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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

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Hello Parents and Children's Ministry Leaders!

2009. A  year for me- as the returning prodigal children's director-to be blown away by the incredible service of fantastic CM volunteers, and encouraged by the depth of care our families have for one another, and the desire by all, to see children growing in their faith.  Thank you, each of you!

2010.  The decade for new resolutions, for new projects, for new dreams and visions.  2010.  A new decade for children to grow up in- faced with the realities of cyber bullies, self-image issues, poor communication skills due to high uses of technology, peer-pressure, awful language on the playground, lack of respect for authority, pop-culture idolization, video game induced tendinitis and carpal tunnel, the list goes on and on.  We have many obstacles to face in this new year!  BUT WE WILL FACE THEM WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST IN US.

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Children's Ministry To Do: Get Summer VBS Ready- Check!

On top of my to do list this month was ordering our summer curriculum for VBS.  Yes- we are going old school.  We'll tell it like it is.  It's Vacation Bible School...but I don't think kids can get turned off by that name anymore.  We've set the precedent. They know VBS at Quest means fun, games, music, laughter, great leaders that become friends and life-transforming learning about God's Love and our best friend Jesus! 

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I am so glad that Jesus invited children to be a part of his time on earth.  Jesus never hesitated to allow children to participate in the kingdom and gospel he was proclaiming.  Whether it was challenging adults to "become like a child", or "welcome a child"; his miraculous healing of a child, or letting a child praise his name, or sit on his lap, it seems Jesus valued children greatly.  I can think of no better way to acknowledge the importance of children in the life of the church (other than dedication, baptism, and confirmation :)) than giving kids an opportunity to serve others and be the hands and feet of Christ today!

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N.O.W. Embracing the Present: As many women are faced with the realities and burdens of everyday life, of trying to successfully juggle family, friends and careers, it’s often hard to savor the present moments and to appreciate the seasons that we are in. We are constantly consumed by the “to do’s,” meeting deadlines and losing ourselves in endless acts of service all while we mourn the inability to engage in enough quality girl time. Well, ladies, this is your chance!

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We've rescheduled our Fall Training to allow all new volunteers to participate!Once a year, we ask all our volunteers in kids ministry to make room in their schedules to gather together for worship, training, and relationship building.  This year we will spend time catching the vision of Global Village, and what it look like to Love God, Love Others, and Love God's world through the Children's Ministry at Quest.

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The final week for our remodel project is here! 

Classrooms are ready to be reset, murals are outlined and ready to be painted, and there is lots of organizing (and some heavy lifting) to do!  If you can squeeze in some time to do a project or two, we'd love to see some new people come on out!  Here's the schedule for this week:

Tuesday 8am-12 (anyone help with childcare?), 7-10pm resetting classrooms, touch-up paint, miscellaneous
Wednesday 7-10pm resetting classrooms, touch up painting, miscellaneous
Thursday 8am-9pm door hanging, electrical, wall hangings, projector install, touch-up painting
Friday 8am-5pm whatever needs to be done :)
Saturday 8am-5pm- murals, dump run, final give away run, cleaning!

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So much work got done this week by a wonderful crew- thank you!  We still have lots of projects to finish and need as many people to help out as possible.  This week we'll finish painting and clean-up to begin resetting the space for sunday school.  There are still projects for any type of person (handyman, heavy lifters, organizers, designers, painters, etc)...or just come for a little fun!  This week's work parties Monday-Wednesday 9am-12pm, 7pm-10pm.  Hope to see some people there!