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    Kidzport December 13 – Getting Ready

    December 14, 2009

    kp1It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

    …and that means busy times around KidzPort, as we get ready for our annual Christmas Cantata.  The show will be Saturday, December 19th.  Doors open at 6pm, and we plan to kick off at 6:30.  You want to come early to get a good seat.

    We spent the last couple of Sundays getting ready, which generally means rehearsing songs.  The kids are doing a great job this year, and we look forward to seeing them do their stuff on Saturday.  (We also had time for some arts and crafts as well! )

    The schedule for the Cantata looks like this:

    3:30pm  – participating children should be at the church for a last dress rehearsal and run-through.  They should bring, or be wearing, pajamas.  (Please, no nightgowns unless there are pajama pants underneath!)   We will provide dinner for the kids. 

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    6:00pm – Doors open

    6:30pm – Scheduled start.

    Participating this year will be the Send Judah First gospel choir, Gospel Light Worship, and the GLCC Dance Team.  Be sure to come and invite!! Refreshments will be provided.

    KidzPort November 29 – Advent

    November 30, 2009

    This week was Advent Sunday.  While we don’t make a big deal about Advent at Gospel Light, it is a time to begin getting into the “Christmas Attitude.”   For is in the kids ministry, that means getting ready for the Christmas Cantata.December 08 086 (Large)

    We spent Sunday’s time getting warmed up on some songs from last year’s show, and talking about Advent and getting ready for Christmas.   We talked a little about what people do differently during the Christmas season than they do at other times.  One thing, of course, is Christmas decorations.  People light up their houses and businesses, and towns decorate for the season.  Sometimes they may make it seem like a generic “Happy Holidays” kind of thing, but it is usually unmistakably Christmas.

    We also tend to sing a lot of songs around Christmastime, a lot more than the rest of the year.  No one sings patriotic songs for a month before the Fourth of July.  But there are plenty of radio stations that play nothing but Christmas music during Advent.  We don’t go singing songs on people’s front lawns during Easter, but we do it now.  Why?  Because this is different .  Christmas is all about joy and hope.  And people like those things.

    So as we get ready for the Cantata, keep seeking out joy and hope.