Children’s Ministry – Advent Learning Centers
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Children’s Ministry – Advent Learning Centers

New learning center this week!  Come sing your favourite Christmas carols with Curt Friesen from 9:30-10:15 Please arrive between 9:30-9:45 as centers CLOSE at 10:15 to allow for clean-up and transition to services starting at 10:30.

Advent Calendar Wrapup
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Advent Calendar Wrapup

It was so much fun to connect as a community around our Advent Calendar Trees. Thanks so much for engaging it with your households. A couple of thinks to consider as we bring a close to this. You are welcome to keep the Tree and pouches, but if not, you can drop them off at...

December 28, 2020January 7, 2021by
December 25 – Connect with Love made flesh –
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December 25 – Connect with Love made flesh –

Merry Christmas!!On this last day, we invite you to enter the Story of Jesus’ birth! It’s a story that invites us to enter beauty in the mess of things! I believe this story saves me every day of my life! (Dar) Read it from Luke 2 (or the attached story in the kids bible).After you...

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December 24 – Christmas Eve
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December 24 – Christmas Eve

Tonight we are releasing a worship experience! With hopeful hearts, we look with fresh eyes to what can sustain us and guide us in life. We are connected. We may live alone, we may live in the chaos of little ones at our beck and call, we may be grieving — pretty much ALL of...

December 24, 2020December 23, 2020by
December 23 – Bonfire and Song a long
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December 23 – Bonfire and Song a long

One of the things we have learned in 2020 is how to be adaptable. Unfortunately, our plans for an outdoor Christmas sing along (or is it a song along) cannot happen in our present Code Red situation. Instead, we thought you might enjoy seeing a Christmas Eve performance from the past. (Do you recognize any...

December 23, 2020December 22, 2020by
December 22 – Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
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December 22 – Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Do you have an ugly Christmas sweater? Or just an ugly sweater? Or just a sweater? Find something “different” to wear today. Photos shared with #seedsadvent2020 will be entered to win a spa gift card for a little local love from Miranda Klippenstein.

December 22, 2020December 21, 2020by
December 21 – Longest Night
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December 21 – Longest Night

Today is the shortest day of light, and the longest day of darkness. We’ve played this week, and today we can sit with the darkness. It’s hard. Maybe you lost someone; I did (Dar). Remember, give thanks, light a small candle…Have courage in the dark. God is with you. Look. Listen. Wait.  Here is a...

December 21, 2020December 19, 2020by
December 20 – Recess time!
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December 20 – Recess time!

Today go outside for a “Recess” with your household! If there is snow…I dare you to make snow angels or a snowman. If there is no snow, play a game of tag, or hide and seek. This week is all about play! More opportunities to let go! If today is just NOT a play kind...

December 20, 2020December 19, 2020by
December 19 – Picnic by the tree!
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December 19 – Picnic by the tree!

Forget the table today, and lay a blanket by the tree. Maybe prepare a simple picnic “charcuterie board” – bread, cheese, nuts, meat, pickles, etc. It really doesn’t matter – could be eggs and toast! Share a story with your household of one of your favorite memories of the Christmas tree. When did you set...

December 19, 2020December 18, 2020by
December 18 – Dance party!!
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December 18 – Dance party!!

Today is the second day in a row to just let go…have some fun, and not take yourself too seriously! Use our curated playlist to get the right vibe. When’s the last time you just danced your face off, not worrying about anything! Had a hard day? Are you tired? Dance it off guys!! 🙂...

December 18, 2020December 17, 2020by