A Prayer Walk, An Up Coming Christmas Party, KidsROCK December Services

1. PRAYER WALK

On Thursday January 6th from 6:30-8:30pm we are going for a Prayer Walk in the Immediate Neighbourhood.

We are going to deliver flyers to promote our midweek Kidmo program and our once a month Momstown program. It's going to be a great opportunity to pray, spend time with each other, and have a hot cup of chocolate at the end of the walk! Our Kidmo and Momstown programs are so cool that we want to promote them as much as possible to our community. All are welcome!

2. KIDMO:

A New Member: Our midweek program is growing! A new member joined last week named Kaitlyn from our Immediate Neighbourhood.

Christmas Party: On Thursday December 16th Kidmo is going to have a Christmas Party! We are hoping that it attract new families and kids to the program. Children from SK-Gr 5 will have an opportunity to dress up as princes and princesses as we join the shepherds and wise men in their journey to visit the baby Jesus. All are welcome. Registration forms available via email - ianpeers@buildingbiggerhearts.ca

3. CHRISTMAS @ KIDSROCK

Want an opportunity to invite a family to our church over the Christmas Season? This December is a perfect opportunity!

Pebbles Nursery:

The children in the Nursery will be introduced to the basic nativity story this year. They will discover the basic characters with a child friendly nativity. Ask Kristyn for details.

Cornerstone (JK-Gr 5):

Starting on Sunday, December 5th we are going to do a 3 part Christmas series called "Heaven's Windows II - Love Shines Thru."

There is no hill too high, nor snowdrift too deep, to keep Johnny Rogers from pursuing the perfect sled ride. In HEAVEN'S WINDOWS II, Johnny not only rides the great sleigh (complete with sled dogs), but also reminds us that God’s perfect gift came shining through in the greatest Christmas celebration of all, the birth of Jesus. We’ll hear the story straight from the frothy lips of Carl the Camel. Also included in this very special holiday cast of KIDMO: Sir Bottomly with his very own shopping network, the “un-synchronized” Flakes on Ice and the return of the Unfaithful Servant. So, throw a log on the fire, gather the kids, pull back the curtains and open the windows as LOVE SHINES THRU!!

A Prayer Walk Opportunity for the Immediate Neighbourhood

The KIDMO program is not starting up again until after Christmas until Thursday, January 13th. But we are going to still be doing something important on Thursday, January 6th from 6:30-8:30pm. We are going to do a prayer-walk-flyer-distribution for Kidmo, Momstown, and Student Ministries in the immediate neighborhood. We'd like to invite all Highviewers to join in this prayer walk opportunity. It will provide an opportunity of prayer, creating awareness about some things that are happening at Highview, and a great time of fellowship.

Calendar, KidsROCK News, KIDMO News

CALENDAR

There is a new calendar posted on the corkboard in the Lower Level of the church that captures all the events, programs, due dates, and other important information for the Children & Student Ministries.

There are now two places where you can get info: 1) This blog which usually has more detail and 2) The Calendar at the church

The calendar is regularly updated on Fridays so I recommend to check it out every Sunday before you head upstairs for the service!

KidsROCK NEWS

Cornerstone (SK-Gr 5):

The curriculum for Cornerstone is coming to Highview courtesy of Kidmo. This curriculum is perfect for the kids of Highview to invite their friends too. Check out the following them and storyline:

• The theme: The curriculum is “Heaven’s Windows II - Love Shines Thru.”
• The storyline: The perfect gift comes shinning thru! There is no hill too high, nor snowdrift too deep, to keep Johnny Rogers from pursuing the perfect sled ride. In HEAVEN'S WINDOWS II, Johnny not only rides the great sleigh (complete with sled dogs), but also reminds us that God’s perfect gift came shining through in the greatest Christmas celebration of all, the birth of Jesus. We’ll hear the story straight from the frothy lips of Carl the Camel. Also included in this very special holiday cast of KIDMO: Sir Bottomly with his very own shopping network, the “un-synchronized” Flakes on Ice and the return of the Unfaithful Servant. So, throw a log on the fire, gather the kids, pull back the curtains and open the windows as LOVE SHINES THRU!!

Pebbles Nursery:

The children in the nursery will be introduced to the basic nativity story this year. They will discover the basic characters and there will be a child friendly nativity in the room. Ask Kristyn for details. Just to let you know our Nursery can accommodate from Infants up to 2 1/2 years old. It might be able to accommodate your 3 year old if your child isn't quite ready for the big group.

KIDMO News:
Kidmo is our midweek program here at the church. It starts from 6:45pm and goes to 8:15pm. We have an exciting program, games, prizes, and more. Free registration as well!

A Dress Up Christmas Party:

• The Kidmo kids are going to have a dress up Christmas party on Thursday December 16th from 6:45pm-8:15pm.
• We’d like all the girls to come as Princesses and all the boys to come as Princes. We’re going to imagine that we got an invitation with the wise men and shepherds who were invited to see Jesus when He was first born! Stay tuned for snack information.
• Permission forms are available if kids want to invite people they know. Kidmo is free for kids who want to register.

Updates & Kidmo's BHAG!

KidROCK Children's Ministries

1. Cornerstone (SK-Gr 5): The kids in Cornerstone have been learning FUEL along with the rest of the church on Sunday mornings. We have been exploring the truths found in the book of James in the New Testament through the life experience of Joseph. There are so many ways that the life of Joseph illustrates what James talks about it is amazing. We have a guest storyteller every Sunday, cool props, and amazing games/crafts. They are also learning the Bible Memory Verse that the whole church is doing each Sunday as well.

2. Harmonization: One of the visions we have had in KidsROCK is to find a way to link what is happening in the upstairs service with the adults and youth with what the children learn downstairs in Cornerstone. This way we can all be going in the same direction and we are also hoping that it facilitates family discussions after church. We're going to be changing the way we do this in the upcoming year and we want to encourage you to be watching this blog for more updates.

3. Pebbles Nursery: We have our Nursery full of children which is just awesome. One of the best things to hear is all the activity coming from that room as we carry out the Cornerstone ministry with the children. Please take a moment to go downstairs and check out the new wall decorations Kristyn put up!

4. KIDMO:

So many cool things are happening in this ministry I just don't know where to start. Kids are praying, keenly interested in inviting their friends, and having a blast. What more can I say?!

The biggest thing that I want to share is a BIG prayer request. Our BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOAL (BHAG) is to reach 100 children through this ministry by the end of Year 2 of the launch of this program. We launched Kidmo on Oct of 2010. We hope to come clost to reaching this by September 2012.

We have big dreams and it is always important to celebrate small successes which is what we do all the time!

Do you want to be part of the vision? Please contact Ian. Here are a few ways you can help

a) Be a KIDMO leader

b) Help be a "KIDMO Parent Link" by facilitating ways for parents to connect once and a while on the night of Kidmo.

c) Help with promoting the event. There are a million ways to do this. You can sign up a child you know. You can pray like mad! We also have flyers that need to go out in the area.