March Schedule

March 7 (First Sunday)

This Sunday is Communion Sunday, when the congregation worships together as one body in the main sanctuary. No Children's Worship.

March 14 (Change! No Children's Worship)

Bethel AME Church visits our sister church, Pilgrim Church, in Sherborn MA. (Something special is planned for children and youth Pk-7th grade). Two buses and a caravan of people driving on their own cars will meet at Bethel's Parkside Campus (215 Forest Hills St, Jamaica Plain MA) at 8am, and depart at 8:15am.

For those unable to attend, there will be also be a worship service at Bethel, in the main sanctuary at 9:30am. No Children's or Youth Worship services.

March 21 (Change! YPD Sunday)

Children's Worship in the Fellowship Hall. Our regularly scheduled YPD Sunday will be moved to third Sunday this month. Kids will learn about Palm Sunday and work on a missions (giving) project. We will also have a special visitor (Pastor Gloria) reading for storytime.

March 28

Kids will continue to learn about Jesus's life, death and resurrection in preparation for Easter Sunday.

Jesus and the Children: February 21

We started the week with 16 children in our Children's Worship Service!

The lesson for the morning was Jesus and the Children, taken from Matthew 19.

The Bible story, read from The Beginners Bible, dealt with the disciples sending the children away but Jesus receiving and blessing them. Our children learned that Jesus is never too busy for them. They discussed ways in which God blesses each of them. At the top of the list: parents, food, clothes and of course TOYS!

During activity time, we made fold out cards. The children colored, dressed and made faces on a template of children holding hands. This chain of children was folded like an accordion and glued into card stock making a fold out card. On the cover, the children (with adult help) wrote "Jesus Loves the Little Children and he loves _____________ (their name).

We closed in prayer and had time to read a story. We read and discussed The Lord's Prayer picture book. We identified the images, the children repeated the lines of the prayer and we discussed what certain lines meant. We especially focused on two: gives us this day our daily bread and deliver us from evil. We talked about what those two lines look like in our daily lives.

We dismissed to the sanctuary where we practiced the two songs we will perform next week: Father of Lights and This Little Light of Mine.

Volunteer Staff:

Sister Kim

Sister Susan

Sister Sharon

Sister Jessica (King's Kidz music leader)

Sister Danielle

DON'T FORGET:

NEXT SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 28, 9:30AM) is Youth Impact Sunday, focusing on a Black History Month theme. King's Kidz sing as part of the worship service. There is NO CHILDREN'S WORSHIP on this Sunday, as all Bethel Children participate in the the main worship service in the sanctuary.

Father of Lights (music and lyrics)

FATHER OF LIGHTS (click link to hear audio)
(adapted for kids by Jessica Huber. Original by Any Given Day on the Earth to Heaven album)

Father of Lights
You Delight
In Your children

Father of Lights
You Delight
In Your children

Father of Lights
You Delight
In Your children

Father of Lights
You Delight
In Your children

Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Father of Lights

Father of Lights
You never change
You have no turning

Father of Lights
You never change
You have no turning

Father of Lights
You never change
You have no turning

Father of Lights
You never change
You have no turning

Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Every good and perfect gift comes from You
Every good and perfect gift comes from You

Father of Lights

February and March Schedule

Reminder:

Children's Worship is generally held every 2rd, 3rd, and 4th Sunday.

1st Sunday: Worship together as a family for communion Sunday

5th Sunday: Youth Impact Sunday (King's Kidz sing)

On YPD Sundays children learn about the AME Church and practice giving (missions work)

We encourage you to read Zonderkidz' The Beginner's Bible or the Read with Me Bible at home with your children to familiarize them with the stories they hear in Children's Worship

Upcoming dates:

February 14 Children's Worship

Lesson: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

YPD Sunday: wear green and white

February 21 Children's Worship

Lesson: Jesus and the Little Children

Stay for rehearsal in the sanctuary immediately after service

February 28 Youth Impact Sunday/Black History Month Celebration

King's Kidz sing Father of Lights and This Little Light of Mine

Check your email or see Jessica or Erika for the music and lyrics

Arrive at church early for a pre-service rehearsal

March 14 Children's Worship

Lesson: Jesus enters Jerusalem and The gift

YPD Sunday: wear green and white

March 21 Children's Worship

Lesson: The Last Supper

March 28 Children's Worship (and Palm Sunday)

Lesson: Resurrection

Stay for rehearsal in the sanctuary immediately after service

April 4 Easter

King's Kidz sing in the main sanctuary

Birthday Party Pics

We had SO MUCH FUN at church today.

How do you explain Christmas to a bunch of kids under seven years old? Hold a birthday party!

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Party hats, prayer, praise and worship sing-a-long videos with the songs Joy to the World and And You Love Me, Bible stories, got to touch gold, frankincense and myrrh, a puppet show reenactment, sang Happy Birthday, decorated our own cupcakes, found the star hidden inside of apples, King's Kidz rehearsal, musical chairs (where instead of being "out" we sat on each others laps until there was one chair with piled with many children spilling onto the floor), and goodie bags with noisemakers.

Also inside the goodie bags are a couple of tithe/offering envelopes just for kids (we have plenty if you need some), and a copy of the lyrics to Father of Lights, the song the children will sing on February 28.

Fourteen kids (plus two itty bitty visitors) plus our volunteer staff for today:
Miss Erika
Miss Jessica (King's Kidz music leader)
Miss Kim
Miss Simone
Mister Clayton

and special thanks to Miss Detris and Mister Festus who supplied many of our party supplies, Miss Kim for cupcakes and apples, and Ms Jeri for our puppets and other educational materials.

Jan and Feb dates

Our birthday party for Jesus (rescheduled due to snow cancellation in December) is being held tomorrow, January 24 in the Fellowship Hall for the 7 and under crowd. (Under 3? Bring your own grownup, please.)

Upcoming dates:
January 30 Youth Leaders Retreat (all Children's Ministry volunteers should attend)

January 31 Children's Worship
February 14 Children's Worship
February 21 Children's Worship

Feb 28 Youth Impact Sunday/Black History Month (King's Kidz sing before offering)

January and February Dates

Note: there is NO children's worship until late January.
FYI, January 10 is the rescheduled date for the Christmas inspired worship service in the main sanctuary. Enjoy!

January 24
2010 Children's Worship begins. Reschedule of the birthday party for Jesus

January 30 (Saturday)
Youth leaders retreat. All Children's Ministry volunteers/leaders should attend

January 31
Children's Worship (NOT Youth Impact Sunday)

February 14 (note: also President's Weekend)
Children's Worship (YPD Sunday wear green and white)

February 21
Children's Worship

February 28
Youth Impact Sunday/Black History Month (King's Kidz will sing before offering)