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Well she’s been with us all year, but I never had a picture so I never put her biography up. But then someone sent me a great picture of our one and only Clara Driebe.
Clara has been with our church since we began 15 years ago. She teaches the 4th and 5th graders during the first service. Thank you Clara for all your hard work!
If you have been in church in the past few weeks you have heard Rob preaching about “360 Apprentice”. This year part of our vision for the church is to become apprentice’s of Christ. We are learning what that looks like, how to do it and what it means to become an actual apprentice of Christ.
In children’s ministry this year we are also taking on the concept of apprentice. In the Spring we began to focus on 2 Timothy 2:1-3. But more specifically verse 2; And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will also be able to teach others.
In this verse we see Paul saying, I am now teaching you, and you are to take it to your faithful followers so they might take it even farther on to other people. This is a structure of apprentice’s. Timothy apprenticed under Paul, and now Paul is telling him to apprentice his faithful so they might continue teaching others about Christ. This year we have set up this very system. We have many many wonderful teachers in your kids class rooms. We love them, your kids love them. If you did not get a chance to read about them the links to their biographies are at the bottom of this post. Each of our teachers has worked very hard to learn how to teach children spiritual truths in concrete, imaginative, and age appropriate ways. Because they are so good at what they do, we want to spread their knowledge about teaching kids, their wisdom from experience, and their passion for Christ into others at CCC.
We spent the Summer asking God to give us at least five apprentices’, one for each class. And guess what? I’m about to introduce you to our five apprentices’ serving under all of our Core Teachers this year. Praise God!
Tonight I want you to meet Jami Lash:
How long have you been attending CCC? I have been attending CCC since Fall of 2011.
What do you do here in Gainesville? I am a sophomore at UF studying History. I’m involved with RUF campus ministry.
What do you like to do, any hobbies? I enjoy playing volleyball, swing dancing, swimming, hanging out with friends, and meeting new people! 🙂
What is your favorite part of teaching kids? I love being in the classroom with the kids! It takes me away from the college life, and I get to enter into whats going on in their lives a little bit each Sunday morning. Clara
is great and has so many great examples to demonstrate the lesson. I really enjoy listening to all her personal examples, and being reminded of the Bible’s powerful truths! I have just begun to get to
know her, but I can already tell she has lived quite a remarkable life for the Lord. I am blessed to be able to come be with the 4&5th grade class on Sunday mornings!
Meet the Teachers
Driebe
French
THIS Sunday, October 21, Noon to 2pm,
Chili Cookoff is back. This is a tradition at CCC that in the past was present at our Fall Festival. We are bringing it back at Operation Christmas Child! We are cooking for a great cause. EVERYONE is invited to enter their best chili into the cookoff (there will be a prize for Most Popular Chili!) and to come learn more about Operation Christmas Child and the impact it has on children and communities around the world over a church-wide lunch.
A suggested donation of $3 per person or $10 per family will go towards Operation Christmas Child supplies and boxes, which will be collected the week of November 12th.
Today I want to introduce you to our 2nd and 3rd grade Core Teachers during the 9am hour. Frank and Sharon Stankunas and their children have been a part of CCC for many years. Sharon is not only the lead teacher each Sunday but she is also one of the leaders of Women’s Bible Study. If you have kids in their class you can start to get excited about seeing them memorize huge portions of scripture, and being excited about it too! Their theme this year is Wonder… About God’s amazing plan! Next time you pass by her class peek in and see her fun circus-decorated room!
We asked Sharon a few questions about her and her family, below are her answers:
We have four children–Trace, Tyler, Hayden, and Callie Beth. We also have an awesome dog, named “Choc”.
We’ve been members of CCC for 15 years and have been teaching children for the past 9 years. What a joy!
There are so many blessings that come to mind as I think about teaching God’s Word to 2nd/3rd graders. I am blessed by:
–Helping them see all of Scripture and all of life from a gospel perspective
–Encouraging Scripture memory and watching the children learn/memorize (long) chapters of the Bible (and they’re so excited!)
–Helping each one understand his/her privileges and responsibilities of being part of the church and covenant community and what it means to serve.
–Teaching how to live the gospel in our relationships–constantly focusing on glory of our great God!
–Playing games, making fun crafts, building the tabernacle, rapping Heidelberg #1,etc.
–But, most of all, I am blessed by the relationships I have with your children. They are wonderful and I love sharing Jesus with them. I am humbled and blessed.
Some of my favorite things:
–sunset skiing on Lake Hiwassee with my family
–crazy adventures with my children
–anything chocolate
–early AM reading with good coffee
–running with my dog (Choc)
As everyone knows, little people have big needs. We have compiled a list of items that are used year round, thus these items are always needing to be restocked. We have our “grocery list” of needs and would like to share them with you. So if you happen to be shopping and see a good bargain and would like to make a donation, it would be greatly appreciated. All donations can be dropped off at the Welcome Station on any given Sunday or put in the Children’s Ministry office during the week.
Baby Wipes (any brand)
Hand Sanitizer (any brand)
Clorox Wipes (any brand)
Crayons
Markers
Play Dough (can be bought or homemade)
Scissors
Hand soap
Felt
Paper Plates
Cotton Balls
Googly Eyes
Sharpies
Stamp pads (all colors)
Paper cups (small sizes)
Band Aids
We are so thankful for your continuing support of Children’s ministry. These are items that are always in need of being restocked and donations will be welcomed any time of the year. This list will be put on the Children’s section of the church website for your future referral.
