“Come darkness, Come light” for kids
“Twinkle twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are…”
As you sing the rest of the song in your head or like me, just sing it out
loud; can you picture that star it in your mind? When do we see stars? Not in
the day, but in the night sky. During Advent, as we get ready for Christmas,
think of that baby Jesus coming into this world, born in a humble stable, like
a tiny twinkling star in the night sky. Jesus is the twinkling star that became
the light of the world!
“…And without the dark, everything would be light, and you
would never know when you needed a lightbulb.”, from “The Dark, by Lemony
Snicket.
Look to the right for an Advent Calendar for you. It is a
list of activities and opportunities that is coming.
At the beginning of Advent, Dec 1st, the trees in
Fellowship Hall will be plain. As the trees in our church will fill with
ornaments representing the gifts given all around the world. They will become
“Giving Trees.”
The children of All Saints, including the 1st grade Faith
Adventure, Sunday School, and WOW Wednesday and the children at Hospitality
House, will create the handmade ornaments for the giving trees.
Each Sunday in Advent, you will have the opportunity to give
a gift like a nylon backpack bag for a child at Casa Hogar, the orphanage in
Mexico, or maybe a malaria net. As you give this monetary gift, you are invited
to hang a child-made ornament on a tree to symbolize your gift. The ornaments
will be in baskets to choose from. If you give a gift in honor of someone, also
select an ornament for them to enjoy.
Come December 8th-11:00 am-2:00 pm for the Family
Christmas Festival with gingerbread house making and the Christmas play, “Christmas
Time” written by All Saints author, Aaron Achartz.
Advent Blessings to you,
Let your little light shine,
Penny Meschke
Childhood Ministries
952.934.3550x18 or pmeschke@allsaintsmtka.org
December
1 Su 9:30 am and 11 am Sunday School
Project Casa Hogar
4 W 6:15-7:00 pm WOW Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 pm Children’s Choirs
8 Su 11am-2 pm Family Christmas Festival with lunch
Gingerbread house making
1 pm Children’s Christmas Play
11 W 6:15-7:00 pm WOW Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 pm Children’s Choirs
15 Su Sunday School is in the
Sanctuary with Lessons and Carols
11 W 6:15-7:00 pm WOW Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 pm Children’s Choirs
20 F 3:00-5:30 pm Gingerbread house making at
Hospitality House
24 T 3:00 and 4:30 pm Family Christmas Eve Services
25 W Merry Christmas!
29 Su Sunday School is off
January
1 W WOW Wed and Children’s choirs are off
5 Su Sunday School resumes
8 W 6:15-7:00
pm WOW Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 pm Children’s Choirs
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