December 28 - Last week of Advent

Merry Christmas! I wish I could hug and high five each and every one of you in celebration of our Lord's birthday. It was wonderful to see you sharing the story of Christ's birth with your groups this past Sunday, and with Christmas behind us we will begin the Epiphany story this coming week.

There are not words to thank you enough for the way you are serving with joyful, flexible, loving hearts. I thank God for you!

Last week of Advent

This is our last week of this new and different Advent curriculum. For the last time, 1st-5th graders will begin in Room 005 together, and you get to lead that opening time! Only one person really needs to fill this role, but you can divide it up if you'd like. Talk amongst yourselves!

Here is the outline for leading that opening time:

1. Welcome and opening prayer (10:10)
1. Remind them of the meaning/purpose of Advent
2. Introduce the story of the morning: The Magi
2. Play video (lasts about 5 minutes)
1. Debrief video - ask them to describe what happened and ask their own questions
2. Introduce them to the characters/words in the "Story At a Glance" portion of the leader guide.
3. (optional) Play the video again now that they know what's going on
4. Dismiss one group at a time to classrooms.

After the video and story intro, all groups will return to your rooms for discussion and story activities provided in your curriculum.

On the following week (January 4), we'll return to our regular curriculum, which you will find in your classroom this week if you haven't already received it.

December 28 - The Magi

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Curriculum:  Grades K-2nd   &  Grades 3rd-5th
Team leading the intro time in Room 005: Alive (4th-5th grade)

As you plan out your message for each week, please reach out to Karen, Cindy or Sarah with any questions or ideas that you want to try out. We are creating a plan to provide all the lesson planning help you need, but if we overlook something, don't hesitate to send out an e-mail or make a phone call, and we are all avid texters too! We're here to help.

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