This week, the Westwood kids will be hearing the parable of the Pearl of Greatest Price, or as we like to call it - "The Great Pearl." Have you ever wondered what the great pearl could really be that Jesus was talking about? We will...
Sunshine yellow and ocean blue surrounded one of our beloved families on last Sunday before their move to England. We will miss all three of you! You each have offered our church so much good will and encouragement and leadership. Go with God, dear friends. This...
Puppet ministry, quill writing like St. Paul, and lovely new friends. This is only one day in the life of our Sunday morning faith formation for children. Thank you, Stephanie Lange, for volunteering, and to Deanna Edwards for guiding the team and the children to...
Last Sunday was AMAZING! We had guests speaking other languages as we told the Tower of Babel & the story of Pentecost, a puppet show-in-the-making of the Good Samaritan, 6 drummers drumming, a rolicking game of compassion charades, and our beautiful, tiny City of God...
How do you feel when someone speaks in your own language? For the 4th Sunday in Vacation Bible School, we will revisit the Pentecost Story with older church friends coming into our classroom to speak to us in Hindi, Hebrew, Korean, German, Spanish, and maybe...
On Father’s Day I asked the kids during Children’s Time to describe a good parent. One of our 1st graders said, “Making sure they feel good about themselves.” Watch out, Church, we have a compassionate theologian in the making! This Sunday is the 3rd week of...
What a Sunday! 4th graders receiving Bibles and a whole lot of promoted kids launching Vacation Bible School. It was a blast! Thank you, parents, for your promoting VBS for your children. We hope they come every Sunday from 9:30-11:45! Next Sunday at Compassion Camp...
PROMOTION SUNDAY! THE START OF VBS! Inspiring. Fun. Compassionate. Lively. Serene. YOGA! Constructing a tiny cardboard CITY OF GOD! Don’t miss these five Sundays from 9:30-11:45. We’ll be building on each Sunday, so we hope you’ll be there throughout! And this Sunday the 4th graders...
Pentecost 2023 was full of fire and wind and excitement! Thank you to Ms. Ruth, for leading the children in sacred dance in the sanctuary - yet another way to embody God’s gift of presence in our lives! Many thanks to Ms. Deanna for her...
Our children shared stories last Sunday about the many ways we can know that wherever we are, God is with us. This Sunday we look forward to celebrating Pentecost Sunday, or as we like to think of it - "The Church's birthday!" We hope everyone...