Hello Chapel Hill Families!

Join us this Sunday for Godly Play with Pastor Lisa! Kids will be divided into classes by individual grade levels as we expect our numbers to continue to increase now that school has started for most families. Also, today is the last day to sign up your child to receive a Bible for 3rd Grade Bible Class. Scroll down and click the link below so we can have your child’s Bible personalized and ready to present in front of the congregation on September 12th!

SUNDAY SCHOOL

In the month of August, our new Faith Word is COURAGE. This Sunday we will learn about the story of “Mary Anoints Jesus”(John 12:1-8). Join us!

We will not have sign-ups for 9:30 Sunday School. 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 NEW room assignments starting this weekend.

• Birth-Prekindergarten: Nursery in Fellowship Hall
• Kindergarten: LL-31 in Children’s Wing
• 1st Grade: LL29 in Children’s Wing
• 2nd Grade: LL-27
• 3rd Grade: LL-25
• 4th & 5th Grade: LL-32 in Children’s Wing
• 6th-8th Grade: LL-4
• 9th-12th Grade: LL-6

CALLING ALL 3RD GRADERS

It is time to register for 3rd Grade Bible Class. Please complete this form so I can have an accurate count to order Bibles. Deadline to register is TODAY August 18th!

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)

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

Most classes are full, but we are accepting children for our wait list in case parents do not complete their enrollment. You can contact Debby Wilson for KDIC information at dwilson@chwichita.org and Mandi Johnston for preschool information at mjohnston@chwichita.org

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 August is, “Courage”.

This week we have another Bible story of a woman showing courage and discipline to God and to her faith. This story, which is found in the New Testament, is about Mary showing love to Jesus by anointing his feet. Mary pours an expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet. Judas, a man who often steals money, is angry that she is wasting the perfume. However, Mary’s loving act is a way of honoring Jesus, and Jesus acknowledges it.

Mary is disciplined through her faith in Jesus and shows courage in doing such an extravagant act. However, her courage teaches us that sometimes we must take risks to show our love.

Children might wonder about the expensive perfume and why Mary would want to anoint Jesus’ feet. These are great things to wonder about. Courage can look different to various people. The way one person shows courage might not be the way someone else shows courage. We are courageous when we follow God, and being faithful sometimes means doing the unexpected.

This week, find a scented candle. Light the candle and spend some time in prayer. As you smell the scent, remember Mary and consider one way you can show God’s extravagant love in the world.

When you have come up with a way you can show God’s love, blow out the candle and say, “Amen.” You may light this candle anytime. When you smell the scent, remember your task to show God’s love courageously.