Plan for December 23

This week, you are literally talking about a journey! Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem in this Sunday's lesson, and you and your Alive! crew will discuss their path and their stopping point in Bethlehem - a stable. Here is the link to the lesson:

Journey to Bethlehem

Make sure to spend some time talking through the small group discussion questions in the lesson, and do whichever of the activities you find the most appealing for your group of kids. 

Last week of curriculum!

This is actually your last week of curriculum for the entire year! On December 30, you will spend the morning enjoying snacks and fellowship and reviewing the semester. You'll ask the kids what they've learned, what their favorite topic was, and what they hope for Alive! next semester. You'll pump up Wild and just enjoy being together in Christian fellowship. 

In January, you'll begin a new series of Grapple, called Relationships: Why in the World? Topics include:

• What difference can I make?
• Why can't countries get along?
• Why isn't there enough to go around?
• Is our environment really falling apart?

It should be fun to hear the kids get political! :) Your biggest job will be to help them find the biblical background for their positions and to learn to disagree well. Let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you

Look for a small gift in your classrooms this week as a thank you from your class.