FOOTHILLS UMC KIDSCONNECT

Hello Foothills UMC kids and families.
We're glad you're here!

TACO Time (TAking Care of Others)

Sunday, March 19
4:00-6:00pm in the Zerbe Room (park in the upper parking lot)

Join us for this church-wide (all generations together) event, eat dinner, build relationships, and serve others by working on a special project together.

This month we'll be making Easter cards for some very special people at Foothills and in the community.

CLICK HERE to RSVP so we can have an idea of how much food to prepare (and if you'd like free childcare for your 4 year old or toddler)

Questions? Contact Lisa Stewart

Lent Weekly Activity Page

We encourage you to use this at mealtime, drive time, bedtime, or any time you have 5-10 minutes to spend with your kids. If you don’t have a Bible handy, you can pull up www.Biblegateway.com on your phone. We use the NIrV translation in KidsConnect. The CEB translation is another easier-to-read translation for elementary age kids. If you have preschoolers and Kinder/1st graders, the stories in this Lent Weekly Activity Pagecan be found in most children’s picture/story Bibles.
May this Lenten season help you encounter Jesus as you spend time drawing closer to God in your spiritual practices.

CLICK HERE to download the pdf.

Pancake Dinner (Shrove Tuesday)

Tuesday, February 21
Drop in any time between 5:00pm and 7:00pm
King Hall (park in lower parking lot)

Enjoy pancakes for dinner as we enter into the season of Lent!

CLICK HERE to RSVP so we have an idea of how much food to prepare.

BIBLE BUDDIES FOR LENT!
Kids can adopt a “Squishmallow Bible Buddy” to read to every day leading up to Easter.

At the pancake dinner, we'll have a display of squishmallows to choose from.

Kids will receive an adoption certificate and a "Bible Buddy Care Guide" they can use to become closer to God during the 40 days leading up to Easter.

[The squishmallows are a generous donation from Kaitlyn S., a young adult who wanted to help bring this project to life before she moved out of the area.]

Questions? Contact Lisa Stewart.

KidsConnect is our Sunday program for kids ages 3 through 8th grade. Kids discover how they can "live in faith" by loving God and loving others . . . not just on Sundays, but every day of the week!

KidsConnect @ 10:30am

For ages 3 years* through 8th grade

Bring your child/ren to the sanctuary first so that we can start the day together as an all-church family!
Before entering the sanctuary, please sign in your child/ren at the sanctuary check-in table.
After the children's message, kids will be escorted to KidsConnect for an engaging Bible story and interactive small groups with fun activities that reinforce the Bible message.

*NOTE: If your 3 or 4-year-old would prefer an unstructured environment with access to toys, they are welcome at the nursery room (see Sundays for Babies & Toddlers & Preschoolers)

KidsConnect "on demand:" If you're not able to participate on Sundays, we provide the Bible story video and "food for thought" questions on our FREE Parent Cue App! Download your free app today!

Bible Fun for Kids @ 8:30am

For ages 1st Grade and younger

Start off in the sanctuary with your family and then meet Ms. Lisa in the sanctuary lobby (narthex) after the Children's Message. She'll take you to the childcare center for a "Bible Fun for Kids...& More!" which includes a Bible Story and Craft. Parents will pick up their kids after the service in the childcare center.

For ages 2nd Grade and older

Pick up a worship activity bag in the sanctuary lobby (narthex) to guide you through the service as you worship in the sanctuary with your family.

Sundays for Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

We offer childcare at both services (8:30am and 10:30am). Your child/ren are always welcome to worship with you in the sanctuary. We do have a small "cry room" at the back of the sanctuary with rocking chairs if that is more comfortable for you, and we offer a "Bible story and craft time" for children ages 6 months to 3 years in the infant/toddler center in the building across from the sanctuary entrance. When you arrive at church, you can go directly to the childcare center and get your infant/toddler/preschooler settled in before you head over to the sanctuary, or you can start in the sanctuary and then go to the infant/toddler center at any time during the worship service.

Download the Parent Cue App (free!)

The Parent Cue App is designed to help every parent do something each week to help move your child toward a deeper faith. It includes the weekly KidsConnect Bible story video plus questions to have conversations during everyday activities like mealtime, drive time and bedtime.

The app has content for infants to high school. Parent Cue is a free tool to help you to engage the faith of your child at home. What an easy way to grow in your faith together!

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Kids & Youth Programs Update (September 2022)

For Sunday worship service (8:30am and 10:30am), masks are optional.

For children and youth programs, Masks are optional.

Go on a Nature Prayer Walk!

There are many ways you can go on a nature prayer walk - choose one that works for you.

As you begin your walk, ask God to show you the unique and ordinary in creation.

Quiet Prayer Walk - ask everyone to walk in silence, saying their own quiet prayer as they walk.
Pray-As-You-Go Walk - Walk together, when you come to something that catches your eye, say a prayer. It could be as simple as “Thank you God for this thing” or “Thank you God for this thing because it reminds me of _____.”
Nature Prayer Walk - Use the Nature Prayer Walk sheet to pray for specific things upon finding objects in nature. For younger ones, collect leaves, sticks, and other nature objects by sticking them on a piece of tape around their wrist for an instant prayer bracelet!

Help is needed at the Bethlehem Food Pantry

Donate food
Help distribute food and diapers on Saturday mornings
Help sort and package food on Friday mornings
Send drawings to brighten the entry gate

Learn more...

Mission Possible!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to spread the love of Christ in real and practical ways. You have the entire summer to complete your mission, but really, you can do them any time during the year!

Download the Mission Possible documents from the “envelope” on this website.