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Summer Under The Sun-Children’s Ministries Director, Gwen Smith

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As restrictions are beginning to lift, we are looking forward to welcoming children back to the MPC campus this Summer with some new programing.

Sunday Morning Children’s Church

On Sunday, June 6th we will be offering Children’s Church on campus during the Sunday Service. This is our Sunday Summer School Program where children age 4 through 5th grade in the Fall learn about God’s love through Bible stories, songs and crafts together in a group setting. The Nursery will NOT be open at this time and will tentatively be reopening June 27th.

Our Summer theme for Children’s Church will be “Life Lessons of Jesus” and how we can apply them to our lives. We will be meeting outdoors and sometimes in Wilkinson Hall. Children will need to wear masks and be socially distanced. The children will begin in Service each Sunday and be dismissed before the Sermon. There will be a sign-up sheet on the “white lemonade stand” outside of the Sanctuary for parents to sign their children in to Children’s Church each week.

Summer Session of TNT

This Summer we will be having a SPECIAL session of TNT (Tuesday Nights Together). TNT will begin on Tuesday, June 15th and run until Tuesday, August 3rd from 4:30-6:00pm. The theme will be “Growing in God’s Love” and will feature hands-on garden activities. Families need to RSVP HERE for any portion of TNT that their Summer schedule allows by Monday, June 7th.

The children are welcome to invite friends or visiting cousins to attend. Drop-off will be at Wilkinson Hall and is open to children 5years through entering 5th grade in the Fall. To ensure we have adequate snacks and supplies, families MUST let me know if they are bringing a guest by the Sunday before the next TNT class. Also, if they are going on vacation and will be missing a few classes, families need to communicate that information ahead of time as well.

Plans are currently underway for 3 Family Events this Summer on the MPC Campus. Be watching for more information as the details become available.

Children’s Ministries is looking forward to welcoming the children of MPC back this Summer!!!

Did you know…

Click HERE to see a copy of the Nursery care Job description.

Click HERE to go to the Children’s Ministries website.

Gwen Smith, Director of Children’s Ministries, (805) 529-8422 x105

What’s Happening in the Life of Children’s Ministries?

What’s happening in the life of Children’s Ministries

“What’s happening in the life of Children’s Ministries?” you ask. Well let me fill you in on what we have been up to! The last week of March, leading up to Palm Sunday, the children of MPC were “EGGED”! With the help of our faithful volunteers, each child received their own Easter Basket filled with 12 colorful eggs. One of the eggs was empty to signify the empty tomb on Easter morning and the Resurrection of Jesus. Also in each basket was a Gold Egg that contained an object found in a traditional set of Resurrection Eggs. The remaining eggs were filled with sweet treats 🙂

On Tuesday, March 30th, the children brought their “Resurrection Egg” item to an Easter ZOOM call to share, and to illustrate Jesus’ journey to the cross on Good Friday. As we say in Children’s Ministries, “HE IS RISEN”, tell all your PEEPS!

On Tuesday, April 6th we concluded our Spring Session of TNT (Tuesday Nights Together) learning about the Fruit of God’s Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Maybe you have seen some photos of our time together. With an amazing group of 5 volunteers and 20 children in attendance (our largest group in recent years), we enjoyed fellowship and fun all while staying safe.

On our final night of TNT we concluded with our traditional service project. The children decorated gift bags and filled them with a cake mix, can of frosting, candles and a small age-appropriate gift, to be donated to one of MPC’s Mission Partners, the Moorpark Pantry Plus. These “Birthday Bags” will be distributed by the Food Pantry to children with upcoming birthdays.

Be watching for what’s next in Children’s Ministries for Summer 2021!

MPCs Children Practice Kindness

This week the children of TNT (Tuesday Nights Together) learned about KINDNESS, one of the Fruit of God’s Spirit.

They learned that each of us carries an invisible bucket that is filled when we receive kindness. To remember to be “Bucket Fillers” for the people in their lives, the children decorated buckets to take home as a reminder to spread kindness like confetti.

Click HERE to learn more about Children’s Ministries at MPC.

Gwen Smith, Children’s Ministries Director, 805-529-8422 x105

TNT Celebrates With Pancakes

TNT (Tuesday Nights Together: K-5th grade) resumed this past week with a celebration of Shrove Tuesday. When the “shroven bell” was rung, people in the village would come to the center of town to repent and bring any perishable food they would be fasting from during Lent. The perishable foods would be combined into a shared pancake supper.

To keep things safe and socially distanced during Covid, each child had their own pre-packaged pancake supper. Instead of our usual pancake races, each child made a clay pancake and practiced flipping them in their paper plate “frying pans”.

During this season of Lent, the children will be adding special prayer time to their day with the help of their Prayer Bear.

To learn more about Children’s Ministry at MPC, click HERE or email the director, Gwen Smith.

Tuesday Nights Together (TNT)

With the ease of restrictions, but with the utmost safety, Children’s Ministries is thrilled to be offering TNT this Lenten season. Beginning Tuesday, February 16th and continuing through Tuesday, March 23rd, TNT will be offered to children in grades K-5 from 4:30-5:30pm, outdoors. Our theme will be the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

Our time together will conclude with a family Service Project benefiting the Moorpark Pantry Plus. Registration is now closed but please email Gwen Smith with any questions.

We feel particularly blessed to be able to offer this time with Jesus to the children during the Lenten and Easter Season.

A Surprise, a Hot Tip, and a Heads Up!

Happy New Year from Children’s Ministries! If you stop by campus, we have a new surprise for you, thanks to Eagle Scout Alexander Edwards: our “Little Library!” Alex built this as his Eagle Scout Project and installed it at MPC. There are still a few finishing touches to complete, and then it will be loaded with books for children and families. There are Little Libraries popping up all over and they are a lovely way to borrow and share books with our community. We hope you can visit in the next few weeks and have a look at the fine craftsmanship and the offerings in our Little Library. Thank you, Alex! We will all be enjoying this gift for years to come.
 
That’s the Surprise; here’s the Hot Tip: Children’s Ministries Director Gwen Smith will soon be starting a new Children’s Series. The topic? Growing in God’s Love. So stay tuned! You can check out previous Children’s Series on our Children’s Ministries YouTube page.
 
And here’s the Heads Up: Mark your calendars! TNT (Tuesday Nights Together) for kids in grades K-5 is coming up Feb. 16-March 23, 4:30-5:30pm (in person will be contingent on county guidance)! We’ll have more details soon about signing up. Want to volunteer? Contact Gwen Smith.
 
And for all things Children’s Ministries, take a look at our website page.
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