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It is Serve Sunday!Dear Parents and Families, We are excited for our upcoming Serve Sunday (Communion Sunday) on January 5 (Communion Sunday). This special day will focus on “Serving in Christ’s Love and Engaging in God’s Mission.” Together, we will explore what it means to live out our faith through service, embodying Christ’s love in our community and beyond. At CLP, we support various ministries that make a tangible difference, including Feed My Starving Children, New Life Center, Open Arms, Agua Fria Food Bank, and St. Mary’s Food Bank. These partnerships allow us to extend God’s love to those in need and demonstrate our commitment to His mission. In January and February, we will be creating Blessing Bags for the Agua Fria Food Bank. This hands-on project is a wonderful opportunity for our children to actively participate in service, helping them see the goodness of God firsthand. By engaging in these acts of kindness, our children will understand their identity in Christ and embrace our shared purpose to serve others. Special Service Opportunity: We believe that serving together not only strengthens our community but also nurtures our children’s faith and understanding of God’s love. We encourage you to join us in these meaningful endeavors and help your children experience the joy of serving in Christ’s name. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to living out God’s mission. Blessings, Brenda and the CLP Kids Team |
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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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