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The Festival@CLP: Our Annual Fall Gathering and CelebrationJoin Us for The Festival@CLP on November 3! Start your day with our 10 AM service on the front lawn, followed by a fun-filled celebration! Enjoy live music, lunch prepared by our Fellowship team, games and activities for kids, mission booths, and sanctuary tours. We’ll also have a photographer on-site to take individual and family photos as we work toward creating a new, photo-filled church directory. Registration for lunch is not required but is helpful. We'll be serving burgers, brats, hotdogs, and sides. See the link below. This event coincides with the City of Litchfield Park’s annual Arts and Crafts Fair, and we hope our neighbors will stop by and get to know us better! Everyone is welcome—come celebrate with us! |
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Joseph Forgives His BrothersJoseph’s story is about how he chose to forgive even when it was really hard. Joseph had many brothers, but they were jealous of him. One day, they did something terrible—they sold him into slavery and pretended he was gone forever. Joseph ended up in Egypt, far from home, and faced many challenges. But God was with him, and over time, Joseph became a leader in Egypt, helping save the country from a terrible famine. Years later, when his brothers came to Egypt needing food, they didn’t recognize Joseph. Joseph could have been angry or mean to them for what they did. But instead, he forgave them. He told them that even though they meant to hurt him, God used it for good, to save many people. Joseph’s forgiveness shows us that we can choose to let go of hurt and love others, just like God forgives us. |
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The Story for ChildrenDear Parents: Blessings to all of you and your family! Welcome to The Story for Children! We are pleased and honored that your child is with us and going to be participating in The Story for Children Curriculum. As you may know, this program has thirty-one lessons—thirty-one beautiful messages of God’s love and care for his children. Each lesson is designed so that your child will be made completely aware of God’s message in each one through the Bible verses, Bible Points, the stories, and various activities. While we as a class explore God’s Word, we encourage you to extend that exploration to your home. Share your own love of His Word with your child, talk about what you are learning in your adult class, and allow your child time to freely talk about and ask questions about what is being learned. Be sure to encourage sharing the activity sheets or have your child tell you the Bible story that has been highlighted each week. Even allow them to tell you about some of the discussions that have taken place and continue them at dinner or family reflection time! Look for the chapter Parents’ Page. Read and do some of the activities that are part of the Parents’ Page sent home each week (some chapters are covered over multiple weeks and an eNews is sent on Sunday with the details about that Sunday's lesson focus). This is a family experience. God is the all-loving Father; we are his children. As The Story unfolds for all of us here at The Church at Litchfield Park, share the experience with your child. We have been blessed with this incredible story! Let’s help make our children incredible and faith-filled storytellers. God’s blessings, Brenda Houlihan CLP Kids' Director |
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