Hi Friends,
Tomorrow we have a special worship service in the park at 10:30AM, and it includes a taco lunch! We'll provide the taco bar, and we're inviting folks to bring a dessert if they are able—a soft transition back to our beloved potlucks. We hope families with kids can enjoy this different kind of service and the chance to be with the church at large. And Cynthia will be there to help Leslie and John Jay lead us in worship, complete with hand motions for the songs our kids have been learning this last year at our family liturgies. It's going to be a great morning!
With summer well underway, I thought I would share this post with 50 free things kids can do in LA this summer. I am out of practice in terms of thinking about fun outings, and this list has lots of outdoor options to consider as we continue to navigate health and safety practices for our unvaccinated kiddos. Here's to adventure and play this summer!
KIDS
Please note that the nursery will be closed this Sunday so that everyone, including our nursery staff and youngest ones, can join us in the park for worship and lunch. If you need to bring any toys with your little ones to enjoy in the park, that's totally fine! We will be sitting at tables for worship rather than rows of chairs in case that helps you plan ahead.
Mark your calendars! We have programming in the park for kids four and up on July 18th. We look forward to another time of fun and learning with our kids while worship happens in the garage.
And our kids summer camp will take place July 26-30 from 9am-12pm. You can keep an eye out for a registration link coming this week. Camp this year will focus on learning about how God loves us in fun and playful ways as we remember how fun it is to play together. If your kids have friends who want to get to know our community, they are welcome to join! We just don't plan to advertise beyond our families or open it up to the general public as we have in previous years in order to make sure that we can still maintain the right safety considerations for our unvaccinated population of kids. We also are praying this will be a time when the kids in our church can really get to know one another better before we return fully to the sanctuary and regular programming in August.
YOUTH
This week the youth will not be gathering separately but are invited to join the whole church for worship and lunch in the park. We hope to see them there! Next Sunday we will gather for our regular time after worship, and we have an exciting new project to present to them.
Youth should also mark their calendars for Saturday, July 24, from 9am-12pm. We will be heading to Friends In Deed to help them sort and prepare the school supplies after they have received all the backpack drive donations. Lunch and ice cream will be included, and we can't wait to serve and have fun together with the wonderful staff at Friends In Deed!
With love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary