Children's Ministry Update!
Starting October 4th
We will begin to resume Children's classes on Sunday mornings at 10:45, second service. We are going to do a phased opening and will begin with the older kids and work our way down. We will begin with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Because these kids are older, they will be able to follow guidelines and social distance a little easier. Also, we don't quite have all the volunteers necessary for opening up all our classes right now. Please be prayerfully considering where you might be led to help out in the Children's Ministry.
Here are some things to remember: Masks will be required for the duration of class time. We will be trying our best to socially distance, but we will take the extra precaution with wearing masks. To start out with, we will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall where we can distance a little easier. There will be no access to the drinking fountains, so kids are welcome to bring their own water bottles. Please make sure they are labeled with the child's name, and they will be responsible for keeping track of their own bottles. Please monitor your child's temperature and do not come if your child is not feeling well/has a runny nose/cough/etc. The playground is still closed due to the fact that we cannot sanitize it before and after use. Nursery will not be available to drop off babies yet. After a few weeks of holding classes for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, we will assess how things are going and add classes a little at a time, with nursery being the last to open.
Also starting October 4th
We will be starting some new materials for our kids! I'm happy to introduce "Grow" to you! Our introductory series (for the month of October) is "Blast Off". These next 4 weeks we will be highlighting 4 Spiritual Habits that help to grow our faith and help us disciple others. Then, after that, we will spend a whole quarter on each spiritual habit. This gives us the opportunity to really dig into these habits and to put them into practice. All our kids, from 4 years old on up to 5th grade will be on the same lesson. This will make it so much easier when having family discussion time and activities to do together. We really want to be intentional with putting into practice what we learn on Sundays. The Sunday School lesson just gets us started for the week. It's not meant to be the only time being spent with God or studying His Word. And we want to teach our kids that our faith is a daily activity. If you are not already a part of the group, there is a Facebook "FACC KidZone" group where a good share of our children's ministry information is posted. This is how you can "stay in the loop" of what's going on in the children's ministry program. Also, if your kids happen to miss a Sunday, lessons and activities and all kinds of good stuff will be posted there so they don't have to miss out on the teaching! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact Jessica McLain at (206) 697-5012 or Jamscow@gmail.com.
We will begin to resume Children's classes on Sunday mornings at 10:45, second service. We are going to do a phased opening and will begin with the older kids and work our way down. We will begin with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Because these kids are older, they will be able to follow guidelines and social distance a little easier. Also, we don't quite have all the volunteers necessary for opening up all our classes right now. Please be prayerfully considering where you might be led to help out in the Children's Ministry.
Here are some things to remember: Masks will be required for the duration of class time. We will be trying our best to socially distance, but we will take the extra precaution with wearing masks. To start out with, we will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall where we can distance a little easier. There will be no access to the drinking fountains, so kids are welcome to bring their own water bottles. Please make sure they are labeled with the child's name, and they will be responsible for keeping track of their own bottles. Please monitor your child's temperature and do not come if your child is not feeling well/has a runny nose/cough/etc. The playground is still closed due to the fact that we cannot sanitize it before and after use. Nursery will not be available to drop off babies yet. After a few weeks of holding classes for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, we will assess how things are going and add classes a little at a time, with nursery being the last to open.
Also starting October 4th
We will be starting some new materials for our kids! I'm happy to introduce "Grow" to you! Our introductory series (for the month of October) is "Blast Off". These next 4 weeks we will be highlighting 4 Spiritual Habits that help to grow our faith and help us disciple others. Then, after that, we will spend a whole quarter on each spiritual habit. This gives us the opportunity to really dig into these habits and to put them into practice. All our kids, from 4 years old on up to 5th grade will be on the same lesson. This will make it so much easier when having family discussion time and activities to do together. We really want to be intentional with putting into practice what we learn on Sundays. The Sunday School lesson just gets us started for the week. It's not meant to be the only time being spent with God or studying His Word. And we want to teach our kids that our faith is a daily activity. If you are not already a part of the group, there is a Facebook "FACC KidZone" group where a good share of our children's ministry information is posted. This is how you can "stay in the loop" of what's going on in the children's ministry program. Also, if your kids happen to miss a Sunday, lessons and activities and all kinds of good stuff will be posted there so they don't have to miss out on the teaching! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact Jessica McLain at (206) 697-5012 or Jamscow@gmail.com.