Beloved Friends and Families with Kids,
Tomorrow we are excited to have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for our newly remodeled youth room! A huge thanks to Jessica, Jensen, and Michael for helping to get the final parts done and for all the time and donated items. We are eager for our youth to fill the space with their joy, laughter, and personalities. We are dreaming up ways to share the room with the church in future intergenerational events, and we hope it becomes a place where all feel welcomed and at home. Thanks for praying for our youth as they continue to nurture their relationships with each other and God. We are so thankful for them!
Mark Your Calendars for Game Night
Our youth are excited to host an all-church game night on Saturday, October 19. This will be open to all ages and a fun time for everyone to play and connect with each other. Stay tuned for more information, but save the date for now!
Free Parent Webinars
Our own Grace Goodman will be part of a lineup of parent webinars being offered online at noon once a month on select Fridays. Each session is led by an expert in the field and includes time for Q & A. Topics include supporting executive functioning, how assessments can help kids and teens, body esteem and mental health, and building social connections. You can sign up to join for free using this link. Thanks to Grace and all our mental health professionals for the work you do!
Supporting Our Kids and Youth
If your child has opportunities for us to come out and support them at a performance, competition, or talent showcase of any kind, let us know! We would love to build a calendar of their various activities so we can try to attend and show our support when possible. Our youth especially would love to be in the know about other youth, so please feel free to send us schedules or dates for special events where they would appreciate some FBCP support.
SUNDAY
KIDS
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Our nursery staff will be ready at 10:20 AM to receive your amazing kids. This week our nursery kids will continue to explore the story of Joshua at Jericho.
Our kids five to ten years old will join us in the sanctuary for the start of worship and then be dismissed to head to their classrooms together. They can begin service with their families or in the pews in the front with Pastor Mary and me. This week our younger kids will explore the story of Jerico, and our older kids will focus on the beauty and meaning in creation. We are so thankful for the intergenerational learning that happens in our family ministry spaces!
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
Where in nature do you feel most inspired or at home?
What are ways that creation reveals who God is?
YOUTH
Our youth are on for our regularly scheduled gathering, and this week we will get to unveil the new youth room! We'll wrap up at 1:30 as usual and meet parents at the church park for pick up.
Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for being such a special community of families!
With deep affection for you,
Pastor Lindsay