Hello Chapel Hill Families!

VBS begins on Monday! Our official final work night is TONIGHT from 5:30-7:30, but if you are available earlier, that works too! I will be in the office all day and able to assign tasks whenever you are available. We need a little help from everyone to get this done as quickly as possible.

Please pray for the 259 kids we will welcome into our building next week, and especially for our 113 volunteers. May the week be filled with fun experiences, new and old friends, learning, spiritual growth, and the love of God.

If you would like to contribute snacks during the week, please click here to sign up.

Paula VanNorden does a great job organizing the kitchen, but needs some help getting the food prepped and delivered to the classrooms. If you would like to help prepare and distribute snacks during the week, e-mail me. Youth and Adult volunteers welcome!

Our June Faith Word is “SPIRIT”, and our memory verse is from Galatians 5:22-23. Bible stories this month include:

• “Pentecost” (Acts 2:1-41) WEAR RED!
• “Phillip and the Ethiopian” (Acts 8:26-40)
• “Spiritual Gifts” (1 Corinthians 12:1-11) FATHER’S DAY
• “Fruit of the Spirit” (Galatians 5:22-23) VBS KIDS SING IN CHURCH

 A couple of reminders for our new kindergarten families:

• Our volunteers are supposed to arrive by 9:00, but life happens and sometimes they are running late. Please try to drop off kids between 9:15 and 9:30 AM to avoid waiting on them to arrive.
• Please walk your children back to their classrooms at drop off. We want our volunteers to see who goes with which kid to help speed up our pick up time.
• Don’t forget your pick-up ticket. You will show this to get back to the children’s wing and again to their teacher to pick them up.
• Remember that kids are now promoted to their next grade level so check that their name tags show they are in the right group. Please let Ryan know if it is incorrect.

VBS Child Registration is now CLOSED. We reached 250 kids a couple of weeks ago. It is going to be a fun group of kids! VBS Work Nights have begun. Come join us in the children’s wing from 5:30-7:30 PM to prep supplies and craft decorations every Wednesday with great company 😉

We sponsor cousins, Neema & 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.

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 CHILD REGISTRATION IS FULL: 250/250 REGISTERED

We will be doing “Knights of North Castle” LIVE for VBS 2022 at Chapel Hill. We did this VBS virtually during 2020, but are excited to deck out the church with snow, Christmas trees, and castle décor this Summer. Child registration is now closed. We are excited for this year’s group of kids!

If you would like to help plan and prep for VBS this year, please contact me. If you would like to volunteer during the week, click here! Not available during the week, but would like to help prepare decorations and materials? See our work night schedule below:

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, 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 June is, “SPIRIT”.

Today’s Bible story is from one of the letters Paul wrote to the church at Corinth.

During his missionary travels, Paul helped establish the church at Corinth and became friends with the followers there. After helping the church get established, Paul left the community to start another.

While Paul was continuing his missionary journey, he heard that the Christians in Corinth were struggling and arguing among themselves. Some scholars think he may have gotten a letter from the Corinthians. However Paul found out, the community was quarreling over who was most important.

Paul wrote to his friends at Corinth to remind them that each person is important in his or her own way. Paul’s letter outlines that every gift, skill, and talent come from the same Spirit rendering a hierarchy pointless. Each gift—wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, languages—are all gifts of the spirit.

Find a quiet place to sit. Place your feet on the ground and place your hands palms down on your knees. Take a deep breath in and let it go. This time as you breathe in, think, “Spirit, guide me.” Exhale and think, “All my days.” Repeat several times.