December 14, 2009

Remember that there is NO FISHing Crew this coming Sunday, December 20th. We will next meet on Sunday, December 27th.

Visit the following web site for some fun Christmas activities....
http://www.worksheets4teachers.com/PDF/christmasholy.pdf

Have a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy celebrating Jesus' birth with your families.

December 4, 2009

Our quilt arrived in Mexico! Yea!!! Please pray that the quilt will be used to teach kids about God's grace through the whole story of the Bible ... and that people will accept Jesus.

"Thank you" to all of you that helped with the service project the last few weeks. I took the colored pictures and the sachets to the Heartreach office this week. They LOVED them. Know that you made someone's day brighter by sharing the love of Jesus through a service project. These pictures will help decorate their office and the sachets will be given to December clients.

It's the Christmas season! Here's a fun link to a Christmas wordsearch. Let us know if you try it out ... and if you beat the clock ....

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/word-finds/religious-christmas-wordsearch.html

There is a bookmark drawing this week. Don't forget to turn your bookmarks in.

Remember to pray for Heartreach ... See you Sunday!

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all our FISHing Crew kids and families! How many blessings can you count?

May God bless you richly this day....

Mandy and Jeana

Tabernacle

Were you at FISHing Crew last week? We had a great lesson on the tabernacle. Can you tell your parents what was kept in the tabernacle?

We can use your help with our Heartreach service project this Sunday.

Have a great week! :-)

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE:

He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
Titus 3:5a

Don't forget to pray for Heartreach......

Father/Son Speedstacking

We had a great morning of speedstacking! Thank you to the boys that were willing to try something new with us. Of course, we also had donuts and pizza....that always makes for a great day! Thank you also to Rob and Sean. They led us in a devotional and speedstack instruction - after worship.

Quilt for Mexico

Here's the completed quilt for our sister church in Mexico. It turned out GREAT! Thank you to all the kids who worked on it and to Ruth for quilting it. Pastor Enrique is going to LOVE It!

October 13, 2009

The quilt is done! It's beautiful.....I'll post a picture soon. Thanks for all the hard work!

Don't forget the Father/Son Event - THIS SATURDAY - there is still time to register.

Here is our verse and question for the week......

We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 6:12

What would you have done if you were Joseph when your brothers came to you at Pharaoh’s palace?

Have a great week!

Father/Son Event

REMINDER:

Sign up THIS SUNDAY (October 11) for the Father/Son event. It's for boys in grades 3, 4 & 5. Bring your dad (or dad-figure......a grandpa, uncle, friend). It's on Saturday, October 17th. Cost is $10 per family.

Hope to see you there!

October 5, 2009

The quilt is looking SO awesome! It should be on it's way to Mexico in the next few weeks....we'll show you the completed project before we send it out! Remember - our FISHing Crew offering is helping with the shipping expenses.


Prepare for next week with the following memory verse and question....

But the LORD will save the people of Israel with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.
Isaiah 45:17

What are some things you can thank and praise God for? What are some things you need God to help you with?


Have a GREAT week!

October 1, 2009

Great job on the quilt kids! Here's a few pics of the work in progress.....


The quilt squares are going to an amazing volunteer who is going to quilt it for us. We will share the final project with you before we send it to Mexico.

We've had fun with puppets and drama the past few weeks. Here are some pictures of our volunteers from the Noah skit.....and their beautiful wives.


Don't forget the Bible Bookmark drawing THIS Sunday, October 4th. The current verse is......

"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”.

1 John 1:29

*** NEWS FLASH ***

The first Bible Bookmark drawing will be Sunday, October 4th. Be sure to complete your bookmarks and turn them in!

September 24, 2009

Here's your verse to practice this week....

I will bless those who bless you; and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
Genesis 12:3

Question of the week:

What are some ways to show we trust God to be our guide?

See you Sunday!

Prayer Focus for September & October

During the months of September and October we are praying for our sister church in Rosarito, Mexico. Please join us in praying for their needs listed below which have just come in from Pastor Enrique.

CHRIST THE KING BAPTIST CHURCH, ROSARITO, BAJA CALIFORNIA

1. With the rains that we have had this season, the roof of our children's classroom is very bad and everything inside is wet. We need to replace it with a new roof.

2. From the water that came in through the children's classroom, the wood floor is in very bad shape. It needs replaced, 4x8x3/4 boards. The floor is the roof of another classroom.

3. We are praying for a vehicle to pick up people so that they can come to the services. [Enrique's church picks up people for church who have no vehicle and are either too old or live too far away to walk. At times they have had a working van or a bus, which greatly facilitates this.]

4. For a group to come and visit us from your church. We love you very much. We miss you. We could use your presence. It would be a great support.

5. That God will supply the means for my wife to travel to Chacala to the pastors' conference this October. I would like her to accompany me as she could use the rest.

*The kids will be making a Bible Story quilt top for Enrique’s church during our service project time (between services). Our offering during these months will go toward the quilting and shipping costs.

September 17, 2009

We are having a great time in FISHing Crew! We've enjoyed getting caught up with our regulars and getting to know our new kids. As usual, we have amazing volunteers as well. If you haven't been by yet, come see us!

Our Father/Son event for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade boys has been moved to Saturday, October 17th. Mark your calendar - it will be a great morning!

This week we will continue to work on the Bible Story Quilt between services. This is our service project for the fall. After it is completed and quilted, it will be sent to our sister church in Mexico to help tell kids about Jesus.

Don't forget to work on your verse...

...This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

Genesis 6:9

Welcome Back!

FISHing Crew is back! We are excited for a new year. Come join us as we walk through the whole Bible. You will learn the whole story of how God's grace and love has provided a way to Heaven. It's amazing how much He loves us! We will still be using the 14 C's from last year. You can review the "C" words in a previous blog.

See you Sunday!

This week's memory verse:

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27

Happy Summer!

Happy Summer! We've had a great year with all of you in FISHing Crew. We're anxious to have you back with us in the Fall. Our start up Sunday is August 23rd. Plan to join us then!

If you have any questions during the summer, please contact Jeana or Mandy. We'll be around most of the summer. We will be putting together your curriculum for next year, planning fun events and activities, recruiting special speakers and leaders and finding creative ways to share the story of Jesus.

We'll be working on the blog during the summer. If there is anything you want added please let us know. We are hoping this will eliminate the need for newsletters. We are still experimenting . . . but will have it finalized by fall.

Here's a few fun pictures:

14 C's

Don't forget the 14 C's! 14 "C" words that walk you through the Bible. Here's the list so you don't forget over the summer . . .

Creation - Genesis 1-2

God makes everything…from scratch!

Crash - Genesis 3-5

Man falls from grace – the first family

Catastrophe - Genesis 6-11

Noah and the flood – Noah’s sons and the growth of civilization

Clan - Genesis 12 – 50; Job

Hebrew nation begins

Confinement - Exodus 1-19

Hebrews are kept as slaves, then freed

Covenant - Exodus 20 – Deuteronomy 34

The Hebrews make an agreement with God

Conquest - Joshua 1 – 24

Hebrews take the Promised Land – Canaan

Court - Judges 1 – 1 Samuel 8

Hebrews are governed by judges

Crowns - 1 Samuel 9 – 2 Kings 16; 1 Chronicles – 2 Chronicles 28; Psalms – Song of

Solomon; Isaiah – Lamentations; Hosea – Zephaniah;

Hebrews insist on a king, then are ruled by kings

Captivities – 2 Kings 17 – 25 & 2 Chronicles 29-36

Hebrews are conquered and scattered

Construction – Ezra – Esther; Haggai – Malachi

Hebrews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple

Christ - Matthew 1 – Acts 1

Jesus comes to earth to be our Teacher and Savior

Church - Acts 2 - 28; Romans – Jude, Revelation 1 – 3

Jesus’ disciples spread the Gospel and establish His Church

Completion - Revelation 4 – 22

The end times