tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080010391114101342024-03-06T01:41:00.505-06:00Keeping Up With The King's KidsThe Children and Family Ministry at Kingwood Church of ChristShannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-16445863573811585422012-01-26T08:48:00.003-06:002012-01-26T13:38:04.427-06:00Children vs Teens Challenge for Jeremiah's HopeEvery year, the children's ministry works hard to raise funds for Jeremiah's Hope, a ministry in the Ukraine to children. Last night, Andrew Kelly made his annual visit to Kingwood CofC and gave us an update about all the ways that God has worked in Ukraine this past year.<br />
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This year, we will be raising funds to stock a closet in the new Rescue Shelter ... a short-term placement facility for children who have been removed from their families. The children arrive without any of their basic needs. So, the special closet in the Rescue Shelter will be stocked with clothes, toiletries and other essentials for these kids.<br />
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Pick up a folder from Shannon or Kevin. Fill up the folder with quarters or cash. Return to Shannon or Kevin. For every $10, that child's ministry gets 1 point. This is CHILDREN vs TEENS. Whoever raises the most money, WINS!!! You may fill up as many folders as you want with quarters. Contest ends February 26, 2012.<br />
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1) Adults may help the children or teens win by donating quarters or cash. Just give it to a child in that ministry and make them promise it will go into their cards.<br />
2) We DO NOT want pennies, nickels and dimes this year. It's too much to roll. Convert it to cash at CoinStar or your bank and then bring it to us!<br />
3) We DO TAKE cash or check! We don't have to roll those!!!<br />
4) See the Jeremiah's Hope website, Kathi Marsh, Suzannah Gabriel, Shannon Rains, or Andrea Darby if you want additional information on how to give to Jeremiah's Hope.Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-4094105598671800672011-11-29T08:49:00.001-06:002011-11-29T14:35:55.275-06:00Real Versus Myth: Teaching Our Children About Digital Enhancements<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last night, David showed me an article on his iPad that was very interesting. At Dartmouth College, some research has been done to develop a computer program that will rate the pictures we see in magazines and advertisements on a scale based on the amount of photo enhancements that have been applied to the photo. In case you are not familiar with digital photography, you can use any number of computer programs to change a digital image into whatever you want it be, and if you are good, the viewer of the photo won't be able to tell reality from the myth of the digital changes.</div>
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Everyday we see these digitally enhanced pictures everywhere we look. For women (and girls), we begin to form an image of who we want to be, on the outside, based on what these pictures look like. But, the reality is, these pictures aren't real ... they are a myth created with computer knowledge and artistic enhancements. No one is as perfect as the people in those pictures. Comparing ourselves the artificial beauty created in these pictures is pointless because even the most naturally beautiful women are digitally enhanced in most pictures that go to print.</div>
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Take time to read the article in the link above. It even includes before and after pictures so you can see the differences in each photo. (Warning: Some of the women are in skimpy clothes. Be prepared for this when you show it to your children). The article mentions a push to make a rating available on every picture based on how much digital enhancements has been applied to the picture. Great idea but we shouldn't wait for the government to "teach" our kids about digital enhancement. However, parents, you can use this article as a teachable moment for your children, female or male. Female's will learn to value their God-given beauty. Our young men, and even our not so young men, need to be reminded that those pictures they see of "perfect" women are only perfect because of digital enhancements. God made every woman beautiful but they will never be as perfect looking as a magazine advertisement.<br />
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Ask your son or daughter what constitutes real beauty. Make a list of all the descriptive words. Ask your child how they know that is real beauty. Can they find examples? <i>(You could even provide a few magazines and let them pick out beautiful pictures. Or, print the ones from the website above and ask which ones are beautiful. You will know the slight differences are digital enhancements and will be able to share that later).</i></div>
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Next, read to them Proverbs 31:30.</div>
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Ask them: What does it mean that charm is deceptive? Beauty is fleeting? </div>
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Tell them, "Our culture is a very deceptive culture. What we see is not always reality. Some people know how to act nice, even when they don't have God's heart for other people. They deceive their friends by being friendly and then treating them with disrespect later. And, as you saw with your list, our our idea of beauty is often set with pictures that we see in books and magazines. But, in our culture, those same pictures maybe a lie."</div>
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Pull up the pictures from the article and show them the before and after pictures. You may also use the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U" target="_blank">Dove Video: Evolution</a>.</div>
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Talk to your child about what they see, their impressions of the changes that are made to each person.</div>
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Read to them Psalm 139:14. Remind your child that they (and their friends and/or future girlfriends and boyfriends) are fearfully and wonderfully made by God! He made them exactly the way He wants them. Each person is beautiful in their own way. And, the most beautiful people, are the ones that have a faith built strong in God.</div>
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Pray with your child that they are always able to see God's beauty in themselves and those around them and that they are not deceived by the tricks of the world.</div>Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-80277780287085236922011-11-28T09:34:00.001-06:002011-11-30T12:34:25.578-06:00Cookies with Santa - Sunday Morning, December 11th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">1) 1 parent to help Santa</span></div>
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November 20th - No PM Classes for Children's Ministry (Nursery, Noah's Ark, Knights, LTC)</div>
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November 23rd - No Wednesday Night classes for the entire church</div>
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November 27th - No PM Classes for Children's Ministry (Nursery, Noah's Ark, Knights, LTC)</div>
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<i>Small groups are still encouraged to meet and should include children in their groups. These are great nights for service projects and fellowships as well as family devotionals.</i></div>Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-16390172499090425422011-11-15T08:59:00.001-06:002011-11-15T15:52:44.547-06:00The Waiting Tree - A Project for Mom's on December 2nd<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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A few years ago, Edie Broussard showed me "The Waiting Tree, the Christmas holiday tradition in her family. She had found the idea in a publication and made one for her family. It is made of felt and you can see the picture of her waiting tree on the left.<br />
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Each symbol on the Waiting Tree symbolizes a portion of God's story leading up to the gift of His Son. I love this concept of advent, because, it helps us remember God's plan for the beginning of creation to the culmination of His desire to reconcile creation through the birth, life and death of Jesus. We will give you a script of the stories to read with your family each night. Edie says they usually discuss each symbol for 15-30 minutes a night, but, each family can make their own decisions on how they implement the waiting tree in their family.<br />
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On December 2nd, 7:00 PM, Edie and I would like to invite all the Moms that are interested in making a Waiting Tree for their family to come to the Ladies Bible Classroom. I plan to buy all the material to make the tree, and will let you know soon the cost to reimburse the church for the material. I expect it to be between $5-$10.<br />
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Please email me if you plan to attend. I will need a good headcount to have enough materials on hand. We hope this simple project will become a great teaching tool for your family and a keepsake to hand down through the generations.Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-59921795237738555792011-11-10T19:30:00.001-06:002011-11-11T09:01:12.056-06:00Your Trash Our Treasure - Art Camp 2012We sure love our Art Camp! In fact, our planning team took about a 5 second break after Art Camp 2011 and then started planning Art Camp 2012. They have already picked out the first projects and we NEED your help!<br />
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Art Camp 2012 is going green with our new theme, Upcycle. Upcycle is the idea of taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary. Your trash is going to be our treasure!<br />
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The Art Camp committee is asking you to collect the following items:<br />
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<li> 250 glass jars with labels peeled off (12 to 32 oz)</li>
<li>320 cereal boxes</li>
<li>200 prepaid magazine subscription cards (you know the annoying ones in your magazines)</li>
<li>300 kids shoe box lids</li>
<li>200 applesauce cups</li>
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<li>puzzle pieces</li>
<li>colored comics from the newspaper (must be color)</li>
<li>small bubble bubble wrap</li>
<li>Lots and lots of metal washers - MEN CLEAN OUT THOSE TOOLBOXES!</li>
<li>Old sewing patterns - we will be using the tissue so you won't get it back.</li>
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Collection bins will be placed in the foyers within the next two weeks. We need to meet these needs by by June and we need EVERYONE to help to make it happen.<br />
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~ Art Camp: Upcycle will focus on the miracles of Jesus. We need four storytellers. The storytellers should be comfortable developing and telling a Bible story using very creative methods. You will have a room that will need decorations and you will tell the story at least 12 times over 4 days. YES, this is a tall order! But, we think it is a great theme and a good time to add a Bible story center to Art Camp. Let me know if you think you might be one of storytellers.<br />
~ Beginning in 2012, the class for four year olds will only be open to the children of volunteers (must volunteer for the entire four days). We want to give these little ones additional time to complete their projects in a lower key environment. Susan Maxwell will be leading this class. <br />
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<br />Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-29475507739188886832011-11-08T08:53:00.001-06:002011-11-10T19:58:10.246-06:00More Information on BullyingThis past Sunday, I was given the opportunity to use a small amount of our worship assembly to talk with our children about the topic of bullying. I know many of our own kids are hurting because they are being picked on, name called, or because of physical behaviors directed to them at school and other events. In case you weren't there, I gave the children these three points to remember for when they are being bullied. 1) God loves you and the child that is picking on you. Go to God in prayer and pray for yourself and that child. 2) God gave you many caring adults in the form of parents, teachers, and Sunday School teachers. Tell them what is happening. 3) God gave you a church family that loves and cares for you and wants you to always feel safe. The church family can help by showing love and attention to the children during our meeting times. Jim Herman, one of our shepherds, then lead a beautiful prayer of blessing and protection over our children.<br />
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I've had several parents come to me to tell me that their children are feeling powerless in situations of being bullied. Remember to keep the door of communication open. Read the articles in the earlier post on bullying. Also, Jeannie Herman sent me this link: <a href="http://www.stopbullying.gov/">www.stopbullying.gov</a>. It has excellent resources for all ages.<br />
<br />Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-22113905159417383562011-11-07T12:34:00.003-06:002011-11-07T12:35:14.210-06:00Nursery, King's Court and Worship 411 Winter Recruitment<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It is almost time to start making the nursery schedule for the winter quarter. Currently, we are shorthanded most Sundays as we averaging 15+ babies in attendance.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">If you are not currently serving in the nursery and you would like to be,</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 10pt;"> send me an email back at <a href="mailto:kwcoccfm@gmail.com" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">kwcoccfm@gmail.com</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We could use additional workers or workers willing to serve additional Sundays.<u> </u></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>In addition, if you are scheduled to serve and do not come (and do not ask for a sub) know that this is not only an inconvenience to our workers but the environment for our children is not as safe as it should be without all of our volunteers.</u></span></span></div>
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On average, during a typical worship service, we have about 10 volunteers serving in nursery, King's Court and Worship 411. Each of these volunteers serve 2 or 3 Sunday's a quarter, which means we need AT LEAST 45 volunteers to completely fill our schedule for 13 weeks for these three classes. Please consider serving, we can't do this without everyone pitching in.</div>
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Also, if you would like fill needs in King's Court or Worship 411, I'm doing those schedules at this time. We have several on the King's Court and Worship 411 teams that are serving in other ministries as well and they would appreciate additional help to lighten their volunteer responsibilities.</div>Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-55152502141787758282011-11-01T17:02:00.000-05:002011-11-01T17:02:46.173-05:00Bullys at School? Helpful Information for ParentsRecently, several children in our ministry has begun to confide in their trusted teachers and leaders that they feel powerless over certain situations at school. At this point in the school year many of our children begin to settle into their routines and some children begin to show disrespect to their teachers and classmates. Sometimes, these actions cross the line of what we consider typical child's play of being called names and picked on. Children may begin to feel bullyed. As a parent, it is hard to determine if a child is experiencing typical childhood antics or if they are in fact being bullyed.<br />
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I've asked myself these questions many times, especially as River has come home and told me some things that happen at school. We desire to give her conflict management skills to work out these issues and to intervene as little as possible. Sometimes, though, good conflict management skills will not solve the problem for our kids. It is these times that children should seek help.<br />
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Today, I found three great articles on a children's ministry website. As a parent, I found the information very helpful and I know you will too! I hope you take the time to read over each one.<br />
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<a href="http://ministry-to-children.com/bullying-awareness/">Bullying Part 1: Establishing Awareness</a><br />
<a href="http://ministry-to-children.com/practical-intervention-bullying/">Bullying Part 2: Practical Intervention</a><br />
<a href="http://ministry-to-children.com/bullying-ministry-opportunities/">Bullying Part 3: 10 Ways Your Ministry Can Help</a><br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.ministry-to-children.com/">www.ministry-to-children.com</a> for these three GREAT articles.Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-49923309882472022862011-10-31T14:10:00.000-05:002011-10-31T14:11:00.934-05:00Elementary Bible Skill Goal January 1, 2012Our elementary children have a goal to add a new Bible skill to their skills toolbox by the beginning of 2012. We are learning the books of the Old Testament!<br />
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Parents, how many of you know the books of the Old Testament? All of them? WITHOUT LOOKING! You may not use your tabs either!<br />
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I'll admit, I'm not good at the Old Testament books either. But, YouTube is here to bail us out! There are many different versions of the Old Testament Books of the Bible song. I chose the following song because it not only emphasized the names of the books, but other useful facts such as the number of books in the Old Testament and the genre of the book. It shows the name of the book while the kids sing the song, increasing their ability to read the funny words that make up Old Testament book names. And, let's not forget the catchy tune! Parents, just so you can brush up on your Old Testament books, or, help your kids learn theirs, I'm posting the video.<br />
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<br />Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-54899639701497814072011-10-27T11:00:00.002-05:002011-10-27T11:00:35.416-05:00Stranger/Teachers and Parent Teacher ConferencesThis past week, I had River's 3rd Grade fall parent teacher conference. The world of public school has been a little concerning to me. At no other time do I hand my child off to virtual strangers and in a building that I'm granted access in only with permission. And while we have benefited greatly from the expertise of her school teachers, as a parent, it is so difficult to imagine that a stranger gets to spend 8 hours a day with my child. That person is to be considered trustworthy because the school district says so. No wonder so many parents become "helicopter parents" in this structure, just trying to stay connected to their child's life and protect them in an environment that is as unknown for the parent as it is for the child.<br />
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That's why I love parent/teacher conferences. It's one of the few times a year that, as a parent, I'm invited into my child's little world of school and given a glimpse at who she is when she isn't with me.The teacher is still a stranger to me, though, I've heard about her everyday for weeks. I'm the expert on my child and she is the expert on education, and, somewhere we are suppose to find common ground to help my child both in and out of the classroom. You got to admit, it's daunting for parents and teachers!<br />
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However, this stranger/teacher, the one person that spends lots of time with my child than I do, gave me some real insights into the life of my child. It wasn't the academic success and concerns that were the most insightful to me. It was the spiritual ones. As we talked about work ethic, friendliness, concern for others, respect to authority, and desire to learn, I remembered that many of these traits are those of a child of God. I couldn't help but think about Galatians 5:22, "but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control". I asked myself some key questions:<br />
1) In this secular environment, are the fruits of His spirit evident in my child?<br />
2) Where is she falling short that I can reinforce at home through study of His Word, prayer for her tender heart, and even my example of showing these fruits in situations that I may be struggling in as well?<br />
3) Does she stand apart from her classmates on worldly issues as in Romans 12:2, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind? If not, what needs to change?<br />
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Parents, you will be meeting with your child's teachers throughout the year. Reflect, through prayer, on what your teacher tells you about your child. Ask God to show you how to parent your child not just for academic success but for a life that is "holy and pleasing to God". If you begin to sense your child is spiritually off-course, take action! Pray without ceasing. Then, make changes! Change your priorities, change what your child is exposed to, or help your child change the bad habits that are beginning to form.<br />
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Teachers, remember you are a stranger/teacher to a good number of parents as well! Remember this when you meet with the parent. Remember the parent is nervous about giving their child into your loving and capable hands.Pray for each child and that God will give you a word of blessing that a parent can take hold of and use to shape their child's life, not just academically but spiritually as well. You don't have to share your spiritual life with parents to do this. It is fully possible by just remembering that each of these children are a child of God and you are being given a small role in their life and then speak from the heart.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Parents this is a great oppoortunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus by serving alongside of your children and teens. We are so very blessed that our children don't really understand hunger. Impact has served thousands of hungry families and outdoorsmen. This summer at Impact VBS one young boy inhaled three lunches, we are sure he had not eaten in 1 or 2 days. Edi this precious little guy whose family are refugees from Africa came in every morning with his siblings and cousins hungry. One morning he could not stuff the food in his mouth fast enough, he scarfed down three servings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">David Beagle runs the distribution center at Impact, he serves with such compassion, dignity and love. The outdoorsmen</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> don't just take, they have given back thousands of hours of service at Impact, that amazes me!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cars should arrive at KWCOC by 5:40 PM with candy or other goodies. Cars may be decorated and/or may include games. Everyone is invited to Trunk or Treat (bring friends). This is a very low key way to serve our children, deepen our relationships and have fun with each other.</span><br />
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Impact Church of Christ is asking for the following items for the distribution center:</div>
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chili, beef stew, green beans, corn, peas, mixed vegetables, rice, dried pinto beans, and ramen noodles</div>
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During Worship 411, all elementary children will work on separating the donated food and prepare it for travel to Impact.</div>
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Any child in 1st-5th Grade may join us in the trip to Impact CofC after worship service. Bring $5.00 to cover pizza and ice cream. Parents are encouraged to attend with their children. Kindergartners are welcomed as long as one parent attends as a chaperon. The Middle School/High School will be traveling to Impact to serve food while the elementary stocks the distribution center with the donated food. We expect to return to Kingwood around 3:00 PM.</div>
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<b>1) Class is from 9:00-9:45 AM and Worship will begin at 10 AM THIS SUNDAY ONLY!</b><br />
<b>2) Worship 411 will not meet. Please keep your elementary age children in the auditorium.</b><br />
<b>3) We will NEED extra help in the nursery. Will you be willing to help out?</b>Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-486135143443637812011-10-10T14:35:00.002-05:002011-10-10T14:35:56.401-05:00The Blog is Back ....Last year, I stopped using the blog as a communication tool in order to try a few new things. The new things were innovative enough, yet, they were very time consuming.<br />
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At least when I used the blog, there was always a place for members and visitors to get the information when they wanted it. All you have to do is go to www.kingwoodkids.org or www.keepingupwiththekingskids.blogspot.com.<br />
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There is no perfect system for communication. But, what I have learned this year, is that a system that is quick and easy to use and that gets updated regularly is much better than when that becomes a drag and is not used at all.<br />
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Remember, you can subscribe to the blog via the link on the side and get updates sent directly to your email box. I will also post to Facebook each time I update information and you can even re-share that information with your friends.<br />
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For His Kids,<br />
ShannonShannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0Kingwood Church of Christ, 2901 Woodland Hills Dr, Humble, TX 77339-1406, USA30.054369 -95.21431230.040625000000002 -95.234053 30.068113 -95.19457100000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-64696956396096934922011-02-15T16:28:00.001-06:002011-02-15T16:29:27.085-06:00February 15th Newsletter<a href="http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ab4b709b171f1e1edb3069484&id=b2bacdaf87">Here is the link to the newsletter!</a> Don't forget to subscribe if you don't get it weekly.Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-45333013447950666672011-02-15T13:47:00.002-06:002011-02-15T13:55:43.102-06:00Lesson Topics for All Ages - Feburary 13This week your children learned:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Preschool:</span> The Bible Story your children are studying is "Jesus Walks on Water" from Matthew 14:22-23. The Key Verse was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark 10:14b.</span> In Bible class, they learned that, "Jesus Came for Us All/Have faith in Jesus". In King's Court, they learned "Jesus changes our lives" and on Wednesday night they will learn that "Everyone can come to God".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elementary: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Journey Land</span> is continuing our study of the death of Jesus. Each week students rotate to one of 6 workshops and learn a portion of the story. In the opening time, the kids are practicing songs for Easter Sunday. <span style="font-style: italic;">Worship 411</span> the children discussed that they have to "Deal With Fear". God did not give us a spirit of fear and does not want us to be afraid. God listens to our prayers when are afraid and takes away the fear. <span style="font-style: italic;">Knights for Christ and LTC </span>are continuing their verses and study of Revelation. <span style="font-style: italic;">Wednesday night </span>the K-3rd grade are focusing on FUN and BIBLE! They love the crafts and games they are playing. 4th and 5th grade girls are continuing their study, talking about how God gave women a "super power" that should only be used for good! Just FYI - we are talking about modesty!Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-56921449853045530542011-02-15T13:09:00.003-06:002011-02-15T13:19:12.724-06:00Family Activities - Ways to get involvedSome of you missed Sunday's Fellowship Lunch and Meeting but wanted to know how you might help out. The sign up sheets will be on the bulletin board by the offices. Here are the available opportunities. Be sure to email me or drop by the bulletin board to sign up!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Parent Child Events</span><br />Father/Son co-host with Lance Bell<br />Mother/Daughter co-host with Erin Malone<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Girls Night Out</span>:<br />Event planner for June and December.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guys Night Out</span>:<br />Event planner for July, October, January<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Family Night Out</span>:<br />Event planner for May, November and February<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday Lunches</span>:<br />Host/Hostess of 2nd Sunday Lunches make plans for the meal and decide if it will be held at the church building (potluck, catered) or held at a local restaurant with space for 30-50 people. We'd like to advertise the location/details for 2 to 3 weeks before each meal.<br />Host/Hostess needed for: June, July, August, September, December<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playdates</span><br />During the school year, the play dates will be mostly for at-home Moms with toddlers and preschoolers, though, everyone is invited. During the summer, play dates may include all ages as kids are out of school.<br />Hostess Needed: July, August, September, October, November, December, January and February.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">There are also sign up sheets to plan the parties (Easter, Christmas, Valentines), be contacted to deliver meals to those that have had babies, and to work in the nursery.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-51234825025652807312011-02-09T21:03:00.002-06:002011-02-09T21:15:03.495-06:00Final Details for the Family Fellowship LunchThis Sunday AM, the family fellowship lunch will be held immediately after services in the new Ladies Bible Classroom. I believe the room number is 125 (it is at the end of the old preschool hallway).<br /><br />EVERY PARENT must pick up their child immediately following nursery, King's court and Worship 411. Since those of us that are working to get the lunch kicked off are also serving in these classes, we need your child picked up so your meal will be ready for you.<br /><br />I would love to have 2-3 people that could be helpers for the day. I need someone to sign for the pizza and show the delivery man where to put it. We have all the drinks and supplies in the room but we will need a man or two to fill up a cooler of ice and bring it to the classroom.<br /><br />Children will eat with their parents and then we will have some teens that will be available to babysit them in the gym so the parents can socialize and sign up to coordinate various events. If your TEEN IS AVAILABLE Sunday, please let me know.<br /><br />Last, everyone will have the opportunity to sign up to host or coordinate specific events, much like we did when Brandy called us together each year. From the survey we passed around, we have narrowed down to some of the most popular events. However, if you are particularly passionate about any kind of event and think you can get all your adult friends to join you, then, be prepared to advertise it and host it.<br /><br />Ok, I think that is all for now. We are working on sign up sheets and after the meeting on Sunday I'll send out information in the newsletter for everyone to know what they could sign up to host. I've had several people tell me they want to be involved but have other plans this weekend.<br /><br />Stay warm! See you Sunday!Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608001039111410134.post-57219881114140204542011-01-19T17:57:00.003-06:002011-01-19T18:04:15.997-06:00Families Survey and Planning LuncheonOn February 6th immediately following services we will have a pizza social and talk about fellowship activities for the families at KWCOC. There will be childcare. Cost is $5.00 per person with a $15.00 max per family. Click the link below to RSVP.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><a href="http://new.evite.com/#view_invite:eid=00D6AAQZXGL24EGQCEPAEPWCWMNDFQ"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Family Lunch Invitation and RSVP</span><br /></span></a></div><br />Please follow this link to fill out an interest survey BEFORE the lunch. We will bring the results to the lunch and will be asking for your help in leading activities that had the most interest.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fs9.formsite.com/jughead76/form13/index.html"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Interest Survey</span></span></a><br /></div><br />This is a great time for the families of this congregation to come together. We've had lots of changes over the last year, dear friends have moved away, and new members have joined us. It's time to come together and get to know each other better.Shannon Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237744325206296078noreply@blogger.com0