This Week's Children's Ministry Update

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

This week at Chapel and JAM we talked about one big part to preparing our meals, blessing it! We read from the story in Matthew 14 where Jesus blessed the bread and fish. It gave us a chance to talk about why its important to bless our food. In our classrooms we bless our snacks and lunch to remember to give God thanks for taking care of us. So I challenaged to remember when they are outside of school and at their Thanksgiving Meal. We made a little saying, "before I eat, I will Bless it!" They may want to start saying their God our Father meal prayer a little more than normal, but that is great. At this time of the year we are reminded to give thanks for many things, and God is the reason for it all. Our verse this week was from Matthew 14:l6, Jesus said, "Do not make them go, you give them food." So enjoy all the wonderful blessing of this season and remember the reason we have them.

IMPORTANT DATE!!!

All Children can wear Sunday Attire to the Program.Holly Tree Brentwood and Holly Tree Cool Springs  - December 3rd @ 6:45pm - by our 2-5 year olds!

Holly Tree Priest Lake  - December 8th @ 6:30 pm - put on by our School Age and 2-5 year olds!

Every Holly Tree family is invited to come!

This will be an evening of singing and celebrating our Saviors birth. We will follow the program with a family dinner, so don't forget to sign-up for bringing side dishes or dessert. Children can wear their best holiday attire.

We will also be having a special raffle item to help raise funds for Branches Ministries, raffle tickets are either 1-$5 or Arm Length for $25. Funds will be used to serve the families and staff of Never Grow Up.

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

We had a great week in Chapel and JAM! It's been amazing to see how God makes things grow and provides for us. In Chapel we talked about how a small apple seed can grow into a large tree and produce a lot of fruit. We only wish ice cream had seeds. Peanut thought if he ate the apple, he would get an apple tree in his belly. He's so silly. We talked about seeds grow in the ground and take time. Our verse this week was from Genesis 1:29, God said, I give you, every plant and tree, that has fruit with seeds, it will be yours for food." In JAM we drew a picture of seeds growing from a seed to a tree, that had fruit with seeds. It was really amazing to see God's gift to us!

IMPORTANT DATE!!!

Holly Tree Annual Christmas Program
Holly Tree Brentwood and Holly Tree Cool Springs  - December 3rd @ 6:45pm - by our 2-5 year olds!

Holly Tree Priest Lake  - December 8th @ 6:30 pm - put on by our School Age and 2-5 year olds!

Every Holly Tree family is invited to come!

This will be an evening of singing and celebrating our Saviors birth. We will follow the program with a family dinner, so don't forget to sign-up for bringing side dishes or dessert. Children can wear their best holiday attire.

We will also be having a special raffle item to help raise funds for Branches Ministries, raffle tickets are either 1-$5 or Arm Length for $25. Funds will be used to serve the families and staff of Never Grow Up.

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

It's been another great week learning about how God is our provider. In 1Kings 17 we read about the word God gave Elijah for evil King Ahab. Elijah told Ahab, that there would be no rain for many years and it made him very angry. So Elijah went away into the wilderness and stayed by a brook. The problem was he had no food. So I asked the kids how is Elijah going to get food? There are no grocery stores, farms or restaurants around for him to use. This is were God comes in, in a big way. Our verse this week was 1Kings 17:6, the ravens brought, bread and meat, in the morning and evening and He drank from the brook. So God used ravens to deliver food to Elijah. We talked about how sometimes we use a pizza delivery man, and Peanut just happened to have a pizza box. In JAM we made little bread delivery ravens, to remind us how God provided for Elijah. It was a lot of fun!

Also an important update!

Holly Tree Annual Christmas Program

Holly Tree Brentwood and Holly Tree Cool Springs  - December 3rd @ 6:45pm
Holly Tree Priest Lake  - December 8th @ 6:30 pm

Every Holly Tree family is invited to come and experience our program, put on by our 2-5 year olds!

This will be an evening of singing and celebrating our Saviors birth. We will follow the program with a family dinner, so don't forget to sign-up for bringing side dishes. We will also be having a special raffle item to help raise funds for Branches Ministries, that serves the staff and families of Never Grow Up.

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

We've been talking this week about God providing our needs. In Exodus we learned that the children of Israel where in the desert and they where hungry. Our verse is from Exodus 16:15 The people said, "what is it", but Moses said, "it is bread, that God has given us." In our story God had already provided away of escape, protection, shade, water and warmth. However, they forgot all about these things and started complaining about the food they did not have. So God sent Manna and Quail so they could have food. We talked about how we get our food, and if God helps us like He did the children of Israel. In JAM we made a basket of Manna and Quail, to remember how God provided for the children of Israel. We really saw how God can help us with all our needs and we can trust Him.