Operation Christmas Child

Samaritan's Purse

Operation Christmas Child

We are collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child again this year.  You can pick up the shoeboxes at church on the Resource Table.  There are also brochures that give tips and instructions for packing the shoebox.  The Samaritan's Purse website also gives many helpful tips.

There are some changes this year to keep in mind:

1) The cost to ship each box is $9.  You can pay online here and track your shoebox to find out the country where your shoebox will be delivered.  You can also include cash or a check inside of your shoebox.

2) Due to changing custom regulations, you cannot include candy or toothpaste any longer.  You may not include any food or liquids either.  Please use the packing suggestions for some great ideas.

We will collect shoeboxes at church until Sunday, November 19th.  If you are interested in helping to deliver shoeboxes after Sunday Communities that day, please email Christy Villhauer.

Hope for the Home Parenting Seminar

Hope for the Home Parenting Seminar

Don't forget about the Hope for the Home Parenting Seminar on Saturday evening, November 4th from 5-7pm at New Highland Baptist Church.  Chris Cartwright will lead a session that explains how and why to use the New City Catechism with your family.  We will serve pizza to parents and children from 5-6pm and have the seminar from 6-7pm with childcare provided during the seminar.  It will only cost $10 per family for pizza and childcare.  RSVP here!!

Also if you haven't gotten your copy of the New City Catechism, look for it on the Resource Table at church.

Children's Worship Recap

The children have done a great job of transitioning into their new classes this fall.

We are wrapping up Unit 1 in our Children’s Worship classes this Sunday. Here is a recap of what the children have covered in each of their classes.


Preschool

God Made the World
God Made People
Adam and Eve Disobey

Noah Obeys God
Abraham and Sarah Obey God
God Takes Care of Joseph

You can help your child to remember to thank God for all of creation on a walk outside and for their friends and family as you pray each day. You can also remind them that God always loves us, even when we disobey. Lastly, you can talk with your child about the many ways that God cares for us, like He cared for Noah, Abraham, Sarah and Joseph.


Kindergarten & 1st Grade

God Cares for Joseph
Joseph Trusts God
Hannah Prays to God
Samuel Listens to God
David, A Good Shepherd
David Trusts God

In Unit 1, the class focused on trusting God. They learned that God cared for Joseph and his family. Talk with your child about how God will take care of him/her no matter where he/she is. You can also remind your child that God always hears our prayers just as He heard and answered Hannah’s prayer for a baby. The class learned about how Samuel listened to God and that we can use the Bible to learn about God today. Ask your child what things the Bible tells us about God. They also learned about David as a shepherd and how God saved him from Goliath. You can talk with your child about how God is with us everywhere we go.


2nd & 3rd Grade

Creation: Skies and Seas, Plants and Trees
Creation: Owls and Octopuses, Panthers and People
Creation: Taking Care of God’s World
Sin Spoils God’s World
Cain and Abel
Rain and Rainbows

In Unit 1, the class learned about God’s never-ending love for creation. They focused on the how wonderful God’s creation is and the variety and beauty of all of creation. You can help your child to remember to praise God for their favorite animal or food or flower. You child may also want to think of how to better take care of our earth to show their appreciation for what God made. You can remind your child what the serpent did in the Garden of Eden and how Jesus has saved us from our sin because God loves us. When learning about Cain and Abel, the class was reminded how anger and sin can spoil our relationships, but that God still loves us when we sin and wants us to love others. He shows us His love through His promise to Noah too. Ask your child what promise from God we can remember when we see rainbows.