Community Connection
“Family Time” is now Community Connection! While the name has changed, the focus has not: these activities, offered by our Children’s Education Director, are designed to help families remain connected to their faith, community and each other.
Each week, a new activity is introduced during Sunday worship and then posted below. Also, don’t forget to follow Community Connection on Facebook and Instagram.
Enter the Mystery of Easter
Today marks the first Sunday in Lent, which means the Easter season has already begun! Our friends at the Godly Play Foundation, providers of so many invaluable educational resources all year round, offer some wonderful ways for families deepen their experience of Lent at home, and we’d like to share one of those with you today: a story called The Mystery of Easter.
Feel the Love on Valentine’s Day
The word “love” appears over 300 times in the Bible – in some translations, nearly 350! In fact, in the Godly Play version of the story of the Ten Commandments, God’s message to man through the tablets given to Moses is distilled down to just three statements: Love God, Love People, and God Loves Us. On this special day devoted to love, we encourage you to dig into those commandments with your family…
Make Valentines for HopeKids!
As you may have read in this week’s newsletter, next Saturday, February 13, from 3 to 4 pm, Desert Mission is hosting a drive-thru event for HopeKids. One of our ongoing missions, HopeKids is a fantastic support community for children with life-threatening medical conditions. Here’s how you can participate:
Groundhog Day
For many of us, the past year has felt a bit like the movie Groundhog Day. Well, this coming Tuesday, February 2, is the real thing, and there are some interesting ways for you and your family to experience, and learn about the origins of, this unique celebration.
Art for a Rainy Day
It’s raining in the desert! What a gift. And in much of the rest of the country, it’s cold outside, which means most of us are inside today. Here is an activity to keep you occupied creatively while the weather outside does what it will.