Celebrate Earth! What a joyous Easter we had last month! Christian Explorers took a StoryWalk, collected blessing eggs, and started preparing for their herb garden. In May, we continue our celebration of God’s creation with these activities for Christian Explorers… Earth, water, air and fire. How do we find God in all these essential elements of […]
Christian Explorers April
Traveling Together Toward Easter! We’ve traveled together toward Easter in the past month, learning more about what it means to follow Jesus. April brings us to Holy Week and reminds us of the miracle of the resurrection. We’ll explore how God’s love offers us new life and how we can join in bringing that message […]
Small Moments of Grace
You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1:23 Dear friends, As I write this the daffodils are sprouting up and beginning to take life, despite the snow that remains in my front yard. Their fragile green stalks sway in the […]
Christian Explorers February
Traveling Together Toward Easter! This month we continue learning about what it means to follow Jesus. Being a disciple means learning to pray, thinking about other people, listening carefully, and working together. All during Lent, Christian Explorers will focus on what Jesus taught us about these things. We’ll also help the congregation to celebrate Holy […]
Be a Sign
“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all” –2 Cor. 3:2 Dear friends, The children have moved their church calendar to the purple season of Lent, when we prepare for the arrival of Holy Week and the celebration of Easter. This year, we’re learning about the important […]
Christian Explorers February
Lent Begins! Lent begins in February. It’s a time when we get ready for the coming of Easter. As followers of Jesus, this year we’re preparing by learning about some of the traditions of our faith. What does it mean to be a “disciple” and walk in Jesus’ footsteps? How do we pray and learn […]
Assessing the Year
“After some days Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Come, let us return and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.’” -Acts 15:36 Dear friends, This month we gather for our Annual Meeting, a time of assessing the year just past and planning for […]
A Post-Christmas Ritual
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightening, and […]
Christian Explorers December
The Journey to Bethlehem Edward Church rocks…come rock with us! After a busy November, we find ourselves at the beginning of Advent, the time of preparation for Christmas. Christian Explorers will help during worship by bringing in and out the light and collecting the offering. Each Sunday, we’ll focus on a different part of the […]
A Light Filled Christmas
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” —John 1:5 Dear friends, The children have been thinking about how the church tells time. As we enter into the Advent season, they will continue to learn through lighting the Advent Candles as we mark the Sundays before Christmas. This tradition, lighting […]