Mystery Dinner Forestpark Community Church

FREE Ice Skating this Saturday! We have the WHOLE place to ourselves!

What kind of Ice Skater are You? 

Come find out for FREE this Saturday! 

• Join Forestpark Community Church Free Ice Skating event this Saturday
•  Feb.22 from 3:45-5:45 at Iceland. 
• Located at 1702 UPS Drive, Louisville.near UPS headquarters.
• Bring as many guest as you can! .
• Come and hangout even if your not willing to risk the ice !!

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VBS Theme for 2014 Revealed....

VBS 2014

July 7-11

Ok...I know you are just on the edge of your seat...but here is the problem, it's TOP SECRET...

However, since you are all on the inside circle, I will tell you, IF you promise not to tell anyone except all the kids and parents you know. Do you promise? Ok, here it is!

Winter Family Fun Night March 7 - Mystery Dinner

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• More details will be revealed soon...but let's just say this will be a Mysterious Dinner for the Whole Family. Invite your friends and their families! Be prepared to have an adventure! Want to volunteer behind the scenes? This show takes a lot of hands!! :-) But if you have kiddos 12 and under, let us do the work this time, and just have fun!!

Merry Christmas! News to Use and Christmas Kids Printables.

Merry Christmas!

With only 5 Days left until Christmas, I thought you might enjoy some Kids Printable Christmas Coloring Pages and Worksheets with Activities.

News:
-This Sunday kids will stay in the service with parents in order to allow for the planning of our Christmas Brunch.

-But, DON'T PANIC! We have these and other Coloring Pages and Christmas Activities, and maybe a little Surprise for you while you sit with Mom and Dad.

-Family Christmas Brunch will be directly after the service around 12pm.

-Don't Forget, Kids will get a chance to Sing our Away in the Manger and Joy to the World songs together for our Families during our Christmas Brunch. No practice needed, everyone can sing.

(shhhhh.....I heard a certain "Special Guest" might come to the Brunch to see if everyone is being good....)

 

 

Fwd: Pack a Shoebox, Uncle Si Style

Attention Moms, Dads, Grandmas and Grandpas!

THIS Sunday during Sunday School at Forestpark Community Church, Kids ages 4-5th Grade will be Packing a Shoebox for Operation Christmas Child! 

We have invited all the kids to bring 4 or 5 items to pack in a shoebox. (We also have lots of stuff to go with it too!)

The video below, that was sent to me by Samaritan's Purse, is VERY funny and a fun way of introducing the Shoebox program to your family! In fact, I bet several of you share it on to your friends and family as well.

I hope to see all of you this Sunday morning at 10:30 and we will Pack A Box!!

PS- We are having a Kids' Christmas Party (and Parents some time to Christmas Shop...) on Dec. 7th at 6:30pm!! Pass it on!!

Mary Conver

Children's Minister

Forestpark Community Church

Haven't I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

Joshua 1:9 (HCSB)

                                                                   

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Email not displaying correctly? See it here » As Si Robertson might say, "Take a sip o' tea, mow a little grass" and get ready to pack shoeboxes! The beloved uncle of the family that makes the famous Duck Commander duck calls has teamed up with Operation Christmas Child to get the word out about sharing the Gospel through a shoebox gift. National Collection Week is coming November 18-25. Along with Si, you can be a part of sending love and joy to children around the world. Watch this brand new video to find out what Si wanted to pack in his shoebox—and what actually made the final cut. You'll also find exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Si's video shoot, and some great ideas for packing your own shoeboxes. FOLLOW YOUR BOX Discover the destination of your shoebox by making your $7 per box shipping donation online. Samaritan's Purse will send an email telling you the destination of your gift, along with information about Operation Christmas Child in that country. DROP-OFF LOCATIONS Remember to drop off your shoeboxes November 18-25. It's easy to find the nearest collection site with our online locator. You can also build a shoebox online with our fun, interactive website.

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Today we got a letter from the guidance counselor at school about bullying. 

It outlines what pro-active steps the school will be taking to prevent bullying in our classrooms. I wanted to share some of the letter with you, in hopes that maybe it will speak to some kids out there, who need to know what to do, or to know they are not alone.

*I really want to encourage all parents to read this entry from the blog mentioned at the bottom, even if you don't read the letter. 

A Message from Your Counselor: (Excerpts from an Email to Christian Academy Families)

The American Psychological Association estimates that 90 percent of fourth- through eighth-graders are targets of bullying at some point. As believers we must take Christ’s command to “love one another” (John 13:13) very seriously and to raise the bar so that each student is challenged and held accountable to be “kind and compassionate to one another” (Eph 4:32).

It is important to define bullying, especially in these early elementary years when mean behavior may be a result of immature social skills, which require a different type of discipline. Bullying is:

• Intentional – the meanness is intended to hurt, on purpose, rather than accidental.
• Repetitive – the meanness occurs multiple times and in multiple situations.
• An Imbalance of Power – the meanness is intended to gain power over others in some way, either as a result of size, strength or popularity.

Bullying comes in three forms – physical (hitting, kicking, fighting or the threat of violence), verbal (unkind words, hurtful comments, teasing, using words to humiliate or embarrass) and relational (intent to damage friendships and/or self-esteem through excluding, isolating, rumors, gossip, eye rolling, cliques). These forms may occur together or separately. 

During the month of September I will be in classrooms to define what bullying is and what it looks like (above). I will read the book One by Kathryn Otoshi, which is a simple but powerful story about how to take a stand against aggression so that everyone can count.

If you haven’t had The Talk with your children at home, I encourage you to do so. Glennon Melton from www.momastery.com has written The Talk she has with her children, and has graciously allowed you to use this as a template for your own (compassion) Talk. You can find Glennon’s Talk here: http://momastery.com/blog/2012/08/23/the-talk/.

Many blessings,
Kristi C. Thompson, M.S., LPCC
Elementary Guidance Counselor
Christian Academy School System
(502) 244-3225x.1417
kthompson@caschools.us

I hope this will be useful to you! Have a great School Year!

Ms. Mary