One of the delights of children’s ministry is seeing the physical and spiritual growth of our children. I am thankful for our church whose members light up when children are present. What a gift to them and to all of us to see this warm...
Pentecost came in with flame stickers and the wind beneath our kites! Many thanks to Stephanie, Christina, and Bridget for assisting us in a great celebration as we ran across the courtyard to the strains of “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.” This Sunday, we will wonder...
So many thanks to Sarah Wilson, Stephanie Lange, Isabel Kilroe and our wonderful children’s ministry team for covering for Pastor Diana AND for Dr. Deanna! They made flowers and cards for their own moms as well as the young mothers at Harvest Home. This Sunday for...
This Sunday, our children will be digging into Psalm 98 and raising their voices to sing a "new song" in praise to God. We will explore making a joyful noise in different ways and make rhythm instruments to remind us to praise God with joy...
We all loved celebrating Earth Day last Sunday! We shared our ideas and plans in doing our part to love and care for the Earth. Playing with our ideas included making “binoculars” to help us focus on specific things of beauty, making little bird feeders...
Last Sunday we illustrated Psalm 23. We'll continue to work on memorizing it. Look for our beautiful watercolors in the hallway! This Sunday is Earth Day. We invite everyone to wear something with birds on it. We’ll be making bird feeders and cardboard “binoculars,” and...
Many thanks to Ms. Deanna and Dr. Carter for their leadership with the children last Sunday while I was away with my clergy women’s covenant group and to see my sister (with an excellent bonus sighting of the eclipse). The children explored the many faces...
EASTER DAY at Westwood was wonderful last Sunday, with lots of friends and even a few bunnies! That was only the beginning of a time we like to call EASTERTIDE. We will still be celebrating Eastertide in a lot of thoughtful ways for the next...
Big doings this Sunday! See you on Resurrection Day! 9:15am - Children can join Ms. Deanna & me in the narthex to head down a secret way to unbury the Alleluias. 9:25am - Each family grab bags for each child in your family. Keep bags with families, not with...
LAST WEEK: Could we keep the beach ball up in the air for 7 times? Or would we need to forgive each other 70 x 7 for missing the mark? We did it! With lots of apologies in between. THIS WEEK: This Sunday, families please meet...