Advent message for the first week of December

Download this message from our partner church, the ELCJHL through the Evangelical Lutheran Church America sends us this message of Hope as we prepare and long for the Christ Child to be made known to us. This message includes a story of life today, a prayer and questions for reflection. (there are some blank pagesContinue reading “Advent message for the first week of December”

Prayer walk for creation

Plan a September prayer walk for creation’s water, food, economy and peace. Pray from home too, if walking is a challenge. How to walk in prayer: alone or with a few people, plan a starting point, and walk quietly, observing the things around you, being aware of sounds, aromas, and the people you pass. AContinue reading “Prayer walk for creation”

VBS July 23: gifts of the spirit: kindness and generosity

have fun with this song. It makes me laugh πŸ˜† the Activity to help us learn kindness is COOKIE BAKING! Yummmm and I know it would be great to eat them up, but it’s even more fun to eat one and share the rest! Who will you share your cookies with? God bless each ofContinue reading “VBS July 23: gifts of the spirit: kindness and generosity”

VBS July 19: Fruits of the SPIRIT – PATIENCE

Hi – today we are going to talk about patience and the good things we may notice if we are patient. I know it is realllllly hard to be patient sometimes – we want to interrupt when someone is talking because we just need to tell them something soo very exciting – or sometimes itContinue reading “VBS July 19: Fruits of the SPIRIT – PATIENCE”

VBS July 18: Fruits of the spirit- PEACE

story for today, do you have your blanket and pillow? The story is called β€œHow the Fawn Got its Spots, and it is from a book called Native Stories from KEEPERS OF THE ANIMALS. the activity today is a finger path that takes us to the place where people work or live. As our fingerContinue reading “VBS July 18: Fruits of the spirit- PEACE”

VBS July 17 GIFTS of the SPIRIT: The gift of JOY

Welcome to VBS summer story time. Grab a blanket and a pillow and snuggle down for a story: Today we read the story PARTNERS, from the book “Does God Have a Big Toe?” ACTIVITY to help us understand JOY – the activity bag should have some playdo. We heard the story about how God createdContinue reading “VBS July 17 GIFTS of the SPIRIT: The gift of JOY”