KiDS Weekly Experience Guide & Parent Cue: week of December 20th
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is only 5 days away! We hope that you are enjoying this special time of year with your family and that you are using this time to celebrate traditions and create new memories! As you prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, don’t forget to join us for our Christmas Eve services. If you would like to join us, you can join us during the following times:
Rochester Campus: 2pm, 3:30pm, 5pm, 6:30pm
Webster Campus: 3:30pm, 5pm, 6:30pm
Online Campus: 2pm, 3:30pm, 5pm, 6:30pm
Our Rochester and Webster campus will provide childcare for children ages 4 and under at every service.
Today is the last day to bring in the Give Joy Bingo Cards. We hope your kids enjoyed the challenge to spread joy throughout this month. For every completed BINGO card returned - Kids Ministry will donate $5 to Beyond Partners to help strengthen families, end poverty, and seek justice. If you are joining us online, forgot your card or need a few more days to complete, feel free to print your card at home, fill it out and mail us a picture of the completed card at kidsmin@northridgerochester.com. You can find the Bingo card HERE.
Make sure you check out our weekly experience guide below to lead your kids through this week’s lesson from home. Have a wonderful Christmas and we will see you ONLINE, next Sunday, December 27th!
Preschool Resources
Bible Story: The First Christmas Gift - Always With Us
Big Idea: God gave us His Son, Jesus, as the very first Christmas present. Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. He shines a light so we can see what God is like!
Step 1: Watch the video with your preschoolers.
Step 2: Review with your kids.
Ask your kids: How do you know what God is like? (I look at Jesus!)
Step 3: Practice the Memory Verse with your preschoolers.
Memory Verse: “...they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.” Mathew 1:23 NLT
Step 4: Print the Adventure Guide to use with your preschooler throughout the week.
Elementary Resources
STEP 1: Read the Bible Passage with your kids
Bible Story: An Angel Appears to Mary • Luke 1:26-38; (Psalm 89:1-8)
STEP 2: Choose a worship video to sing with your kids
STEP 3: Watch the Video with your Kids
STEP 4: Practice this month’s Bible Verse with your kids.
Memory Verse: "But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7 NIV
STEP 5: Review with your kids.
Big Idea: Wait and see, God will do impossible things.
Ask Your Kids: What is something that you are waiting on God to do in your life (or in someone else's life) that seems impossible?