Birthday Party for Jesus

Another year, another birthday celebration in honor of Jesus. 2010 found us celebrating PEACE (our orange flavored fruit of the spirit), donning party hats, smelling the aromatic fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, reading and reflecting on the stories of Jesus' birth, Anna and Simeon, and three visitors following a star, learning the words "bequeathed" and "bearing," making ornaments, decorating and eating cupcakes, and enjoying fellowship with one another, singing Away In a Manger and Silent Night joined by our parents.

Happy Holidays!

Sunday Summary, December 12th

 In the month of December the children are learning about Peace as one of the Fruits of the Spirit. Miss Lily read the story of the birth of Jesus to the kids this week.

 Afterward, the children were able to make birthday cards for Jesus and draw a picture of what peace means to them.

 Their memory verse this week:
1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.

Lastly, the children ate oranges for snack. Orange is our fruit representing peace.














Remember! Next week is our 'Birthday Party for Jesus' during regularly scheduled children's church. Parents are also encouraged to stay a few minutes after the service to join us in some Christmas carols!

King's Kidz sing Hallelujah! (Nov 21)

Special thanks for Stefan and Ashley Lanfer for providing this footage.

Bethel AME Church, Boston's King's Kidz directed by Jessica Huber, with Linda Hughes as lead vocalist singing Hallelujah by Donnie McClurkin.

Sunday Summary, November 13th

Hello parents and friends!

We wanted to share with you what Bethel Children's Ministry did this past week. 

The month of November marks the focus on the fruit of the spirit: Joy.

During worship we sang "I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in my Heart," and since our Bible Story coincided, we sang "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho."

We continued our weekly practice of offering while we march around the room to the Fruit of the Spirit march. As a reminder, we are asking for offering of scarves, hats, and gloves for needy children. 

Brother Howard joined us in reading the story to the children.

We had a spirited reenactment of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho as the children marched around our box 'city' with horns and then knocked it down. This was definitely one of our more effective object lessons to say the least. 

We concluded Sunday with our final rehearsal for King's Kids singing in the sanctuary for next week's Youth Impact Sunday. Please have your child practice the song again this week which is number 9 on the cd: Hallelujah by Donnie McClurkin.

Have a blessed week and we look forward to seeing you in the sanctuary next weekend.

October 31: Joseph and Love

Joseph's Colorful Robe

Bro Justice and Sis Waetie Sanaa Kumahia joined us for praise and worship, then read the story of Joseph and his colorful robe.

Keeping with our monthly theme of LOVE (one fruit of the Spirit), kids learned about how much Joseph's father loved him and the amazing gift that he received (a colorful robe). They also discussed how unloving his brothers were towards him (throwing him into a hole, selling him into slavery), yet Joseph was loving to them. We discussed how to be loving with siblings.

They gave examples of loving things they do in real life:

• feed the cat
• give hugs
• be nice
• ask how someone's day day is
• give gifts

For activity time, paper bags were transformed into colorful robes.

Apples (our fruit theme for October) and goldfish crackers for snack.

King's Kidz rehearsed Hallelujah (track 9 on the practice CD) to be sung on Nov 21.

Kids received banks to use at home (for offering, savings, etc). Extras are in the Parent Room in the sanctuary.

NO CHILDREN'S WORSHIP NEXT WEEK (it's communion Sunday, when we all worship together in the sanctuary.

Next Children's Worship: Sunday, November 14

NOVEMBER'S OFFERING ITEMS are:

Gloves, Hats, Scarves, Mittens (for any age).

Fruit Theme: JOY (orange)

Offering Items and Parental Involvement

OFFERING ITEMS

Reminder, for offering this month we are collecting canned goods and non-perishable foods (which will be donated to Thanksgiving baskets). Children may, of course, bring money or artwork they created as offering, too.

Next month, November, we are collecting hats, mittens, gloves and scarves (for all ages).

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
We'd like to give parents/guardians more opportunities to serve the ministry. Here are three ways:

Snack
Snacktime consists of a fruit (in line with the fruit of the spirit), crackers/cookies, and water.
(We have a specific snack list that takes in to consideration thematic lessons and food allergies [particularly chocolate and nut allergies])

Room Helper
Hand out nametags,take attendance, take photos (that get posted onto the blog), picking up sermon CDs for children's ministry staff, and serve as a general helper on Sunday mornings. Serve once per year (or more, if you like).

Fellowship activities
Want to meet other parents and families at Bethel? There are ample opportunities for getting together once a season at locations such as the Boston Children's Museum (only $1 on Friday evenings!) Need one or two parents to take the lead on organizing this.

Interested in supporting the Children's Ministry?
Send an email to bethelchildren@gmail.com or talk to Kim, Karen, or Simone on Sundays.

October 24 Review

Rehearsal time...focused

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I Love My Mom!

Storytime is done. How do we show Pastor Gloria we love her? Hugs!

sharing books so that everyone can see the pictures

storytime with Pastor Gloria

praise and worship

Noah's Ark, with guest reader Pastor Gloria.

• Noah loved God (and loved all the animals and his family)
• the rain and flood (children related having experienced flooded basements and flooded roads when driving in the car)
• imagining 2 of lots of animals on the ark (which the group concluded must have included lions, rabbits, birds, snakes, turtles, cats, and dogs)
• a dove that flew back with an olive branch in its mouth (response: "ill!" [The thought of eating a branch or a leaf was gross or disgusting]).

Drawing pictures of loving actions. How do you show love?

• Hugging
• Giving presents to mom--I love my mom
• Petting or feeding animals
• Not running people over with the car

Hallelujah sung during King's Kidz rehearsal.

October 17th Review

This past week was our first week back from summer break. 

The theme for the year is the Fruit of the Spirit and this month's Fruit is Love.

We read the story of the creation and Adam and Eve

The kids drew fruit baskets on the covers of what will be there Fruit of the Spirit books, to be filled with their artwork every week on each month's theme.

 

King's Kidz info: They will be singing Hallelujah by Donnie McClurkin, (on the practice CD track 9). 

If you did not receive a CD last week, please check the bookshelf in the Parent Room. Kings Kids will sing on Nov 21.