Coordinator:: Karen Ratekin
Summer 2010:
VBS - Saddle Ridge Ranch - July 12 - 16, 9am - 12 noon
Preschool VBS - Bible Study, Music, Crafts, Snacks, & Fun
Age 5 - Completed 4th grade - Bible Themed Rotations:
Bible Study, Music, Crafts, Snacks, & Recreation
Completed 5th & 6th Grade - Preteen VBS
- led by our Youth Pastor: Doug Morris
Transportation - to and from VBS - will be available for those who have no other way to get to VBS!
Parents or guardians must pre-register their kids & they must live within 15 minutes of the church.
VBS Kick-Off / Registration: Wed. July 7th, 6pm
Water Slides, Food, and VBS Registration
VBS Family Night: Sunday, July 18th, 6pm
VBS Service, VBS Open House, Food, & Western Fun!
Family Fun Nights
Age 4 - completed 6th grade
~ Pre-registration is available for each event at the Children's Ministry table in the foyer!
Transportation will not be provided. Families are invited to meet at the following locations to enjoy fun nights of fellowship!
Price of each event is per child. ~
Wed. June 9th ~ 6 to 7:30pm ~ Jumpin' Jack's Party Shack $5 each
Wed. June 23rd ~ 6 pm ~ Skate Plex in Tyler $5 each
Wed. July 28th ~ 6 ~ Chuck E Cheese in Tyler $6 each
Wed. Aug. 11th ~ 6 to 7:30pm ~ Jumpin' Jack's Party Shack $5 each
Sundays:
**Childcare is now available during the early worship service! **
9:30 - Sunday School - available for all ages
Children's Church - will take a Summer Break - See you in the Fall!
Children's Church - Children's Sunday School Wing (age 4 - K)
**Children's Church will only be held every other Sunday (2nd and 4th) each month.
Children, age 4 (as of Sept. 1, 2009) - K, are invited to join their parents for the beginning
of our second worship service at 10:45 am. During the service, the children will be asked to come
forward to participate in a children's sermon. They will return to their seats and then will be dismissed for
children's church - just before the beginning of the sermon. The children will participate in a complete worship
experience including Bible study, singing, praying, giving an offering, and much more! Adults should
pick up their children immediately following the worship service in the Children's Sunday School Wing.
Program Director: Karen Ratekin, kratekin@aol.com
*Our nursery is available for children under 4.
AWANA will resume in the Fall - Wednesdays - 6 - 7:30pm
AWANA (Age 3-6th Grade)
Children's Choirs will resume in the Fall:
Children's Choirs:
Children will have an opportunity to praise God through singing, playing instruments, and participating in worship services.
They will also learn how to spread the good news about Jesus to our community
and to pray for our missionaries all over the world!
M&Ms - Music & Missions (age 4 - 1st grade)
KitKat - Kids In Training: Knowing & Acting God's Truths! (2nd - 6th grade)
(Child care is available in our nursery, for children - birth to 3 years old - during Sunday School and
all Adult Worship Services - Sunday mornings: 9:30 - 12:00 Sunday nights: 6:00 - 7:00, & Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:30)
Additional Activities:
Fall Festival - Each year at the end of October, we provide a Festival with Bible themed games, free candy, prizes, and food, and lots of safe fun for the whole family.
Vacation Bible School - One week (Mon - Fri) each Summer, we provide VBS for children who have completed K - 6th grade. This ministry provides valuable Bible teaching through crafts, snacks, recreation, songs, and Bible study.
Kidz Kamp / Family Fun Nights- Each Summer we provide fun times of fellowship for kids (age 4 - 6th grade) and the whole family. About every other Wednesday night - we spend time together at various locations throughout the Tyler area. Kidz Kamp 2008 included trips to Sonic, The Caldwell Zoo, Jumpin' Jacks Party Shack, Chuck E Cheese, and a Water Slide night to kick off VBS. Kidz Camp 2009 included trips to Jumpin' Jacks Party Shack and Skate Plex in Tyler!
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