Hi Friends,
Thank you for your continued support and love for Stormie and Dustin during this tender time of loss. We will host a special service honoring the life of their son Gibson this Sunday at 4pm in the park. They would like this to have a family-friendly feel, so please bring a blanket to sit on. If you would like to come alongside the Millers by sending a meal in the coming weeks, you can sign up on this meal train. Thank you for praying for them as they walk this difficult journey. Your love has meant a great deal to them and will continue to be a vital part of their healing.
Holy Week and Easter
This Sunday, April 10th, kids will be singing with the adult choir in the first part of the service as part of our Palm Sunday tradition. After singing, they will be dismissed to experience a kind of Holy Week tour all around the church, including their classroom. Parents, please help your child learn the songs by playing the "Rejoice the King is Coming" video at home or in the car. You can check out this lyric sheet to help! This week we are asking kids to arrive at 9:15 AM to practice the song and get ready for the morning. You can meet us in the lobby of the sanctuary. Parents, we invite you to hang out with each other over coffee and fresh churros in our lobby prior to service. We hope it's a time to connect with other parents and enjoy some yummy breakfast treats.
You are invited to join us for our Holy Week services. Both services are at 6 pm in the chapel, and kids are welcome to join. Maundy Thursday service will be on Thursday, April 14th. This will be an intimate service led by Pastor Chip and Astyn. We will partake in communion together as well as foot washing. Good Friday service will be on Friday, April 15th. Pastors John Jay and Leslie will lead our time together as we remember Christ’s crucifixion and death leading into Easter Sunday. If you need nursery childcare for either service, please let us know.
Next Sunday is Easter, and we'll have an all-church potluck brunch at 10:00 AM with a live mariachi band! There will be a craft table and an egg hunt for kids, too. We'll begin worship at 11:00 AM that morning, and our kids five years old and up will join us in the sanctuary for Easter service. We'll have nursery childcare as usual for our littles ones during worship. We hope to see you there for this most special morning as we celebrate the meaning of resurrection!
KIDS
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Childcare will be open starting at 10:15 AM so you can drop your child off and head to the sanctuary for worship.
Our kids five to ten years old will help us sing at the start of worship and then head out for a time together. As we enter Holy Week, there is still time to do some Lenten practices as a family with intention and open hearts. You might consider asking the following questions the next time you share a meal or family time together.
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
What kind of king is Jesu? Why did he ride into town on a donkey?
Why did Jesus wash his disciples' feet? What can we learn from that moment?
Please note that early childcare at 9:00 am will resume after Easter. In the meantime, we will open our nursery spaces for any parent who wants to play with their kids while the other parent is in early choir practice on Sunday.
YOUTH
This week we are on track for our regular youth gathering after service. We'll meet in the park for lunch and a time of discussion as we look at Palm Sunday and Holy Week together. We'll also keep taking steps with our youth room renovation project.
Have a wonderful weekend, and I hope to see you Sunday!
With love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay