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- I wanted to take a moment to share with you all a little about
YOUR children's and youth ministries and how it's going so far this year. Dates,
times, and upcoming events are important, but they don't really give you, the
members who make these ministries possible, a real sense of the sometimes great
and sometimes subtle difference that our Christian Education programs provide
for the children, youth, and adults who participate in them. Enjoy!
A Little About Sunday School…
As I watch the children and youth move about the church on any given Sunday
morning, I'm struck by how truly comfortable they are at church. Visiting
children and youth are welcomed and included, their apprehension wears off as
the morning progresses, and the volunteer teachers do a great job of structuring
classes so that visitors and less-frequent attendees fit right in and get a lot
out of the Sunday school class. Of course, our regularly attending children and
youth know that they "own" the place, and move about freely and confidently in
and around "their" church. Thank you, adults, for not stepping on them as they
dart in and out and around you on Sunday mornings.
I can't heap enough praise on our volunteer teachers. They are always prepared,
always willing to give, and really make a difference in the live of their
students. It is a big sacrifice, and they never complain. True, we are still
short on teachers, and at this point, the months of January, February, and March
are without teachers. But God will provide, and the spark of desire will become
a flame of willingness, and we will have our Sunday school classes, because the
children and youth deserve it.
The parents of the children and youth who come to church are my heroes, too.
Getting a household of children out the door, fed and dressed and on time, is a
major accomplishment. Sunday mornings are a blur for families with kids, and the
temptation to "take a day off" is strong. But parents must never underestimate
the value of their children watching them going through the trouble of getting
up, getting ready, and getting to church on a perfectly fine Sunday morning that
could be spent doing so many other things. Regularly attending church teaches
them that going to church and living a life of faith must be important, or why
else would we do it? Thank you, parents, for bringing your children to church.
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- Thanks be to God for our many blessings,
Kelly
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