Ash Wednesday February 26

ashLent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 26.  This year we again have two opportunities for Ash Wednesday worship.

The first is Ashes On the Go at Watermark Books.  From 7-9 am Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton is at Watermark to mark you with ashes as you start your day.  It’s a come and go time, though you’re welcome to get breakfast and stay for a while.

At 7 pm we gather in the Grace Great Room for an Ash Wednesday service that includes the imposition of ashes, Holy Communion, and music from our choir.

 

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Kids Lead! Worship Service: Sunday February 23 at 10 am

Save the date! Kids Lead Sunday is February 23 at 10 am in the Great Room.  Sunday School classes are working on their contributions to the worship service.  That means we need all of you to offer your ideas and input.  This year we plan on explaining “Why Church?” from the perspective of what we do in worship.  Worship can be really exciting for kids and adults, but it can also feel long and boring and pointless to kids.  At Grace, we want to make worship and Sunday School the best hour of your kids’ week.

Would you consider partnering with us to make Kids Lead Sunday a meaningful way our kids can give back to Grace?  The best way to do this is to talk with your child about what they like and what they are remembering about Sunday School.  Be excited about your own course of faith study.  And bring your kids on Sundays at 10 am from now until February 23.  The kids’ classrooms are thinking about and practicing ways they can participate in Kids Lead Sunday.  It’s always a fun service to witness.  Thanks for letting us know your amazing kids here at Grace,

~Jennifer Snook

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Jacob’s Learning Ladder: January

Twice a month the children join Jennifer or Catherine for a Bible Story, the first one this month was “Jesus Tells Stories” (Mark 4).  The children really enjoy listening to the stories and look forward to it each month.

This month the children learned about the five senses. Some classes used snack as a hands on opportunity to experience all five5 of their senses. They saw the pickle, they could hear the crunching, they could feel the bumpy pickle, they smelled the pickle, and of course tasted the pickle! The children really enjoyed learning about their five senses during snack time.

At the end of our ‘polar animals’ week the children got to come to school in their jammies! They enjoyed breakfast food for snack, they listened to classic bedtime stories and brought their favorite cuddly for show and share.

Emily Stoltz, Program Director

Jacob’s Learning Ladder Preschool and Adventure Club

316.618.4189

www.jacobslearningladderpreschool.org

Yellow Bag Sundays

February Yellow Bag Sunday

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter.  In February our contributions go to the food pantry at the Center Church.  This is the building that used to be Mt. Vernon Presbyterian.  The Center Church continues to operate the food pantry.  Consider bringing cereal and canned vegetables.