SuperStart Conference

If you have a child in 4th or 5th grade a letter went home with them this past Sunday explaining about the pre-teen conference we will be attending in November. You can check our more information at: SuperStart Conference

New offering goal

Well the kids set a new offering goal this past Sunday. It’s BIG, but they led the way. I know that they can do whatever they put their mind to doing, with a little encouragement of course!

SO, the kids voted to put the next collected money toward the playground fund and they set a year end goal of $600! We’re going to break that down to $200 for October, $200 for November, and $200 for December. The kids get really excited about giving when they know what they are giving to help out. The last money collected as children’s offering was near $300 in about 6 weeks. We took suggestions of things they could use that money for to help or to serve. They selected giving it to a pet shelter.

I believe of of the ways the kids demonstrate love is through giving with a cheerful heart and attitude. It also sets up healthy habits of tithing and selfless giving as they get older.

Finally, if the children can meet this goal by the end of the year then Mr. Skip offered to take them to Chuck E. Cheese one Sunday in January following church! He wouldn’t shave his head, so I think this was his comfortable alternative.  

Refrigerator Notes & God Time Books

This week and every week your child is bringing home 2 things:

1) Refrigerator Notes – a half-page paper briefing you on what we talked about in the Clubhouse. It has questions to ask your child, an activity, a verse to learn, and the virtue of the month/week

2) God Time book – a 4-day book for the child to use as a daily devotional/quiet time resource. It takes the virtue that is for that week and gives a brief daily write up about it. It also has active activities for your child to do to “live out” what they’ve been learning.

I have encouraged the kids to let their parents see the Refrigerator Notes and to complete and return the God Time books. Please do the same. These are a great resource to review and reinforce throughout the week what we have taught each Sunday.