NEWSLETTER • March 2014
CONTACT US
Mt. Juliet Campus
Lindsay Gum
Children’s Coordinator
[email protected]
Sandy Nornes
Preschool Coordinator
[email protected]
The Fellowship at Mt. Juliet
Mt. Juliet Elementary
2521 West Division Street
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
kidzLIFE Wednesday Spring Break: Fro March 17-22 we will not
have adult LIFEgroups or kidzLIFE Wednesday at Pump-It-Up. Our
regular schedule resumes March 24th.
CentriKid Camp: We still have a few spots available for CentriKid
Camp this summer! Camp is June 12-14 in Campbellsville, KY and is
a blast. Deposit is $50 and the total is $200. We’d love to spend this
amazing time with your 2nd-5th grader, so contact lindsaygum@
thefellowship.cc to sign up!
Day Hike: Moms and sons (Kindergarten through 5th grade), it’s
your turn! On Saturday, April 12, grab your hiking shoes and join us
for a day hike at the beautiful Radnor Lake State Park. We’ll meet at
the Two Rivers Campus at 9:30 a.m. to park and carpool together.
Bring a backpack with your lunch, waters, and make sure to wear
good shoes. This will be an easy 2 mile hike on a mulch trail.
Mailing Address
2800 McGavock Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
[email protected]
(615) 889-3950
SUNDAYS
10 a.m. at Mt. Juliet Elementary
WEDNESDAYS
6:15 p.m. at Pump It Up
on Mt. Juliet Road
Winter Jam: Winter Jam is coming to the Bridgestone Arena on
Sunday, March 16th! Your child’s favorite Christian artists like
LeCrae, Newsboys, Tenth Avenue North, Thousand Foot Crutch,
Plumb, and more will rock it out in this free concert. We feature
many of these artist’s songs in kidzWorship as well! The concert
starts at 6pm, doors open at 5pm. Make sure to take advantage of
this amazing event!
Summer Programs: When making your summer plans, don’t
forget about The Fellowship Summer Day Camp and Weekday
School. Summer Day Camp for Kindergarten through 5th graders
starts June 2 and is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Fellowship Weekday School for 6 months through Pre-K
starts June 3 and is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to
2:15 p.m. Contact Cheryl Brown at [email protected]
for more info and to sign up.
Want to stay connected to everything going on in our kidzLIFE World?
Make sure to “Like” kidzLIFE Parent Connection on facebook! We
post weekly devotional material for your kids, upcoming event info,
blogs we like, and more!
thefellowship.cc/kidzlife • thefellowship.cc/preschool
Elementary
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH
Forgiveness: Deciding that someone who’s wronged you doesn’t have to pay.
Memory Verse: “Forgive the things you are holding against one another. Forgive, just as the Lord
forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 NIrV
Louis Zamperini was on a WWII reconnaissance run when his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. He was
captured and held as a POW, enduring two years of verbal and physical torture. When he returned home at the
end of the war, Mr. Zamperini continued to suffer regular nightmares and felt his life spinning out of control. Until
he heard Billy Graham deliver a message about forgiveness. Mr. Zamperini found the guards who had haunted
him and chose to fogive them. He hasn’t had a nightmare since.
“The hardest thing in life is to forgive.” Mr. Zamperini said. “But healing, real healing, only comes from forgiveness.”
See more of Louis Zamperini’s inspiring story of the power of forgiveness here.
Forgiveness is deciding that someone who has wronged you doesn’t have to pay. When we choose to
forgive others, it’s a response to the great love and forgiveness God has shown us. Forgiveness means letting go
of what someone did to us in order to restore the relationship.
But forgiveness isn’t always a simple exchange. What if the person never apologizes? Forgive anyway. What if the
person does it again? Forgive again. What if the person never changes? Keep on forgiving. By controlling how
you respond and making an alternate choice to forgive, you can delete the impact of what that person did to you.
The monthly memory verse is:“Forgive the things you are holding against one another. Forgive, just as the
Lord forgave you,” Colossians 3:13, NIrV. Through God’s forgiveness, we are inspired to love, serve, and give to
others. His forgiveness changes our eternity. And our forgiveness of others can impact their futures.
Preschool
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH
Life Point – God expects us to work , he will show people what to do and we can show love for God when
we give, he wants people to work together and God said to rest after working.
Christ Focus –Jesus came to do God’s work.
Life Verse – Work together with a good attitude. Ephesians 6:7
Parent
CUE
FORGIVENESS
Deciding that someone
who has wronged you
doesn’t have to pay.
MEMORY VERSE
“Forgive the things you are holding against one another. Forgive, just as
the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 NIrV
BOTTOM LINE:
Since God forgave you, you should
forgive others.
WEEK 1:
Lost Son
Luke 15:11-20
WEEK 4:
BOTTOM LINE:
Everyone needs to be forgiven, even
me.
Plank and Speck Principle
Matthew 7:1-5
BOTTOM LINE:
Be careful not to judge others,
because you’ve been wrong too.
WEEK 2:
Father and Older Brother
Luke 15:21-32
WEEK 5:
BOTTOM LINE:
When you don’t forgive, you miss
out.
WEEK 3:
77 Times / Unmerciful Servant
Matthew 18:21-35
Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
BOTTOM LINE:
When people are forgiven, it can
change them.
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Parent
CUE
MEAL TIME
WEEK 1:
Ask a kid: Why do you think it can be
hard to say, “I’m sorry?”
Ask a parent: Do you find it harder
to say, “I’m sorry,” or to be the one to
forgive someone who is apologizing?
Why?
WEEK 2:
Ask a kid: How is forgiving someone
like giving them a chance to start over?
Ask a parent: Why is it important not
just to forgive, but to let go of what
someone has done to you?
WEEK 3:
Ask a kid: When have you argued with
someone so long that you forgot what
you were arguing about?
Ask a parent: What is something that is
hard for you to forgive?
PARENT TIME
I remember the first time I realized my
kids had knowingly and intentionally
schemed together to tell me a lie. I can’t
recall what they lied about, but I’ll never
forget that feeling of shock, betrayal,
and—to some degree—panic. How do I
appropriately and effectively make sure
my kids know that lying is absolutely not
okay?
WEEK 4:
Ask a kid: Have you ever done
something wrong and been
embarrassed when you got caught?
What was the other person’s response?
Ask a parent: Have you ever
had someone show you extreme
forgiveness? If so, how did it change
you?
WEEK 5:
Ask a kid: How does it feel to forgive
someone, knowing that you’ll probably
have to forgive them again one day?
Ask a parent: If we don’t forgive each
time someone hurts us, what happens?
reduce the panic we feel about lying,
but it might require a bit of vulnerability.
Download the podcast on www.
OrangeParents.org.
Also check out www.Studio252.tv and the
Parent CUE App for your smartphone.
In this month’s ParentCUE Live, we’ll
look at 5 ways to foster an atmosphere
of honesty in our homes. It will probably
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