Sunday school was attended by seven children who talked about places where they feel God's love. Ideas overflowed as they listed God sightings on a large chart. Children began with church as a place where they feel closest to God. Added to the list were, "with my family", "at grandma's", "on the boat"," in the garden", "at the beach", "when I'm fishing", "in Florida"," at the animal hospital", and "at Lego World." All of their answers were honest and inspirational.
Did you ever notice how much the congregation smiles and laughs when we have a baby or children in church?
It might be because they are spontaneous and inquisitive or maybe we love hearing their voices and watching them grow. We look forward each Sunday to having our children join us in worship. They will, one day, be the leaders of our church, and we are blessed to have them.
With summer vacation coming soon, Mollie, Kristin and I have a new and exciting plan for the children in grades 4 and below. Our new theme, “Kids’ Night Out,” will be held on Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30 (June 24th July 8th, July 22nd & July 23rd).
“Kids’ Night Out” will replace our usual title of Vacation Bible School. It is our hope that parents will enjoy an evening out while the children are supervised at church. We will provide a Bible message, songs, games, crafts, a movie and dinner. Parents can drop off their child/children at church without having to make dinner because we will be serving a meal.
There is no cost for church members and a small fee for friends of FPC.
On July 23rd, the entire congregation and friends are invited to a barbecue on the lawn.
If we are successful with “Kids’ Night Out,” we would like to continue throughout the fall and possibly winter. We will need your feedback and ideas.
Let’s make this a great summer for our families!