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Children’s Ministries Newsletter
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A Note From Hope
Dear Parents and Children,
Happy May and Happy Mother’s Day! May is a great month for John Wesley UMC and
for our children. We begin the month with MayDay PlayDay; we celebrate Mother’s
Day, Confirmation and Pentecost on May 11, and we end the month with the last
days of a busy school year (my, how time flies!) and the excitement and
anticipation of a relaxing, fun-filled summer. We’re not winding down for these
summer months, though! In fact, summer is one of the busiest times of the year
for Children’s Ministries; we have great things planned for Summer 2008. Please
read more about our summer activities and opportunities and events in this
newsletter, and pay particular attention to the information about and dates for
Vacation Bible School, Summer Soccer Camp, and Kids’ Ways to Praise, our biggest
summer events. Please feel free to call me or email me anytime if you have
questions or suggestions or if you’d like to get involved with Children’s
Ministries this summer. There are so many opportunites to participate in the
summer; there’s no better time to join us!
God Bless You,
hmurphy_227@yahoo.com / 766-5596 (w) / 343-3314 (c)
MayDay PlayDay
May 6, 2007
Please join us on Sunday, May 4, 2008 for our annual MayDay PlayDay musical and
picnic. The children’s choirs will present the musical The Rock Slinger & His
Greatest Hit at both morning worship services. After the 11 a.m. service the
congregation and all visitors are invited to join us for hamburgers & hotdogs &
games & fun on the front lawn. Come in casual dress for this Sunday! MayDay
PlayDay is a wonderful tradition and a wonderful day of celebration at JWUMC.
We’d love for you to be a part of it. Join us on May 4!
Music Notes for Kids
Don’t forget MayDay PlayDay dress rehearsal and picture day on Saturday, May 3,
2008 from 9 a.m. until noon for Covenant Singers and from 11 a.m. until noon for
the Wesley Choristers. If you have any other questions about your costume,
please see Hope or Margaret or Beth Williams ASAP.
Surf’s
Up at VBS 2008
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2007
June 16 - 20, 2008 from 9 a.m. until noon
for ages 4 – 6th grade
REGISTRATION IS
UNDERWAY!
Forms are available in the church office, Hope’s office and bulletin board and
online at www.jwumchurch.org .
WILL YOU HELP WITH VBS THIS YEAR? We NEED LOTS OF HELP! We’d love to have you
be a part of our team and know that you will be blessed by doing so. Please
contact Stasia Schwartz (875-4336) or Lynnette Hughes (766-0779), VBS Directors
to get your name on our list. There are many jobs to do; one will be perfect
for you! A nursery if provided for younger children of our volunteers.
* THE VBS VOLUNTEER &
TEACHER MEETING WILL BE WED., MAY 7th at 6 p.m. in the Parlor.
NEEDED:
Children’s
Church Teachers for the 8:30 Service!
We need several new teachers in our
Children’s Church rotation at the 8:30 service. If you would like to help with
Children’s Church (one Sunday, every other month) please let Hope know ASAP.
Please pray about it; we need you!
DO YOU
NEED TO BE TRAINED?
Our Child Protection Policy requires that
all those who work with children & youth (staff & volunteers) be certified in
Stewards of Children. If you have not taken the training and plan to work in
Children’s or Youth Ministry this year, please make note of our next training
event:
Sunday,
May 18, 2008 from 1:30 – 4 pm in the Parlor
Any
interested parents, grandparents, church leaders and members are also welcome.
Contact Hope to register.
JWUMC
 Soccer
Camp
Again this summer
JWUMC Children’s Ministries will offer a fun and innovative mini-soccer camp for
kids ages 5 -12 from July 7 - 10, 2008, 5 – 8 p.m. each day at Ackerman Park,
West Ashley. Our camp is designed to meet the specific developmental needs of
kids, and our focus is to improve individual technique and promote player
enjoyment in a fun, exciting, Christian environment. Our staff has been
carefully selected based upon their ability to communicate with young children
and serve as positive role models. Our camp directors are JWUMC members Robert
Jordan and Ed Carson, both accomplished and credentialed soccer players and
coaches. The camp fee is $75 and includes a t-shirt and a soccer ball. All
proceeds from soccer camp go into the Children’s Mission Fund to support
missions for children during the year. Registration forms are available from
Hope in the church office and on line. We welcome JW children and friends from
the community, but camp space is limited, so please don’t delay in registering.
Call Hope for more information. We thank our camp sponsor John Downs,
Charleston Auto Glass!
Children’s
Church Teachers (8:30 a.m.)
1st
Sunday: Rick & Lynnette Hughes / Volunteer Needed
2nd
Sunday: Alison Johnson / Volunteer Needed
3rd
Sunday: Jay & Mandy Costa / Volunteer Needed
4th
Sunday: Gail Jordan / Volunteer Needed
5th
Sunday: Volunteer Needed
Children’s
Church Teachers (11:00 a.m.)
1st
Sunday: Kim Joye / Kelly Shaw
2nd
Sunday: Deborah Costa / Erica Schuler
3rd
Sunday: Stasia Schwartz / Robin Alexander
4th
Sunday: Rachel Sanders / Amy Black
5th
Sunday: Mickie Bollinger
*Children’s church
teachers are reminded to please contact another volunteer on the list if you are
unable to teach on your assigned Sunday.
Nursery Workers
for May
May 4:
Gary & Leisel Paradis
May 11:
Steve & Laurie Stullenbarger
May 18:
Robert & Gail
Jordan
May 25:
Jim & Bett Myrick
* We can always use more /
new volunteers in our nursery to lighten the load of those who are already on
our list. If you can help please see Hope or Magdalene.
WNO Kids’ Games
Volunteers for May
May 7:
Robin Alexander
May 14: No Games --- Talent Show
Join us this summer as
Kids' Ways to Praise
celebrates
Christmas
in August!
KWTP is a children’s music camp
for kids ages 4 – 12.
August 4 – 8,
2008
9 a.m. until
noon
 Performance: Sunday, August 10 at 6 p.m.
Each day will
include scripture, crafts, snacks, games and music!
REGISTRATION
IS ONLINE NOW AT
www.jwumchurch.org!
 Kids’
Council in May
All members of
Kids’ Council and Children’s Prayer Team are invited to our end of the year
Pizza Party and Open Gym on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in our
LMR.
Please
RSVP for the pizza party so we’ll have enough of everything. Come let us thank
you for all your hard work this year!
 Special
Thanks…
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to Beth & Bubba Williams, Todd & Teresa McNerney, Ryan Zirneklis, Mike & Lynn Roberts, Michael Murphy, Kim Joye, Meggan
Crank, Mike & Missy Parrish, Robin Alexander and everyone who made the MayDay
PlayDay Lock-In such a success and so much fun!
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to Todd McNerney for directing our MayDay
PlayDay performances and all his hours of rehearsal with our children!
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to Beth Williams for the costume and
stage work for MayDay PlayDay.
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to Ryan Zirneklis for his always fabulous
visioning!
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to Becky Achey for making our banners for
MDPD.
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to Stasia Schwartz and Lynnette Hughes
for all their work with VBS.
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to Robert Jordan and Ed Carson for
directing and coaching our soccer camp this summer.
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to John Downs and Charleston Auto Glass
for sponsoring our Soccer Camp this summer.
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to Children’s Council for their role
hosting the Charleston District Safe Sanctuaries training here at JWUMC.
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