FAMILY PLUS Preschool - July 13

Hi Parents and Grandparents,

We had a wonderful week at Preschool Day Camp. Each day was filled
with Bible Stories, Worship, crafts, and fun themes. We had an average
of 118 preschoolers and leaders every day. We were able to make new
friends and build relationships in and around the community. Fun was
had by all. I heard lots of giggles and saw lots of smiles. I even
heard several children cry only because it was time to go home.


This Sunday, July 15, 2012, your preschooler will hear this story -

“A Church Helped”  Acts 11:27-30
Bible story brief -
• Some prophets left the church in Jerusalem and came to the church in
Antioch. A prophet is a person who speaks for God and tells other
people what God wants them to know. One of the prophets was Agabus.
• Agabus talked to the people in the church at Antioch. He told them
that God wanted them to know that there would be a famine in
Jerusalem. The people in Antioch knew that many people in Jerusalem
loved Jesus. They were sad that the people in Jerusalem would not have
enough food.
• The people in Antioch wanted to help the people in Jerusalem. They
worked together to plan how they could help during the famine.
• The people of the Antioch church brought offerings for the people in
Jerusalem. Each person brought as much as he could bring. People who
were poor brought small offerings of food and money. People who were
rich brought large offerings. The people in Antioch knew their
offerings would help the hungry people in Jerusalem.
• The people gave their offerings to their teachers, Barnabas and
Saul. Barnabas and Saul took the many offerings to the people in the
church in Jerusalem.

Bible Verse - All the people helped. Acts 11:29
Life Application - I can give to help people.
Bible Truth - We can give to help people.

Your parent challenge this week - Review the Bible story on the way
home from church. Talk as a family about ways your church helps other
people. Help your child decorate an empty plastic container. Cut a
slit in the lid. Collect leftover change for the rest of the month.
Convert the change to bills and place them in an offering envelope.
Lead your child to place the offering in the offering plate at church.



Save these dates:
* No Wednesday night activities in July. Enjoy your time with your family.
* Summer Nights For Families - July 22 Movie Night, we will be showing
Ice Age 4 at the Roxy.
* Back to School Bash - August 1 We will have activities for all ages
that include dinner at no cost.


If there is something that I can help you pray about with you or your
family please let me know.

Thank you for allowing us to partner with you in guiding your child spiritually.

Bridget :)