GCPC Egg Hunt

Egg Hunt

Sunday, March 30^th 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Rain Date – Sunday, April 6th 

Sponsored by:

Grace Community Presbyterian Church

Sweet Treats, Games, Egg Hunts by age

3:30 – 3:45:  3 year olds - Preschool

3:45 – 4:00:  Elementary

4:00 – 4:15:  2 and under

Don’t forget your Easter baskets 

Chickahominy Oaks Pavilion
9531 Fawn Park Lane
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

 Check out the following link to RSVP for the Easter Egg Hunt.  

No account necessary to use Sign Up Genius.  You will be asked to include your first and last name along with email address.  Please indicate in the personal message section (following your rsvp) the age category of your children. 

 Please enter Under 2, Preschool Age, or Elementary. 

The age categories are needed to prepare eggs for the Egg Hunt.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE28A20-grace

Please RSVP by March 23rd 

Questions please contact Julie Best at julie@gcpres.org

Restrooms are not available at this location

Upcoming Events for Lent

Lenten Meal and Fellowship on Saturday, March 8th from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Slash Christian Church in the Fellowship Hall

We will begin with scripture readings and songs before having a meal together. 

An Evite and Sign up genius link have been sent out. If you are planning on attending
please RSVP through the evite. 

http://www.evite.com/event/0297Z4LJC4EJGQYS4EPDR2JRQIEW2Q

Lenten Journey Kits

This past Sunday I began handing out the Lenten Journey Kits for  families as prepare to celebrate Easter.  The journey begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5th.  Bingo chips have been used with sticker labels and magnets to create the symbols you will use daily throughout Lent. Don't get discouraged with the number of symbols.  Trust me - I know as a family we will get behind.  When we do I will just have the kids add the symbols to the path and move on to the next one. The intention of this gift is NOT to add any stress but to be an encouragement for families as they read through scripture together and plan for Easter. 

*** If you did not receive your kit this week I will also have them on Feb23rd. *** 

 “Lent is the forty days before Easter (not counting Sundays), beginning with Ash Wednesday  and ending the night before Easter.  It is a time of silence and waiting – a time of revelation, conversion, and transformation.  Lent is a time of remembering.  It is a time to pause, retreat from our busy life, and to reflect on what Christ has done and wants to do in our lives.   It is a time Christ revealed to us through the symbols and stories in God’s Word.  It is a time to encounter Christ and His journey through life.  We hear His teachings, see  His example, and follow Him to the cross.  We remember the Passion of our Lord and how He gave His life so that we may live. “ The Lenten Tree by Dean Meador Smith (pp. 7-8)

“Lent is a time that children can learn how much Jesus loves them and the great sacrifice He made for their eternal life. “ The Lenten Tree by Dean Meador Smith (pg. 11)Evite Sign Up

Memory Verses - February

First of all I wanted to give a shout out to our Explorers Sunday Community Class for learning the Lord's Prayer.  

Take a look at them saying it here using hand motions:  Lord's Prayer Video

SPROUTS (PRESCHOOL)

Please note the Sprouts class will be working on learning all of Psalm 23 (New Kings James Version).  We will help them with their memory work but practicing at home for reinforcement will be great.  We know they are a young group of kids and don’t expect complete memory of this Psalm but exposure to it will be great!! Each week in their Sunday Community Class we are talking about each verse and doing a lesson on it.  The teachers are constantly reviewing the verses with the children.

Psalm 23: 1-8

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me.  Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

 

EXPLORERS (RISING K - K)

Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever”

SEEKERS (1st - 2nd)

 Matthew 4:10 “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”

ADVENTURERS (3rd - 5th)

 (This class will work on memorizing Psalm 121:1-8 from January – March.)

Psalm 121:1-8  "I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - he who watches  over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.  The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."

Memory Work for Feb = Psalm 121: 5-8  "The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."