Palm Sunday, April 1

Nursery

If you want to discuss this week's lesson with your child at home, here are some ideas.

• Matthew 21:1-11, Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey

• Why did the people celebrate Jesus entering the city?
• Do you know these same people killed Jesus? They decided they didn' t like some of the things he taught them.
  
• Before he died, Jesus asked God to forgive them because he loved the people very much.
  He loved them so much, he came back to life. We celebrate this coming back to life next Sunday--Easter!

NEWS: "The Village Day" coming Thursday, April 12, 10am-Noon in the DPC nursery. Parents and their nursery-aged children are invited to spend a couple hours together playing, talking, and enjoying a snack together. This will be a bi-weekly event.

Elementary

If you want to discuss this week's lesson with your child at home, here are some ideas.

• Mark 14:12-26, "The Last Supper"
• What do you think the disciples were thinking when they heard Jesus say, "This is my body, this is my blood?" They had never heard these words before.
  
• Do you think they knew Jesus would be with them always in the bread and wine?

*No Book Club this Sunday due to Spring Break.

Middle School

Sunday School with David and Lotus Productions.

*No Book Club this Sunday due to Spring Break.

March 25, Lent Sunday #5

Photo:
The elementary students learned to knit with sheep's wool. Knitting with sheep's wool is a reminder of the Good Shepherd and the 23rd Psalm. It also teaches us how to use the earth's renewable resources responsibly.

Wisdom From the Children:

During the children's sermon, Pastor Ken asked, "What does 'In God We Trust' mean?"
Three year old Dylan responded, "God loves everybody."

Nursery

Sunday School Lesson
"The Mystery of Life and Death"

• John 12:24 "Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds."
• What happens when we plant a seed? Does it die? Does it rise to life?
  
• Did you know that a single seed produces many, many more seeds from the plant it grows?
• Like Jesus, seeds die and are buried, but they come to life after just a few days in the ground. This risen life--a big plant-- is even more beautiful than the seed life before.
  

Elementary

Book Club with David and Ben this Sunday 6-7:30pm.

Sunday School Lesson
"The Mystery of Life and Death"

• John 12:24 "Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds."
• Risen life comes only after death. Think about this short parable. What does it mean for a seed? What does it mean for us? What does it tell us about life? About death?
  

Middle School

Book Club with Lenae this Sunday 6-7:30pm. Let's finish that book!

Check out this website for a daily devotional produced by a cooperative including the Presbyterian Church (USA). These are relatively short thoughts and readings for the day. They even include music.
http://www.d365.org/journeytothecross/

High School

Check out this website for a daily devotional produced by a cooperative including the Presbyterian Church (USA). These are relatively short thoughts and readings for the day. They even include music.
http://www.d365.org/journeytothecross/

March 18, Lent Sunday #4

Book Club is back. After a half-Lent break, we will be meeting again. Sundays, 6-7:30pm.

Nursery and Elementary

• Psalm 23
• How does the Good Shepherd take care of his sheep?
  
• How does the Good Shepherd take care of us?
  
• How can we be like the Good Shepherd and care for Creation?

Thought:

Let us consider what inspires us, uplifts us, and is humorous to us. Let us be aware that our honest discussion of problems does not turn into only negativity.* Let us remember how the Good Shepherd cares for us.

*Idea inspired by Sarah Naphtali in her book, Becoming a Mindful Parent.

March 11, Lent Sunday #3

General News

The Change Bandits collected...drumroll please...$360.67 for The Children's Hospital! Thank you, friends, for contributing to this cause.

Don't forget about the TIME CHANGE this Sunday. Spring forward.

The kids have shown some interest in practicing origami again at Plaza. The next scheduled meeting is Sunday, March 18, 1-4pm. If you or your child is interested, please contact Lenae. We will gather a group to go. Appropriate for ages 6+.

Nursery

As you can see from the photos, our nursery was booming with babies last Sunday.

The Lenten Lessons continue, this week we will talk about the Lost Sheep.

• Luke 15:3-7; Matthew 18:12-14
• Why does the shepherd look for just one lost sheep and leave all the rest for a while?
• God is like the shepherd. We are like the sheep. What do you think about that?
  
• Do you think the shepherd made sure the 99 sheep were safe while he was away?

Elementary

This week we will continue talking about the Good Shepherd and the Lost Sheep.

• Luke 15:3-7; Matthew 18:12-14
• What happened in the story?
  
• How would it feel to be the found sheep?
• Remember, this is a parable. Who is the shepherd? Who are the sheep? Who are you in the story?

Talk to David to find out if book club is happening this week.

Middle School

Continuing the reading and acting of the Lectionary.

No Book Club this week. Shall we dance? Sunday, 6pm in the fellowship hall.

High School

Continuing the series on women in the Bible.

Sunday, 6pm, dancing in the fellowship hall.