MISSIONETTES STARS CLASS - November 21, 2008

On Friday, November 21st I had the privilege of teaching the Stars class (a part of our Friday Missionettes program) how to minister by way of puppets. These 8 girls, with the help of their teacher Yvonne Spreckels are planning on earning their puppetry badge by doing a puppet program for the Rainbows on Friday, December 19th. It was so awesome to see the enthusiasm they have for ministry. Many people think puppet ministry is easy. Try holding up your arm for 5 minutes without complaining! It hurts!! It was great spending the evening teaching these girls about puppets but most of all seeing the love they have for serving Jesus!

RAINBOWS - November 14, 2008

Last Friday, November 14th, I had the privilege of visiting with our Rainbows ministy. Rainbows meets every Friday evening in the "E" Building. Aia Samuel and Ellen Bartlett are doin an awesome job leading these 3 & 4 year olds! They were very busy last Friday doing a craft and I hated to disturb them. I did get a chance to take their picture. If you have children who are 3 or 4 and want to bring them to a fun program where, most of all they are learning about Jesus, come on down to Rainbows! They and you will NOT be disappointed!

PRETEENS

One goal that we set for the fall of 2008 was to make adjustments and improvements with our Preteen ministry. This is not only a difficult age group but a very energetic one as well. One of the first things we did was to give our ministry a theme for the school year. After much prayer, speaking with experts in this field, more prayer, some research and yes...more prayer we came up with an acronym for Aliens. 1 Peter 2:11 tells us "I urge you as aliens, and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires." The acronym for aliens is

A - Attitudes pleasing to God

L - Living our lives 100% for Jesus

I - Into God's Word

E - Encouraging others

N - Not of this world

S - Supernatural Power of God

If you are a parent of a preteen (Grades 5 & 6), I want to encourage you to bring your friends. If you are a preteen, hey, what are you waiting for? The first 15 minutes is free time, then we play a fun game together. We then dive into our lesson of the week and end with another fun game. Before you know it, parents are at the door waiting to pick up ther kids. It is a fun night! Check it out!

GRANDPA LOU GETS DETENTION AT SMITHTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL!

While Pastor Dave shared a message at the Smithtown Christian school chapel on Grandparents day on October 29th, Mrs. Jill Golden, the elementary administrator handed Grandpa Lou an after school detention slip for carrying a cell phone and for bringing food into the sanctuary.

Grandpa Lou had to report to detention in the school auditorium. He sat quietly in his seat and read his bible like he was told (Maybe Numbers chapters 1 - 10?).

After his experience, Grandpa Lou had one thing to say to Mrs. Golden

"I'm not afraid of Mrs. Golden anymore!!"

FALL FUN FEST - OCTOBER 31, 2008

On Friday, October 31st, our Fellowship Center was filled with children, parents, grandparents and friends. Inflatable rides, games, food, face painting and the smell of popcorn and cotton candy filled the air as well as the sound of kids having a blast! Door prizes were given away throughout the evening. This awesome event ended with a puppet musical entitled "Craetion Investigation." Thanks everyone for coming and supporting this great event. In 2009, the fall Fun

Fest is on a Saturday!

WELCOME!

In the age we live in today with the internet, computers, blackberry's and every possible electronic device known to man, we thought it would be a great idea to create a blog that would share updates about the Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle's Children's Ministries which include Children's Sunday school, Kidz for Christ, Preteens, Middlers, Missionettes, Royal Rangers, Rainbows, Vacation Bible school, Missions camp...the list goes on (Kids in Missions has their own blog which is http://kidsinmissions.blogspot.com/. Check it out!) Enjoy reading and post a comment if you would like to. Also look at some pictures and let us know what you think!

Pastor Dave Harff & the Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle Children's Ministries team