Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Volunteer for the Children's Ministry




Dear Bethel Parents,

We are happy to "Bee" starting off strong start in our Children's Worship ministry! We have about 34 on our attendance roster but not everyone is registered! So please make sure you stop by the registration table on Sunday and complete all forms so you children can continue to participate. Also we have attached the forms to this email.

This year's theme BEATITUDES: Me Attitudes vs "Bee" Attitudes, focuses on raising children's awareness of their own attitudes and how they impact others, and empowering children to make God-centered choices in their everyday interactions.

We are in need of parent volunteers and are asking parents to volunteer at least once every other month.
At this time we would like to send a shout out to the parents who have helped us so far!
  • Abedilla "Abby" Campbell (Katyra's grandmother) - registration
  • Alkia Powell - (Zoe's mother) - snack and pictures
  • Rayna & Omar Simmons (Caden & Cole's parents) - snack 
Below are ways in which you can sign up to volunteer:

ASSISTANT TEACHER (1 person per Sunday) Come help our lead teacher as she/he teaches Sunday's lesson and help the kids stay on track in their Sunday routine (i.e. The Lord's Prayer, taking restroom breaks, listening/discussing the lesson, snack, offering, closing prayer, song rehearsal etc.). Time commitment is for the entire 9:30 am service. Must complete a CORI/SORI background check before serving in this capacity.

GUEST READER - (1 person a Sunday) - Come read Sunday's story from the Children's Bible or other biblically based picture book. Once the story is read and discussed feel free to stay for the lesson following the reading of the story or return to main sanctuary worship service. Time commitment approximately 15 minutes.

REGISTRATION - (2 people a Sunday) - Help greet new parents and get them and all parentsregistered and informed about Children's Church. This involves keeping track of received registration forms, parent covenant, parent contact information and etc. on our database. Also help keep the traffic in and out of the class room to a minimum. Time commitment is for the entire service.

ROOM HELPER - (1-2 people a Sunday) - Help our teaching staff with their Sunday routine (i.e. sit with the children as they listen to the lesson, enthusiastically participate in praise and worship, setting up snack and activities, joining in opening and closing prayer, make copies as needed, etc.). Time commitment is for the entire 9:30 am service. Must complete a CORI/SORI background check before serving in this capacity.

MORNING FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR - (1-2 people a Sunday)
Share your talents with Bethel’s children. Lead a 15 minute creative activity during the children’s fellowship hour. Teach a song or dance. Make balloon animals. Let them try on your uniform. Make a no-cook snack. Build a mini-experiment. Bring in a show and tell object or picture. Show us your gifts and talents. Time commitment involves pre-planning, pre-approval of activity by the lead teacher, and set up and clean up after the activity on that Sunday.

SNACK - (1-2 people per Sunday) - Bring food for about 30 kids from our list of pre-approved snacks (due to allergies, we are nut free). If food for 30 does not fit within you budget feel free to split it with another parent. Non-perishable snacks may be donated in advance. We no long serve juice but serve water. Time commitment involves checking in with us about appropriate foods and making sure food get delivered/dropped off to us.

PICTURE/VIDEO DOCUMENTATION - (1 person a month) - Come take pictures or videotape the children during their Sunday routine and/or on Youth Impact Sunday when they sing and minister to the entire congregation. Time commitment is flexible and also includes posting of pictures and videos on our blog.

You sign up online at VolunteerSpot.com and easily keep track of your monthly volunteer shifts.

Thanks for helping us serve your children!


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