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News from the Children and Families' Ministry

Updates-January 7, 2025

Hey everyone,

Happy New Year! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! We had days of little sleep (Jacob decided to have a party at 2 AM!), days of lots of playing, and days of relaxing and enjoying family time. I hope you and your family had that as well (minus the days of little sleep!)


I wanted to share a prayer for peace for you and your family in this new year:

A Prayer for Peace by Kayla Craig

O Prince of Peace,

We come to You,

For our hearts don't feel peaceful

And our world doesn't either.

All around us, chaos swirls,

Along with our emotions,

And we're trying to find our footing,

Trying to raise a family that follows You,

Even in times of upheaval--

Especially then.

We seek the peace of Your Kingdom,

And we ask You to help us

Be makers of peace too-

In our community,

In our world,

In our family,

In our hearts...

The world is on fire,

Ignited by shouts and screams at one another.

Help us not add to the noise

But seek to listen.

Help us seek to understand

Instead of only trying to be understood.

When Jesus broke in,

The angels declared,

"Peace on earth

And goodwill to all."

But we have lost our way

And shut our eyes to the star leading

the way.

aining!"

We have chosen the way of self

Over the love of neighbor,

Choosing violence of word and deed

Over Your peaceable Kingdom,

Where the wolf lies down with the lamb

And a child leads us all.

God, help us work for peace

With and for our children.

Help us raise children

Who sow love instead of hate,

Planting seeds that will become

Mighty oaks of righteousness...


We lay down our swords

And our fighting words

And our deep desire to be right

As we come to You.

If we shout,

May we shout good news to the poor.

If we fight,

May we fight injustice.

If we push,

May we push doors open toward freedom.

If we wrestle,

May we wrestle with You.

If we break,

May we break the chains of captivity.

If we defend,

May we defend the vulnerable.

If we tear down,

May we tear down walls that divide.


Amen.

Wednesday Night Activities

Dinners begin again THIS WEDNESDAY! Join us for dinner in the gym from 5 PM- 6:30 PM. Then, join us in the Chapel for The New Year's Prayer Service. All are welcome in the Prayer Service, but we will have childcare for kids 2 and under on the Preschool Hall, and Mission Friends will be meeting for our 3 year olds- Kindergarteners. 1st Graders are invited to join the Mission Friends as well!


Family Game Night

Sign up for Family Game Night on Saturday, January 25th, from 4 PM- 7 PM. We'll have a yummy dinner (Catered by Willy's Mexican Grill), play games together, and have a blast. Bring your favorite game (board game, card game, etc) and join in on the fun! This event is free, but RSVP here so we know how much food to order!


Daddy Daughter Sock Hop

Save the Date for our Daddy Daughter Sock Hop! Break out your 50s attire and join us on Saturday, February 8th, from 6 PM- 8 PM. More info and tickets coming next week!


January Scavenger Hunts!

The weather has now said the s word for Friday (SNOW!!!!), and with it comes kids being home from school. So if your kids have run out of stuff to do, or you just need something new, check out our January Scavenger hunts! Feel free to print them at home or pick up a printed copy on the Children's Hall.

Scavenger Hunts


Feelings Wheel

I've been reading a lot about helping your children feel and understand their emotions. It can be hard to put your finger on exactly how you feel, especially when you are still learning about emotions and what they mean. And that's where the Feelings Wheel can be super helpful! It starts with happy, surprised, scared, mad, disgusted, and sad on the very inside of the wheel. Those are our main emotions. But then, it starts to get more specific: are you scared as in fearful or are you nervous or anxious? Are you anxious because you are worried or do you feel overwhelmed? Are you surprised as in excited or are you surprised by something that's confusing? And on and on it goes. This wheel can help you give your child language around their feelings and help them better understand their emotions. And it can help you better understand what it is that they need. Print out a feelings wheel here, or pick one up from the Resource Wall on the Children's Hall!


Our Schedule:

Sunday School- 9:45 AM- 10:45 AM

Worship- 11 AM

Children's Choir- 5:30-6:30 PM, Sunday afternoons (ages 4 and up)

Wednesday night Dinner- 5 PM- 6:30 PM

Wednesday Night Activities- 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM



2025

We've got lots of fun things planned for 2025, including a brand new look for our calendar!

Some of the new things happening:

  • monthly scavenger hunts @ home
  • Parent Book Club
  • Kids' Book Club
  • Family Photo challenge
  • Family Game Night

Save the date for Children's Camp: Monday-Thursday July 7th-10th!

Passport Kids Camp, Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton, SC

$398/person; 3rd-5th Graders

Email me here to sign your child up!


These calendars are organized around quarterly themes, with faith @ home resources on the left, and church events on the right. More info coming soon!


Prefer a list? You can find it here: 2025 Calendar


Resource Wall
We have Resource Walls located on both our Preschool and Children’s hallways. These walls include things like talking about anxiety with your kids, helping your kids through a crisis, talking about death when a loved one has died, information about their age/stage, and more. On the Children’s Hall, you’ll also find things like cell phone agreements, information about bullying, the memory verse list, the Bible Family Reading Plan, information about other faiths so that if your child asks, you’re able to talk about them, various ways to pray, and more. I hope you will check out these Resource Walls. You can also check out the link here:  Family Resource Wall


The Family Resource Wall is where you can find/download info about talking to your kids about:
  • baptism
  • what it means to be a Christian
  • the Bible
  • grief
  • anxiety
  • perfectionism
  • other religions
  • and more!
Have a great day!

Blessings,
Jessica
 
 
First Baptist Roswell | 770-587-6980 | 710 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell GA 30075 | www.fbroswell.org
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