November 2019

C H I L D R E N ' S F O R M A T I O N
Dear parents,
We are so happy to have had a wonderful two months with your children! We have had two fun Children’s
Chapel and Fellowship Sundays where the children get to know each other, participate in their own
worship service, and learn how things are done in the big church.
We look forward to our special Halloween tithing event on
November 3 where we collect Halloween candy to donate to
Packs4patriots. All parishioners are invited to participate in this
event. We will collect candy from the children during
Sunday School and will have a collection
box in the Narthex. Not only will this be a
fun Outreach project, it is also an
opportunity to begin teaching our children
about the spiritual practice of tithing.
Each child is asked to contribute 10% of
their candy to the church in support of this
outreach ministry. We believe that 10% of their candy has a much greater impact on their learning than
asking them to bring in money. When you are talking about a child's candy, you are talking about
something they value. Learning that it is good to give away things we care about in thanksgiving for all
the blessings we have is a great lesson for all of us.
Children’s Chapel in November is on the 17th. Please remember you can sign your child up for a job
through our online sign-up sheet that is sent out via email. If you are not receiving these emails, please
let us know.
Pageant practice begins November 24. We will
pick parts this day and begin talking about the
meaning of Christmas. The pageant is on January
5, Epiphany, during the 10:15 service.
Please mark your calendars for December 1,
which is our special intergenerational Advent
Festival held in the Parish Hall during regular
Sunday School time.
We look forward to this special and busy month
with your children!
Megan and Kathryn
Childrens.formation@st-tim.org
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