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Kids In Church
8:30 AM, Apr. 24, 2006
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At church yesterday morning, a couple of
things became really apparent to me. First of all, at the church
the boys and I had been previously attending, the children and the
adults (throughout the age spectrum) were separated. I have been
hearing and thinking about the family worship practice and idea and the
church we have been attending for a couple of weeks now allows for that
a whole lot more than our previous one did.I decided that we would be attending Sunday School at 9:30 - me in a room with other women, Anthony in a room with four and five year old children and Jonathan in a room that is up to three years. Probably something like one or two up to three years old. Then, they also offer Children's Church, but the kids are in the sanctuary during the worship time (singing) and then they are dismissed to go into Children's Church. Children's Church is for kids ages 3-6 years old. When they turn 6, they stay in the sanctuary. I really like this concept. I found a spot in the sanctuary that is close to the door that the kids use to leave for Children's Church and I think what my plan is for next week is to get to church, drop the boys off in their Sunday School rooms, and then go to my Sunday School class. After my class gets out, I will get Anthony from his room and we will sit in the sanctuary together during the worship service and then he can decide whether to stay in there with me or go on to Children's Church. I'm really okay with either option. And, then in two weeks, I'll have both Anthony and Abby in the sanctuary with me. I think that will work out fine. I don't think that Jonathan is ready for sanctuary time yet, and I know that he won't be until he learns to sit quietly, etc. But I want to just work with Anthony at this point in time. I'm hoping to get him to a place where obedience comes a little more quickly and happily. Jonathan will be joining us in the sanctuary in October anyhow, so I think that given the fact that its just for a short season, it will be the best way to work it out. When I have all three with me in there, I plan on Jonathan being in between Anthony and I. I could have one child on each side of me and Abby in front of me, but I don't want to do that, I don't think. It'll be much easier once Mike is able to attend church with us. He is currently working a really odd shift that is hard on our family, but do-able. He works Wednesday and Thursday second shift and then Friday and Saturday third shift. With this work schedule, he is not able to attend church with us, which we would very much like to have happen. I was joking around with one of his co-workers about possibly working Mike's thirds and then Mike would work his second shifts. (The co-worker is currently in the quitting process, but said he'd like to work third shift there, and by working overnights on the weekends, he'd still be able to manage it with a new job he's starting next month) Anyhow, if the co-worker agrees to the switch and the manager does as well, it would mean that Mike would have 40 hours per week instead of 32, and that he would only work 1 shift time instead of 2. (He'd work Wednesday through Sunday, second shift) That would be really nice - if he HAS to stay at the job he's currently in (I'm not a big fan of the job - or actually of a few employees in particular, and granted, that will likely happen no matter where he works, but there's a few there that REALLY get to me.) Anyhow, those are my thoughts about the kids and church practices, etc. Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 5 of 7 } { Next Page } |
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