn’t read a good book lately and wants to try is welcome! Contact Nancy AntonJensen if you are interested so we can prepare, 319-360-4144 or (nantonjensen@gmail.com).

Tentative times and book titles:

March 26 5:00-6:00 pm - Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster
April 30 5:00-6:00 pm - All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (Editor), Katharine K. Wilkinson

Announcements

Donate Your Hy-Vee Receipts and Help St. Paul's ELC

Help support St. Paul’s Early Learning Center by saving and donating your Hy-Vee receipts. We will be collecting until March 31st, 2023. Digital receipts from aisles online count! Just print and send in! View Flyer. Money raised is used to support our early childhood programming! There is a collection box in the St. Paul’s office or contact Julie Hanlin @ jhanlin@stpaulsumc.org.

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