"Practice resurrection"

Wendell Berry

Hello families,

First of all, I am so sorry we had to cancel A Walk Through Holy Week on Wednesday. A stomach virus got the best of me and I threw in the towel!

Thanks for your love and prayers - that is what community is about and I felt it!

Back to the last half of Holy Week:

Good Friday always brings up the question from kids and adults, "What's so good about it? Didn't Jesus die?" One explanation is the word "good" originally meant "holy" in Old English, so "Good Friday" could be synonymous with "Holy Friday" or "God's Friday." As Christians, we also believe that Jesus' death led to the Good News of His resurrection. In a recent post shared with me, it said "Jesus didn't die instead of you, Jesus died ahead of you. Death and resurrection isn't about substitution, it is about participation". As Jenny McBride says, This is what Paul means with his "in Christ" phrase - Jesus did it for us and before us and we participate actively in what he already did.

Holy Saturday and we mourn and wait.

Easter Day

Jesus Christ is Risen today! Alleluia!

Here is what's happening at church:

8:30 - Table in the courtyard for kids to do a craft and grab a treat while you grab a seat in Ellis or the Church for the 9:00 service.

9:00 Services in Ellis Hall and the Church

10:30

Easter Egg Hunt for Nursery kids/families. Meet in the Gross Motor room on the 1st floor of the Pritchett Center. Parents will accompany kids to find an egg of each color. We will save the Earth by dumping your goodies into your basket and putting the eggs back in my basket to use next year. Make sure to bring a sack or basket. (older siblings see below)

Easter Egg Hunt for K-3rd graders. This year, we will try adding in the elementary age kids for their own hunt up in the Attic, 3rd floor of the Pritchett building. Luke Nolfa, our Youth Director, and a few teens will give directions. We could use a parent in each room to make sure it doesn't get too crazy! Kids will get an egg in each room and recycle the plastic eggs into my basket to use for next year on their way out. Bring a sack or basket.

11:15 Service in the Church

The church will be closed through April 6th.

Children's Church and Formation resumes on April 7th.

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RESOURCES for HOLY WEEK

The Scottish Bible Society has a wonderful resource called Wonder Walks , a series of eight walks designed to help families explore the Easter story and prompt conversation. I'll have copies for you to have up near the Donkey and at Formation classes.

Wonder Walks Day 1; example; Intergenerational

Exploring Holy Week with our Bodies. PreK -2nd ish

There are tons of videos, but our kids tend to like these the best. You can find videos for each day and some tell more than the others, so watch them first and decide which ones you want to use.

Saddleback Kids - Holy Week



Peace,

Kathy

This Sunday, March 31, 2024

Nursery : 8:30-12:30

1st floor Pritchett Center

Children's Church: takes a break,

Services in Ellis Hall and the CHurch

Children's Formation: takes a break

Easter Egg Hunt for Nursery. Meet on 1st floor of Pritchett.

Easter Egg Hunt for K-3rd. Meet on the 3rd floor of Pritchett

Children's Church

Helpers Needed

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Please check your calendar and sign up Here

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Formation and Choir Registration 2023-2024

March Dates

CC=Children's Church

CF=Children's Formation

Mar 3

CC - we come to you at the Peace.

CF - class as usual

Mar 10

CC - Second Sunday we come after we take Communion

CF - class as usual

Mar 17

CC - we come to you at the Peace.

CF - class as usual

Mar 24 Palm Sunday donkey here at 8:15 for pictures

CC - no Children's Church as we will join worship in Ellis Hall w Children's Choirs singing and a reading of the passion by the Youth.

CF - class as usual, Club 45 will deliver canned goods to MAC

Mar 31 Easter

CC - no Children's Church as we will join worship in Chuch/Ellis Hall

Apr 7

CC - we come to you at the Peace.

CF - class as usual

SAVE THE DATE

VBS will be June 3-7

for all rising K-5th graders.

6th-12th graders can be Counselors

and receive community service hours.

Send me an email if your kid/you are here to volunteer as a counselor or teacher

K-3rd grades Club 45

1/7 David is Anointed

1/14 MLK activity

1/21. David & Goliath

1/28 King David and Solomon

2/4. Musical no class

2/11 The Lord is My Shepherd

2/18 Boy Jesus in the Temple

2/25 Jesus Calls His Disciples

3/3 The Beattitudes

3/10 Jesus Walks on Water

3/17 The Parable of the Vineyard

3/24 Jesus Water into Wine

3/31 Easter - no class

4/7 Mary and Martha

4/14 Jesus Raises Lazarus

4/21 The Lost Sheep and Coin

4/28 Jesus Heals Ten with Leprosy

5/5. The Parable of the Talents

5/12 End of Year Party in class

5/19 Sundae Sunday

1/7 Joseph Coat ofMany Colors

1/14 Moses/MLK

1/21Moses Exodus/Wilderness

1/28 Commandments

2/4. Musical - no class

2/11 Promised Land

2/18 Judges

2/25 David

3/3. Solomon's Temple

3/10 Kingdoms

3/17 Prophets

3/24 Rewind/FIA MAC

3/31 Easter - no class

4/7 Babylon

4/14 Diaspora

4/21 Return

4/28 Occupation

5/5. Caesar

5/12 Fun and Trivia

5/19 Sundae Sunday

*FIA = Faith In Action days of service