Nursery, Senior preachers who were 7 year olds with me!,Second Sundays behind the scenes!, Wed. Nifht Art Room, The Nest (2nd-3rd grade) acting out "Jesus heals the Paralyzed Man", The making their craft for the same story.

Dear Families,

Sometimes, the Holy Spirit weaves things together in a week AND I happen to pay attention to it!

Sunday - it was so beautiful outside, I spent time gardening and walking around to see what was blooming. My husband and I joked with each other about how the plants talk to us and let us know what they need. Last week it happened to be more nitrogen in the vegetable garden with an added boost of more worms. The Plants responded with new happy green leaves.

Monday - Emma and I were driving through our neighborhood and a red fox trotted across the street in front of us, glancing back as if to say "Thanks for slowing down".

Tuesday - we hung out on the back deck and listened to all the new birds talking. We decided to guess what they may be sharing with each other - was it the news of the day (Hey these nice folks just put a thousand worms in the garden for US!), or was it teaching the youngsters the rules of life before our Sharp-shinned Hawk catches them out playing, were they having a singing contest with their neighbors, or were they praising God for all creation?

Wednesday - My EFM class were reading both the book of Joel and Jonah, two books of the bible filled with creation and God's interactions with creation. I loved one verse in Joel 2:21 where God directly reassures nature and the animals BEFORE the people about his restoration plans:

Do not fear, O soil;

    be glad and rejoice,

    for the Lord has done great things!

22 

Do not fear, you animals of the field,

    for the pastures of the wilderness are green;

the tree bears its fruit;

    the fig tree and vine give their full yield.

Okay, okay! I am getting the message! And to put the cherry on top - all this happening on the way up to Earth Day yesterday.

Praise God for ALL of Creation! Thank you for the beauty of it all! Help me to notice, protect, and pray with Your creation.

Peace,

Kathy

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June 1-5, 9:00 am - noon

Aftercare 12:00 pm - 5:00vpm

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VBS is one of the best week of the year for kids attending and teens who are leading. So much good stuff happens when we have more time to dive deeper into the stories and explore them through multiple learning styles. It is also one of the few times that young kids spend a lot of time with teens at their church. They get to know them, they look up to them and then when they see them acolyting or reading, they want to be like them.

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These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Parenting with God

Sunday, April 19

10:20, Rm 305, Ellis Hall

Join us as we discuss our last parable in the book by Josh Scott - The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16). It is one of Jesus’ most famous teachings about the "unfairness" of God’s grace, showing that God’s love is a gift given to people regardless of how much they have "earned". Read the bible passage and let's discuss God's amazing grace!

Midtown Race for MAC

Saturday, May 9, 8:30am

Join the All Saints' team to walk/run for MAC. It is a lot of fun and kids love to do this with their family and other families from church. Let's see how many folks we can get there. Use the QR code above and walk in the park together for a good cause.



Moving Up Celebration for 3rd and 5th Graders

Sunday, May 17, 9:00am service

We will bless the 3rd graders as they move into Club 45 next Fall with a new Bible and the 5th graders as they move from Children's Ministries up to the Youth Ministries with a Faith Survival Kit and a wall cross. Let me know if you 3rd or 5th grader will be there. We will then celebrate the end of the program year with All the Saints in the courtyard with ice cream and toppings.

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for Formation, Children's Church and Choir

2025-2026 program year

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This Sunday, April 26, 2026

Nursery  

8:30-12:30 am

Janelle King, Nursery Director

1st floor Pritchett Center

Children's Church

8:45am gathering; 9:00am service

2nd fl Pritchett

Children's Formation

10:20am-11:05 am

2nd fl Pritchett

Parenting with God - Chap. 6 The Vineyard Workers

10:20am-11:10am

3rd floor Ellis Hall, Room 305

Spring Dates

CC=Children's Church

CG=Courtyard Gathering, See You at 10:00

CF=Children's Formation

SS=Second Sunday

4/26

CC, 8:45 gathering, 9:00 service, 2nd fl Pritchett,

CG, 10:00-10:20, See You at 10:00, Ellis Hall

CF, 10:20-11:05, 2nd fl Pritchett

PWG, 10:20-11:05, 3rd fl Ellis, rm 305, led by Kathy

5/3

CC, 8:45 gathering, 9:00 service, 2nd fl Pritchett,

CG, 10:00-10:20, See You at 10:00, Ellis Hall

CF, 10:20-11:05, 2nd fl Pritchett

PWG, 10:20-11:05, 3rd fl Ellis, rm 305, led by group

5/10 Mother's Day/Confirmation

CC, 8:45 gathering, 9:00 service, 2nd fl Pritchett,

CG, 10:00-10:20, See You at 10:00, Ellis Hall

CF, 10:20-11:05, 2nd fl Pritchett

PWG, 10:20-11:05, 3rd fl Ellis, rm 305, led by group

5/17

NO CC, go to Church for Moving Up Celebration

NO CF, End of Year Ice Cream Party in the courtyard

5/24 Pentecost

Summer Schedule begins - Nursery 9:30-12:30

K-3rd grades Club 45

1/4 Queen Esther

1/11 Daniel

1/18 Jonah

1/25 God Calls Samuel

2/1 Isaiah's Words

2/8 No Formation - Musical

2/15 The Annunciation

2/22 Mary Visits Elizabeth

3/1 The Wise Men

3/8. Jesus is Baptized

3/15 Many Follow Jesus

3/22 Jesus Blesses Children

3/29 esus Teaches about Prayer

4/5 Easter Sunday

4/12 Animals and a Movie

4/19 Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

4/26 Jesus Calms the Storm

5/3 The Widow's Offering

5/10 The Transfiguration

5/17 End of Year Ice Cream Party

5/24 Pentecost

1/4 Moses

1/11 Exodus

1/18 TBD

1/25 Wilderness

2/1 Commandments

2/8 No Formation - Musical

2/15 Promised Land

2/22 Judges

3/1 David

3/8 Solomon's Temple

3/15 Kingdoms

3/22 Prophets

3/29 FIA:Walk Food over to MAC

4/5 Easter Sunday

4/12 Babylon

4/19 Diaspora

4/26 Return

5/3 Occupation

5/10 Caesar

5/17 End of Year Ice Cream Party

5/24 Pentecost