Hi Friends,
With Thanksgiving and Advent around the corner, I pray that you and your families find ways to balance the busyness of the coming season with moments to slow down and enjoy simple moments. This post has some fun ways to bring a fresh gratitude practice into your own family rituals if you are looking for a new tradition around thankfulness. I am always amazed at the ways that gratitude impacts our bodies and minds and our overall health. Thank you for being a congregation who is willing to ground our worship in gratitude each week. I look forward to our time together on Sunday morning and at our potluck that evening!
Gratitude Night
This Sunday is our Gratitude Night potluck and church business meeting. Please note that childcare will be available for kids 18 months and younger. Our toddlers and preschool-age children are invited to join us in the gym for the evening, and we welcome the fullness of their presence!
Kids Choir
We are so excited for our kids to help lead us in worship at our annual Candlelight Carol Service on December 11th. Could you please respond here and let us know if your child is able to attend and participate that evening?
As a reminder, our kids above nursery age will be singing two songs at this special program, as well as participating in our nativity. For now we are focusing on the first song. Here is a song sheet and here is a recording so they can practice at home. Our hand-motion guru, the fabulous Cynthia, made this video to help kids practice their movements at home, too. Please mark your calendars for the dates:
December 10 — Carol Service Rehearsal (kids needed from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM )
December 11 — Carol Service (kids should arrive at 5:30 PM)
Attention Nursery Families!
We are preparing for our upcoming services on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Could you please take a minute to fill out this quick survey to help us understand your plans? We know that there may be lots going on for families and various traditions they have, so we want to make sure we have a sense of our childcare needs coming up. Thank you!
SUNDAY
KIDS
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Childcare will open at 10:20 AM.
Our kids five to ten years old will join us in the sanctuary for the start of worship and then be dismissed to their classrooms together. This week we will be creating tangible reminders that we are living tabernacles, and we are so excited to see the creativity and imagination of our amazing kids. Parents, please send your children in warm clothing in these colder months as our building can get a little chilly.
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
What comes to mind when you think of being a living tabernacle?
What kind of a God wants to dwell within people? In other words, what does God's desire to dwell in you tell you about God's character and how you are made?
YOUTH
This week we have a special youth happening after worship! Steven Loose will be baptized on Sunday, and he has invited all youth to attend a special celebration lunch at Mama's Brick Oven Pizza after church. Youth can be picked up at Mama's at 2PM. Let me know if your youth needs a ride to or from lunch. Address: Mamma’s Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta, 1007 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for being such a special community of families.
So much love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay