Roundin’ Up Questions, Drivin’ Roundin’ Up Questions, Drivin’ Roundin’ Up Questions, Drivin’ Roundin’ Up Questions, Drivin’ Home Answers with VBS 2010!Home Answers with VBS 2010!Home Answers with VBS 2010!Home Answers with VBS 2010!

Saddle up for VBS 2010 VBS 2010 VBS 2010 VBS 2010 where kids will be ridin’ the range and roundin’ up questions like: “What is God’s plan for me?” and “How can I be like Jesus?” At the end of the day, they’ll discover that God’s Word has all the answers.

June 21June 21June 21June 21————25 25 25 25 for children 4 years thru completing 5th Grade! $10.00 per child includes everything ya’ll need...all supplies and snacks. $10.00 t-shirt optional. Register at www.gowcckids.com Registration begins in March. Registration begins in March. Registration begins in March. Registration begins in March. Make plans now to help out!

efore long you will be celebrating Valentine's Day. So ask yourself, "what would Jesus do for Valentine's Day?" Do you think Jesus would send His mom a pretty card? Maybe He would make her a

card out of construction paper and dollies. Maybe He would get chocolates for all His disciples. Or maybe, just to show them He cares about them, He would sit down and eat with them. Jesus would ask them how they were doing. He might tell them a funny joke or pray for them as He listened to some of their problems. Jesus was a master at seeing things most people couldn't see.

People who were hurting, lonely, and sad were the kind of people Jesus loved to be around. He knew if He could show them kindness and compassion, He could show them God's love. The Bible says, "God's love drives away all fear. " The love that comes from God isn't some kind of mushy romantic love. It's a love that gives you peace and puts a smile on your face. There are kids in your school and in your neighborhood who don't

have much to smile about. No one is asking them over to play. No one is hanging out with them at recess. No one is saying anything nice to them. They are lonely and in need of a friend. What would Jesus do on Valentine's Day? Jesus would be a friend to the boy or girl who seems to have no friends. Jesus gave away love by doing something to put a smile on someone's face and making them feel special. There's no better role model than Jesus. Do what Jesus would do this Valentine's Day! Help Him love someone who really needs it!

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February 2010

3 Wednesday Night Connections Begin

12 Parent’s Night Out 6—9:30pm

14 Child Dedication—Valentine’s Day

March

21 Passover Class for 4th/5th Graders & Parents—Register on website

April

2 Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Program

4 Easter Worship Services

11, 18, 25 Kids Discovery Class

May

9 Child Dedication—Mother’s Day

June

6 5th Grade Graduation Celebration

14—18 Centri-Kid Camp at Lake Yale

20 Child Dedication—Father’s Day

21—25 Vacation Bible School

July

5—9 Puppet Camp

12—16 Sports Camp I

19—23 Sports Camp II

26—30 Sports Camp III

Windermere Community Church

8464 Winter Garden Vineland Rd.

Orlando, FL 32836

407-909-8810

Pastor: Dr. Mark Matheson

Sunday Service: 10:30am

Small Groups: 9:00am

www.gowcc.com

Children’s web site: www.gowcckids.com

Special thanks to Steve Clapp of North American Office Solutions for donating the printing of our newsletter!

Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Musical Program

is Friday, April 2 at 6:00pm!

WE NEED LOTS OF EGGS!!! Please bring plastic

eggs filled with candy or other treats— taped shut

to one of our collection bins! Collection begins

February 14! THANK YOU!!!

Children’s ministry could not exist without dedicated volunteers! Children’s ministry could not exist without dedicated volunteers! Children’s ministry could not exist without dedicated volunteers! Children’s ministry could not exist without dedicated volunteers!

We can’t thank our volunteers enough for giving of their time,

energy, talents and resources for kids...and loving it! They are so

dedicated to helping children learn to love Jesus!

God never created the nuclear family to go it alone. Hundreds of

studies have shown that kids grow to emotional and spiritual

health when they have the advantage of positive relationships

with many adults, rather than just a few.

Faith doesn’t grow in a vacuum. God designed faith to be com-

munal and relational, and kids need a faith community as much as

adults do...maybe more. Kids need to know there are adults at

their church who know them by name, enjoy being with them and

think they’re special. These healthy, unique relationships with

adults go further to help kids learn to love God and follow Jesus

than any lesson on the ark ever will...

If you are serving in Children’s Ministry, THANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOU! If you

would like to serve, please call me or Terry! We need you! The

kids need you!

Ms. Rochelle 407-909-8892 rtomooka@gowcc.com

Website: gowcckids.com twhaples@gowcc.com

Then, we’re expecting YOU to come and

be a part of our Cradle Connection Min-

istry for Moms! So, whether you are

expecting or adopting or have had a

child within the last 12 months, this

ministry of Moms is here for you. Come

join us! www.gowcckids.com. For more

information see Terry Whaples.

4th and 5th Grade

Miracle of Passover Class and Seder!

Sunday, March 21

9am—11:30 Room 122 Passover Class with Ms Terry

11:30—12:00 Room 117 Class participants and parents Pizza Party!

12:00—1:30 Passover Seder Celebration with Class Partici-pants and Parents. No Charge. Register on-line.

EXPERIENCING GODEXPERIENCING GODEXPERIENCING GODEXPERIENCING GOD..-

All Ages Invited

God is at work around you.—-Will you join Him?

God is inviting you to experience Him in an intimate love relationship through which He reveals Biblical principles in this revised and ex-panded course."

Book Fee $15 Room 103

Students– 5th-8th grades

Student Building

Book Fee is $7.00

Other Classes:

Adults- Divorce Care, Room 105B

Children K-4th Grades– Sharing God’s Word with Balloons, Illusions, and Faith Painting, Room 117

Children– 3yr-5yr olds- Mission Friends, Room 119

Babies-2 yr olds- FREE Child Care, Room 107

Valentine's Day is a great time for giving away love, and your family is the best place to start giving it away. Pick two nights during the week of Valentine's Day and do these activities together as a family.

Boo! I Love You!

Make a pop-up Valentine for an extra special surprise. Fold a piece of red construction paper in half. Cut a 1 inch by 4 inch strip of construction paper and fold it into a cube with two open sides.

Make a heart out of construction paper and doilies. Write a Valentine message on your heart. Attach your heart to the top half of the construction paper by first gluing the cube on the back of the heart. Then glue the other side of the cube to the top half of the construction paper. Draw a picture on the bottom half or cut out more hearts to finish decorating your card. Have fun!!!

Hide and Find Valentines

Cut out hearts for each family member. Make each set of ten a different color and assign a color to each family member. Disburse the hearts evenly, but don't give someone their own color. Write a message on each heart for each family member. Hide the hearts all over the house. Each person can only pick up their hearts and they can't reveal to anyone else where the other hearts might be hiding. (Hiding ideas: tape to gallon of milk in refrigerator, place in dad's briefcase, tape to steering wheel of mom's vehicle, slip in brother's shoe, put in sister's backpack, etc.)

This is a Stack-a-Word p u z z l e . You must figure out which words are missing in each of the verses below and then figure out where they fit in the puzzle. Some are easy and some are tricky, but they're all filled with Love. Have fun!!!

April 11, 18, 25 (3 week class)

Kids Discovery Classes are designed

for children in 1st – 5th Grades who have made

professions of faith in Jesus Christ. At the

conclusion of this class, kids will understand:

salvation by faith alone, obedience to God’s

commands, prayer, the power of the Holy Spirit and partake in The

Lord’s Supper. This class is a prerequisite to baptism. Register

online at www.gowcckids.com.

Every Sunday our children are taught God’s Word directly from The Bible using the NIV translation. Our Bible Study Curriculum from Toddlers through 5th Graders is Group Publishing’s Hands On Bible Curriculum. Our Kids Worship uses Kids Church from Gospel Light.

Every parent who has a child ages 6 weeks through 5th grade, is required to serve at least 1 hour per month in chil-dren’s ministry. Volunteers must complete a Volunteer Application and Consent for Background Check. Copies of our Volun-teer Guide are available online or at the Children’s Ministry office. Thanks for volunteering!