Childrens Ministry Fall Kick-Off

Its been so long since we have seen many of our families that I feel we need to say, “Welcome Back!”. I pray all of you had wonderful Summers, full of rest and family and friend time.

School for many of us starts on Monday the 20th. The beginning of school can be a hectic time for many, a time of first’s (our family will experience our first kindergartener), a time of approaching lasts, new things and a returning routine of old things. We hope in this time of flux that you may be experiencing that you find peace and joy among your fellow believers at CCC this Autumn.

We have a lot of changes going on so we hope this post will be helpful.

This coming Sunday, the 19th of August, will be our Back to School Kick-Off! This is the Sunday your children will move up into their next class level. This Fall we will offer:

Infants Class: 0-2 years

Toddlers Class: 2-rising three year olds

Preschool: Three-rising 5 year olds

Kindergarten-1st grade

2nd – 3rd grade

4th – 5th grade

These classes will be offered during both the 9am and the 10:30am hours.

All children are encouraged to bring their BACKPACKS to church on Sunday. During the 9am service the teachers will be welcoming the children to their new classes, this is a great time to meet your teachers and show your child around their new class rooms. During this hour the teachers will also spend a period of time talking about going back to school, praying for the children and encouraging them for the new school year. During the 10:30 am service the teachers will also be welcoming the children to their new classes, and during the morning prayer time, taking a special moment to pray a blessing on each child (while wearing their backpack–to acknowledge the child wearing his/her pack goes places we cannot be).

Finally this Sunday at the welcome station will be these wonderful little devotional boxes. They can go along with the curriculum being used during the first hour, or independently. This family devotional uses several methods that we are using more and more over time. They include; reading from the REAL bible, not a kids story bible (not that there is anything wrong with the kids bibles, we love our Jesus Storybook Bible) but this allows children to learn how listen to actual scriptures, prayer writing, wondering about the passage (“How do you think Mary and Martha felt when Jesus didn’t come in time to heal Lazarus?”), prayer and narration. If your family would like to use one of these devotionals this year please stop by the Welcome Station and ask to check them out.

***Please try to check the church blog regularly as this is our main source of information and communication.

We are so excited for the good things God has in store for this year!

Growing in Grace

Holli and Harmony