Family TALK June 21

View this email in your browser Come to this summers events for some giveaways!  Bring a friend  While grace represents the core of our theology, our research identified a number of other factors that are common among parents who raise kids with a lasting faith. Although there are no guarantees, the following principles can take some of the guesswork out of instilling faith in children: "Sticky faith" parents . . . Click in the link for full article and practical steps "This year, let summer curl its warm rays around your family and welcome you into its possibilities - fun projects, amusement park rides, hiking trails, sandy beaches, afternoon sprinklers and more.  But don't stop there. Thriving Family invites you to make the most of this summer by guiding your family on a faith-filled adventure, too. Our activity cards offer 32 things to do to reinforce spiritual truths.  Download them and enjoy each faith building activity together." Also check out our family newsletter for more ideas! Mom-to-Mom - Starting this fall - a Biblically based parenting program designed around the Titus 2:4 concept of older women teaching and encouraging younger women in their relationships with their husbands and children.  We are looking for 2-3 mentor moms to come alongside and encourage young moms.  We are also in need of someone who is interested in helping with child care.  Please contact Jessica McRae at 616.399.0758 or Ruth Koppenaal at 616.566.1372 for more information.  Registration will begin in July.  We will begin in September with meetings two Wednesdays a month for the school year  The cost for the year is $30, which includes materials and childcare. Children are excited about summer, and also moving up a grade! As a reminder Children will be moving into their new class on September 13. Children 5 and younger move to the next class on their birth-date. GIVE A GIFT TO THOSE WHO HELP WEEKLY WITH OUR CHILDREN BY OFFERING THEM A BREAK THIS SUMMER To make this gift happen please sign-up to serve in August.  We will contact you with details and have everything planned and ready. dave@immanuel.cc ● 616-392-1814 ● sign-up at the welcome center   Pastor, David Faris Children's Ministry  |  dave@immanuel.cc  |  Immanuel Church     cell:  616-335-1296  |  office:  616-392-1814 unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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