Westwood Kids

Are rules important? What about God’s rules? What if we break them? This Sunday, we will continue our story of the Exodus (come see our diorama of Moses’ life!) and talk about the 10 Commandments, using fine art and our own responses to the questions...

What’s it like to eat manna in the wilderness? We don’t know for sure, but we do know that a  dad (Tom Burkhard as a grumpy Israelite) wanted something else! This Sunday, the children will sing and play on the first hymn in the sanctuary and...

What was it like for the Hebrew families to be free of the Egyptians? Last week, we danced “Hava Nagila,” remembering Moses’ sister Miriam. We lamented the death of the Egyptians in the Red Sea - soldiers who were only doing what Pharaoh had commanded...

Our church offers wonderful experiences for our children. The music training is outstanding and the Bible stories and responses bring the ancient words to life. Last Sunday, we ate Charoset and Matzo, remembering the Passover and the escape from Egyptian slavery. This Sunday we’ll tackle...

Look at these huge smiles of delight in Sunday school! We had a big surprise when Pastor Diana broke the bread and dozens of pink and red hearts fell out. Magnificent! Love, love, love everywhere. What a great way to prepare for our taking communion...

"This is me, meditating. I like the wind all around me.” You can see the figure by her left thumb. Last Sunday, we danced our prayers, did a scavenger hunt of the worship guide, and made fascinating pictures of what happens in worship. Come by...

Joseph forgave his brothers, and his brothers forgave Joseph. We told stories of forgiveness in our own lives with our younger classes' puppet shows, and then we got to see the entire story from Genesis with our Jesus Jaguars' puppet ministry. They even portrayed the...

So Joseph’s brothers hated him, but later he forgave them for throwing him in the pit. But did the brothers forgive Joseph for when he was such a young braggart with his long sleeve, colorful coat? We’ll be working on forgiveness this week in Sunday...

PARENTS’ & GRANDPARENT’S LUNCH: • The families whose children will be attending the lunch need to tell their kids to stay in 203 after we end Sunday school at 11:45. They can be picked up in the same place (second floor) at 1:30. • Grapplers are welcome...

Last Sunday, the Pearl of Great Price helped us to learn to search for and treasure God. This Sunday, we return to the Feeding of the 5,000. What miracles do you witness when people learn to share? Dr. Carter will be interviewing Pastor Diana Holbert...