My Traditions They Are A Changing - FAMILY PLUS Children's

Something happened to us when we got married and started having kids...we were forced to rethink our traditions. 

Our first Christmas together was spent in West TN with Katie's family. The 20 years before that I spent Christmas 400 miles on the other side of the state in East TN with my family. Then we moved to Kentucky and that changed our traditions slightly too. Then we had kids and that changed our traditions again. Traditions are nothing but moments in time, experiences and expectations in your mind. My challenge for you is to change your expectations (and your kid's expectations) of Christmas, change your experience (and your kid's experience), and change those moments to include Christ. This Christmas I will do my best to make Christ the center of my boy's Christmas traditions. Join me!

Merry Christmas! I love you guys!

Jared Norris

Children's Minister

The Glade Church

Children's Christmas Schedule - FAMILY PLUS

I know you want to make sure you're not missing the opportunities we have for your kids this Christmas at the Glade. Below you will find a list of what's happening. 

Upcoming Events

• December 22nd - Service times are 9:00 & 10:30. Babies - Kindergarten will be meeting for both services in their regular rooms. 1st-5th will enjoy service with their parents.
• December 23rd - Christmas Eve Eve Service at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. All children will attend service with their families. Communion will be distributed.
• December 25th - No Wednesday night activities. Enjoy the time with family and friends. 

Don't forget that tomorrow is the culmination of our Season of Giving at the Glade. Think about how you are going to involve your children. I'm keeping my 3yr old with us to help us give our gift to Christ tomorrow morning. Don't hesitate to let your kids see you give!

Jared Norris

Children's Minister

The Glade Church

Cock-A-Doodle-Do! - FAMILY PLUS Children's

We're looking at Christ through Peter's eyes over the next few weeks and this week we're looking at one of the most important moments in Peter's life - when Peter ate breakfast with Jesus. At this point you have to understand that Peter was carrying a heavy burden in life because he had denied that he was a Christ follower 3 times at Jesus' death. In fact, church tradition informs us that throughout the rest of Peter's life he would be ridiculed for that decision by others. People would walk by him in the market or on the road a say "cock-a-doodle-do!" just to remind him of this failure. 

In John 21, Jesus restores Peter by asking him 3 times if he loves Him. This was intentional on Jesus' part. Jesus wanted Peter to know he was forgiven for that night that he denied Jesus 3 times. God's love is unconditional in Jesus Christ and that's what we will focus on Sunday morning with your kids.

The details are:

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Memory Verse: “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Romans 5:8 

Prayer for the Nations: We're praying for Operation Christmas Child boxes being shipped around the world.

Jared Norris

Children's Minister

The Glade Church