Hello Chapel Hill Families!

This Sunday,  we will begin the Advent season with “Elizabeth & Zechariah” (Luke 1:5-25). Historically attendance is lower the weekends around Thanksgiving so we will be combining kids K-2nd in LL-29 (The 1st Grade Room), and 3rd-5th in LL-30/32 (4th/5th Grade Room). Next week, kids will be divided by grade level as usual.

I am still in need of one more volunteer for November 28th. If you are interested in helping out, please let me know!

Sunday, November 28th is Kikwete’s birthday! We sponsor Kikwete and his cousin, Neema, 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 kids did such a good job remembering to bring their offering last month! 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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

This week we are wrapping up our unit on trust: believing God’s love is always with you. We also celebrate the first Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Hope. The Bible story takes place at a time King Herod ruled over Judea. Elizabeth and Zechariah really wanted children, but had made it into old age without ever having a baby.

Zechariah was a priest at the temple. One day while Zechariah was burning incense in the temple, the angel Gabriel appeared to him. As usual, Gabriel told Zechariah not to be afraid. Then he amazed Zechariah by telling him Elizabeth would be having a child, a boy, and they were to name the boy John.

Zechariah could not believe what the angel said. After all, he and Elizabeth were past the age of having children. Since Zechariah did not trust what the angel said, Gabriel told him he would lose his voice until the child was born, and he did.

Like most pregnant women, Elizabeth probably spent her pregnancy waiting and dreaming about the new baby. She was probably filled with hope for the boy who would be born.

By the time the baby was born, Zechariah trusted what the angel had said. When it came time to name and present the child at the temple, Elizabeth and Zechariah named the boy John, as God instructed them. Immediately, Zechariah’s voice was restored, the time of waiting was over, and Zechariah’s trust in God was strong.

This is the first Sunday of Advent, a time of waiting for Jesus to be born. Light a candle and sit quietly. Zechariah and Elizabeth longed for a child. What longings have you hoped for? Have you waited so long, you have given up on the longings coming true? Pray that you will continue to trust God and God’s timing.