Greetings Parents and Children's Ministry Leaders
Are
you ready for Easter? To be honest, I'm not. I grew up in a home
where Easter tended to sneak up on us. The Easter Sunday outfits and
egg baskets appeared right before it was time to go to church and
celebrate that "Jesus is Alive!" Now that I have children and hope that
they would be able to learn how to prepare for and anticipate the death
and resurrection of Christ, I have to figure out what that looks like
in my family's context. Some people have their Lenten traditions down-
that's great! Others of us are still learning- that's a good place to
be too! Can we walk together? Over the past week I've had several
people share some exciting Lent traditions and ideas with me, and I'd
like to pass them along to our ministry leaders and families. In the
coming weeks, we will be putting together Holy Week Packets for families to take
home; ideas to engage your family in conversations around Jesus life,
death, and ultimate resurrection, and learn a little more about the
history and significance of Easter, as well as fun activities for the
family! Make sure you pick on up starting THIS SUNDAY!
News
- Our new Associate Director of
Children's Ministry, I am proud to
announce, is Pam
Christensen. She will be overseeing Nursery & Toddler
Ministry as well as helping run our special programs and events,
including continued development of children and family ministry. I am
so excited to have another wonderful partner in ministry. Pam has
worked with children and families for many years in many capacities, and
has served in the Toddler Classroom at Quest as lead teacher for a
couple years. Please welcome her!
- SURVEY: We will be sending
out a new survey to Quest Parents as a way to find out how our children
and family ministry is serving you, and how we can come alongside you
better. If you fill out the survey, you will be entered into a drawing
for a family prize! Please take a few moments to fill out the survey
when it comes to you later this week.
- Ministry leaders: the new spring schedule is on google docs. don't
forget to write down your volunteer dates!
Calendar of
Events
- March 14, 9:45am at Q Cafe- Infant/Child
Dedication & Baptism Prep class- CANCELLED
- April 2- Good Friday Service at 6pm. Kids will participate in a
special good Friday service at Global Village
- April 3- Easter Egg Hunt at 10am, Global Village. Invite
friends and neighbors to our egg hunts for kids and fun Easter
activities. Our goal is to bring in at least 100 kids for this fun
Outreach and Family Event: http://www.seattlequest.org/event/2010/03/easter-egg-hunt
- Sign-up to help with the Easter Egg
Hunt Here!
- April 4- Easter Service & Potluck at
Whittier Elementary. Early Childhood Sunday school program only.
Elementary Kids will worship with parents.
- April 11- Baptism Sunday: Infant & Child Dedication/Baptisms at
morning services\
- Coming in May- A Parenting, Class, depth class
or workshop- STAY TUNED!
Volunteer Opportunities
- We need help with childcare and elementary kids service on Good
Friday
- Join planning committee for Easter Egg Hunt; help with
set-up, activities, or clean-up: http://doodle.com/esf8mn6fhe538td3
- Donate candy for Easter eggs (Drop a bag of candy off at church on
Sunday, or take a bag of eggs home to stuff on your own time!)
- We need more nursery and toddler volunteers! Once a month parent
volunteers needed, as well as nursery lead for 9:15 and 11am.
Thanks
y'all! Happy March!
Katey Hage, Children's Director
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