Children's Ministry CONNECTION

Monthly Newsletter for FCF’s Children’s Ministry

AUGUST 2014

Mark Your Calendars

August 10th

North Canton Skating Party

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

August 17th

Promotion Sunday

10:30 Service

August 24th

One – Service Sunday

10:00 a.m.

August 31st

FAMILY Sunday

10:30 a.m.

AWANA will be starting Sept. 10th. We are starting

to recruit volunteers. Will you prayerfully considering helping with our AWANA program this year? We need teachers, helpers in every classroom, game leaders, set

up and cleanup crews, meals prepared and cookies made. Sign-ups will be in the foyer.

YOU’RE INVITED!

North Canton Skate Center

Sunday, August 10th

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

FREE Admission

$1 Skate Rental

This is open to all FCF

families and friends! It

will not be open to the

general public during

that time.

AUGUST

Jeff Sand

Kelly Ries

Kati Kager

August 3rd

Mike Nelson

Megan Nelson

Kathy Grafe

August 10th

Amy Rousos

Ann Fritz

Joy Kraus

August 17th

Kathy Hardin

Dundee Earle

Jody Debos

August 24th

Hannah Debos

Theresa Sand

Nancy Maurer

August 31st

Dave Bailey

Harriet Bailey

Donna Hoffman

August 3rd

Amy Fritz

August 10th

Amy Fritz

Alexas Miller

August 17th

Amy Fritz

Krysten Jenkins

Todd Jenkins

August 24th

Amy Fritz

Volunteers please arrive by 10:15, thanks!!

Name: Mike Nelson

Birthday: January 16th

Family Background: Married to Megan for 7

years, 3 daughters – Tori 15, Alexis 8 and Lacy 6.

How long have you been volunteering in FCF’s

Children’s Ministry and what areas do you

volunteer in? I have been volunteering at FCF

for 5 years. I volunteer in Baby JAM (nursery)

and the Junior High, and Awana (Trek)

What is your favorite part about volunteering?

Spending time with the kids.

What is your favorite memory verse?

Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and

courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be

discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with

you wherever you go.

What are your hobbies? What do you like to do in

your spare time?

I like to mow the yard and work in the garden

Take daughters fishing and go on walks with my

wife.

Tweens

Tweens

PROMOTION SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH: 10:30 a.m.

August 17th will be Promotion Sunday,

this will be the Sunday that children

move up to the next grade level in

Sunday school.

Drop them off in their old

class and pick them up in

their new class!!

ONE – SERVICE SUNDAY

August 24th

10:00 a.m.

FAMILY SUNDAY AUGUST 31st: 10:30 a.m.

We are going to have a “Magical”

time with you this Family Sunday.

Come and hear our guest speaker.

You won’t want to miss out!

Children ages K-5th will sit with their

parents during the service.

There will be NO Sunday School.

BABY JAM and MINI JAM

will be open

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 08/04 Seth Kager 08/05 Isabella Miller 08/13 Sam Snodgrass Brycen Ebert 08/22 Peyton Miller

A big thank you to all the volunteer that helped with

our VBS, Kids Under Construction. We averaged 90

children and 60 volunteers every night. We closed

our week Sunday morning where Pastor Mike

highlighted the stories the kids learned during the

week. The service was closed by presenting Cindy

Mandrel and the C.O.O.L project a check for over

$1,000 that collected throughout the week by the

kids. Of course none of this would have been

possible without Jodi Peterson’s spiritual gifts, she

wrote the entire VBS from beginning to end. The

focus of the week was Kids Under Construction, and

something that the children learned, and all adults

were reminded of, is that we are always under God’s

construction.

04/03 Emma Gabbard

04/07 Amelia Wojicki

04/10 Miriam Peterson

04/11 Kayla Bertleff

04/12 Quinn Miller

04/18 Jaylen Gordon

04/25 Lauren Criswell

A Student's Prayer

Dear God,

Help me remember that you’re always by my side

at school and all day long.

Help me be the best student I can be,

using all the gifts and talents you’ve given me.

Help me study well and often

– especially when I don’t feel like studying at all!

Help me finish all my homework – on time.

Help me listen to my teachers and coaches.

Help me play fair and play safely,

Help me be honest when I’m tempted to cheat.

Help me always tell the truth.

Help me be kind to everyone at school

and to treat others as I’d want them to treat me.

Help me make good friends

and help me be a good friend to others.

Help me know how I can help others

and to ask for help when I need it myself.

Help me love and respect, trust and appreciate my

parents

- and to be honest with them.

Help me remember that you’re with me always, Lord,

and that you’ll never leave my side.

Amen.

Parent's Prayer for Students

Dear Lord, As my children leave for school, I pray that you will keep them in your care. Send your Spirit to open their minds to all that is true and beautiful and good. Help them to see the gifts and talents you have given them and to use them well. Help them to grow in knowledge and wisdom. Help them to be kind to others and lead others be kind to them. Give their teachers patience and understanding and help them teach what is just and true. Send your angels to guide and guard my children and to keep them from all harm. Open their young hearts to your presence and enfold them in your peace and protection. Hold them in the palm of your hand and bring them home safely at day's end. Amen.

A C.O.O.L. Thank you!

Dear Kids Under Construction and FCF,

Well friends, I guess my reaction tells all about the shock I

experienced on the amount, the very large, very

unexpected, very generous amount that you all donated

but now let me share the significance of the amount and

timeliness of the donation:

This year we registered over 1,600 volunteers and

each time we entered a name it took about 7-10 seconds or

more for the computer to receive the name. Then there

was a delay on every keystroke because the computer our

administrator Carla used is her own from 1999. We’ve

known for about 3 years we needed to purchase a

computer for C.O.O.L. but without the funds we have just

thanked God for patience…and I’m serious!

The amount raised along with another $200.00 gift

we received toward an administration need is the EXACT

amount needed for a new computer!! I want you to know

we did not assume this is what God wanted us to put our

donation to. When we prayed…we actually FORGOT about

the need for a computer! God reminded us in PRAYER!! HE

KNEW he was going to use the Kids Under Construction

offering for this NEED! Thank you so much for your

obedience to GIVE!!! Much love and appreciation

Cindy for C.O.O.L.