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Children’s ministry

ELDER’S REPORT


SWAG participants have some outdoor fun at the church.

Christian education/children’s ministry is for grades K–4.

Christian education activities
for youth and children

By BRETT CARDWELL | Christian education elder/children
And TARA MORROW | Christian education elder/youth

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■ SWAG (formerly Kids’ Club) is for children in grades K–4.

■ GΦG is our youth group for ages fifth grade through high school. We meet at the church and have a lesson, games and a small meal.

■ Refuel, our Wednesday night youth group meeting, is from 6 to 8 p.m. You are encouraged to invite your school friends, neighbors, etc. On March 6, Ash Wednesday, we will attend service together and then have dinner in the youth room.

■ If anyone would like to prepare a meal, please let Teresa Thomas or Tara Morrow know.

■ The following are the dates for both SWAG and GΦG:

March 17 — 4 to 6 p.m.
April and May — to be determined

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BLESSING OF THE BACKBACKS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR

Students of all ages come forward at the 10 a.m. worship service
to receive a blessing for their school year.

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It’s offered during 10:00 service
except for communion Sundays

Swift Church offers children’s church (grades K–4) during the 10:00 service after “time with the children.” It will be offered each Sunday except for communion Sundays.

The location is room 3 in the annex.

Would you like to purchase
a Bible for children’s church?

We are wanting 10–12 children’s Bibles for our children’s church. Would you like to donate one? They are $20 each. You can include your donation in the weekly offering plate. If you do it by check or online giving, please specify the amount you want to be used for the Bibles.

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

Most of our 10 a.m. worship services include a time with the children.

Sunday school

Classes for children and youth

Sunday school classes for children and youth are offered from 9 to 9:45 a.m.:

♦ The children’s class and children’s church (both for grades K–4) are in the children’s ministry room in the annex.

♦ The youth class meets in the youth room in the annex. Look for additional information here.

Classes for adults

Adult Sunday school classes meet from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the annex:

♦ “Snacks With Susan and Daryl” meets in the carpeted area of the fellowship hall. They discuss topics of interest to the participants and often watch a DVD first.

♦ The Swift adult class meets in room 2 in the annex. They are taking a chronological look at the books of the New Testament. Cheryl Jensen presents the lessons. This class digs quite deeply into scripture and does not hesitate to present challenging thoughts for growing Christians while challenging participants to share the gospel of Christ in our community.