Memories of Messy Art at VBS By The Reverend Christine V. Hides “Messy kids are happy kids!” This was the gracious response I received years ago from a mom as she picked up her daughter, hair covered in green paint, from kindergarten. I apologized profusely for the mishap [...]
Click here for a print friendly July & August Catalog. By The Reverend Christine V. Hides This is the million-dollar question that all of us are asking. Know that the Children and Family Ministry Committee is working closely with A Joyful Noise and the Back to Church Team to develop multiple [...]
By The Reverend Christine V. Hides What a joy to see so many of you sharing pictures of your family enjoying the outdoors this summer! Two weeks ago my family spent time hiking and relaxing in the Rockies. The change of scenery was blissful after months of sheltering at [...]
By The Reverend Christine V. Hides Let’s baaaaaake! So begins the Great British Baking Show, which is one of my favorite binge watches. What’s not to love about British accents and competition that yields friendships and creativity? Whether your baking is of the edible variety or the mud pie messy-in-the-backyard variety, we’ve got [...]
By The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Maybe worship right now is more disjointed than normal. Maybe it’s richer and deeper than ever. It’s definitely different, in that we aren’t gathering together physically. The sights, smells, sounds, and even the physical act of leaving home and entering a worship space is gone. But [...]
By The Reverend Christine V. Hides Summer is here! While we are disappointed that we will not have VBS this summer, we are making the best of it with weekly themes and fun activities for kids and families to enjoy wherever you are. This 50-page free download provided by Church Publishing is full [...]
The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster The Reverend Christine V. Hides Greta Connor Several parents have asked how to talk to children about the protests and the death of George Floyd. In the list below, we offer videos, articles, and books that might be a starting place. We have intentionally tried to include [...]
Reverend Christine V. Hides Stories bring us meaning. Stories bring us hope. Stories offer us new life. Stories have the power to transform us into the people God created us to be. Watch this short video to find out how stories help us build strength and resilience for challenging times. Our summer [...]
By The Reverend Christine V. Hides First, the hard news: While the Children's Ministry team looks forward to gathering together in person, the new Restore Illinois Plan tells us that it will be quite some time before we are able to do so. Based on this guide and our faithful commitment to the [...]
By The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster God is doing a new thing. That's what it says in the book of Isaiah chapter 43, at least, hundreds of years before Jesus. God is doing a new thing. Today, that new thing is marked by COVID-19 in ways we would never have imagined just [...]