Not Your Ordinary F+ - Family Plus Preschool June 20

Hi Parents & Grandparents of Preschoolers, 

This Sunday is a special day.... Fathers Day! We will have breakfast and tons of activities for all ages. 

8:00am - 9:45 Breakfast in the fellowship hall $5  and.....Activities for all ages outside  including Craft, Air soft shooting, Firetruck/rescue/ambulance (no not because of the air soft), putt putt, golf, police dog demonstration and inside self fun photo booths

One Worship Service at 10am. Our Worship leader,  Phillip Hardy has called all men to sing in the choir. All you have to do is show up 10-15 before the service starts.

Activities for children's babies - two's during the service. I hope you and your family plan to attend. 

A word from Jesse McKay, NG Intern:

Hey parents!

If you have not heard yet, our church now has a subscription to Right Now Media. Right Now Media is a streaming service like Netflix, but with Christian based content. It has a lot of great Bible studies and other videos for adults, but did you know that there is an entire section on the service just for kids? It has lots of great programs that are all safe for little ears, and all have a Biblical message. One show on Right NowKids that you might not be familiar with is Gerbert. I watched Gerbert on VHS tapes when I was the age of your preschooler, and I am excited that your kids have the chance to watch it and other shows on a modern platform! 

Click here for video This episode is a good 1st episode for your preschooler, because the lesson is that God notices the little things, including little ones! 

If you have any questions about the Right Now Media contact Grady Pfahl at gpfahl@thegladechurch.org If you have not signed up for it he will be happy to get you started. It's free and super easy to navigate.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 6th - 10th Preschool Day Camp $60 3 year olds-completed Kindergarten This camp is filling up fast. Contact me soon to register.

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

Bridget :)

Perfect! Don't You Think? - Family Plus Preschool - June 5

Hi Parent’s and Grandparents of Preschoolers,

I hope to see you this Sunday in service. Sunday, June 7, we will hold a special Installation Service for our new Senior Pastor, Mark Marshall. Pastor Bruce will bring a special charge to our new Senior Pastor. Pastor Mark will respond to the charge and will be presented with symbols of the Pastoral Office and Role. We will have one service at 10:00 a.m. and no groups that day. All Preschoolers WILL have their regular group time at 10am. Sign in as usual and take them to their normal room.

God’s way is perfect. It is. Always. That doesn’t mean it’s always easy to understand, but His way IS perfect. And, He tells us what His way is through His Word. By spending time reading the Bible and conversing with Him, you will learn God’s way.

Sometimes His way is hard. Saying “no” when “yes” would be so much easier. Turning down the road less traveled rather than merging onto the highway everyone else seems to be on.
Often, it’s not easy to see the perfection of His plan for months, years or even decades. Other times, you see it almost instantly. Whether it takes minutes or months to see, God asks us to trust Him that He has a plan, and that it is perfect.

Spend some time in the Word this month studying God’s way. After all, it’s perfect.

This Sunday, June 7, 2015, your preschooler will learn that:

God tells Noah to build a huge boat because He is going to cover the entire world with water. Genesis 6:8-22; 7:1-24

MEMORY VERSE - “God’s way is perfect.” 2 Samuel 22:31, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH -  God loves me.

KEY QUESTION - Whose way is perfect?

BOTTOM LINE - God’s way is perfect

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 6th - 10th Preschool Day Camp $60 3 year olds-completed Kindergarten

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

Bridget :)

Never Give Up! Family Plus Preschool

Hi Parent’s and Grandparents of Preschoolers,

Jesse Mckay will be helping me write a few of our Preschool Family Plus over the summer. Jesse has been Interning and serving with our team for almost six years. He doesn’t just intern over the summer.  He primarily serves with our Children’s MInistry all year long but can sometimes be found helping in any of our age level work. He has a huge servant’s heart. I am grateful that he sticks around with us. Here is his first Preschool - Family Plus communication. Enjoy!

 Doesn’t it feel great when someone helps us? I know that personally I am not a person to ask for help much. However, the reality is that at times I need help getting everything on my to do list done. I’m sure that all of you feel the same whether it be something at work or at home. This week in class your preschoolers will be learning about a time when Moses needed help. This story comes from Exodus 17:8-13. The Israelites were fighting a battle and God commanded Moses to hold his staff in the air to have the upper hand in the battle. As the battle went on, Moses was tired of holding his arms in the air and started to slip them down to rest. Whenever Moses lowered the staff, they started losing the battle. Aaron was Moses’ brother, and decided to help when he saw Moses was in need. Aaron and his friend Hur found a rock for Moses to sit on to rest, and each man helped Moses hold up one end of the staff so it would stay in the air.

Ephesians 4:32 tells us to “Be kind and loving to each other.” Even when it is inconvenient for us, sometimes we have to realize that God wants us to either ask for help or be free to help out other people. This is a way that we can show the love of Christ to others! This week, ask your children to find an opportunity to help out a friend or family member with something that they look like they could use a hand with. You never know when going out of your way for someone is really being Jesus in disguise! 

Jesse Mckay

This Sunday, May 24, 2015, your preschooler will learn that:

Aaron and his friend help Moses by holding his arms up when they get tired. Exodus17:8-13

MEMORY VERSE - Be kind and loving to each other. Ephesians 4:32

BASIC TRUTH -  God made me.

KEY QUESTION - Who can help others?

BOTTOM LINE - I can help others.

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 3rd - Schools Out Cook Out 

July 6th - 10th Preschool Day Camp $60 3 year olds-completed Kindergarten

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

Bridget :)

Distracted Much? Family Plus Preschool - May 8

Hi Parents and Grandparents of Preschoolers!

I don't know about you but lately I get distracted a bunch. Especially this time of year. Graduations, weddings, showers, parties, recitals, ball games and so on. You get the picture. 

I have been trying really hard to read the Bible in a year. But with all these obstacles and challenges of every day life it tries to knock me off my course. Sometimes it is 11:30 at night when I finally sit down to focus on scripture. Sometimes I goof up and things get in the way of staying on course. Then I will spend the next couple of days to catch up. But I have to say its almost the middle of May and I am doing well so far.

This week join me to focus on not getting distracted. Especially the things that God needs or wants us to do. If you have not joined in on reading the Bible in a year, start today! Because guess what? If you start today, a year from now you will have completed it. I already feel accomplished in the four and half months but I know God will be proud of me for being so determined to finish what I started.  If you need help getting started I will be happy to help you. 

This Sunday, May 10, 2015, your preschooler will learn that:

Nehemiah helps lead his people to rebuild the wall around his home town. Nehemiah 1-6 

MEMORY VERSE - Be kind and loving to each other. Ephesians 4:32
BASIC TRUTH -  God made me.
KEY QUESTION - Who can help others?
BOTTOM LINE - I can help others.

UPCOMING EVENTS
June 3rd - Schools Out Cook Out
July 6th - 10th Preschool Day Camp $60 3 year olds-completed


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

Bridget :)

I Can Help! Family Plus Preschool

Hi Parents and Grandparents of Preschoolers!

This month, our preschoolers can help. All month long, they will do different activities and be asked to “help” complete them. Do you ask your preschooler to help at home?
We often think our littlest friends can’t help, but they can and they want to! In fact, they enthusiastically cry, “Me help! or Can I help?” over and over again. Encourage this great helping attitude by giving them small tasks with which to help. Have the bagger at the grocery store put one box of cereal in a bag and let you child carry it to the car. Teach your child to put all the towels in one pile while you’re sorting laundry. Encourage him or her to carry their plate to the sink after dinner. Show them where their toys belong and how to clean them up after play time.
Inviting your child to help may increase the time needed to complete the task, but the payoff comes later when helping is a natural part of their lives. There are no sweeter words than your child asking, “Can I help?”

This Sunday, May 3, 2015, your preschooler will learn that:
Ruth moves with Naomi to help her and ends up being helped by a man named Boaz. Ruth 1&2

MEMORY VERSE - Be kind and loving to each other. Ephesians 4:32
BASIC TRUTH -  God made me.
KEY QUESTION - Who can help others?
BOTTOM LINE - I can help others.

UPCOMING EVENTS
May 10th Parent/Child dedications during both services. Contact me If you are interested in participating in this sweet service.
June 3rd - Schools Out Cook Out
July 6th - 10th Preschool Day Camp $60 3 year olds - completed Kindergarten


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

Bridget :)

Shaken or Composed? Family Plus Preschool - April 24

Hi Parents and Grandparents of Preschoolers!

Would you be shaken or composed? How do you react to hard times, or unfair treatment? Our story this week teaches us that we could be both shaken and composed. Paul and Silas reminds us that sometimes we are treated unfair and we do have hard times. But even in these times that we are shaken God is always in control.

Remember to be bold about our Lord and Savior and tell others that He loves them even when it feels like the darkest of times. 

This Sunday, April 26, 2015, your preschooler will learn that:

Paul and Silas praised the Lord while in jail. God caused an earthquake that freed them, but they stayed to tell the jailer about Jesus. Acts 16: 16-34

MEMORY VERSE - Go and make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19

BASIC TRUTH -  Jesus wants to be your friend forever. 

KEY QUESTION - Who wants to be your friend forever?

BOTTOM LINE - Jesus wants to be my friend forever. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 10th Parent/Child dedications during both services. Contact me If you are interested in participating in this sweet service.

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

Bridget :)

When Will Your Garden Grow? Family Plus - Preschool-April 17

Hi Parents and Grandparents of Preschoolers,

I love my granddaughter and I love more than anything talking to her about Jesus. I might not have gotten everything right when my children were little. But I have been convicted and more equipped to shape young disciples today. I have an app on my phone that I recommended to you all a year or two ago. It is called The Bible App for Kids. My granddaughter LOVES this app. As a matter of fact she calls it "My Bible App". Every time she sees me she will ask to see it. She loves to try to get to a new "level" (Bible story).
  Click here if you are interested in learning more about this app.

Her name is Taryn. Last weekend she face timed me to let me know she had lost her fifth tooth in a month. She was so excited to show and tell me all about it. I asked her if she had any other news to tell her Nana B. She said,  "I helped daddy plant a garden today". Me- "What do you mean plant? How did you plant?" She said "I put seeds in the ground and covered them up with dirt. They will grow into plants and be tomatoes.." Then she preceded to tell me what all she planted. I said "Oh those are all Nana B's favorite things. I can not wait til they grow!" Then I asked her, "Taryn how long do you think it will take to grow the plants?" She said with all the enthusiasm she could muster up, "Nana, I have no idea." Then she held up her little finger and said, "Wait! I know the answer, it will take three days. God made the plants on the third day!" I giggled and thought she is in our her way of being a disciple for Jesus. Because of this app I had the opportunity to have a wonderful conversation about our Lord and Savior. 

This Sunday, April 19, 2015, your preschooler will learn that:

God sent an angel to help Peter get out of jail so he could tell others about Jesus. Acts 12:1-17

MEMORY VERSE - Go and make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19

BASIC TRUTH -  Jesus wants to be your friend forever. 

KEY QUESTION - Who wants to be your friend forever?

BOTTOM LINE - Jesus wants to be my friend forever. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 19th Parent/Child dedications during both services. Contact me If you are interested in participating in this sweet service.

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

Bridget :)