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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
A New Vision for the Sunday School
Dear Parents and Friends of FPCB Families,
We have been experiencing new growth for the past three years in our Sunday school and youth programs. November and December is an exciting time of year as all the children that have been blessed by our program come together (in record numbers) to practice and perform our original Christmas pageants. We've had so much interest, that each year, we've had to make more costumes to fit the growing numbers, ages, and creativity of the kids participating. (This year, over twenty kids volunteered for solo speaking or singing parts!).
With so much growth and excitement, it's a good time to look ahead to our future. Advent is when the church celebrates the season of anticipation and prepares for the new life to come. In other words, it's a great time to hold a meeting! On Sunday, December 2, 2007, at 10:00am, you, the parents, get to join in all the preparations. While your kids are rehearsing in the sanctuary with Amy, you will be visioning and planning the next five years with me in the gym.
Before you attend (and its' important that everyone does), please fill out the polls in the left column. If your feelings and opinions are more complex than multiple choice (as most of ours are), please feel free to post a comment below or email me at bethfpc@aol.com and please bring your thoughts to the meeting so we can work on strategy and support with each other.
Shalom, Rev. Beth
We have been experiencing new growth for the past three years in our Sunday school and youth programs. November and December is an exciting time of year as all the children that have been blessed by our program come together (in record numbers) to practice and perform our original Christmas pageants. We've had so much interest, that each year, we've had to make more costumes to fit the growing numbers, ages, and creativity of the kids participating. (This year, over twenty kids volunteered for solo speaking or singing parts!).
With so much growth and excitement, it's a good time to look ahead to our future. Advent is when the church celebrates the season of anticipation and prepares for the new life to come. In other words, it's a great time to hold a meeting! On Sunday, December 2, 2007, at 10:00am, you, the parents, get to join in all the preparations. While your kids are rehearsing in the sanctuary with Amy, you will be visioning and planning the next five years with me in the gym.
Before you attend (and its' important that everyone does), please fill out the polls in the left column. If your feelings and opinions are more complex than multiple choice (as most of ours are), please feel free to post a comment below or email me at bethfpc@aol.com and please bring your thoughts to the meeting so we can work on strategy and support with each other.
Shalom, Rev. Beth
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Welcome to the First Families Blog
Greetings Everyone,
Welcome to the FPCB Families Blog. This is a medium for us to stay connected in a busy world. Our hour and a half on Sundays is just too short to get the kind of spiritual shot and communal support that we need to make it through the week. We started one of these blogs last year for our youth and it's been a good way to check in with each other and to share ideas about the world and how to respond to it from a spiritual perspective.
My hope is to regularly post ideas and reflections on how to make a spiritual home for your children. If you chose to subscribe, an email will notify you when there is new material on this site. You may access it when you are able. You will only receive one email notification a week. Although I will be managing the material for this blog, I invite you to post comments to any thoughts I post, by clicking on the "post a comment" cue below each section. Longer thoughts can be shared with me by email.
Start our "post-Sunday" interactions now, and fill out the polls to the left.
Peace be with you,
Rev. Beth
Welcome to the FPCB Families Blog. This is a medium for us to stay connected in a busy world. Our hour and a half on Sundays is just too short to get the kind of spiritual shot and communal support that we need to make it through the week. We started one of these blogs last year for our youth and it's been a good way to check in with each other and to share ideas about the world and how to respond to it from a spiritual perspective.
My hope is to regularly post ideas and reflections on how to make a spiritual home for your children. If you chose to subscribe, an email will notify you when there is new material on this site. You may access it when you are able. You will only receive one email notification a week. Although I will be managing the material for this blog, I invite you to post comments to any thoughts I post, by clicking on the "post a comment" cue below each section. Longer thoughts can be shared with me by email.
Start our "post-Sunday" interactions now, and fill out the polls to the left.
Peace be with you,
Rev. Beth
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