Hello Chapel Hill Families!

We had a great S@TH Fellowship Event, “Singer Songwriter Showcase” this past Sunday. Please mark your calendars for our final Summer at the Hill Event for “Movie Night” on Sunday, July 25th 6:30-8:00PM in the Fellowship Hall. We will watching “The Emperors New Groove” and will have popcorn for all. All are welcome!

VBS UPDATE

We are half-way through VBS week! We are learning that with less kids, we are able to do more with them! More time getting to know your group, more time for kids to answer and ask questions during their stations, and more meaningful interactions overall. The kids have been great, and our leaders are superb! We do still have a couple of openings left if you are available to help out.

Leader Options Available:

• K/1st- 1 Group Guide (Fri Only)
• 4th, 5th, & 6th Grade- Rec & Games Assistant (Thurs. & Fri. Only)

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

In the month of July, our new Faith Word is BELONGING. This Sunday we will learn about the story of “Peter’s Dream”(Acts 10:1-48)). 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.

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

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 July is, “Belong”.

Today’s Bible story is about an important dream. We meet Cornelius, who is a Gentile, not a Jew. He worships God and lives the way God wants him to live. We also meet Peter, who is a Jew and strictly follows the custom of not eating animals that are considered unclean.

Cornelius is visited by an angel, who instructs him to send for Peter. The next day, Peter has a dream of unclean animals being lowered from heaven. He is told to eat the animals. Peter resists, because the animals are unclean. He is then told to go with the men who come to his home.

This story flips the idea of sharing God’s vision upside down. We often think we must go to places uninvited to witness for God. This story is about Cornelius, a Gentile, who does as God asks and sends for Peter. Cornelius assembles many people to hear what Peter has to say. As Peter speaks to the people, he realizes that the dream of eating unclean animals also means accepting and including other people, even Gentiles. Peter sees the transformation and baptizes the Gentiles into the family of God. Cornelius was the first person who wasn’t Jewish to become a Christian. Peter knew that all God’s people belong.

Do you have a big dream of what the world might look like, or a small dream of something you want to be different or to change? Dreams are our way of hoping, but sometimes we lose hope when we do not see change. Our dreams come from and belong to God. God knows what our hearts long for, and God is there with each of us. This week, journal about your hopes and dreams. Then come up with a way you can work toward at least one of those dreams. Ask God for help, and know that God gives each of us amazing hopes and dreams.