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KidzPort December 27 – FUN!
December 29, 2009
During the inter-holiday week we found some time to just kick back and enjoy one another’s company. Christmas is about family, and so we celebrated our extended church family with some games and good times. We’ll probably do the same next week, before getting back into the regular swing of things.
In the meantime, here’s a little fun for you from the Christmas Cantata:
Reminder: The kids will be singing two songs at the New Year’s Even celebration. Hope to see you there!
Hallelujah Night is Coming!
October 27, 2009
This Saturday we will hold our annual Hallelujah Night celebration, from 7-10 in the sanctuary at 222 Charles Street.
All children 4-12 are invited, and there will be a hospitality for parents in the KidzPort building, hosted by Pastors Pedro and Amy. Hallelujah night is a safe, Christ-centered alternative to Halloween, and is annually one of the best children’s events we have. Why not join us?
KidzPort September 20 – Revival in da HOUSE!
September 22, 2009
This was a very unique and wonderful weekend for KidzPort! This weekend was our first ever Kidz Revival Weekend. And it was a great success.
The New, Kid-Friendly Sanctuary
We began the weekend on Saturday morning, with a kickoff celebration featuring Studio-Z, a student-run children’s ministry from Zion Bible College. Studio-Z is a travelling ministry, and at 8:15am they rolled their trailer up to the church door and began unloading and setting up. By the time they were done, the sanctuary of Gospel Light Community Church looked nothing like it had before!!
"Jesus You're My Superhero!!"
The Revival kicked off with a worship celebration led by Studio-Z. The team demonstrated to the kids the two songs that the weekend would revolve around: “One Way” and “Jesus, You’re My Superhero.” Oh, yes, there were dance moves that went along with each of the songs, you can be sure.
We broke for our first session, into groups by age. Our 4-6 year olds did a lesson on unforgiveness called “Bitter Roots” We demonstrated this with small capsules that turned into animal shapes when put into water. No one could tell how large or what shape each of the capsules would become – just like a “root” of unforgiveness. We also showed them some plant roots to demonstrate how long and deep these unseen things were. Our 6-9 year olds made a cross out of the “Colors of Faith” over a black template, demonstrating how things like purity, God’s light, new life in Christ, loyaty, faith and the Blood of Christ cover sin and death. The 10-12 year olds did a Bible scripture hunt, led by our college-age cell group.
Another session with Studio-Z followed: more worship, some drama and puppets. We met some of the crazy characters that would show up throughout the weekend. Our second breakout flipped the two younger groups, while the older group played “Twisted in Sin” – a Twister game with a message.
"You know Jesus, yah?"
After lunch and some more time with Studio-Z (involving a mad scientist of questionable European descent!) the final breakouts had both young groups doing a Bible scripture hunt, while the older group went on a “Treasure Hunt” of sorts: deciphering clues to find hidden scriptures scattered around the property. These scriptures in turned helped each team to solve a riddle. This was the best event of the day, by far!
We closed with a final, family celebration, where parents came and saw some of what the kids had been doing all day, and heard their children giving testamonies as to what they had learned. Everyone was looking forward to Sunday’s worship celebration, led by Studio-Z!
KidzPort July 12th – Celebrate!!
July 13, 2009
We had a really busy and exciting weekend at Gospel Light. There were multiple celebrations: a new Senior Pastor, a new church plant, old friends coming to visit. You can read about that all here.
Since there was so much going on, we decided to take advantage of KidzPort time and just have some fun! Nothing wrong with a little fun, right? So this week, Shannon, Mariah and Amanda helped all the kids to make tie-dye tee shirts for the summer. It was a lot of work (and a huge mess!) but everyone got to pick there own colors and designs.
During the week, Shannon will rinse and wash the shirts, and hopefully we can hand them out at cell Friday night. Stay tuned for a fashion show!!
