January 2019

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January 2019

Point your kids in the right direction— when they’re old they won’t be lost. Proverbs 22:6 (MSG)

I hope this finds you having enjoyed the holidays and anticipating a great 2019! In recent months the CYMT (Children and Youth Ministry Team) has spent a great amount of time crafting our church’s spiritual educational goals for children and youth. Many of you have received a document tailored to your child’s age with the bible stories and concepts their age group will be covering in church in 2018-19. If you have not, or it has been lost in the myriad of life’s handouts, we have them available for request. With only so much time with your children each week, we leave the remainder of what we don’t cover in a given year to you. To assist you in what can seem a daunting task, we are gifting each family in our church with The Jesus Storybook Bible. A Bible like no other, The Jesus Storybook Bible invites us to join in the greatest of all adventures, to discover for ourselves that Jesus is at the center of God's great story of salvation---and at the center of our Story too. Many families received their bibles at our Christmas Eve services. If you did not, you can pick it up in the education wing when our regular schedule resumes Sunday, January 13th. I look forward to embarking on 2019 with you and your family! Blessings, Linda Klepaczyk Frequently, I direct people to our SFUMC Facebook Page and they tell me they didn’t know we have a SFUMC Facebook Page! Take a second and like our page to get lots of pictures, videos, event info, and updates on the goings on in the life of our church! Click Here to See Our Page!

SESSION 3 will begin for our midweek programs on Wednesday, January 23th. (We’ve had a couple dates out there, but the final official word is that we are starting on the 23rd!) Registration is open for this session. Click to register SESSION 3 JAN 23, JAN 30, FEB 6, FEB 13 SESSION 4 FEB 27, MAR 6, MAR 13, MAR 20 SESSION 5 APR 3, APR 10, APR17, APR 24, MAY 1

Our next Den 56 is Friday, January 25th from 6:30-8:30 pm. All 5th & 6th graders are welcome to join us for pizza, fun and fellowship. RSVP by Thursday the 24th to Mrs. Klepaczyk. This is a great activity to bring a friend to!

LENTEN STUDY FOR FAMILIES! Information will be coming

soon on our Lenten Study for families! See dates below! Pastor Tom & Kaylee Klepaczyk will be leading a class that offers families an opportunity to read through the Jesus Storybook Bible together with other families and discuss how the stories of the bible relate to Christ. There will also be a time for parents to meet with Pastor Tom for ideas on how to raise kids in God’s word! Keep an eye out for coming details on this special opportunity for families of ALL ages and stages in life! See dates and times below.

Our next Family Worship is January 13th. Kids are welcome to show up and be usher buddies, or to welcome guests with their families for either service! Dates to Mark on Your Calendar Lenten Bible Study For Families – 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14. Sundays 4-530 pm Growing Sunday, May 19th – (this date is tentative, but will firm up soon – Children & Youth will be leading in BOTH services) Cross Training Celebration Breakfast – Sunday, June 9th – During Sunday School Hour Vacation Bible School – Tuesday, July 9- Friday, July 12 (VBS Sunday Celebration on Sunday, July 14th) This will be a traditional evening bible school format like we have done in the past for K-4th Grade. We will likely do a couple evenings of preschool as well, but not the full week. 5th and 6th graders will be asked to assist in various ways….leading worship, crews, etc.

This week you will be receiving an email with a digital copy of January’s HomeFront magazine. This is such an awesome resource, so please take some time to read this month’s issue on INDENTITY. Raising Warriors Board – Looking for a new way to pray for your kids in 2019? Make sure to stop by the Raising Warriors Board (across from the WOW Room) where you can find a handout with ways to pray for good character traits to develop in your children. This guide uses great bible characters and their character traits to lead you. Check it out this Sunday!