The Christmas Checklist

Christmas is a time of lists -- To do lists, Wish lists. Even the people in the Christmas story had lists. The Christmas Checklist tells the story of Jesus' birth and how everyone followed their checklists to become part of the first Christmas. The children are presenting the program three times in December. Please put it on your checklist to experience this wonderful story from a child's perspective.

Be a Christmas Angel

The annual Angel Tree Party is December 13 from 2 ‑ 4 p.m. During this party, the children will present The Christmas Checklist. Following the play,  gifts will be distributed to the Angel Tree children. The Angel Tree is a program of Prison Fellowship Ministries that provides gifts to children who have an incarcerated parent. This annual outreach touches the hearts of all involved. Look for the Angel tags to appear before Thanksgiving. Be an angel and pick one up!

Fall Festival - Squeals of Delight!

We had a full day of fun with games and activities for all ages. Thanks to all the volunteers (Junior Youth, UMYF, UMW, and UMM) who gave up their time to make the day a success. We even had a real, live (guinea) pig for the Kiss the Pig Contest.

July at Christmas?

The Christmas season might seem like an odd time to talk about Vacation Bible School, but summer will be here before you know it. And along with summer comes VBS 2004. Everyone always enjoys the week of fellowship, spiritual growth and fun. Planning begins during the winter, and volunteers are needed. If you'd like to be one of the leaders for VBS 2004, see Bob or Marcia Adams.

Thanks for Giving

The holidays provide us an opportunity to reflect on the past year. Some memorable events were: hearing the story of the Easter lily at the Easter Egg Hunt; reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Flag Day; autographing T‑shirts at VBS 2003; taking all the yucky stuff out of a pumpkin to let the light shine from inside; dumping mountains of coins into the Noisy Offering bucket. These are just a few of the memorable moments from this year. There are so many people to thank for these moments and all that you gave to the Children of Grace this year. You gave your time, your talents, and your energy. You helped each of our children grow spiritually through your leadership, inspiration and example. Thanks for giving and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Bob & Marcia Adams

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