Hello Chapel Hill Families!

Last Sunday we began our Summer Curriculum. 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 about the Holy Spirit at work in the life of Philip. The story of the interaction between Philip and the Ethiopian is an example of the amazing things that happen when followers of Jesus allow the Spirit to guide their actions and words.

The Ethiopian was an important official who was responsible for the treasury of the Ethiopian queen. In spite of his status, Jews at that time would have considered him an outsider for two reasons: because of where he lived and because he was a eunuch. In spite of this, the Ethiopian man was seeking God. He had been to Jerusalem to worship and was on his way home when the Spirit sent Philip his way.

Philip, one of Jesus’ disciples, had been preaching in Samaria when the Spirit told him to take the road leading from Jerusalem to Gaza. On that road Philip encountered the chariot carrying the Ethiopian man. The Spirit guided Philip to keep up with the chariot. As Philip ran by the chariot, he heard the Ethiopian reading aloud as was customary at the time. Philip recognized that the man was reading from the scroll of Isaiah. Philip asked the man if he understood what he was reading and the man invited him to explain it. At this invitation Philip told the Ethiopian the good news about Jesus. To one who was considered an outcast, hearing about Jesus who welcomed society’s outcasts must have been amazing. The Ethiopian man ended up asking Philip to baptize him before the Spirit led Philip elsewhere

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.