Children’s Ministry
Our Children’s Ministry, Rez Kidz, is here to serve children from cradle to 5th grade. In order to assist you in your important role as parents, we offer…
Cradle Roll for children under the age of 2. Please let us know of impending births, and we’ll include you and your bundle of joy on our Cradle Roll list. You will receive, by mail, valuable information concerning your child’s faith development during the first several years!
Nursery (birth up to 36 months of age), is provided, during both services, in the Bader Building. The brightly decorated room, and friendly attendants provide a great starting point for your child’s “church” experience. Pagers are provided for parents’ peace of mind, and we promise to contact you should your child need you. We hope that we can provide you with valuable study and fellowship time in our Adult classes as we care for your child.
Sunday School is provided for all children ages 3 yrs.-5th grade. Three and four year olds have their own class downstairs in the Martin Luther Building (MLB) where they learn about the God who loves them! The 3 year olds meet in MLB #101 and use a video-based curriculum called “Lil ‘K.,” providing Bible-based learning appropriate for a 3-year-old’s learning style. They are beginning the year learning about how God helps them to be a friend. The 4-year-old class meets in MLB #102, using “In The Beginning,” a perfect starting place for inquisitive 4 year olds. Kindergarten thru 5th graders attend Sunday School upstairs in the same building, with age appropriate classes that emphasize creative Bible teaching, music, and small group time to
solidify teaching and to build friendships! They’d love to have you join them, as K-3rd grade “Imagines Life with God in the Picture.” K-1st grade meets in MLB #209 and 2nd-3rd grades meet in MLB #207.
The 4th-5th grades meet in MLB #211, in a brand new room designed just for them and using a brand new curriculum that’s just perfect for their ever-increasing abilities to ponder the big questions of life and of faith. Questions like…Why do my parents always say no? Why can’t I be an only child? What if Jesus is a liar? Why can’t I go to PG-13 movies? What would Jesus play on his iPod? Is God a party-pooper? Where do we find the answers?… Scripture, of course! And, just to make it more fun, it comes with an internet component.
W.O.W. Bags (Wonders of Worship) are provided for the use of children during the Worship Service. Following the Children’s Message, those children Kindergarten and under are invited to take a white handled bag; children 1st-5th grade are invited to take a colored handled bag. These bags contain age-appropriate, Christian materials and are intended to promote a love of worship. We hope that they open to your child the Wonders of Worship!
Other activities of Children’s Ministries include an annual Easter Egg Hunt, Heroes Unmasked (a “Halloween” alternative), a Children’s Christmas program and occasional family fellowship events.
Our annual Children’s Christmas Program… 2007’s production of Live from Bethlehem, is scheduled for December 12, 2007 @ 7 pm. Practices will be held on Sunday afternoons starting on November 4th.
A Night in Bethlehem… A “hands-on” learning experience about that SPECIAL night over 2000 years ago! Sunday, December 8, 2007 @ 3-6 pm.
God Squad is a team of Kdgn—5th graders who love to praise God with song and dance. They’ll have the opportunity to lead in Worship and in Sunday School classes. They will begin meeting on Mondays from 6-7 pm, beginning October 1st. Contact Tiffany at tiffany@churchthatcares.org if you’re interested in joining! Cost is $10.
Parent’s Night Out! (PNO) Is a scheduled, by reservation, ministry for families. Our next PNO is on November 30, 2007; and the deadline for reservations is November 20th. Future dates for 2008 include February 1st, May 2nd, September 5th and December 5th . Watch for details in the bulletin announcements and in the newsletter. Cost is $7/first child and $5/each additional child with a maximum of $20/family.
“Power Lab” - During the summer months we offer Vacation Bible School (June 16-20, 2008) and a variety of Kidz Summer Campz (brochures of offerings go out in March), along with Summer Splash (waterslides and more)!
JC Playzone The JCPlayZone web site, JC Playzone.com, is offered by Lutheran Hour Ministries as a safe online play space for children ages 2-6 and their parents. This site will allow children to learn about Jesus through interactive games, puzzles, crafts, and more. Lutheran Hour Ministries offers a wide variety of media programs and ministries to reach millions of people around the world with the saving message of Jesus Christ and connect them to the church.
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