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Kids Worship - January Focus: Jeremiah 7:23 "but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God nad you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you that it may go well with you."
God's Big Idea for us: I will WALK WITH GOD. I will LEARN the LIGHT, LIVE the LIGHT, and SHARE the LIGHT!
KIDS WORSHIP Starting February 5th - 1st - 4th Grade - Welcome to a world of mystery and villainy where only your wits can help you. Join Roanoke Jones and his friends as they seek to stop the evil Professor Arty Morty from taking over the city. Along the way we will follow the clues through some of the Bible's greatest detective stories. Gather the evidence! Follow the clues! Unravel the mystery! Solve the case!
Please take time for a Family Devotion at home. On the back page there is a place for your signature indicating your child has completed the devotions. Bring it back the following week for a prize.
January 15th Take Home Page
LOOK WHAT'S COMING:
District WInter Retreat - February 10th-12th Cost: $100 Pick up your registration in the KK
Rock Solid VBS - June 4th-8th Make plans to come and bring a friend!
2011 Elementary News Letter
Wednesday WAVE Come and join the fun! Music and dicipleship from 6:00-8:00pm. See you there!
WAVE Registration
Saturday Nights-6:00 pm
6:00 pm Gathering
1st –6th graders meet together in Room 205 for Kids Worship Celebration. We will employ a Large Group/Small Group model during this gathering in which they will receive large group Bible instruction with a time of singing and activities. Then children will be placed in age group breakouts for discussion and application activities that reinforces the lesson and help them make meaningful spiritual connections.
Sunday Mornings-9:00 and 10:30 am
9:00 am Gathering: "GROW & GO ZONE"
This program promotes community and provides opportunity to delve deeper into God's Word. During this hour, the children will explore 3 areas and answer the questions: Know What? So What? Now What? Teachers will share the Bible lessons and help the children discover how this impacts them today, why it is important , and how to apply this Truth in their lives.
LIGHTHOUSE KIDS:: 1st grade will meet in room 208; 2nd grade will meet in room 210 on the upper level of Kids Kingdom.
POWERHOUSE KIDS : 3rd and 4th grade students meet in room 205 on the upper level of Kids Kingdom.
CONXTED PRETEEN : 5th and 6th grade have a room designed just for them! This setting allows preteen kids to fellowship and participate in age appropriate activities. They will delve deeper into God's Word and grapple with life's tough questions.
10:30 am Gathering
This gathering employs the large group/small group model and promotes life on life as kids grow spiritually Large group will consist of an fast paced activities, worship, drama presentations, and interactive Bible message that attract children to God’s Word. Basic spiritual truths using different methods to reach every child’s style of learning will be emphasized and small group discussion will reinforce the truths presented. To better serve your children the folllowing age groups are available:
LIGHTHOUSE SMALL GROUPS are offered for 1st grade (room 208) and 2nd grade(210) students on the upper level of the Kids Kingdom. This small group setting focuses on reinforcing the lesson material and applying it to their lives.
POWERHOUSE SMALL GROUPS are offered for 3rd, and 4th graders on the upper level of the Kids Kingdom in room 205. This large group/ small group environment offers an interactive Bible message, fast paced activities, worship, and application.
CONXTED PRETEEN SMALL GROUPS are offered for 5th & 6th grades. All of the students will meet in room 201 on the upper level of the Kids Kingdom. After a time of fellowship and worship, they will break into boys and girls small groups. During this time there will be an emphasis on relationships: 1.) Growing in their relationship with God as they delve into His Word together 2.) connecting with with each other as they share how this affects their lives and prayer requests.
Wednesday Night W.A.V.E.
W.A.V.E., our elementary program meets on Wednesday night from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the upper level of Kids Kingdom. W.A.V.E meets from August 25th- May 11th. Wednesday night W.A.V.E is designed to help children learn to serve and follow God everyday through everything they do. This will be a night in which you can invite friends to participate in the interactive activities, and small group character building time. Our theme verse is 1 Corinthians 10:31, ".....whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
Please fill out a registration form so we have a record of your participation. We do not want the registration fee to keep anyone from participating. If this is an issue, please mark scholarship on the form.
August - December - We will be focusing on worship and preparing for the Christmas musical, which is presented the 2nd weekend in December.
January 12th - May 11th - Interest-based classes will be taught. Children will have opportunities to participate in many varied activities such as cooking, car care, and sports. We will have outside recreation time and will learn about important Biblical character traits that God wants us to exemplify. Specific classes are offered for each age group.
Bresee Elective Class- A class is also available to those 4th-6th grade students who in previous years have been a part of caravans and are working toward receiving the Bresee Award. For more information contact, Jennifer Kelly.
The Deep Zone & Cross Training
A specific discipleship process is in place to help our Elementary children as they grow spiritually in LightQuest Ministries. In order for our kids to become mature believers in Christ, they must understand the truths and promises of God. Kids are encouraged to make real commitments to God and to follow this step with baptism. This discipleship process takes children a step deeper and shows them how God can transform them and help them to become "Spiritual Champions." In-depth spiritual training covering important faith topics are outlined for each age group.
DEEP ZONE CLASSES
1st grade- "We can Talk to God through Prayer"
2nd grade- "The Bible is God's Word"
3rd grade- "Our G.R.E.A.T God" (Attributes of God)
` 4th grade- “Followers of Christ" (This is a pivotal class and the material is taught through CrossTraining)
5th grade- Rock Solid Truth: “How to Study the Bible”
6th grade- Rock Solid Truth: “Foundations of the Faith”
CROSS TRAINING is offered specifically for upper elementary-aged children (4th-6th grade) two times per year (fall & spring). The goal of this 4 week class is that the child will clearly understand the important elements in the Christian life. There are also special follow up activities planned for all Cross Training graduates.
Events
Surge Xtreme: A Family Worship Experience
A couple of times each year we have a special service called "Surge Xtreme." We encourage parents to come and worship with their children and enjoy this fun experience together. At Surge Xtreme you will experience drama, singing and a lesson that speaks to your entire family.Each time we will focus on values and faith concepts that your child will be learning so you can reinforce these at home.
A.O.K. (Acts of Kindness)
Throughout the year LightQuest service projects are scheduled for children and their families. Watch the website for more information.
AUGUST: Our focus for August is our "Back to School Collection" for a local elementary school. Below is a list of supplies that are needed. When you are doing your back to school shopping pick up some extra supplies for a child that needs them. This is your opportunity to show mercy and serve others. Bring them to the church and drop them off at the School Bus!
NOVEMBER : Our focus for fall "Loving the World." For the month of November we will be collectin money to help send kids around the world to Sports Camp like the one we have here each summer. This will give them an opportunity to learn about Jesus, too. Bring your money and put it in the ORANGE CONE each wek. If you wnat to sponsor a child, you can do so by donating $25 and you will get a soccer ball to take home to help you remember to pray for that child each day.
JANUARY & FEBRUARY: CrossRoads kids are working with Wycliffe Bible Translators to collect unwanted cell phones as a non-cash way of supporting Bible translation, while going green at the same time! For your security, data is deleted from every cell phone donated. Deposit cell phones and chargers (if available) in the container located at Missions table in Kids Worship area room 209 upstairs or at the Kids Take Action table on the first floor of Kids Kingdom.
Volunteer Information
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Parent Information
Family Devotion Resources -
Are you looking for ways to have family devotions with your children? Often it is a struggle to find the time and the method to accomplish this. However, It is so important as PARENTS are the PRIMARY spiritual inlfuencers of their chldren.We want to help you!!
Not only do we offer weekly take home papers for you to review what your children learned about at church (see the News page) , but we want to make the following resources avialable to you as well.
Make the most of everyday moments together with "Family Times." These are designed to help equip parents with easy to use tools that are based on the biblical model from Deuteronomy 6:7 which states, "Impress them (the Word) upon your children, talk about them when you sit at home, and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." This tells us that the home should be the primary place where a child learns about God. Virtue Packs provide activities to be used once a week during meal time, drive, time morining time, and bedtime. All of this is designed to give parents a simple way to help their kids grow in faith and character.They are easy to use, fun, and entertaining. Lots of great discussion will result from these moments together. Come by the Kids Kiosk to check out a packet for home use or call Lisa Rutter or Pastor Dana in the church office.
Topics available include: Obedience, Wisdom, Trust, Uniqueness, Responsibility, Faith, Discipline, Honesty, Individuality, Service
