Dear Parents,
COMING UP
18 October | Morning Tea
⛪ This Sunday, kids start in church with parents.
🫖 after the services, we will enjoy morning tea together.
After the 9:30 and 11:30 services, please collect your child upstairs.
☕🍪 Please bring some snacks to share.
30 October | Family Fun Night
Gather the whole crew for a night bursting with tasty food, big laughs, and real connection as we celebrate the love and unity we share in Christ! Kids, teens, parents, grandparents—everyone’s invited to kick back, play, eat, and make memories together. All generations are welcome, and every heart will feel right at home. Click the link below to find out more and sign up.
🌟 Kidzone Choir Singing at Carols by Candlelight! 🌟
🕯️ Sunday 6 December | 5 pm | Bring a Friend! 🕯️
Get ready for a night full of joy, wonder and the greatest story ever told! Our amazing Kidzone kids will be presenting a Christmas musical at this year’s Carols by Candlelight, sharing the true meaning of Christmas: the birth of Jesus, our Saviour! 🎄✨The congregation will also participate, singing along to traditional Christmas Carols.
And here’s the most exciting part… this is the PERFECT night to bring a friend!
💌 Who Will YOU Invite?
When we introduced the musical, we challenged our kids to invite their school friends and others who don’t go to church to come and hear them sing, and they are SO excited! Let’s get behind them and invite our own friends and family too.
Christmas is one of the easiest times of the year to invite someone to church… and let’s be honest, who can say no to a child asking, “Will you come and watch me sing?” 😊
Who could you invite?
🏫 School friends and their families
🏡 Neighbours
👵 Grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins
💼 Workmates
⚽ Friends from sport, dance or other activities
So many people around us have never heard what Christmas is really about. This is our chance to welcome them in and share the good news of Jesus. Take a moment to pray and ask God, “Who is one person I can invite this Christmas?” 🙏 Then, start praying for them that when you do invite them, their hearts will be open to say yes!
📅 Save the Dates!
⏰ Every Sunday: Practice happens at the very start of Kidzone. Please drop your kids off by 9:30 am or 11:30 am (depending on which service you attend) so they don’t miss a thing!
Three important dates to mark in your calendar:
1️⃣ Sunday 22 November – Key practice during Kidzone (please don’t miss!)
2️⃣ Sunday 29 November – Key practice during Kidzone (please don’t miss!)
3️⃣ Sunday 6 December – Run-through + the BIG night!
3:00–4:00 pm – Run-through in the main auditorium (everyone needs to be there!)
After the run-through – Our team takes the kids down to the basement for a snack and stretch break 🍎
5:00 pm – Back on stage for the start of Carols by Candlelight! 🎤✨
🎧 Sing It at Home & On the Go!
With limited practice time on Sundays, your help at home makes a HUGE difference! Pop the songs on:
🚌 On the way to school, in the car or on the bus
🏠 While the kids are playing at home
🎶 Anytime, anywhere!
The more they hear the songs, the more confident they’ll feel and the brighter they’ll shine on the night! (Fair warning: you might find yourself humming along too! 😉)
🎵 Find the songs here: [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1otPHOE6-1ckUD5Iw0-iOrmqClQMcak7C?usp=sharing]
Our younger children will not be expected to sing all the songs and know all the words. Only the older children will sing “Jesus’ Family Tree.” For other songs, if the younger ones only know the chorus, that is good enough. 😉
🕺Dress code💃
We’ll share more details about the dress code closer to the date.
✨ Let’s Pack the Place!
Let’s make Carols by Candlelight a night our friends and family will never forget, and where many hear the good news of Jesus, maybe for the very first time.
Thank you for partnering with us to get ready for this special night!🎄🙌
WHAT THE CHILDREN WILL LEARN
Creche: Focus – God Made Series; children will review that God made the Earth and flowers (Genesis 1:1-2:4 and Matthew 6:28-30).
2023-2016: Focus – Beginnings Series; children will learn that Adam and Eve’s rebellion against God’s word affected their relationship with God, one another, and the rest of creation; thus, sin has consequences. But we also see God’s grace. When we stop hiding from him, are honest, take responsibility for our bad choices, and ask for his forgiveness, we find forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
PRAYING FOR YOUR CHILDREN
Praying for our children to commit their lives to Jesus
Lord, we know that when children surrender their lives to you at a young age, they tend to remain faithful to you into adulthood. Please, Lord, help our children recognise that Jesus is the Name above all names and confess Him as their Lord and Saviour. Help them trust You with all their heart, not lean on their own understanding, and acknowledge Him as Lord in everything; then You will guide them in Your best way for them. May they be filled with Your Spirit to the fullness of Christ. (Phi. 2:9-11, Pro. 3:5-6, Eph. 5:18, 1:23, 4:13.
We look forward to worshipping together on Sunday.
Please contact me if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Warmly,
