All Saints Anglican Church, Bakersfield, California

Children's Chapel

Spring 2010

I Children’s chapel
“… For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “ plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and future…” Jeremiah 29:11
It has been a great blessing to have your children and grandchildren at the children’s chapel! I thank you for bringing them and sometimes even their friends to the church. Thank you all of you for loving and praying for the children.  My desire and prayer is that God’s Will shall be done in each child’s life because God has great plans for each of them!


Easter Sunday

On April 4th Easter Sunday, we will have children’s chapel at both 8:00 and 10:30 services. The children will learn about Easter and have fun doing Easter crafts!  Special thanks to Jane Weymouth for donating the Easter Crafts for all the children! Please bring your children, grandchildren, their friends and families to celebrate the glorious Easter together!
Here is the scope of lessons in April!


Preschool/kindergarten (3-5years old) class will learn that Jesus came to give us freedom from sin and guilt and praising Him help us overcome fear and anxiety and open our eyes to the big picture of God ‘s greatness and His constant love for us.  They will also learn about Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, two disciples’ witness of risen Lord Jesus and ascension of Jesus through games, craft & dramatic play.

3/28   Lesson 31     Jesus Enters Jerusalem: “How good it is to sing praises to our God.” Psalm 147:1
4/4     Lesson 32     The Empty Tomb:  “Jesus is risen from the dead” Matthew 28:7 (Easter Craft)
4/11   Lesson 33     The Road to Emmaus: “I can thank God that Jesus is with me all the time.”
4/18   Lesson 34     Jesus is Alive: “Jesus said, ’I am alive for ever and ever!’” Revelation 1:18


Elementary (1s t-4th grade) class will learn about the fruit of God’s spirit: Love, Joy, Peace and Patience through various fun and engaging activities with the story of Jesus’ death on the cross, resurrection and other bible stories
3/28  Lesson 28   The greatest Love Ever: “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16
4/4    Lesson 29    Jesus bring great Joy: Knowing that Jesus is alive gives us joy. (Easter Craft)
4/11  Lesson 30    Isaac Keeps the Peace: Working to make peace helps us build friendship
4/18   Lesson 31   Patient Prophet:  Patiently keep doing what God wants you to do.

Preteen & J.H (5-7th grade) class will grapple the bible to explore and discuss on Salvation
3/28    Why did Jesus have to die? : The Sacrificial System for Forgiveness
4/4      Why doesn’t everyone just believe in Jesus: The need to accept Christ’s gift (Easter Craft)
4/11    Why doesn’t everyone go to heaven? : Sin separates us from God
4/18    Why isn’t “Being Good” Good Enough: Good works are not enough

Snacks & Drinks
Special thanks to John Corse, Elijah & Heather Bergman and Angelique Abbott for kindly donating snacks and drinks!
Here is the new schedule.
3/28 Joan Hewitt
4/4  Perry & Pat Stevens
4/11 Betsy Acott
4/18 Avegail Bottoff
4/25 Dana Ybarra


Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity!


Releasing My Child into God’s Hands
    an excerpt from The Power of Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
…We don’t want to limit what God can do in our children by clutching them to ourselves and trying to parent them alone.  If we’re not positive that God is in control of our children’s lives, we’ll be ruled by fear.  And the only way to be sure that God is in control is to surrender our hold and allow Him full access to their lives.  The way to do that is to live according to His Word and His ways and pray to Him about everything.  We can trust God to take care of our children even better than we can.  When we release our children into the Father’s hands and acknowledge that He is in control of their lives and ours, both we and our children will have greater peace.
We can’t be everywhere. But God can.  We can’t know everything. But God can. No matter what age our children are, releasing them to God’s hands is a sign of our faith and trust in Him and is the first step toward making a difference in their lives. Prayer for our children begins there.


PRAYER
Lord, I come to You in Jesus’ name and give (name of child) to You.  I am convinced that You alone know what is best for him (her).  You alone know what he (she) needs. I release him(her) to You to care for and protect, and I commit myself to pray for everything concerning him(her) that I can think of or that You put upon my heat.  Teach me how to pray and guide me in what to pray about.  Help me not to impose my own will when I am praying for him (her), but rather enable me to pray that Your will be done in his (her) life.
Thank You that I can partner with You in raising him (her) and that I don’t have to do it alone.  I ‘m grateful that I don’t have to rely on the world’s unreliable and ever-changing methods for child rearing, but that I can have clear direction from Your Word and wisdom as I pray to You for answers.
Thank you, Lord, for the precious gift of this child. Because Your Word says that every good gift comes from You, I know that You have giving him (her) to me to care for and raise.  Help me to do that. Show me places where I continue to hang on to him (her) and enable me to release him (her) to Your protection, guidance, and counsel.  Help me not to live in fear of possible dangers, but in the joy and peace of knowing that You are in control. I rely on You for everything, and this day I trust my child to You and release him(her) into Your hands.
In the precious name of Jesus I pray.  Amen.