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Pitts Baptist Church Preschool & Children’s Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 2

IMPORTANT AWANA DATES

February 6 T&T Bible Quiz

Grace Rockwell Church

February 10 Crazy Kooky Color Red Night

February 12

Sparks Games Practice 6:30—8:30 PM CORE

February 13 T&T Games Practice 2:30—4 PM LFH

February 17

Top Hat Night & Sparks Store

February 19 Sparks Games Practice 6:30—8:30 PM CORE

February 20

T&T Games Practice 2:30—4 PM LFH

February 26 Sparks Games Practice 6:30—8:30 PM CORE

February 27

T&T Games Practice 2:30—4 PM CORE

Wednesdays 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm Two years—Sixth grade

Save the Date!!!

Sunday, May 23

6:00 PM in the CORE

Strong Tower Spring Concert A worship experience provided by the

Preschool, Children, and Youth Choirs

The Annual Awards Celebration will

be held at Charity Baptist on Tuesday, February 23.

Summer Intern Applications

Due by March 28

Employed: June 7—August 13

Pitts VBS Training

May 2

Centri-Kid Summer Camp (3rd—4th Grades)

June 21—25

Centrifuge Summer Camp (5th—8th Grades)

June 21—25

Vacation Bible School

July 11—16

February Monthly Coordinator: Crystal Taylor 704.436.4047 Email: [email protected]

If you are unable to fulfill your commitment, please trade with someone on the schedule and then notify this month’s coordinator.

February 7, 2010 Nursery 10:30 AM Preschool Worship 10:30 AM Sunday Evening

Infants Kim Ochsenreiter Twos 1 Tony & Sharon Cockerham

Donna Wilson Twos 2 Bert & Joanna Loftis Family

Crawlers Anne Mosier Threes 1 Dan & Denise Estes Super Bowl

Carol Rouzer Threes 2 Teresa & Amanda Werme Party

Ones I Cory & Denise Sane Fours 1 Jeff & Karen Waters

Ones II Jason & Becky Shanks Fours 2 Brian & Pam Kaler


Infants Kim Ochsenreiter Twos 1 Christine Anderson & Jenni Phillips

Donna Wilson Twos 2 Heather Walker & Sheri Freeman No

Crawlers Anne Mosier Threes 1 Steven & Amanda Decker Evening

Carol Rouzer Threes 2 Jeff & Traci Ashbaugh Services

Ones I Richard & Martha Walkup Fours 1 Steve & Traci Sweetser

Ones II NEED VOLUNTEERS Fours 2 Gavin & Melody McKinnis


Infants Kim Ochsenreiter Twos 1 Eric & Melissa Morrison

Donna Wilson Twos 2 Lewis & Barbara Oot Christina Brown

Crawlers Anne Mosier Threes 1 NEED VOLUNTEERS Jennifer Brayley

Carol Rouzer Threes 2 Travis & Jill Rogers

Ones I NEED VOLUNTEERS Fours 1 Joe & Angel Britt

Ones II Rick & Tammy Calkins Fours 2 Scott & Amy Hornbeak


Infants Kim Ochsenreiter Twos 1 Christie Norton & Kim Loflin

Donna Wilson Twos 2 Evan & Suzanne Arno Darren Johnson

Crawlers Anne Mosier Threes 1 Chris & Gina Stonestreet Jan Johnson

Carol Rouzer Threes 2 Bill & Shannon Nalbone

Ones I NEED VOLUNTEERS Fours 1 Rob & Ashley Goodman

Ones II Natalia Caggiano & Jori Watts Fours 2 Steve Best & Patrick Waddell

Interested applicants should view the application details on the church website: www.pbcweb.org

Purpose: To give college and/or seminary students the opportunity to experience children’s ministry in a real life setting. Pitts Baptist Church would like to provide experience in this area over a ten-week period during the summer break. In some instances, college credit may be earned for the experience. It is also our goal to see God call young people into full-time ministry or even confirm His call through this internship. Some responsibilities include:

• Chaperone Thrilling Thursday day trip activities

• Coordinate Wednesday evening intramurals, volunteers, and/or activities

• Assist with Children’s Chapel and/or Preschool Worship

• Assist with Sunday Evening Programming

• Serve as a ministry leader during children’s camp week of June 21—25

• Planning and assisting with Vacation Bible School the week of July 11—16

• Help with monthly newsletter and other children’s information • Organize and maintain resource room supplies and closets Requirements:

• Must LOVE children and be able to communicate with both children and adults

• A student who feels like God has called them to work with children

• A person willing to give of themselves sacrificially for the work of the Lord • Able to start on Monday, June 7, 2010 and finish Friday, August 13, 2010

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 New Christian’s Class

8 9 10 11 12 13

14

New Christian’s Class

15 16 17 18 19 20


22 23 End of Season Celebration at Charity Baptist

24 25 26 27


February 1

Lucas Jacky

February 2

Noah Deese

February 4

Joshua Lapish

February 9

Lauren Estes

February 11

Nathan Cook

February 14

Anna Burdette

February 15

Hailey Ford

February 16

Cason Nalbone

Bryan Delapaz

Sunday Evenings

6:00—7:15 PM Pres. & Children’s

Choirs

T&T Bible Quiz Grace Rockwell

6:30—8:30 pm Sparks Game Practice CORE

6:30—8:30 pm Sparks Game Practice CORE No PM Activities

February 2010

2:30-4:00 pm T&T Game Practice LFH

2:30-4:00 pm T&T Game

Practice CORE

6:30—8:30 pm Sparks Game Practice CORE

2:30-4:00 pm T&T Game Practice LFH

No Children’s Choir

February 19

Piper Borras

February 21

Adam Ashbaugh

Aaron Ford

Zachary Ford

February 23

Benjamin Caggiano

February 25

Abby Burleigh

Tyler Kimes

February 26

Landon Nalbone

February 28

Zachary Bannister

Coleman Carter

Sunday Mornings

9 AM Pres. & Children’s Sunday School

Sunday Mornings

10:30 AM Preschool Worship Children’s Chapel

Encourage Kids to Lovingly Obey

February brings lots of talk about love, but love is more evident

through our actions than through our words. Children show love and

respect by obeying parents, and Christians show love and respect

by obeying God’s commands. God gave us his laws

because he loves us, and following them helps

mold us into his faithful followers.

Love is at the “heart” of all God’s commandments,

including his two greatest: “Love the Lord your

God with all your heart, all your soul, all your

strength, and all your mind” and “Love your

neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27).

The problem is that love and obedience aren’t as

easy as they sound. That’s because we’re all

sinners who put ourselves ahead of others. Having a loving

relationship with Jesus Christ is the only way we can be equipped to

obey God and other people. Only through knowing Jesus and his

love does the law lose its sin-causing power over us. Here are some

ways to share that message with your children:

• While sharing that disobedience is serious and has consequences,

also emphasize that God offers us his forgiveness—and we

should do the same for other people who hurt us.

• As you read and discuss the Bible with children, reflect the bulk

of Scripture: God’s relationship with his people, who are

constantly breaking his rules but then being restored by a loving

God.

The Kids’ Travel Guide to the 10 Commandments (Group) is filled

with insightful, fun experiences about this topic.

Thou Shalt Remember

• In a survey of 1,000 children in Britain, 28% of kids ages 11 to

16 couldn’t name even one of the Ten Commandments. Only 6%

of children could name all 10. (Christian.org.uk)

• Americans didn’t fare any better. Out of 1,000 Americans, more

people knew the ingredients of a Big Mac and the names of the

Brady Bunch children than knew the Ten Commandments. The

most-recalled commandment was “You shall not kill.” (ChristianPost.com)

Ask God:

1. To help your children express

their love for God by obeying

his commands.

2. To strengthen your children’s

trust in God’s goodness.

3. To give your children obedient

attitudes toward authority.

Parenting Insights

In With All Their Heart, Christine

Yount Jones shares some of “the

sweet rewards of saying yes to

God” and lovingly obeying his

commands.

1. The result of obedience is

joy. Obeying God isn’t a

burden. Instead, it’s uplifting to

work in harmony with God

rather than fight against him.

2. Obedience brings a promise

of blessings. Although we

don’t obey just to gain God’s

favor, his Word promises

blessings for our reverent

obedience (for example, see

Deuteronomy 11:13-15).

3. Obedience demonstrates

our love. Convey to children

that consequences aren’t the

sole point of rules. Instead, we

should obey as a loving

response to God, who loves us

each unconditionally—and

forgives us when we disobey.

February 2010

“Oh, how I love your

instructions! I think about

them all day long. Your

commands make me wiser

than my enemies, for they

are my constant guide.”

Psalm 119:97-98

We often think of rules and

laws as necessary evils. But

each of God’s commands has a

purpose, whether it’s to keep

us safe or to bring him glory.

These laws guide our steps

each day, like a trusted, well-

worn road map.

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Teachable Moments

1. The Right Path—Hide a

Bible and make an easy

map so your children can

find the Bible in a few

minutes. Give children the

map and tell them to search

for something special

you’ve hidden. When

children find the Bible, tell

them that God’s Word

shows us what we need to

do to follow him on the

right path. Then read some

“directions” and have

children tell you if they’re

from the Bible or not. For

example, “Love your

enemies” (yes!); “Lie only if

you have to” (no!).

2. Simon Says—With younger

children, play Simon Says,

giving everyone a chance to

be Simon. Then discuss

what it’s like to give

directions and be “obeyed.”

Also talk about what makes

following instructions easy

or difficult.

Talking about and following God’s commands help children

learn about obedience (read the Scripture in the photo

above). Start a conversation with these questions:

1. How do rules help us? Why is it important to have rules in a

family, in school, and in society?

2. What makes you want to obey God? What makes you want to

obey your parents or teachers?

3. Why is it sometimes hard to obey? What helps you obey,

especially when it’s tempting not to?

4. What good things happen when you obey?

Family Experience: Faith Adventures

Many people in the Bible struggled with doubt. Use these

experiences from Group’s Hands-On Bible to explore faith.

• What You Know—Read aloud John 20:24-

31 to meet a doubting disciple. Then say:

“When you have doubts, it’s helpful to

separate what you know from what you feel.

For example, you may doubt that God loves

you because you didn’t make the soccer

team. You feel alone and unloved. But the

Bible says that God loves you and that he’ll

take care of you. Because the Bible says it,

you know it’s true, even if it doesn’t feel that

w a y r i g h t n o w . ”

Together, divide a sheet of poster board into

two columns. Label one “What I Feel” and

the other “What I Know.” List some feelings, and across from each

feeling, write a Bible verse in response. For example, across from

“loneliness” you can write “God is with me. Matthew 28:20.” Use a

Bible index to help you find relevant passages.

• Childlike Faith—Say: “When you were littler, you trusted your

parents about everything. Jesus says everyone should have faith

like little kids—even grown-ups! We all need Jesus, all the time.”

Read aloud Luke 18:15-17. Then make something to remind you

that Jesus wants you to trust him the same way little kids trust

their parents. Have each family member draw a heart on a piece

of construction paper. Write “Jesus” inside it. To the left, tape a

picture of when you were little. To the right, tape a recent picture

of yourself. Decorate and hang the paper as a reminder of your

faith.

This page is designed to help educate parents and isn’t meant to endorse any movie, music, or product.

Our prayer is that you’ll make informed decisions about what your children watch, listen to, and wear.

What’s Playing at the Movies

Movie: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning

Thief (Feb. 12)

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Rating: not yet rated

Cast: Logan Lerman, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman

Synopsis: Chris Columbus directs this adaptation of the

popular children’s book series. A modern-day teenager

learns that his father is the greek god Zeus—and right

now the gods are angry. Greek mythology comes to life

with Harry Potter-esque adventure as Percy and his

friends solve a powerful mystery.

Discussion Questions: How have your parents shaped you? What do

you think your life would be like if you had different parents or a

different family? Why do you think people used to have so many gods?

Read 1 John 5:21. How do some people worship lots of “gods” today?

What Music Is Releasing

Artist: TobyMac

Album: Tonight

Artist Info: Grammy-winning Christian pop and

hip-hop artist TobyMac (Kevin McKeehan) was one

of the first Christian rappers. He was part of the trio

DC Talk, and as a soloist he’s had six number-one

singles. His music provides a positive alternative to

secular rappers such as Drake.

Summary: TobyMac’s fourth studio album is a mix

of pop, rock, hip-hop, and funk. The first single,

“City on Our Knees,” hit number one shortly after its August release. In

it, TobyMac sings, “If you gotta start somewhere, why not here? If you

gotta start sometime, why not now?”

Discussion Questions: How well do you manage your time? What are

some things you tend to put off, and why? Read Matthew 25:13. How

does being a Christian affect your priorities?

What Games Are Out

Culture & Trends

What’s happening right

now that may affect your

children and family:

• Personal safety is more

evident than ever before

in children’s movies. More

characters are wearing

seat belts and helmets

and using crosswalks. (Associated Press)

• U.S. children are more

likely to grow up with a

pet than with both of

their parents. (The Child: An Encyclopedic

Companion)

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Quick Stats

• Schoolwork and tests are

kids’ biggest problem. If

they had five minutes to

talk to President Obama,

children said they would

ask him to help ease their

burdens at school. (Highlights magazine)

• Immunization rates are

on the rise, with about

72% of children fully im-

munized as of 2008.

Among only children,

81% have had all their

shots. (Reuters)

RATINGS: EC=Early Childhood, E=Everyone (ages 6+), E10+ (ages 10+), T=Teen (ages 13+)

Title Content Rating

& Platform

Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olym-

pics

Players go through trial runs and then com-pete in sports such as snowboarding, bob-

sledding, and ice skating. E; Wii

Polar Panic

Players navigate through mazes of snow and ice to rescue bears and protect the environ-

ment. Mild cartoon violence.

E; PSP, Xbox 360

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

In the franchise’s newest installment, Link

travels via steam train. Players solve puzzles and problems with inventive gameplay.

E; Nintendo DS

Pitts Baptist Church

Children’s Ministry

140 Pitts School Road, NW

Concord, NC 28027

NON PROFIT ORG. THIRD CLASS PERMIT PAID

#28 HARRISBURG, NC

28075

Children’s Weekly Service Schedule Sunday Morning

9:00 am—10:15 am

• Sunday School for ages 6 wks—Preschoolers in the Preschool Building

• Sunday School for Kindergarten—5th grades in the ROCK Children’s Wing

10:30 am—11:45 am

• Nursery (Six weeks—one year) in the Preschool Building

• Preschool Worship (Two year olds—Pre K) in the Preschool Building

• Children’s Chapel Worship (Kindergarten—Fifth Grades) in the Chapel

Sunday Evening

6:00 pm—7:15 pm

• Joy Jammers Choir:Three years (by August 31, 2009) - Kindergarten in the PS Building

• Harmonic Hearts Children’s Choir: First—Fifth Grades in the CORE Activity Room

Wednesday Evening

6:15 pm—8:00 pm

• Nursery (Six weeks—one year)

• AWANA (Two years —6th grades)

Jennifer Brayley, Children’s Director [email protected] Phone: 704-786-1953

Christina Brown, Preschool Director [email protected] Fax: 704-782-3096

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