Hello Chapel Hill Families!

VBS is underway and we are having so much fun at North Castle this year! I’m so thankful for all our volunteers that have helped prepare materials, decorations, and being here with the kids this week. I am equally grateful to the people who have donated money and items to our sign-up genius list to feed the kids and volunteers. There are a few more sign ups available, please click here to sign up.

God is at work and I have met so many amazing kiddos this week already. They are blowing me away with their participation, ability to memorize music and dance moves, reciting the memory verse, and worshipping the Lord together. I am excited to have them sing for the congregation on Sunday. If your kids plan on singing, please consider sticking around for the 11:00 performance as well before heading home if you can.

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.

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 June is, “SPIRIT”.

This week’s Bible story is from one of the letters Paul wrote to the church at Galatia.

During his missionary travels, Paul helped establish the church at Galatia 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 there were other Christian missionaries teaching the people that all Gentiles had to practice Jewish customs, primarily the custom of circumcision. Paul wrote to the believers in Galatia to tell them this wasn’t true and to discourage them from listening to the missionaries encouraging them to do so.

Part of the letter to the Galatians encourages the believers to turn away from things that keep them from living a spiritual life. If they live a spiritual life the fruit of the spirit would grow in their lives. The “fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” These feelings, actions, and values are still important goals for us now.

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.