Spring Happenings at St. Luke

Can you feel it...the sky is blue, the wind is picking up, & spring is on it's way!!!
Here are some things going on the next few weeks:
>Starting 3/14 there will be a basket in the Narthez fro everyone to bring eggs for our Family Easter Picnic on the Saturday before Easter.

>Palm Sunday is 3/28 & as traditional all the kids are invited to process into the Sanctuary waving palm branches & ribbons, just meet in the Choir room before each service (9 & 11am).

>Our Family Easter Picnic will be held in the courtyard this year from 11-1 on Saturday 4/3. Each family needs to bring there own picnic lunch & I will provide games & also we will have a very special visitor.

>This Easter we are going to boldly "Imagine No Malaria" & so the kids will be a part of this by once again processing into the start of each service (9 & 11am) this time with daisies. The bed nets distributed to the people in Africa use daisy nectar as the agent to kill the mosquito.

>This Earth Day 4/22, join us as we go see "OCEANS" the latest movie from Disney celebrating the wonder of God's creation. We will see an afternoon showing (430ish), so that school kids can come. More info coming....

Join us as we enjoy Spring & celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord this Easter!

"St. Luke UMC teaching kids to KNOW God, GROW in God, and SHOW God to others."

Join us this year as we strive to help kids KNOW, GROW, & SHOW!! We will change lives, not just here but as far away as Africa as we "Imagine No Malaria" and then take a "Galactic Blast" for VBS. We will learn about giving back in our 2nd year of "Mission Possible" and strive to take Bible stories and make them apply to our lives in Sunday school. This is a Children's Ministry on the move, one interested and invested in making disciples for change in this world and giving children the tools to make that change happen NOW.

It's been awhile..hope all you are getting your weekly emails, if you are not please let me know because it means I don't have your email address. Wanted to let you all know that big changes are coming for the Children's Ministry in 2010...so stay tuned and hold on, good things are happening here at St. Luke UMC and I know that you want to be a part of it all!!

Summer Time Fun...
Here we go that dates & times & all the things coming up here at St. Luke UMC kid's ministry:
>June:
*10th- Mission Possible (those entering 1st-3rd) Help us fix the mosaic benches at the church. Time: 10-12, call to sign up.
*14th-17th- Little Kids Church Camp @ Mt. Wesley in Kerrville. All campers need to be at the church by noon to leave.
*24th- UMC Big Kids Mission Possible (those entering 4th -6th) . Be at Sierra Vista at 9:30, wearing your shirt & with lunch money- or 1st one will be at the Mt. Carmel Hermitage in Christoval, call to sign up & also to give me your shirt size asap.

>July:
*1st-the 2nd Big Kids UMC Mission Possible to the Food Bank
*5th-9th- Big Kids Church Camp @ Mt Wesley in Kerrville
*8th- our 2nd little kids Mission Possible. We will hand out fliers in the neighborhood for VBS.
*13th-18th- St. Luke VBS
*22nd- UMC Big Kids Mission Possible #3, this one to the Jewish Synagogue in San Angelo
*28th-Aug 1st- MAD Camp @ Mt. Wesley in Kerrville
*29th- #4 UMC Big Kids Mission Possible

>August:
*5th- UMC Big Kids Mission Possible # 5, we will be going to Meals for the Elderly
*18th- Picnic with the Pastors, this one is for all kids, those under 6 need a parent to stay.
*19th- our last UMC Big Kids Mission Possible
*23rd- Blessing of the Backpacks
*30th- Open House Kid's Cafe

WHEW. I also have a few other ideas, such as hand bells & assorted other deals, call me with any questions.

Earth Day movie

Hey everybody! Let's go to the movies. Take a look at www.disney.com/earth to get the info on this great movie adn plan to go as a group. I will be purchasing tickets for opening day, Wednesday, April 22nd 5:30 showing. Shoot me an email if you &/or your kids want to attend as a group.
Blessings, Randi

A basket full of Easter info:

Alright everybody here is a losting of our Easter plans & activities:
>Palm Sunday: processionals in both Services, please plan to stay for your normal service you will not be expected to attend more than the processional, which will be at the very beginning of the service
>April 11th: Easter Picnic at 11:30 at Santa Rita park, please bring a picnic basket of food for your family & expect to stay & play. There will be a special visitor and we will also hunt eggs. Please leave a dozen filled eggs in the Easter basket in the Narthex for all your little hunters before the 11th.


Hey..anyone want to participate in a Handbell choir? The tentative meeting time would be 4:30-5:30 on Wednesday nights starting 4/15 till 5/6 with a performance at the Mother's Day Tea. Call me if your child would like to get their groove on to some bell playing action.

The 411 for camp info & fundraisers

We are planning a big push with our camp fundraiser! The goal is $100 per child, we are hoping that this will be easy to do with just a couple of events. On April 26th we will be having a Bake Sale between the Services, that is also when the "big push" will start with the "Dollars" going to help us that Sunday & the kids performing a skit. I will also set up an "Adopt a Camper" board where people can sign up to give donations, of course this will also include lots of cute pictures of our adorable kids, so it will be hard to resist. During this time we will also be selling tickets for the Mother's Day Tea that we will be hosting on Mother's Day between the services, where we will have a Silent Auction (I need your kids to paint some beautiful pictures), the kids handbell choir will perform (maybe), and the kids will help serve the customers. Any parent intersted in your child going to camp is asked to participate in either the baked sale on 4/26 or the Mother's Day Tea on 5/10, with your child hopefully available to help at both. Please stress to your child that going to camp is a team effort & we need to all work together so that all of us who are interested in going can do so. Remember Camp dates are for kids entering 3rd & 4th grade June 14th to 17th, MAD Camp (4th -6th special arts camp) July 28th to August 1st, and 5th & 6th grade camp (with Sierra Vista) July 5th-8th. The cost for the 2 regular camps are $225 and MAD Camp $325. Let's get to work and make this a summer where our kids are blessed & know who and whose they are!
Randi