Dear Families,
At KDC on November 3rd, we remembered that we are called to be grateful as a response to God’s love and grace. Then, our 3rd-5th graders collectively wrote a Psalm of Thanksgiving. As Thanksgiving approaches, I want to share their words with you:
Dear God,
Thank you for giving us life, choices, and freedom.
Thank you for family & friends, for shelter & water & food.
Thanks you for plants & rain & sunshine.
We remember
People who don’t have freedom or choices,
people who are lonely,
people who don’t have shelter or food or clean water,
people who have died, and
people who are unfairly judged.
Help us take care of the world and of each other.
Help us treat others as we want to be treated.
Thank you, God, for listening and loving us. Amen.
We are a grateful for each of you and are so thankful that we get to walk alongside your youth as they grow in faith and become the people that God is calling them to be! May these words be a blessing to you as they were to me!
Please note, there will be no E-News next week as I’m taking a little time out of the office before Thanksgiving!
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This Sunday, November 24
Advent Wreaths & Gingerbread church in the Life Center at 10am!
(No regular children’s Sunday school; No Faithful Families class -parents are asked to join their children in the life Center)
ONE WORSHIP SERVICE AT 11AM IN THE SANCTUARY as we celebrate the rich history of music at FPC!
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**NEW**
- We are once again partnering with Faith Action international to provide Christmas gifts for immigrant & refugee children in our community. If you would like to sponsor a child, CLICK HERE to access the sign up genius and et all the instructions. **Toys are due to FPC by DECEMBER 4th!
- As is our tradition at FPC, we will have a family Christmas Eve worship service at 10am in which kindergarten, PreK, and first graders act out the nativity as 5th graders read and lead worship. If your child(ren) would like to participate, SIGN UP HERE by December 1st! **Please note the MANDATORY rehearsal!
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Coming Up
- December 1 – regular worship, NO Sunday School
- December 6 (Friday) – First Families will meet from 6-8pm at a location TBD (restaurant, etc.).Parents will need to organize their own child care for this date. More details to come!
- December 8 – Journey to the Manger in Sunday School; KDC Christmas Party from 3-4:30pm
- December 15 – Birthday Party for Jesus during Sunday School
- December 22 & 29 – No Sunday School
- January 5 – ELEMENTARY MILESTONES BEGIN!!
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Other Notes and Info
Our next parent book club series will be based on the book, Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine, by Michele Borba. We’ll be discussing the book during the Faithful Families class in January, so grab a copy if you would like to get a jump start on reading!
A reminder that registration for PASSPORT CAMP is open! Passport is for completed 3rd-6th graders. More information and registration HERE.
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Please be in touch if you have any questions or concerns!
Blessings,
Lisa Witherspoon
Director of Children & Youth Ministry
First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC
(336) 478-4726
