Children's Ministries at Decatur First United Methodist Church

January 2- Normal worship will resume at 9 and 11am in the Sanctuary. There will be no Children's/Youth programming this day.

Tomorrow also marks day one of "The Magi Offering" collection- so please bring your blankets, gloves, hand warmers, and full-sized toiletries. Place them under the tree in the Sanctuary and they will go directly to people in need.

Trail Mix Christmas Party!!! 4th and 5th graders are invited to come to the Trail Mix room for a Christmas celebration. There will be games, crafts, hot cocoa, and treats! Please plan to join in December 19 at 4pm in Gym room 3.

Please RSVP here: https://onrealm.org/dfumc300e/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZGQ4ZGIzMjgtNWIwOC00ZDc0LThkMDktYWRmNzAxMzQ4OGU0

Welcome back to the sanctuary!

If your kids loved coloring at a picnic table under the tent at 9am worship, we're ready for them in the Sanctuary too! The Welcome Station is well stocked in the back, and these little tables are ready for little hands to color and play. See you Sunday!

Here is an idea for celebrating All Souls Day with the movie Coco (from the Rev. Claire Brown, via Building Faith):

El Día de los Mu***os, the Day of the Dead, is the traditional Mexican celebration of these holy days of remembrance. In Coco, Miguel goes to the land of the dead and learns about his family.

- After watching, ask, what was strange, scary, or interesting about the Land of the Dead? How did Miguel’s family remember their loved ones?
-After Miguel learned more and spent some time there, was it still scary in the Land of the Dead?

If you have them, pull out a few pictures of your ancestors and share a story or two. Who are the heroes in your family’s or community’s past? How can you honor them?

The histories of our families and communities are important for us to know who we are. While talking with kids about death can feel intimidating, recalling with joy the stories about those we’ve lost is a beautiful way to open that conversation and remove some of the fear and mystery around death and loss.

And here is a read-aloud book about the meaning of this special day:

💀 Celebrate the World Día de los Mu***os - Read Aloud Kid's Book Written by Hannah EloitIllustrated by Jorge GutierrezNarrated by Reading in a Virtual WorldMusic: Mi Borinquen by Doug Maxwell and Jimmy FontanezThank you fo...

Make sure to catch up on upcoming events, including Girls' Book Club and the Halloween Costume Blessing!

https://mailchi.mp/decaturfirst.org/kidsatdecaturfirstnews-oct21

Outdoor Sunday School is so much fun!

https://mailchi.mp/decaturfirst.org/kidsatdecaturfirstnews-sept12

Sunday, Sept. 12 Third Grade Bibles, Sunday School, Wednesday evenings

All 4th and 5th graders are invited! Everyone who is subscribed to the children's ministries e-news list will receive a registration form, so please send a message if you would like to be on the list.

Sunday School resumes for children and youth this Sunday, August 15 at 9:45am. Please register!

Decatur First UMC Children and Youth Ministries 2021-2022 Please register your child/ren all of all ages (nursery through 12th grade) so we can have up-to-date information for church programming and events.

What a joy to welcome so many kids to the blessing of the backpacks yesterday!

"May these tags remind you that God is always with you. As you sit and as you stand, as you learn and as you play, in every fear and every celebration, may you know God, your friend, is always there."