Hello Chapel Hill Families!
We had a great time at our campfire sing along fellowship event on Sunday. Mark your calendars for food trucks and an outdoor concert on Sunday, July 11th for Summer Music @ the Hill. Again, all are welcome!
In the month of July, our new Faith Word is BELONGING. This Sunday we will learn about the story of “Babel”(Genesis 11:1-9). Join us!
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
Deadline to register your kids is TOMORROW July 1st! 184/200 child spots have been filled! Our K-1st Grade group is completely full. HOWEVER, we have a waitlist, and I will do my best to find a way to get everyone in. . Please register your child TODAY!
I am still in need of more VBS volunteers! 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:
- K/1st- 1 Group Guide (MWF only)
- K/1st- 1 Group Guide (Thurs. & Fri Only)
- K/1st- Rec & Games Assistant (All Week)
- 2nd/3rd Grade- 1 Group Guide (MWF only)
- 2nd/3rd Grade – Science Assistant (All Week)
- 4th, 5th, & 6th Grade- Rec & Games Assistant (All Week)
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!
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
Vacation Bible School 2021 “Discovery on Adventure Island”
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.
July Faith Word
Each month, our weekly stories will align with a Faith Word. The Faith Word for the month of July is, “Belong”.
July Memory Verse
Bible Story Preview
The verse right before this week’s reading says: “These are the clans of Noah’s sons.” At that time, the people (the clans of Noah’s sons) all spoke the same language. They wanted to stay together and “make a name” for themselves, so they built a tower with its top in the sky and a city around it. They built it for their own glory and to keep from being separated. God came down to look at the tower they had built. God wanted the people to learn that they belonged together, even if they spoke different languages and had different cultures and religions. So, God mixed up their language and sent them to all areas of the earth, in hopes they would accept one another in all of their differences. Through God’s love, they could belong despite their differences. People told of the mighty works of God in many languages. With the gift of the Holy Spirit, they spoke of love and shared the living Word.
On Sunday, we begin exploring belonging through spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts are attributes for the building up of the whole body of Christ. The use of spiritual gifts provides life and vitality to our communities. By using your spiritual gifts, you are contributing to God’s kingdom. Each person can discover his or her spiritual gifts. When we seek out our gifts, we are given the power to live into God’s call as the Holy Spirit shapes our understanding of ourselves.
Each person has different gifts given by God, and we all belong to God. To belong means all humans are worthy and deserve to be seen, heard, and cared for. True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being part of something and offering your individual gifts to God.
Celebrate Wonder Video for July 4th.
Spiritual Practice for Adults
Everyone is different, but we all belong. Most importantly, we belong to God. This week, consider those who are different from you. Think about your community. Who is missing? Are there people you wish to get to know and include? Pray this prayer:
B – I BELONG
A – We ALL belong
B – We BELONG together
E – EVERYONE!
L – Because in God’s LOVE we all belong.
Amen.
