Memory Verses and Grace Kids Update

This coming Sunday children have an opportunity to recite memory verses for the month of May to their teachers.  Check out the following link for The Scoop.  On this newsletter you will find the memory verses for May: May/June Newsletter

Reminder that one of our youngest classes (preschoolers) have been working on learning all of Psalm 23. The Jesus Storybook Bible has an excellent paraphrase of Psalm 23: 
The Good Shepherd on pp. 130 - 135 

Just because I love videos here is one more slideshow of the 2013 GCPC Olympics

Such a fun time!!
You can also check out the video on the church website in a full screen version (scroll to the bottom of the page to view the link:
Grace Kids page

A huge thank you to all the Sunday Community Teachers and the Grace Kids Worship Team.  It's hard to believe that we only have 3 more weeks of Sunday Communities and Grace Kids Worship. I wanted to encourage you if you have kiddos who stay for Grace Kids Worship & the Sunday Community time to have them make a card to show their appreciation for the teachers who have cared for them all year.  

Critters (2 and 3 year olds):

Ms. Tracy, Ms. Becky, Ms. Michelle, and Ms. Lori

Sprouts (Preschool): 

Ms. Amy, Mr. Sean, Ms. Erin H. Mr. Eric

Explorers (Kindergarten - 1st grade)

Mr. Chris, Mr. Tim, Ms. Jennifer, and Ms. Deb

Seekers (2nd - 3rd grade)

Ms. Erin G., Ms. Beth, Mr. Brad, Mr. Mark

Adventurers (4th - 6th grade)

Ms. Heather, Ms. Debbie, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Rodney

Grace Kids Worship Team:

Mr. Randy, Mr. Rob, Mr. Abe, Mr. Joey, Mr. Mark

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Children's worship continues throughout the summer.  Beginning in September children will graduate into different classes.  

• Children entering 5th grade will graduate from the Sermon Study and will stay in the service the entire time.
• Children entering 3rd grade will graduate from Children's Worship to the Sermon Study (offered for 3rd and 4th graders)
• Children entering Kindergarten will graduate from the Preschool Children's worship class to the Elementary Children's worship class
• Children who will be 4 by Summer of 2014 will graduate from nursery and will enter Children's Worship.

Grace Kids Update

June 9th will be our final Sunday Community Class and Grace Kids Worship until the fall.  We will start again in September but take  break over the summer months.

A couple ways children will be involved in the service on June 9th:

• One of our youngest classes (Critters - preschoolers) will recite Psalm 23 (King James Version)
• Grace Kids Worship will help with leading the congregation in 2 songs:  King Jesus is All and Rock Eternal (Seeds CD:  Praise Album)

Children's worship Update

Both the Preschool and Elementary classes are doing a great job.  

Preschool - They are currently working on Catechism questions 38 & 39

• Question 38:  How sinful are you by nature? I am corrupt in every part of my being.
• Question 39:  What is the sinful nature that we inherit from Adam called? Original sin.

The preschool class will be bringing home a chart this week titled:  Wants to obey.  We will discuss a special place to hang up their chart so they can be reminded throughout the week.  This is a picture chart focusing on areas our young children may need help with obeying. They get to color in the chart with the pictures if they are obeying.  Hopefully this will be a helpful resource as an extension of our lesson this coming Sunday.  The areas that the chart highlights are:  putting away toys, meal time, brushing teeth, and bedtime.  

Elementary - They are currently working on Catechism questions 109 & 110

• Question 109: What is prayer? Prayer is praising God, giving thanks for all his blessings, and asking him for the things he has promised in the Bible. 
• Question 110: In whose name should we pray?  Only in the name of Christ.

The Elementary class spent the last couple of months working on the Ten Commandments.  

***Please note - All children are learning the catechisms at their own rate. They have an opportunity every other week to recite them to a teacher.  We do move along with the curriculum to expose them to the questions with Bible stories to help with better understanding the catechism questions and answers. This week the Preschool class will have an opportunity to say the answers. ***

Sunday School Teachers Needed:  I am currently filling positions for the 2013 - 2014 school year.  We are in need of teachers for the Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms. 

GCPC Olympics - Some fun memories!

We had such a fun time at the Olympics - minimal injuries!

 Here is a short video featuring the Dizzy Bat relay.  

Check out our 4 awesome teams!!

We enjoyed a visit from one of our mission partners Beth Baleke.