Beloved Friends and Families with Kids,
We are so excited for our kids ages 5-11 years old to help lead worship with singing in worship service tomorrow! Please bring your child to the sanctuary lobby at 9:30 AM to rehearse. As a side bonus, we'll have pastries for our parents in the courtyard. (If you are already attending an adult Sunday School class, you can grab a pastry after class gets out.) In order to keep the kids together and ready to sing toward the end of service, Pastor Mary and I will have them sit in a group with us. We will gather them to sit together after the 10:00 AM huddle. You are welcome to sit with your child in our section if you would like to be with them during worship. You can help your child practice a few more times at home with this song file and this lyric sheet. Here is the video of the sign language that goes along with the song. It's going to be a beautiful time of worshiping in song and movement!
Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunity
Union Station Homeless Services, a local partner just down the street from us, has a variety of volunteer opportunities to make their Dinner in the Park programs possible, including food sorting, preparation, cooking, packaging, and serving! Volunteer registration for Dinner in the Park shifts is now open through the Volunteer Portal. If this is your first time volunteering with Union Station, you will need to attend a volunteer orientation prior to signing up for a Dinner in the Park shift on the Volunteer Portal. They are also in need of canned food items to create the perfect holiday meal for their clients and community. Canned food items they desperately need include canned corn, canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and jellied cranberry sauce. All items can be dropped off at their Adult Center (412 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA) any day of the week from 8:30am to 2:30pm. They are also in critical need of other meal ingredients and supplies for packaging and serving. Whether you shop directly from their Amazon Wishlist or Target Wishlist, your support in this area is necessary and much appreciated.
SUNDAY
KIDS
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Childcare will be open starting at 8:50 AM for those who are attending Sunday School before service. This week our nursery kids will explore the story of Abraham and Sarah.
Our kids five to ten years old will join us in the sanctuary for worship and communion since this is the first Sunday of the month. Make sure your child picks up a fun survey to fill out during worship and a snack—Pastor Mary will have all of that ready in the lobby. We are thankful we can spend time together in worship and the practice of communion with our kids tomorrow.
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
Who is one person you would like to pray for this week?
Why is singing together part of what we do in worship?
What stood out to you in worship today?
YOUTH
We are back on for our regular time of lunch and discussion this week! We'll finish at 1:30 PM as usual, and all youth can be picked up in the park on the Union Street side. Keep an eye out for an email this week with information about some upcoming weekday youth small group offerings.
Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for being such a special community of families!
With deep affection for you,
Pastor Lindsay