Godly Play

Early gift-giving for our Children's ministry Here's a perfect chance. Godly Play, our newest program on Sunday mornings (currently Time for Young Disciples Part II) for children ages 4-7, will be starting this Fall.

Godly Play is a fun way of telling Bible stories and letting children respond creatively. A Godly Play session involves telling a Bible story using simple but beautifully carved wooden figures, a time for the children to reflect and comment on the story in a non-judgmental way, then a time for creative artwork. There are lots of 'I wonder' questions asked of the children and even to the teachers during Godly Play. The figures are organized by book and lesson to enhance understanding of the story.

There are two ways to help this ministry.

One, we would like to ask those who have wood crafting skills to make figures for us. We are working on set up dates for a workshop. Two, is to purchase the wood figures with prices ranging between $4 and $150 through Faith Alive Resources. (For more information visit the website, www.faithaliveresources.org). There is a Christmas tree in the church Welcome Center decorated with Godly Play "paper" figures. Like an Angel Tree, you may take one or two of these figures and make a donation to purchase the real wood figures.

                        Example Story figures and prices are;
                        Noah Set - 13 Pieces, $30
                        Noah's Ark - 4 Pieces, $33
                        Moses - 1 Piece, $4
                        Tabernacle set - 18 Pieces, $ 134
                        Advent Star - 1 Piece, $ 7
                        Jesus Is Baptized set - 5 Pieces, $16
                        Jesus and Zacchaeus set - 8 Pieces, $ 20
                        Good Shepherd set - 21 Pieces, $46
                        And many more…

If you would like to purchase any Godly Play wood figures to support our children's ministry, please contact Sung Hee Chang (758-1901, sungheechang@juno.com

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