School Age Volunteer Meeting

We will be having a meeting on Sunday, February 25th, immediately following the morning service. This meeting will be brief, lasting at the most 20 minutes. We will be going over various things and taking suggestions on how I can help all of you with your task of teaching our young ones about the Lord. It is important that all of you are there for this meeting, just to make sure we are all on the same page when it comes to the school age children. Please let me know if you cannot make it for some reason. There is no Sunday School on this Sunday, but there is a special guest for the kids.

Izma
School Age Coordinator

Way to Go Families!

It was really fun to see the kids in the worship service with mom and dad this morning. And kids, you did a terrific job listening. Do you know that according to Amanda Brookover, Kevin said the word "God" about 60 times! God must be a pretty important guy if he is talked about that much. Thanks to everyone for a fun family day!

On another note, as February begins I would like to welcome Jamie Loeffler to the preschool ministry. Jamie has been faithfully serving in the nursery for quite a while. Now she plans to make a move to teaching on the third Sunday of each month with the 2-4 year olds. Thanks so much, Jamie! We appreciate your willingness and desire to teach our little ones.

With Jamie moving up, this will leave a volunteer position open in the nursery for the third Sunday. If anyone is interested in loving on babies for an hour each month, please let me know. We can plug you right in! And o yeah, that goes the same for 3rd grade. We are also in need of an adult who is willing to share God with those fun and wacky 8-9 year olds. Interested? Let me know.

I hope you all have a terrific start to February! See you again Sunday.

Amy

4th Sunday

The 4th Sunday in January is next week (the 28th) and school age kids will be attending the service with their parents. I'm really excited about this! At Cool River we really want parents to engage spiritually with their kids. We believe in the importance of parents and other adults modeling an attitude of worship and community to our kids. We believe that there is a lot to be learned by a child having the opportunity to attend the corporate worship service. And even though an hour on a Sunday morning is only a small step towards mentoring and discipling our kids, we want to make it a priority all the same. We hope that this becomes a great experience for all families.

On Sunday morning please know that we are asking all parents to sit with their children in the service. All school age kids will be given a box filled with activities to keep their hands busy. They will also be given a piece of paper with an activity that parents can assist them with throughout the service if they want. This activity will encourage listening skills as Kevin speaks. After the service, families can take this paper to Amy and the kids will receive a reward for a job well done.

All nursery and preschool ministries will continue as always.

I hope you all have a terrific week! Can't wait to see you again on Sunday!
Amy

Service Opportunities

I am in the process of compiling a list of service opportunities for children of all ages and their parents that can be done in our area. They can range from visiting the nursing home to shoveling snow or picking up trash. Does anyone out there have any specific ideas of opportunities in Superior or surrounding areas? Please comment.



Thanks!
Amy

Feedback Requested

We would love for you to leave comments letting us know if the new Cool River Kids Blog and Parent Resources Blog are beneficial to you. What do you think? Will you be watching them regularly? Are the resources helpful? Thoughts? Ideas? The comment section is ready for your input.

Nice Job!

WAY TO GO Cool River Kids Volunteers! The first Sunday of the new year went terrific. Thanks to everyone for being prepared and for working together. An especially big thanks goes out to our new coordinators. There is no way we could pull this off without you! And kids, you did terrific with the new changes prior to class. Welcome to Chase and Claire! They promoted into the school age group this week.

2007 is officially off and running. Can't wait for more!

Amy

Happy New Year Cool River Parents!

As many of you already know by now, I will be serving as the interim children’s pastor until we are able to find the permanent person that God has in store for our church. I am very excited about this opportunity. As we begin 2007 as a community of faith, it seems as if many new and exciting things may be in store. For me and my family, we are setting out on a new journey as I will be doing this job. I want you to know that there is no group of people that I would rather serve alongside than you and your kids. It’s going to be a fun ride for all of us.

I will remain in contact with each of you as the year progresses and keep you updated on any new things happening with the children’s ministry. You will probably see very few changes as far as structure and regular activities as the next few months move along. My focus will continue to be on leading our coordinators and seeking to supply you as parents with tools to teach and be pastors to your own kids. I can’t wait to see where God takes us.

It has always been Cool Rivers’ dream to see parents truly investing in the spiritual lives of their kids. I want to do everything that I can to help you in that journey. One way that you will see that value taking shape is on the 4^th Sunday of every month. Every 4^th Sunday this year our school age children will be in the service with you. Now I know that some of you might want to run screaming at the thought of this, but have no fear. It is going to be a terrific time to worship together and a great opportunity to teach our kids the value of being together as a family in church. I will always provide you with activities on that morning to help entertain and engage you children in the service. So breathe easily. It is going to be fun!

One new thing that I am going to begin is a Cool River Kids Blog and Parent Resources Blog. On these blogs you will find all the up-do-date information on activities, resources, weekly happenings and a lot of other “cool” stuff. Bookmark these sites, watch them regularly and don’t forget to leave your comments! www.coolriverkids.blogspot.com, www.crparentresources.blogspot.com

Angela did a phenomenal job of putting in place coordinators for each area of our children’s ministry. These people will be vital to the success of our ministry and I would appreciate it a ton if you would rally around them to encourage and help them along the way this year.

School Age Coordinator – Izma Waisner
Preschool Coordinator – Sharon Grumm
Nursery Coordinator – Jenna Girton
Connections Coordinator – Stephanie Orlando

At Cool River we love you and your kids. Our greatest desire is to see your kids come to know and love the Lord in a real and exciting way. We are going to do our best to serve and minister to you and your family. I can’t wait to journey this road with you!

Sincerely,

Amy Colón