Children’s Ministry

June 2025 Newsletter

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Sunday School Ages 3-6(9:00-9:45am)

This month the children will continue working on their Bible Alphabet “P-T” P is for Paul, Q is for Queen Esther, R is for Ruth, S is for Samson, and T is for Thomas(disciple). Each week we add a new song to our story time and all their artwork is making our room come alive.  They are building their own Bible alphabet book and will soon be taking them home.  A note of thanks to Bethany Fincher for volunteering to be the weekly Sunday School teacher.  

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Sunday School – Elementary ages 7-10 (9:00-9:45am)

Using our SOAK curriculum (Scripture, Observation, Application, Kneel in Prayer):

-  they finished up exploring the book of Psalms. We discovered many fun facts about this book as well as how we can apply Psalms to our everyday lives.  

 - June 2025 we are in Proverbs.  We were hoping to finish the Old Testament before they graduated to the Youth group in September but it looks like we will only make it

   to Song of Solomon

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Children's Church - Ages 3-6 (10:00-11:00am)

 They use the nursery room for Children’s Church time and that’s where they have a liturgical moment as well as snack and time to use what they learned in Sunday school through play.  In May the children enjoyed having their liturgical moment lighting their battery-operated candle (the light of Jesus), saying their prayers, and fellowshipping together during snack.  During their free play time last month we made the Red Sea, took a field trip to our Blessing Cart garden to pull weeds and water and they built Nehemiah’s wall.  

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Children’s Church – Elementary ages 7-10 (10:00-11:00am)

“The word of God is an amazing book, full of stories of men and women on journeys toward God and his love for them.  These life-changing stories deserve to be told as creatively and enthusiastically as possible to help children grow closer to God and capture their imagination.  Object lessons demonstrate and cement truth in their minds and help  children focus on the truth you are trying to convey”. This introduction comes from the Book Top 50 Object Lessons Games & Activities created by Kathie R. Phillips.  We are going to use this book as our curriculum for worship in Children’s Church over the summer. It’s a topic thematic approach and I think the children are going to really enjoy it. June 2025 worship topics are:

June 1 – Prayer, June 8-Pentacost, June 15-Discontentment, June 22 – VBS Sunday, June 29-Generosity

The object lessons for these topics will include bubbles, balloons, blow dryers, candy, books and memory verse games in the Family Life Center!  

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Bethlehem Children/Youth Mission Alliance

The children have been busy being God’s hands in the “Blessing Cart” garden.  They have been praying for it, weeding/watering it, and feeding it.  The plants are starting to yield vegetables and this month we might be able to give some to the Blessing Cart!

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Mission (continued)

The Youth are exploring an opportunity to bring VBS to a local church that may not have the resources otherwise.  We are in the beginning stages of developing this idea.  Our goal is to train interested youth in helping to lead a VBS program out in the community.  

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Children/Youth Choir - We meet every Wednesday 6-7 pm.

May 28, 2025-  Rehearsal and end of school year party

June 4^{th, 2025} –Rehearsal

Sunday June 8^{th, 2025} –Performance with Adult Praise Band

NOTE: WE WILL BE TAKINGTHE SUMMER OFF AND WILL RESUME PRACTICE IN SEPTEMBER.

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VBS (ages 3 to 10)

Registration is open.  Please make sure to register your child either by emailing Kim at kim@bethlehemchurchonline.org or go to "Events" through this website and register online by June 13th.