Children’s Ministry Important Updates:
We are in the process of beginning our Fall activities… and with that some changes are on the way.
Before we get to the changes here are the upcoming event dates to put into your calendar:
Sat August 10th, yes this Saturday, is the AWANA Conference. It will be held at Westmeade and it begins at 8:30am.
Wed August 14th, Shiloh has rented the Hartselle Pool for a Family Fun Night! To attend from 8pm until 10pm is free. However if you would like to attend earlier, the pool has allowed us a discount of $5 each after 5pm.
Sat August 17th, is a Day Trip to Sequoyah Caverns. The cost is $11 for adults, $6 for kids 4 – 12yrs old, and children under 4yrs old are free. You can pay at the Caverns. We will need to be at the church by 7am. Everyone bring a packed lunch for your family.
Wed August 21st is AWANA Registration. It will begin at 6:15pm. Parents/Guardians must attend to register child.
Sun August 25th is The Calling. Remember there will be no Sunday School this Sunday and we will be having a pancake breakfast beginning at 9am. This is a very important event… if you are involved in any type of ministry related to Shiloh please be ready to help prepare a table sharing about that ministry. Everyone please be in prayer for this day… and most importantly if you know anyone who need Jesus… or who needs a church to call home… stop now and go and invite them to attend this event.
Sun September 8th the Children’s Ministry will begin a creative movement with Rhonda Corder at 5pm
Also on this day during this time we will begin a special study for all parents, parents with kids of all ages, it is called the Year of Purposeful Parenting. We will begin this study with:
The books are $13 and you will want one.
See Nicole Vaughn by Sunday August 18th so that the book orders can be placed in time.
Also on Sun September 8th, the Preschool through 5th Grade, will begin a new Sunday night focus on apologetics, beginning at 6pm.
Fri – Sat, September 27th – 28th there is an opportunity to attend a Global Village Experience. To learn more go check out our events page on FB: Global Village Experience Details. You do not have to be in the children’s ministry to attend, jr high, high school, and college, and adults are welcome to attend with us.
NOW FOR THE CHANGES:
1) Nursery – Preschooler parents will now be picking up their pagers for their children in their child’s room. This is to ensure that the teacher has a parent face for the child. The parent must also return the pager to pick-up the child. This is to ensure that the child does not leave with anyone but the parent, or another adult sent by the parent. If you have one or more children in the Preschool wing, show the pager to the teachers of the first ones picked up and leave the pager with the one picked up last.
2) The official visitor check-in for the Children’s Dept is the Children’s Info Desk. Please do not send any child visiting to a room without having their parent fill out a visitor card and getting assigned a pager. This is very important. Our Preschool and Children’s teachers cannot always get this information from the children… we need the parents to make sure this is done. Alaina Raper or the Elder or Deacon’s Wife on rotation will be available to assist with this information.
3) Beginning this Sunday, the K – 5th Graders will join in the Sanctuary for the beginning of service. We will have a designated section of pews in the sanctuary and will leave for Children’s Church before the meet and greet. This is to enable the children to see baptisms and see announcements and participate in our congregational worship. It also will help my teachers get their rooms cleaned up in time for them to also make it for baptisms and announcements and even extended care as well.
4) The Children’s Ministry has outgrown the Children’s Church room. In order to meet our growth we will soon be re-locating to the Gym for Children’s Church. We were gifted with the Winshape stage set, which is a castle, which is perfect for our Cross Guard theme. I would love to have this relocation accomplished before Sunday August 25th… but in order for that to happen much help is needed. Please let me know if you can help with this and when you would be available to help.
In His service and yours,
Nicole Vaughn