July 1, 2012--"Ocean"

The History of the Gifts: Ocean

Nursery

• VILLAGE DAY will resume in the fall. 
• SUNDAY SCHOOL this week will focus on the gift of the ocean. What do we find useful in the ocean? Fish? Seaweed? Salt? What is beautiful in the ocean? This week we will make sea creatures to display in the end of summer art show. We will also hear about a group of friends who thought the sea wouldn't give them any fish. But they were wrong!
• PARENTAL CONSENT forms are in the nursery on the counter. Please fill one out for your child with updated information. Thank you!

Elementary/Middle School

• BOOK CLUB at David and Sarah's--check with them for schedule changes.
• SUNDAY SCHOOL--In the ocean we find many useful and beautiful gifts. What are some of those gifts? Can you think of a story where the sea gave bountiful gifts to a group of hungry friends? This week we'll explore that story and more. 
• PARENTAL CONSENT forms are in the nursery and snack room. Please fill one out for your child with updated information. Thank you!

High School 

• Welcome back!
• SUNDAY SCHOOL with Jewly. Songwriting. Join the other youth if songwriting is finished.
• PARENTAL CONSENT forms are in the snack room and the nursery. Please fill one out with updated information. Thank you!

General

•  We hope to care for your child in the best possible way while at DPC. To help us do that, please fill out and turn in a Parental Consent form. This helps us be more aware of allergies, emergency contact info., etc. for your child.
• While Lenae is away on maternity leave (any day now), Courtney Shultz will facilitate Sunday School classes and youth activities. Please contact her or the education committee if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 
• Looking ahead: The kids are learning about the History of the Gifts (of Creation) this summer. One lesson will look at plants, fruits and flowers. In conjunction with this lesson, I would like to propose a challenge for the DPC youth. The challenge is to bring in at least one paper item each for the DPC paper collection. The following is the information provided in the e-votion:
• "Paper Supplies & More.... Donations in July.  DPC will be collecting paper supplies during the month of July, including copy paper (especially legal size), napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, cups, plates, bowls, etc. 
• As part of this year's paper collection, we are expanding the list to include coloring books, diapers (any size) and baby wipes. These are for a special Outreach project to create emergency boxes for when children are in the intake process with the Department of Human Services (DHS), being transitioned into a foster home.
  
  
  
               

24 June 2012

General

• We gathered for our last VILLAGE DAY of the summer on Friday. Several moms and babies had a great time hanging out indoors and outdoors. We're looking forward to continuing this event in the fall. 
• Please fill out a "Parental Consent form" and return it to Lenae. This will help us know important information about your child/children and give us permission to take and use photos for DPC. Thanks for your help!
• Lenae will go on maternity leave any day now. Our very own Courtney Schultz will step in for those six weeks. Please welcome her as she facilitates the youth program during this time. You may direct any questions to her or to the education committee (Samera and Megan).

Nursery

• Sunday School
• "History of the Gifts: Minerals" 
• Minerals are things like salt and gold. Some of them are very helpful to our bodies (like salt) and some of them are beautiful to use and look at ( like gold). 
• Can you think of uses for these minerals?
• What else might be a mineral?
• VILLAGE DAY will continue in the fall. Thanks for making it a fun event!

Elementary/Middle School

• Sunday School
• "History of the Gifts: Minerals"
• The mineral world includes things like salt, gold, and marble. 
• Can you think of uses for these minerals?
• Do you know what mineral God asked his people to use for a very special box, the Ark of the Covenant? 

High School

• Weekend trip. Have fun!

June 17--History of the Gifts: Space

"Sunrise in Space" by Jeff Michelmann

General

• Summer Art is underway! 
• Please take a couple minutes to fill out our new DPC Parental Consent form. This will give leaders important information about your child (allergies, emergency contact, etc. ). It will also give you the opportunity to accept or decline pictures of your child during DPC activities. As always, these photos will not be misused, but we would like your permission to use them in newsletters and on the blog.  You can find this form in the email sent this week, or at DPC.

Nursery

• Ages 6 weeks-5 years
• Last VILLAGE DAY of the summer--Friday, June 22, 10:30-Noon at Lenae's House (see flyers at church or email Lenae for address). A time to talk and play.
• SUNDAY SCHOOL--"History of the Gifts: Space"--How is space a gift? Does the sun give us anything we need? Does the moon help us at all? What about stars? Are they beautiful to look at? Do you know who was promised to have as many family members as there are stars? Discuss this with your child this week, and join us Sunday to explore space even more. We'll also create stars out of clay. 

Elementary/Middle School

• BOOK CLUB--at the Darks' house. 6-7:30pm. 
• SUNDAY SCHOOL--"History of the Gifts: Space"--meet in the snack room at 9:45, then the atrium at 10am. How is space a gift? What is useful in space? What is beautiful? Do you know who was promised to have as many family members as there are stars? Join us Sunday to discuss this in more detail and to create clay art.

High School

• SUNDAY SCHOOL--songwriting with Jewly or join the other youth for "History of the Gifts: Space" 
• Coming Soon: Trip to Dollywood!

Sunday, June 10--"The Gift of the Bible"

Last Summer--Crafting for the Art Show

General

• VILLAGE DAY met at Coleman Park on Thursday for a beautiful morning of swinging and talking. If your child is nursery-aged and you would like participate, email Lenae about your best available days/times. We are currently looking to switch VD to Wednesday mornings (instead of Thursday mornings).
• Summer ART is underway! We will begin crafting this Sunday!

Nursery

• Sunday School
• The Gift of the Bible
• This is where the story of our church family is recorded. 
• Before the story was written here, it was written on scrolls, and before that it was just a spoken story. 

Elementary

• Sunday School
• The Gift of the Bible--how is it a gift?
• The Bible contains the story of the gifts of God. 
• We will make scrolls with messages for the Art Show.
• Book Club
• Darks' house
• 6-7:30pm

Middle School

• Sunday School
• Meet with the Elementary for first 15 minutes***
• The Gift of the Bible--How is it a gift? 
• Advanced (yes, advanced) scroll making.

• Book Club
• Darks' house
• 6-7:30pm

High School

• Sunday School
• Meet with Elementary/Middle School if desired for first 15 minutes***
• Song writing or scroll making

Sunday, June 3

Pentecost Art

Nursery

VILLAGE DAY is this Thursday. We will meet at a local park to talk and play. Please contact Lenae or look for a flyer this Sunday about location and time.

Sunday School

• This week begins our summer art series. The theme is "The History of the Gifts" based on the creation story.
• Tell or read the creation story to your child. Discuss that each creation is a special gift. 
• How are each of these things gifts? 

Elementary/Middle School

BOOK CLUB this Sunday, 6-7:30, at the Darks'.

Sunday School

• This week begins our summer art series. The theme is "The History of the Gifts" based ont eh creation story. 
• Genesis 1-2
• Think about the gifts given to us from God at creation. Sun. Water. Air. Salt. Fruit. Animals. Flowers. Precious stones. What is each of these good for? 

High School

Sunday School-- join the other youth to hear about the summer art theme.