CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES

KIDS’ KORNER  

Summer is coming to an end and we are in the last few Wednesday night lessons before Caravan begins. We will have four focused and fun nights filled with wonderful lessons, games, crafts, object lessons, outreach and fun. So make sure your child attends on Wednesday nights. We begin our journey at 6:45 and end at 8:00.

Here is an outline of the next few lessons:    

August 1:      Lemonade  from Lemons                              
August 8:     Life Is Like a Jar of Rocks       
August 15:   How We Talk

Lesson 4 on Wednesday August 15 is super fun but very messy. Children must wear clothing that can get dirty and bring a change of clothes. We will be discussing how important what comes out of our mouths is. This lesson will feature some exciting and fun events including a food fight & the human ice cream sundae race, so make sure you invite all your friends, family, and neighbors to join us for this fun outdoor lesson. As an added bonus if we have 50 kids in attendance, Kaatje & Brad Pitzer will take pies to the face.

Don’t forget about the fun on Sunday mornings in the Big City Studio. Our live studio audience, the kids, participate in fun games and interactive movies. It's a lot of fun, so join us and bring a visitor on Sunday mornings.

We need your help. We are currently in need of 1st and 2nd grade and  nursery Sunday School teachers, a weekly Cherub Church helper, and a Cherub Church teacher for the fourth Sunday of every month. Please let me know if you are interested in helping out and making a difference in the life of a child. Please keep these openings in your prayers that we may find these teachers for our children. – Kaatje Pitzer

Kids Missions--A New Destination  

Last year the children learned all about missions in Africa.  This year we will be "traveling" to the Asia-Pacific region.  This will be a fun trip, kids.  Let's go!

There are six brand new missions books!  Here is a little about each one:

For all readers:

~A Monkey Ate My Homework ... a story set in Benin (Africa) 

~The Jesus Jeepney ... a story about the Philippines

~The Trail of the Wooden  Horse ... a story about people known as Gypsies (Ukraine) 

For advanced readers:

~Snowballs and Coconuts ... a  story about an early missionary to Antigua (the Caribbean)

~The Captain, His Daughter, and Their Discovery ... life on the mission field 

~The Case of the Secret Box ... a story about missions in Japan

I would like to challenge all kids to read at least one book.  Why?  Because these reading books are an excellent way to learn about Missions.  Kids, perhaps you could choose a Missions Book for a school book report.  Parents, you may read the books to children as well, possibly as bedtime stories.  There will be small prizes for each book read.  Let's encourage our kids to read books that matter!

--Michele Silvernail 

AUGUST NURSERY VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE