2024 Work Camp Students and Adult Leaders

Grateful for the generosity of...

…students serving, cleaning, cheering and guiding.

…100s of donated items from all kinds of people and community businesses.

…many people sharing their time with their neighbors at their table on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

…adult Work Camp leaders staying for hours to clean up and organize after the event.

…children who hung out for an entire afternoon with their church family.

…those who prepared and plated hundreds of meals.

…people of all ages excitedly holding up their numbers, each time a sign of support to the students watching from the back of the gym.

…a team of auction planners that took on the monumental task of creating a successful space for fellowship and fundraising.

We don’t have the final tally for the event yet, but just based on the community shared in the span of three hours, it was an incredible success.

Thank you for all those who supported the event through your presence, prayers or patronage.  

Palm Sunday

All kids are welcome to join us for an Easter Egg Hunt during Sunday School at the 9:00AM service this Palm Sunday. 

Youth, please join Lydia downstairs in LL6 to help hide the eggs and join the younger kids for a craft after the hunt!

K² Live

Secret Pals revealed tonight! We are so excited for this special night, where our kids and their adult pen pals meet, exchange gifts, and share in dessert and fellowship.

Parent’s Night Out is this Friday!

Please pray for the 25 volunteers gathering to serve the 50 children registered for the evening; that this would be a safe and fun night where kids and adults alike enjoy the goodness of the family of God.

Book Fairy



This month the book fairy read to the students at Circle of Friends Preschool The Little Man Whose Heart Grew Big by Steph Williams

Faith & Parenting Webinar



All those raising children, you are invited to a free Webinar with Dr. Jerry Sittser, Monday March 25 at 7:00PM. Click here to register.

Join Formed in Faith on Monday evening for a webinar with Whitworth Professor Emeritus Jerry Sittser. Jerry is not only a beloved Whitworth professor, accomplished academic and best-selling author, he is also a father to three children and two step-children and a grandfather of eight grandchildren. This webinar will explore God’s role as parent and what that means for our families. Jerry will also share personally from his experience raising three children, including the ways that his faith sustained him as a parent.

Come Play and Serve!

Extra Volunteers Needed at Open House



Open House Ministries (OHM) and the Columbia Play Project and are collaborating to provide an opportunity to play together. The Columbia Play Project is seeking volunteers to help at OHM on Tuesday, April 2.

Needed:

• Adults to help set-up at 2:00PM in the OHM gym. 
• K² Live kids and their parents, middle schoolers, and high schoolers to play and hang out with OHM kids and families from 3:00PM-5:00PM. All are welcome!
• Adults to help pack up after the event.

Contact Mary Sisson, sissonrm@gmail.com, if you can volunteer.

Additional Information for each of these camps and retreats can be found on their respective registration sites.

Scholarships

At Columbia, we never want money to be the reason a child or youth misses a retreat or camp. Please let us know if you need financial assistance. We have money in our budget set aside and we will keep your request confidential.

Children's Sunday School

Sunday, 9:00AM

Pre-K

Preschool continued their unit titled "Jesus Died and Rose Again" and their study of butterflies!

Kindergarten-5th Grade

This past Sunday K-5 learned about the Widow’s Mite and discussed the importance of generosity and all the different ways that we are able to be generous in our daily lives.

Weekly Programs

Wednesdays

Children's Choir

5:00-5:30PM, Chapel

Grades: 2nd-5th Grade

K² Live

6:00-8:00PM, Chapel

Grades: 3rd-5th Grade

Middle School Youth Group

6:00-8:00PM

Drop Off: Youth Center, Pick Up: Main Church Building

Grades: 6th-8th Grade

Sundays

Children's Sunday School

9:00AM, Education Wing

Grades: Pre-K through 5th Grade

Youth Sunday School

9:00AM, LL6

Grades: 6th-12th Grade

High School Youth Group

6:00-8:00PM, Youth Center

Grades: 9th-12th Grade



For Your Calendar

March

3.20 - K2 Secret Pal Night

3.22 - Parent's Night Out

3.24 - Palm Sunday - Children's Choir sings at 9:00AM Service

3.29 - Good Friday Worship Service, 7:00PM

3.31 - Easter Sunday, Services at 7:30AM, 9:00AM and 10:30AM

April

4.1-4.7 - Spring Break - No Programs

4.19-20 - K2 Spring Retreat

4.19-21 - Middle School Spring Splosion Retreat

4.25-27 - Men's Retreat

May

5.5 - Children's Choir sings at 9:00AM Service

5.8 - Last MOPS (registration for next year opens)

5.8 - Last K2

5.12 - Mother's Day

5.17-19 - Women's Retreat

5.19 - Last Youth Sunday School and Last High School Youth Group

5.22 - Last Middle School Youth Group

June

6.2 - Grad Sunday

6.9 - Children's Ministry Volunteer Breakfast and Last Sunday School

6.16 - Father's Day

6.19 - Summer Middle School Youth Group Begins

6.23 - Summer Sunday School Begins and Summer High School Youth Group Begins

6.24-6.28 - Vacation Bible School

Tifny Mathena, Children and Intergenerational Ministry Director

tifny@columbiapresbyterian.org

Anna Haagenson, Director of K² Live and Children's Music

anna@columbiapresbyterian.org

Lydia Fitzpatrick, Youth Director

lydia@columbiapresbyterian.org

Catherine Feeny, Youth Ministry Worship Leader

catherine@columbiapresbyterian.org

Viva Dennis, Children's Ministry Administrative Assistant

viva@columbiapresbyterian.org

Katie Mrochko, Youth Ministry Administrative Assistant

katie@columbiapresbyterian.org

Lindsey Wright, Childcare Coordinator

lindsey@columbiapresbyterian.org

Sharon Wallenborn, Circle of Friends Preschool Director

sharonw@columbiapresbyterian.org

Laura Ericcsen, Circle of Friends Preschool Assistant Director

laura@columbiapresbyterian.org

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