Hello Chapel Hill Families!

I had so much fun being in fellowship with members of our church family at our first Summer @ the Hill “Outdoor Game Night” a couple of weeks ago. Please join us for our second Summer @ the Hill event this Sunday from 6:30-7:30PM. We will have live music, campfire and s’mores for all. Bring your own blanket or chairs for seating. I hope to see you there!

This week, we will be hearing the Bible story on the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount which includes our memory verse for this month “Happy are people who make peace, because they will be called God’s children.” (Matthew 5:9). I hope you will join us for our last week learning about PEACE!

We will not have sign-ups for 9:30 Sunday School during the Summer due to lower attendance. Come when you can! Nursery will be available at BOTH 9:30 and 11:00 services. No Sunday School at 11:00. We have clipboards outside the sanctuary available for kids attending worship.

Kids will now attend their Sunday School classes according to their grade level for next year. Here are the room assignments for the summer:

• Birth-Prekindergarten: Nursery in Fellowship Hall
• Kindergarten & 1st Grade: LL-31 in Children’s Wing
• 2nd & 3rd Grade: LL29 in Children’s Wing
• 4th & 5th Grade: LL-32 in Children’s Wing
• 6th-8th Grade: LL-4
• 9th-12th Grade: LL-6

REMINDER:  If you have a 3rd, 4th or 5th grader that has a Deep Blue Bible, please help them remember to bring it with them to Sunday school each week! We don’t have many extras of that particular version at the church and they will be looking up and reading scripture every time they come to church from now on.

VBS UPDATE

165/200 child spots have been filled! Our K-1st Grade group is completely full. HOWEVER, if you are willing to help fill one of our remaining volunteer openings, your K-1st will be guaranteed a spot. We have begun a wait list. I will do my best to find a way to get everyone in. Deadline to register your kids is July 1st. Please register your child TODAY!

I am still in need of at least 5 more VBS Group Guides.  Group Guides check kids in, learn their names, takes them from one station to another, and checks them out to their parents at pick up time. I also have some station assistant positions available as well.  If you are only available part of the week, we still need you! Grandparents or older siblings are also welcome to help out. ALSO, we provide FREE childcare for volunteers’ kids 3 and under. The nursery will be providing an adapted version of our VBS activities for our littlest friends!

Leader Options Available:

• Preschool- 3 Group Guides
• K/1st- 1 Group Guide (MWF only)
• 2nd/3rd Grade- 1 Group Guide (All week, 1 Group Guide (MWF only),  Rec & Games Assistant, Science Assistant
• 4th, 5th, & 6th Grade- 1 Group Guide (Tues & Thurs Only), Craft Assistant, Rec & Games Assistant

Find a friend to partner up with and register to volunteer today!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR CHRISTMAS EVE PERFORMANCE!

We are looking for children to fill the following roles:

• Sheep (Preschool-Kindergarten Aged)
• Angels (1st-3rd Grade)
• Shepherds (4th & 5th Grade)

Rehearsals will be Sunday afternoons 4:00-6:00PM December 5th, 12th, and 19th. Christmas Eve services will be 1:00, 3:00, and 5:00 this year. Please contact me if your children are interested in participating. I am so excited for this new Chapel Hill tradition!

KDIC & PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Please share these links with your friends and family with little ones at home in need of a safe, loving place to care for them while they get a little break!

• 2021-2022 KDIC Fall Enrollment Link
• Preschool Enrollment Link
• Lunch Bunch Enrollment Link

Don’t forget to check our Chapel Hill Kids Facebook Group regularly for the most up to date information. If you haven’t checked your child’s information on the birthday post from December 29th, please make sure you do so as soon as possible. I have marked it as an announcement so you can easily find it.  If you have moved in the last year, please contact the office so that we have your correct address on file so they can receive some birthday mail. The office number is (316) 684-1117.

Blessings to you and your children,

Allison

Join us for “Discovery on Adventure Island” VBS at Chapel Hill! We are so excited to gather together for this event this year. Child spaces will be limited to 200 and we will make some other adjustments due to the pandemic, but it is sure to be another great year of FUN learning and worshipping together! We have purchased materials that can be easily used in an online format if numbers show that it is not wise to meet in person. Children of volunteers will be the first to register. If you would like to join our team, please click on the image below to sign-up!

Celebrate Wonder is a Sunday school curriculum that engages children’s natural sense of curiosity to help them understand God’s love. It creates a safe environment for kids to ask big questions — helping them explore the Bible in ways that feed their imagination and encourages creativity. Through carefully-selected Bible stories, songs, videos, and hands-on activities, Celebrate Wonder gives children the tools to explore their faith while incorporating it into their daily lives.

Each month, our weekly stories will align with a Faith Word. The Faith Word for the month of June is, “Peace”.

This week’s Bible story commonly is known as the Beatitudes and is part of a passage of Scripture that is called the Sermon on the Mount. As word of Jesus’ ministry spread, large crowds began to follow him. Jesus took time away from the crowds and went up a mountain with his disciples. The Sermon on the Mount is a series of teachings by Jesus that helps us know how God wants us to live. It also contains familiar passages such as the Lord’s Prayer and the Golden Rule.

The Beatitudes are presented in a series of statements that, in the Common English Bible, begin with the words “Happy are people.” Some of these statements can be confusing for children—and adults—because many of the people Jesus names as “happy” are not people we typically think of as experiencing happiness.

So, what does it mean that people who would normally be thought of as unfortunate are described as happy in Jesus’ teachings? These teachings remind us that there is hope in all circumstances through God.

The Beatitudes can take time to grasp fully, but they often are better understood as children grow up. However, most children can comprehend being a peacemaker. We are not always happy, but we can still spread God’s peace. As children learn and grow, they will be exposed to situations in which they must learn to interact and get along with people within their community who think and act differently than them. We are called “God’s children” because we work for peace, just as God does. This practice brings joy and happiness.

Draw lines to divide a piece of paper into three parts. In the first part, list things that make you happy. In the last part, list things that make you sad. Draw a heart in the middle part, and write the word “hope” in the heart. As you pray this week, consider both the good and the bad, the happy and the sad. Then thank God for hope, because God provides opportunity for hope no matter what the situation, and hope leads back to happiness.