Welcome to fall! At the Mills Church, our MillsKIDS School of Discipleship is in full swing after a more laid-back summer schedule. Sunday mornings from 9-10 am, our team of teachers is dedicated to teaching God's Story. We worship, teach, respond to God, and engage kids in age-appropriate activities to enhance their knowledge of who God is, encourage them to love Him and decide to live for Him. It has been an active and exciting start, to say the least! Our goal is to come alongside and encourage parents as we raise our kids to know and follow Jesus. We start with knowing His Story.
For further information about the vision of our MillsKids Sunday School of Discipleship and the specific Sunday morning locations, go to www.millschurch.org/community-life, click on the MillsKIDS homepage and programs page. You also might want to check out the "Meet Our Team" page where each School of Discipleship teacher is introduced.
Remember and Celebrate Sundays for 2nd-5th graders and parents!
Our 2nd-5th graders are being taught The Big God Story with the help of TruStory curriculum. Check out the Tru page for more information about this great resource. TruStory is a curriculum with intentional partnership built in between the church and home.
This year, once every 6 weeks, parents are invited to join their kids in Sunday school for Remember and Celebrate Sundays. These five Sundays will have a different format. Parents and kids start by reviewing their Bible Basics memory verses at the Bible Basics station. They receive information at the Tithes and Offerings station about the new giving project. They worship together with mom and son worship team, Christine and Caden LeVahn. Then they review the completed unit of study with a short teaching, led by large group teacher, Kathy Shapiro. This all happens from 9-9:30. At 9:30 parents break off into a prayer group led by Sunday school teacher, Scott Groff, while the kids participate together in active Bible unit review games.
This years' Remember and Celebrate Sundays are scheduled for:
October 16, December 4, January 29, March 18, and May 6
Mark your calendars for these special Sundays!
Bible Basics
The Bible Basics have begun. Kindergarten-1st graders learn the books of the Bible and nine key scripture passages, one for each month, that coordinate with each unit of study. Each Bible Basic is practiced during the worship time through song. This is a fun and easy way for kids to remember key verses. At the completion of each memorized Bible passage, kids receive a medal for the first year, and a pin to attach to the ribbon on their medal for the second year of memory.
The 2nd-5th graders ramp up their scripture memory with Bible Basics that include the books of the Bible, The Lord's Prayer, The Ten Commandments, Psalm 23, and Ten Key Verses that coordinate with each unit of Bible study.
For updated 2011-2012 Bible Basics lists go to the Bible Basics page. Or there are Bible Basics brochures available on the MillsKIDS ministry table by the nursery or in each area of Sunday School of Discipleship.
As a teaching team, our prayer is that our kids will grow in their knowledge and love for Jesus and that they would choose to live their lives fully devoted to Him.
Jana Hoober
MillsKIDS Director
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