Elementary: Get Ready for Christmas

December 7, 2008

We are starting a new series!

This past Sunday we started our new series entitled “Get Ready For Christmas”. During this 5-week series our Elementary kids will learn the incredible message of HOPE that came into the world during the Advent Season. It starts with the miraculous message that the Angel Gabriel brought to Mary and ends with a New Year’s massage about the importance of growing like Jesus did.

Five key words that will help us get ready for Christmas are: HOPE, PREPARE, GIVE, SEEK, & GROW. Each week ask your child(ren) to recite the memory verse with hand motions (this week’s verse is Luke 1:37 NIV). They are off to a GREAT start already.

Every family needs to pick up one of the“family enteraction guides”at the table outside of E205, if you haven’t already. This guide is designed to help you reinforce with your children what is being taught each week during the weekend service. There are five days of fun ideas and activities you can do as a family, as well as the memory verse we are learning for the week.

We have also made available for every Kindergarten – 5^th grader an “activity booklet”that coincides with each week of our series. Please encourage your child(ren) to take advantage of this resource as it helps further establish the Biblical truths they are learning on Sunday.

One last thing… During their small group time everyone receives a “student handout” which helps facilitate discussion over that day’s lesson. There are three things to do at church, and three things to do at home. When a student brings back their completed handout the following Sunday they will receive a prize. Parents, please helpyour child remember to bringhis/hers back each week!

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