3CF Children’s Ministry Newsletter
December 2009

Flight School

Vision:
To equip children to live out a lifelong pursuit of God by loving, serving, praying, studying the Word, and preaching the gospel, with Christ as our model and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

General Information:
Flight School is a children’s program for ages 5 through 12 years of age. It takes place during Sunday Morning worship, after our time of fellowship. It is located in the side rooms to the right of our sanctuary. All children are encouraged to attend.
Every Sunday children are awarded stickers for attendance and bringing their Bibles. There are also weekly memory verses.
During Flight School there is a time of worship, memorizing scripture, studying God’s word, prayer and a craft or activity.

Bible Lessons this Winter:
The Flight School Curriculum for this Winter will continue to be focused on Old Testament Bible stories. The memory verses for December are attached. There will be a new list of memory verses handed out shortly.
There is now a prayer box located on a table in the Flight School room. The kids are encouraged to place prayer requests in the box. These requests will be looked at only by the Flight School leaders.
There is a prayer bulletin board located in the front of the class room. There will be different prayer focuses throughout the month. Example: Physical Healings. The kids can put the name of someone they know who needs a physical healing on a note card and tack it to the board. Every Sunday time will be spent in prayer over the names on the note cards.

Show and Tell:
Members from our congregation are encouraged to come and share their testimony with our Flight School kids. There is a sign up sheet on the 3cf children’s ministry table in the sanctuary.


Adopt A Child:
Our Shepherding program is now called “Adopt a Child.” If you would like more information please see Stacy Thomas.

Flight School Team:
Our Flight School Team is composed of teachers, helpers, worship leaders and shepherds. For questions regarding these roles please see Stacy Thomas.

3CF Children’s Ministry Table:
There has been a table set up in our sanctuary to provide information on Flight School. Schedules, Newsletters, Signup sheets are all located here.

Recent Activities:
During the fall there was a Fall Party for our Flight School children. The kids dressed in fun costumes and had a time of games, snacks and fellowship with one another.

Upcoming Activities:
On Sunday December 20th the Flight School children will be performing a Christmas skit. The skit will take place during Sunday morning worship. The skit is called, “A Christmas Play”, by Faith Scott. The children will have an opportunity to have speaking parts to memorize. If your child is unable to attend on Christmas Sunday please let Mike Thompson know as soon as possible. On December 6th and 13th the kids will have an opportunity to practice the skit during Flight School. Please be sure to have your kids attend Flight School on these dates. If your child is unable to be part of the skit they can still attend Flight School during the practice dates. After the skit the Flight School children and the nursery children ages 2-5 will be singing “Joy to the World”. For more questions please see Mike and Sarah Thompson (MikenSarah525@yahoo.com).
On December 20th during Flight School there will be a Christmas Party held for the kids. There will be games and snacks provided. If you are able to donate Christmas decorations please see Stacy Thomas. If you would like to provide a beverage or snack, please see Mike or Sarah Thompson.
There will be some upcoming fundraising activities. Stay tuned!
There is also going to be some future outreach opportunities. Stay tuned!

For questions regarding Flight School please see:
Stacy Thomas: general questions, schedule, curriculum, memory verses, worship music
Erica Renaud: scheduling Flight School meetings
Katie Wilson: New Team Member contact, cabinet supplies, budget, newsletter, weekly email reminders
Mike and Sarah Thompson: activity planning, holiday performances

If you would like to be a part of our Flight School Team please see Stacy Thomas.

Memory Verses:
December 6, 13, 20, 27: Luke 2:11

Nursery
Vision:
The vision for the nursery is in process.

General:
The nursery is for ages newborn through Pre K. It is located in the back of the church through the double doors.
We now have a “Crawling Room”. This is a room for ages newborn through 2 years. It will provide a place for parents and babies to be in a safe nurturing environment when they are unable to remain in the service. There are age appropriate toys available for play.
There is a “mother’s nursing room” also available for mothers who are nursing their babies. This room provides a private, quite atmosphere for breastfeeding. There is also a changing table in this room.
A changing table has been placed outside the nursery door. This can be used when needed. Please place all dirty diapers in sanctuary trashcan.
The nursery is in process of starting an age appropriate curriculum. This will allow for a time of structure for the children. There will be a time of music, story, coloring activity, snack and play.
Nursery Rules and Guidelines:
Stay tuned for more information regarding our nursery guidelines.

Upcoming Events:
On Sunday December 20th the nursery children will be playing the hand bells during the morning service. The Flight School kids are doing a Christmas skit followed by singing “Joy to the World.” The nursery children will join them at this time. Please have your children in the nursery after our time of worship on Sunday December 6th and 13th for a time of practice.

Contact Information:
If you have any questions please see the following:
Kathy Dorrel: Schedule, general nursery questions
Jodi Dickenson: Supplies
Katie Wilson: Newsletter, weekly email reminders

Nursery Team:
The schedule for the nursery is in the nursery on the bulletin board. All helpers please remain in the nursery throughout the church service. All volunteers to read stories please go into the nursery at 11am for a time of snack and a Bible Story. You can do some songs or a coloring activity along with your story. Bible story books, snacks, and coloring books are all located in the nursery.

Nursery needs:
We are in need of toys and books for the crawling room and nursery. Please leave any donations outside the nursery doors.
If you want to donate snacks or drinks for the nursery please see Jodi Dickenson. There is a list for allowed food and drink items available.
We are in need of volunteers to minister through Bible stories, worship music, puppets, crafts etc. please see Kathy Dorrel if you are interested.

Note from the Pastor:
"We're excited to see all the great things happening in our ministry to children. Many of you have shared ideas that we are looking to incorporate. Our goal is to work together with you to make our ministry to our children the best it can possibly be. On Sunday, 1/3, there will be a Children's & Youth Ministry Forum held after worship where anyone who would like to give input, ask questions or discuss anything pertaining to our ministry to children and youth."
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