Sunday Morning Update

Children's Worship
Children have still been given a chance to answer catechism questions during our Lent lessons.  We will not have children's worship this coming Sunday, April 1st.  Children will have an opportunity to attend the corporate worship service and participate in family prayer prior to Communion.  

April 8th - The preschool class will have a chance to answer catechism questions.  

The preschool and elementary class will be using Resurrection Egg kits to share the real meaning of Easter!!

Sunday Community Classes 
We will not have Sunday community classes on April 8th.  Classes will resume on April 15th.
Memory Verses for April:
Please encourage your child to work on their verses throughout the week. 
Critters (2yr olds - 3 yr olds) Psalm 56:3 "When I am afraid I will trust in you."


Sprouts and Seekers (Preschool - 1st Grade) James 1:19b "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."


Adventurers (2nd - 5th Grade) "Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand."

Easter Preparations

Check out the following youtube link for the song we will be singing on Sunday as we observe Palm Sunday.  Children will be waving palm branches while singing.  Yes - they can still do the arm motions while holding palm branches for the chorus:

 Who is this King of Glory

The Lord Strong and Mighty

King of Glory by Chris Tomlin

Grace Kids singing King of Glory

PALM BRANCHES - They will be available this coming Sunday following the service for each family.  Each child in the family may take a palm branch home with them.  Check out the following link for directions on how to make a cross with the palm branch.  

how to make a palm branch cross

Walk His Ways Lent Lessons - The concluding Lent lesson was this past Sunday when children listened to the parable of the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10).  We discussed the questions:  Do we ever get lost from God?  Does He lose us or do we lose him?  How do we find God?   Then each child made a prayer cube.  We talked to the children about why we pray.  Please encourage your children to use their prayer cubes as a reminder for daily prayer.  We made simple cubes where they wrote the letters P, R, A, Y around the cube and then added a cross or heart on the top and bottom along with their names. 


Before the lesson the children all had a chance to share prayer requests and add to a large poster titled PRAY.  I wanted to share some of their responses:  heal boo boos, patience, thank you, sick people to get better, forgiveness, happiness, meet goals, to be good, health, and family.  

Grace Kids Update

Sunday Communities - Memory Verses for March:

Children will have a chance on Sunday to say their memory verses to their teachers.  Please encourage your child to practice them at home too.

Critters ( 2 yr olds and 3 yr olds):  They will continue working on the same verse through April
Psalm 56:3 "When I am afraid I will trust in you."


Sprouts and Seekers (Preschool - 1st Grade)
Philippians 2:14 "Do everything without complaining or arguing"


Adventurers (2nd - 5th Grade)
Isaiah 53:9 "He was assigned to a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Children's Worship

This coming Sunday children will finish the 5th week of Lent lessons called Walk His Ways.  The preschool through 2nd grade classes will be making a prayer cube to bring home with them as a reminder to pray daily.  

The Elementary class will have an opportunity to answer their catechism questions on Sunday.  Please check their catechism slips on Sunday to see what questions they answered correctly and document in their books with a sticker or stamp.  

Resource Table

Just  a reminder to take a look at the Resource Table located as you enter the service.  There are several different Bibles along with devotional materials and cds. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity of resources to use with your children.  

Don't forget Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 25th from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM weather permitting.  The rain date is Sunday, April 1st from 3:00 - 5:00 PM.  An email will be sent on Sunday by 1:00 PM indicating if the egg hunt will need rescheduled. 

Easter Events

 ONE week away from our 4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

Easter Egg Hunt at Chickahominy Oaks Pavilion

Sunday, March 25^th from  3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sponsored by:  Grace Community Presbyterian Church

Sweet Treats, Games, Egg Hunts by age

3:30 – 3:45:  Elementary, 3:45 – 4:00:  3 yrs. old – preschool

4:00 – 4:15:  2 and under

Don’t forget your Easter baskets

Spring Family Pictures available from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Donations welcomed in support of a medical missions trip to Haiti with students from Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

Please RSVP Tracy Surratt (RSVP2Tracy@yahoo.com)

Check out the following link for some creative ways to help children understand the Easter "Blessing" basket.

http://www.littlellamas.com/2010/04/rocks-in-basket.html

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 12^th at 3:30: St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt

Let’s celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Chickahominy Oaks Pavilion with a scavenger hunt, storytime and fun on the playground.  Small prizes will be handed out to the children as they find all the clues to the scavenger hunt.  This playdate is open to all ages.  If you are able to attend, please RSVP to Christy Villhauer (cvillhauer@gmail.com or 703.577.7657).  Don’t forget to wear green!

4th Annual GCPC Egg Hunt – Sunday, March 25^th from 3:00 – 5:00 PM

Chickahominy Oaks Pavilion

Please RSVP to Tracy Surratt at RSVP2Tracy@yahoo.com

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Good Friday Service –Friday, April 6^th at 6:00 PM

No Nursery is provided but children are welcome to attend.

This service will be held at Burkwood Swim & Racquet Club

9111 Burkwood Club Drive • Mechanicsville, VA 23116

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Easter Sunday Service – Sunday, April 8^th at 9:30 AM

Chickahominy Middle School

9450 Atlee Station Road • Mechanicsville, VA 22116

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GCPC Olympics – Sunday, May 20^th starting at 11:30 am – 3:00 pm

Sunday Communities will be cancelled in order to have an earlier start to the picnic.

Hanover Wayside Park – Join us for a picnic lunch. 

The Olympic Games will begin following the picnic. 

Feel free to join us for just the picnic or stay the whole time.

8225 Hanover Wayside Road • Hanover, VA 23069

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Kids Give Back Summer Club: TREASURE – July 9^th – 13^th

Location:  New Hanover Presbyterian Church from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Matthew 6:20-21 “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…”

Ages 3 – Rising 5^th Graders

 Contact:  Julie Best at 389-1979 or julie@gcpres.org for a registration form or www.gcpres.org under the Grace Kids Ministries link.