Make A Wish!

We will be collecting pennies for the Make a Wish Foundation during this next series.  Please bring in as many pennies as you can!!  We'll be keeping track of who can bring in the most - - the boys or the girls!  You have until April 28 to bring in the pennies!  We'll announce who won on the 28th!!

Welcome to the Stage, Ms. Cate!

Ms. Cate is teaching her very first Bible Trek lesson this week!  You're not going to want to miss it - - we will be talking about Mary Magdalene, who was the very first person to see Jesus after he rose from the grave.

Father/Daughter Dance

Easter Break

Just a reminder that we will not have Bible Trek this week for Easter Sunday.  This will give our volunteers a chance to rest and it will give you a chance to go to service as a family!

Your kids should be able to sit through a service and get something out of it.  I challenge you to set a high standard for your kids this Easter.  Tell them ahead of time that you will ask them what the service was about.  Then have them participate in the service - - stand and sing along with worship (we sing the same songs in Bible Trek, so they should know them), open their own Bibles when Pastor Andy says where we are reading from, and be totally present with the sermon.  After service is over, start a conversation with them about what they learned in service.

We also have worksheets available for your kids to fill out while listening to the sermon.  You can pick one up at the Bible Trek sign-in table.  We'll have plenty of copies available!

If you would like more specific advice on how to help your kids focus during the sermon, please feel free to contact me personally or leave a comment below!

How to control your anger

The Bible says that we should "be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry." (James 1)

This is difficult for anyone - - but even more difficult for kids (and doubly as difficult for kids with special needs).  Here is a video we found to help your kids learn what to do when they become very angry - - Belly Breathe!!

Check out the video at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbzDOpylA&feature=player_detailpage

Donations Needed

Many of you have asked what you can donate that we especially need.  We are so grateful for the many generous donations we have received throughout the year from you.  Bible Trek is an exciting ministry for your kids, and it is so good to have so much support from you so that the church can spend its resources on other ministries.

I have looked over the things that we need through the end of the year.  Here are the things you can help with:

March 3 - Superhero outfits for dress-up (at least 6)

April 14 - 3D chalk and 3D glasses

 

May 5 - Frogs and tadpoles, and a book about them

 

May 12 - Butterflies and Caterpillars, and a book about them

 

May 19 - Acorns, book about them

 

June 2 - Strobe light
**Update: Cindy R. is donating this

 

June 9 - Armor of God dress-up (at least 6 sets)

 

The date listed is the date we will be using them, so besides the live animals/insects, we would need them the week before (or by 9am the day of).

 

If you are interested in donating (or letting us borrow) any of these things, please leave a comment below indicating what you can bring in.

 

Thank you for your faithfulness to this ministry!

 

 

Welcome to the Stage, Mr. Steve!

We are so excited that our coach, Mr. Steve, is stepping up to teach a lesson this morning!  He will finish up our lesson series on the Beatutiudes.  You're not going to want to miss this week's lesson!!  He even has a surprise friend joining him...

In fact, if you read this post, let's do another coupon :)