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. 

Pentecost--May 27

JuveNiles Bowling Party

General

SUMMER!

We had a great time bowling last Sunday! Thanks, William, for planning a fun party.

This is the last week of our school year curriculum. Beginning in June, we will begin working on the summer art show. 

Nursery

Sunday School

• Pentecost is the Church's birthday. 
• Discuss with your child when his/her birthday is. Pentecost is 50 days after Easter. Look at a calendar together.
• The Church is still alive: meeting together, eating, learning, and praying.  

The next VILLAGE DAY will be Thursday, June 7, 10am-noon.  
Elementary

Book Club this Sunday at the Darks' house, 6-7:30pm.

Sunday School

• Pentecost Sunday
• Acts 2:1-17
• Discuss with your child what you know about Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came. Christians from around the world were gathered together. 
• This is the Church's birthday.    
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Middle School

Book Club at the Darks' house, 6-7:30pm.

Sunday School--skit creating with David. 

High School

Sunday School--song writing with Jewly.    

Sunday, May 20

General

JuveNiles end-of-the-year PARTY! Pizza and bowling after church this Sunday. Please join us!

HAVE A GREAT LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!

Nursery

VILLAGE DAY at the Sterling's house this Thursday, 10am-noon. A time to talk and play together. Contact Lenae or look for a flyer at church for the address.

Sunday School Lesson

• Baptism
• Discuss baptism with your child. Have they been baptized already? What was it like? What did they wear? What did the pastor say? 

Elementary

Book Club at the Darks' house 6-7:30pm. 

Sunday School Lesson

• Baptism
• Discuss your baptism, your child's baptism, and the baptism of others. What stands out in their memories? What do they think the gifts of baptism might be? 

Middle School

Book Club at the Darks' house 6-7:30pm.

Sunday School with David.

High School

Sunday School with Jewly.

Sunday, May 13

Enjoying a skit by Lotus Productions

General

Happy Mothers Day!

We had a fun-filled VILLAGE DAY on Thursday. We look forward to you joining us for the next one, Thursday, May 24.

Nursery

Sunday School Lesson

• Acts 4:32-35
• The early church shared everything. They really cared for each other. How can we care for our church family? 
• How does our church family care for us? 

Elementary

Book Club at the Darks' house.

Sunday School Lesson

• Philemon--Paul's letter to Philemon and his church
• How does Paul instruct the church to include Onesimus?
• Why might the request seem strange to the church?
• Do you think the church responded positively to Paul's request?

Middle School

Book Club at the Darks' house. 

Sunday School as usual.

High School

Sunday School as usual.

This Week at DPC

Lotus Productions

General

Family Camping Trip is this Friday. If you would like to join us, please contact Lenae.

Nursery

VILLAGE DAY, a time to talk and play together, will be next week, Thursday, May 10, 10-noon at Lenae's house. Contact her for more information.

Sunday School

• Acts 5:42
• The Bible is a book of stories told by our church family from long ago. 
• What kinds of stories does your family share?
• What kinds of stories does the Bible share?

 Elementary

Book Club at the Darks' house, 6-7:30pm.

Sunday School 

• Acts 27
• What would it be like to be sailing during a bad storm?
• After reading Acts 27, what did you expect to happen to the ship and the people? 
• Were you surprised by the results? 
• Does this story tell us anything about God? 

Middle School

Book Club at the Darks' house with Sarah, 6-7:30pm. New book???

Sunday School--Lotus Productions, as usual.

High School

Sunday School with Jewly, as usual.