Hello Chapel Hill Families!

This Past Sunday finished our unit on the Faith Word: CALL– “to know we are each chosen by God to do God’s work in the world”. Our memory verse was “Speak. Your servant is listening.” (1 Samuel 3:10b).

This Sunday, we will begin our NEW unit, SEEKING, which means to look and discover faith in God. Our NEW memory verse will be, “The Lord sees into the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7b)

Here are the lessons for October:

• October 2nd – “David Plays Music” (1 Samuel 16:14-23)
• October 9th – “David and Goliath” (1 Samuel 17:1-51)
• October 16th – “David and Jonathan” (1 Samuel 18:1-5; 20:1-42)
• October 23rd – “Solomon Prays for Wisdom” (1 Kings 2:1-4; 3:1-15)
• October 30th – “Solomon Builds the Temple” (1 Kings 6:1-8:66)

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Information for our new 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.

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.

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 October is “SEEKING”.

Although David was the youngest of Jesse’s sons, God chose him to be the second king of Israel. At God’s direction, the prophet Samuel visited Jesse and anointed David to be king. David was probably a teenager at this time. This anointing was done in secret as Saul was still king. There was no big announcement that David had been chosen as Saul’s successor.

How then did David get from taking care of his father’s sheep to the palace? The Bible says that God’s Spirit had left Saul. King Saul’s actions likely played a role in his falling out of God’s favor. Saul was apparently experiencing periods of torment, though the Bible is spare on details of these episodes. Saul’s servants suggested finding someone to play music for him.

The healing properties of music have been noted both in ancient and modern literature. Saul’s servants were convinced that music will help. A servant heard that of one of Jesse’s sons played the lyre. Saul agreed to try music, and David was fetched to come to the palace. David’s music did help, and Saul liked him, so David’s continued presence at the palace was requested. Although Saul didn’t realize it at the time, he had just invited his successor to come and live with him.

In this story, David was not necessarily seeking ways to use his gifts to soothe Saul’s troubles or to be the next king. Rather, David was sought. God also seeks out and supports our gifts so that we might also say yes to God to help others and to be leaders in God’s world.

Create a playlist of some of your most soothing songs. Consider finding the Celebrate Wonder Album on Spotify and listening to the songs, or seek out other music that speaks to your soul. As you listen, say a prayer of thanks for the gift of music.