Jesse Tree Kits

**Reminder: Jesse Tree Kit request deadline is 11/18**

It's hard to believe that we are close to Thanksgiving and Christmas.  In preparation for Christmas we have Jesse Tree Kits for your family.  We have previously done these kits during children's worship, but this year we will be using a different resource during church.  The Jesse Tree Kit is a simple kit geared for preschool and early elementary children.

The Advent Jesse Tree is a way to show Jesus’ coming in the flesh at Bethlehem nearly two thousand years ago. It also explains His coming with the New Covenant and His second coming when He will return to judge all mankind. The Advent season is a time to prepare for these "comings."  This is a great opportunity to have your children involved in understanding the true meaning of Christmas!

This year we are offering Jesse Tree kits for anyone who does not already have the paper tree and ornaments!  This will save you much time in pulling together the various materials you will need to assemble the ornaments.  Do not be intimidated – these ornaments are very simple and require minimal daily craft assembly.  The cost of the kit is $5.  The book that accompanies the ornaments is The Advent Jesse Tree:  Devotions for Children and Adults to prepare for the coming of the Christ Child at Christmas by Dean Meador Lambert.  The book is available for $12.00. 

You can check out the entry from 12/19/10 on this blog to see a sample of the completed tree.  If you are interested in purchasing a Jesse Tree kit, please let me know by Sunday, November 18th (julie@gcpres.org).