August 31 - Let's Get Started!

Hello, wonderful Alive leaders! Welcome to your first week of Grapple for this fall. I hope you enjoy tossing these great questions out to this group of 4th-5th graders and guiding them through Scripture as they wrestle with them.

All the Grapple curriculum is communicated electronically, and you can find it anytime on the Grapple tab here. This week you begin a series called

Fact or Fiction

We thought this series would be a great corollary to the ongoing sermon series. You can download this particular lesson from here:

Did God Really Write the Bible?

Make good use of the Bibles in the classroom each week, and encourage the kids to bring their own Bibles to church, because they'll need them! 

Other announcements

Sarah is out of town this Sunday, so Karen and Cindy are your best resources!

If you haven't attended a training session yet, Sarah is offering a conference call session at 8pm EST tonight to answer questions, explain Safe Sanctuaries and curriculum and prepare you for Sunday. The call information is:

Dial-in Number: 1-857-232-0157 
Conference Code: 211621 

Even if you did attend training but just have some questions or want a review, feel free to dial in!

Other questions? Send an e-mail, phone call or text - we're here for you!

Step Up Sunday - August 24

Welcome to Fall 2014 in children's small groups at Christ Church! Your wonderful coordinators, Karen Larimore and Cindy Bagley, are thrilled to welcome you to a new year of discipling children. This week, all of the children "step up" into brand new classes, and you will be the loving, trusted faces that welcome them. Here are the details to get you started!

1st-5th Grade Leaders

• Arrive in Fellowship Hall at 9:55 am.
• Find your station. 
• Greet children as they arrive and chat with them as they sit down. 
• Follow instructions from the stage. 
• At dismissal, lead your class to your classroom. 
• 1st A - Room 007
• 1st B - Room 008
• 2nd - Room 010
• 3rd - Room 011
• Play icebreakers, enjoy snacks & say a prayer of blessing for each child.
• Allow 11:15 am worshipers to go to Sanctuary with childcare staff. 

We are so grateful for your leadership and are covering both you and the children in prayer for this special start to the year. Do not hesitate to contact us with questions or concerns! Can't wait to see you this Sunday!