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Carry The Torch! VBS 2012 is just around the corner. Many volunteers from CCC have been preparing and helping get ready for our big week of Olympic fun. One of the aspects that makes VBS so fun is not just the games, not just the snacks, not just the friends your kids will make, but learning about God’s truths in an engaging, non-threatening, developmentally appropriate and fun way. Each year at VBS we work really hard to give kids the gospel in ways that pop out of the pages of the bible and right into their imagination and life experience.
While children will be learning about Paul’s race in the book of Acts during the week of VBS we know that each lesson is much deeper than what we can talk about during each day. To get the most out of VBS we want to encourage parents to check out the blog posts in the weeks leading up to VBS for devotionals on each lesson. This will give you the materials on what your kids were taught each day, memory verses, and questions for continuing the conversation beyond VBS.
See you at Opening Ceremonies on July 16th!
Hello, church family! VBS is coming soon! If you wish to register your children, please click here (or on the graphic above).
If you don’t have a child participating in VBS we still need you! As part of our service projects for the week there will be several items that we will need donated. Check the foyer on Sunday, June 24 for a list of the items we will need and how you can help.
And, as always, we covet your prayers for our teachers and for the children who will attend!
Dear Parents,
Well we are two weeks into our new Summer schedule. I hope your family is adjusting and finding our efforts to make a smooth transition into the new schedule helpful.
I wanted to send out a quick note about the Summer curriculum so you know what your kids are getting this Summer. We are using a new curriculum from Faith Alive, a reformed publishing company. It is solid Christ centered lessons, packed with fun activities and crafts. Last week the kids in the older classes got to do a science project and watch water filter, everyone planted flowers, and saw how big our God is through his complex, imaginative and beautiful creation.
Another reason I would encourage you to take advantage of our Summer classes for kids is that all of this learning about our great God is done within carefully arranged classes that encourages community growth. Each week your kids get to fellowship with their friends in a fun and creative environment. We hope that your family is able to take seriously worshiping together during one service and then you and your children are able to enjoy fellowship and education during another. Because of the 15 minutes between the two services, fellowship for both you and your children is designed to take place in the classrooms. I love seeing my friends at church and meeting new people, kids do to. Our education times are a very important part of your child’s church experience. This is the time when they develop relationships with kids their age, friendships made at church are vital to a child’s understanding of how the body of Christ functions. We have put a lot of time into arranging our class rooms so that not only are they learning about God but they are also experiencing his love through caring teachers and peer friendships.
If you have not been able to take part in both hours, worshiping and education, I want to encourage you to give it a try. Worshiping and education are meant to support each other, and thus your experience and your child’s will flourish much more when the two are combined.
So What Are My Kids Learning Anyways?
Toddlers will be traveling to Creation Station on the Creation Train all Summer. Each week they will walk through each day of creation, we will talk about Adam and Eve’s “big mistake and the slippery snake” and end with God’s Big Story–his plan to rescue his people and his never stopping always and forever love for us.
June Memory Verse
Psalm 89:11 You made the world and everything in it!
July Memory Verse
Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
August Memory Verse
Psalm 126:3 The Lord has done great things for us, we are glad!
Preschool-4th Grade
June 17th Fins, Fur and Feathers. Scripture: Genesis 1:20-25
June 24th Large and In Charge! Scripture: Genesis 1:1, 26-31; 2:7-9, 15-25
July 1st Small Snake, Big Mistake. Scripture: Genesis 3
Creation Celebration memory verse: Psalm 148:1-4
July 8th God’s Family Grows. Scripture: Acts 2:1-12, 41
July 15th Life in God’s Family. Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
July 22nd Being a Working Family. Scripture: Acts 3:1-10; 5:12-16
July 29th Being a Caring Family. Scripture: Acts 9:32-42
August 5th Being a Welcoming Family. Scripture: Acts 10
August 12th Being a Global Family. Scripture:
God’s Family in ACTion memory verse: Colossians 3:16-17
Calling children of all ages!
This Summer our children are studying two different topics, Creation Celebration and God’s Family in ACTion. Right now we are two weeks into learning about God’s wonderful creation during the second service hour. We are using a delightful and imaginative curriculum that really helps open our eyes to how big God’s world is, how complex and beautiful he made it. For the second part of the Summer we are walking through the book of Acts learning how the body of Christ works together to show God’s redemptive story to their community and the world.
Your kids have two memory verses this Summer
Preschoolers and Kindergarten are learning Psalm 148:1 Praise the Lord! Praise him from the heavens, praise him from the heights!
First-4th are learning Psalm 148:1-4 Praise the Lord! Praise him from the heavens, praise him from the heights above! Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his heavenly hosts! Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created.
The second set of verses are:
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father through him.
Colossians 3:16-17 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another with all wisdom; and with all gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father through him.
The Summer Photo Project
Going with our two themes, creation and the church family, we are hosting a Summer photography project for your kids to participate in. We want your kids to submit pictures in the context of where they see God in: creation, their family and their church/community.
These must be submitted by August 5th for display in the art gallery.
They may be submitted by email to hollibest@gmail.com
Children may submit more than one photo. They may submit a collection of photos from each category (I see God in: Creation, My Family, My Church or Community).
This is open to children of all ages.
Drop us an email if you have any questions.
Dear Parents of Toddlers and Preschoolers,
I apologize for my inability to get this posted sooner. I must confess I have had a hard time making this happen, even though it is something I value immensely. The goal of our monthly Parent Cue is that we put into your hands the curriculum first so that you may be your child’s first teacher. I am sorry that I have not been able to keep it up and provide you with the monthly biblical topics so that you can be your child’s first teacher. So while its a week late here is the month of May.
Memory Verse: Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do what is right.
**If your child is ready to memorize the whole verse please do teach them the entire verse, its a wonderful verse for children to know and understand.
Learn to do what is right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow.
May Weekly Lessons:
From this verse we learn that God wants us to do what is right; seek justice, defend the oppressed, and take care of those who are vulnerable. This will be the theme that comes out of every story.
May 6th Genesis 37:12-28; 41:36-56. We will learn that because of his great love for God, Joseph will choose to do the right thing.
May 13th Genesis 42:1-6; 45:1–46:7. This week we will see how God prepared Joseph to forgive his brothers. We will talk about how forgiveness is doing what God asks us to do, even when someone might not deserve it. What a great lesson to learn as we tie this to how God will send us Jesus to rescue us from our brokenness. We are able to forgive others because of God’s great forgiveness for us.
May 20th Daniel 1:1-16. God asks Daniel to obey him by following a specific diet. Once again our kids will see that obedience to God first comes from a deep love for him. Because of Daniel’s love for God he obeys and is blessed. God protects him in ways that are oh so exciting and wonderful.
May 27th Daniel 6:1-28. Its not always easy to do what is right. Daniel knows that it is wrong to pray to anyone but God and so, because of his love for God, he obeys and does what is right! But its not easy to do what is right because for Daniel it might mean death to do what is right. God will rescue Daniel, and continue rescuing His people over and over, and one day He will send another man who will do what God asks, even if it means death on the cross.
