Hello Chapel Hill Families!

This Sunday, we started our new unit with the Faith Word, “VOICE”. Our memory verse is , “My mouth speaks wisdom; my heart’s meditation is full of insight.” (Psalm 49:3). The kids had fun learning about “Elijah and the Ravens” (1 Kings 17:1-7). They even got to make their own bird feeders to take home! We had a whopping 90 kids in Nursery and Sunday School this weekend. I love that we had several visitors join us too!

Here are the lessons for November:

• 11/6 – “Elijah and the Ravens” (1 Kings 17:1-7)
• 11/13 – “Elisha and the Widow’s Jars” (1 Kings 4:1-7)
• 11/20 – “Isaiah is Called” (Isaiah 6:1-8)
• 11/27 – “A Time is Coming” (Jeremiah 23:5) – ADVENT KICK OFF PARTY AND SPECIAL GODLY PLAY!

KIDS SING IN CHURCH DECEMBER 4TH!

The kids did great practicing “This Little Light of Mine” for our performance on December 4th.  Here is the piano music that will accompany us if you would like to practice at home. The lyrics are listed below. If you are able to stay to perform at both services it would be greatly appreciated!

This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine

This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine

This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine

Let it shine, All the time, Let it shine

Everywhere I go, I’m going to let it shine

Everywhere I go I’m going to let it shine

Everywhere I go, I’m going to let it shine

Let it shine, All the time, Let it shine

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 November is “VOICE”.

This story is about a different prophet with a similar name—Elisha. Elisha was Elijah’s assistant. After Elijah went to heaven in a windstorm, Elisha succeeded him as prophet to Israel.

Elisha did great things as a prophet. He even brought about miracles. In the fourth chapter of 2 Kings, we read of one of Elisha’s miracles. A recently widowed woman comes to Elisha asking for help. Her husband has died and left her with debt. According to the laws of the time, if a man’s debt was unpaid at death, the creditor was not only allowed to take the debtor’s property but was also allowed to take his children as slaves. Elisha asks the widow what she has left in her house. The only thing the widow has left is a small jar of oil.

Elisha instructed the woman to borrow jars from all her neighbors and begin pouring oil into the jars. Elisha’s advice must have sounded strange to the woman, but she followed it. Miraculously, the widow suddenly had an abundance of oil. Every jar the woman’s sons brought to her was filled. It was only when there were no more jars to be filled that the oil ran out. When the woman reported this to Elisha, he told her to sell the oil, use the money to pay her husband’s debt, and live on the money that would be left over.

An important aspect of this story is that the woman asked for help. In a time when self-reliance is valued, asking for help is difficult for many of us to do. Here is a message to share: It’s okay to use your voice to ask for help when we need it. We can always ask God for help, and we can also ask others to help us. All voices matter to help each other and to serve God.

Who do you ask for help? Children often need our help. We might get asked for help a lot, but do we always remember to ask others for help? This week, think about one thing you have to do and consider a way to get help with the task. Even if it is a prayer to God, we can always use a little support and help.