Hello Chapel Hill Families!
This Sunday, CH Kids will get to participate in a Fire Drill at the end of Sunday School. In the event of a fire, our evacuation plan is to meet in the garden to the North of the building. Please plan on picking up your child at the garden after the church service this week. Thank you for helping us with this practice!
Friday, October 1st is Neema’s birthday! We sponsor Neema and her cousin, Kikwete, who live in the Angel House Orphanage in Tanzania, Africa. We have pledged to give $90/month in order to provide food, clothing and schooling to these children at Angel House. Each Sunday, kids have the opportunity to bring money to put into our offering for Neema and Kikwete. Would you help us meet our goal by sending your child with $1.00 each week? Our former Director of Children’s Ministries, Raegan Brane, has visited Angel House in the past. You can find out more information about the Grassroots Organization and Angel House by clicking HERE.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
In the month of October, our Faith Word is AWE. All our Bible stories will discuss or relate to this word this month. Join us!
- October 3rd – “The Baby in the Basket” (Exodus 1:8-14; 2:1-10)
- October 10th – “God Speaks to Moses” (Exodus 3:1-22)
- October 17th – “Moses & the Pharaoh” (Exodus 5:1-13:9)
- October 24th – “Crossing the Sea” (Exodus 13:17-14:31) & TRUNK OR TREAT 4:00-6:00PM
- October 31st – “Moses & Miriam Celebrate” (Exodus 15:1-21) / WATCH MOVIE: “PRINCE OF EGYPT”
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:
- Birth-Prekindergarten: Nursery in Fellowship Hall
- Kindergarten: LL-31 in Children’s Wing
- 1st Grade: LL29 in Children’s Wing
- 2nd Grade: LL-27 in Children’s Wing
- 3rd Grade: LL-25 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.
LOVE & LOGIC CLASS COMING SOON!
Pastor Jeff will once again offer a class on Love & Logic with an emphasis on how to raise kids who love and follow Jesus. This class will meet on Wednesday nights from 6:00-7:00PM. We will begin on October 6th and continue through November 10th for a total of 6 sessions. Please register early since this class will have a maximum number of participants.
TRUNK OR TREAT 2021
CHRISTMAS EVE UPDATE
KDIC & PRESCHOOL
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!
We are searching for loving caregivers for our Kids Day in Christ program. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 9:00AM-2:00PM. Contact Debby Wilson if you are interested dwilson@chwichita.org
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.
October Faith Word
Each month, our weekly stories will align with a Faith Word. The Faith Word for the month of October is, “Awe”.
October Memory Verse
Bible Story Preview
At the end of Unit 1, Joseph had invited all of his family to come and live in Egypt, where food was plentiful. They left Canaan and moved to Egypt, where they grew in number. But times change – Joseph died and new pharaoh’s came to power. In this unit, we pick up the story of the Israelites about four hundred years after Joseph.
A new pharaoh had come to power in Egypt, and he was afraid of the Israelites because their number was so large. He fears the Israelites will overtake the Egyptians and claim power from the pharaoh. After many attempts to control the population of the Israelites, the pharaoh finally enslaves them. When enslaving doesn’t work, he gives the order to kill any male baby born to an Israelite woman.
This is the world Moses is born in. Moses is the baby of Israelite parents and could be killed if discovered. When Moses was too big to hide, his mother placed him in a basket and hid him among the reeds of the river. In a remarkable twist, the pharaoh’s daughter found Moses and adopted him as her own, knowing he was an Israelite. How awe-inspiring is it that Moses, an Israelite baby, was saved by an Egyptian pharaoh’s daughter and that baby would end up saving the Israelites and leading them out of slavery!
Celebrate Wonder Video for October 3rd
Spiritual Practice for Adults
In this unit, we will explore awe through gratitude. I can imagine the feelings of gratitude the mother of Moses had for the pharaoh’s daughter for saving her baby. Sit in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Imagine you are sitting beside a river that is flowing slowly. Think of the many blessings God has given you as the water slowly moves by. Give thanks to God for all you have been given and all you are thankful for.
