Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Children Bring Joyful Noise!


What a great two weeks we have had in our new rhythm on Sunday Mornings! We hope your children have enjoyed worshipping together as much as we have enjoyed seeing & hearing them worship.

A friend forwarded me a great article that encouraged me as a mom of young children. It also said very well what we feel in Children’s Ministry – that we are beyond excited each week to see your children come through the doors of Covenant!

We are so hopeful for all the Lord has planned for their lives and find it pure joy to be a part of His work in their lives.

Here is one small segment from the article, and I hope it will encourage you to keep sharing the Word & Worship with your precious children! What you are doing is GREAT!

Excerpt from Jami Bruesehoff’s article “Dear Parents with Young Children in Church”

"When you are here, the church is filled with a joyful noise. When you are here, the Body of Christ is more fully present. When you are here, we are reminded that this worship thing we do isn't about Bible study or personal, quiet contemplation but coming together to worship as a community where all are welcome, where we share in the Word and Sacrament together. When you are here, I have hope that these pews won't be empty in 10 years when your kids are old enough to sit quietly and behave in worship. I know that they are learning how and why we worship now, before it's too late. They are learning that worship is important."

Thank you for sharing your children with us each week during Sunday School & Children’s Worship...their laughs, cries, songs, and footsteps are a joyful noise to us & to Jesus!


Wednesday Night:

6:00-6:30 Music Clubs
3k-5k C221
1st-6th Grades C316

6:30-7:15 Camp Dad
1st-6th Grades Day School Parking Lot
Devotional, planned activities - "Tails" a fun game of tag, hula hoops, jump rope, chalk & more
3k-4k C221 (optional)

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

A Great Kick-Off...

We had a wonderful "Kick-Off" Sunday! What a joy to see so many precious families in Children's Worship, Sunday School, and then continuing to enjoy fellowship during lunch!

It was exciting to see such a wonderful amount of participation in Sunday School & Children's Worship...we hope the transition from Children's Worship to Sunday School was smooth...and it will continue to improve as children become confident in their classes! We are also making adjustments to the rolls and computers- Please remember to check-in at one of the Welcome Desk and to check your child's tag for room numbers! THANK YOU!

Thank you so much to all the amazing Sunday School teachers & Children's Worship volunteers - Sunday Mornings are truly soooo much better with all of you serving! 

We still need volunteers for Children's Worship! PLEASE click here to choose your Sundays to serve!
Thank you so much in advance for helping!

Just a reminder:

Wednesday Nights 
6:00-6:30 p.m. Music Clubs (Children's Choir)
3k-5k room C221
1st-6th Grades room C316

6:30 p.m. Camp Dad
Children of all Ages!
3k-6th Grades meet in the Day School Parking Lot
7th-12th Grades meet in the Youth Room

We look forward to sharing the Gospel with your children this week!



Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Wednesday Nights Begin Sept 4!


Join us Wednesday nights for delicious dinner, fellowship, & activities for the kiddos! A great mid-week break to connect with friends & family!


Children's Ministry Activities Include:

Music Clubs (Children’s Choir) - 6:00-6:30 p.m. 

            3k-5k  room C221
            1st-6th Grades room C316

Music Clubs is an amazing time of learning to praise the Lord through voices and instruments. Children will learn to sing scripture, which is an incredible way for them to hide His Word in their hearts.

We need your help! Please click here to volunteer to serve in Music Clubs…it is so much fun…and who can resist precious voices praising the Lord! For more information contact Casey O’Dell, Children’s Choir Coordinator, disneybrave@gmail.com

Camp Dad @ Covpres - 6:30-7:15 p.m. 

            Starting point C316/Parking Lot by Day School Entrance

Children of all ages and their dads are invited to a time of planned activities and intentional interaction…. a great way for dads to share the Gospel with their children and to build relationships with other men in the church. Children will be so excited to play fun games with their dads! (3k & 4k children will have the option to remain in C221 for time of teaching and play).