June Family Ministry Newsletter

First Covenant Church

Family Ministry Newsletter

June 2009

Toddlers

Our Toddlers at snack.

Special Events

Play Date at the Park

Friday, June 5th, 10am-1pm

Meet at Lincoln @ Alameda
RSVP/Info: Becky Nielsen

You and your children are invited to come and play with others from the First Covenant Church nursery, toddlers, and Pre-K classes. It is a time full of child's play and adult conversation. A great place to connect with others who have children the same age! Bring your lunch. We are looking forward to a great year of fun! Hope to see you there!
Parking is $5 or free on Skyline Blvd. If it's raining we will meet at the church in the Toddler Room.
Any questions, please contact Becky Nielsen at 510-547-1846 or beckynielsen@mac.com.

Family Picnic/Play Date at FCC
Sunday, June 7th, 12:30am-2pm
Meet at the Treehouse Playground
RSVP/Info: Elaine Chan/ David Jung
FCC After-Church Playdate: Kids: extra recess time! Parents: time to chat with other parents without your kids interrupting with a "pleeease can we go now?"
Bring your lunch and join other FCC families at the Treehouse playground for a time of informal fellowship.
Questions?
Contact Elaine Chan or David Jung,
(925)-247-0818

Kids Camp 2009
Dates

Week 1 June 29 -July 3

Week 2 July 6 - July 10

Week 3 July 13 - July 17

You can download the Registration form online. Go to www.oaklandfcc.org to download and print registration form and turn into FCC office or pick-up registration in front office of FCC

>Registration and registration fee
received after May 1: $125.00

Scholarship's are available. Please contact the church office for more information at:
(510) 531-5244 or kidscamp@oaklandfcc.org.

Counselors/Counselors-in-Training

>Training Week June 15 - 19 MANDATORY
9am -12 Noon

>Prep Week June 22 - 26 (transforming
FCC into Kids Camp) 10am -3pm

>Away Week July 27 - August 3
    High schoolers needed as volunteer
    counselors. Contact Youth Pastor Danny
    Fitelson for more information regarding
    Away Week. www.dannyf@oaklandfcc.org

Volunteer CIT (Counselor in Training) leadership opportunity for students who have completed 6th grade through 8th grade. Applications will be available in online at www.oaklandfcc.org or in the FCC front office.

Volunteer Counselor and Head Counselor leadership opportunities for students who have completed 8th grade through 12th grade. Applications will be available in at www.oaklandfcc.org or in the FCC front office.

Our New Summer SS Coordinator

Emily Luton

Emily Luton will be taking responsibility for the recruitment of summer Sunday school staff and the coordination of the summer Sunday school programming. Please do whatever you can to encourage Emily as she staffs the programs that are organized for your children on summer Sundays, beginning June 21st. She is now looking for folks to help with our 7 week combined-age (PreK through grade 5) Treasure Seekers program beginning June 21st. Look for Emily and tell her you'd like to schedule a few Sundays to help out. It will make her day!

SUMMER SUNDAYS FOR KIDS

Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 5
*Children will be promoted in the fall*
Beginning date: JUNE 21
Please take note of new format

At the 9:30 hour:
    FIRST HOUR will be our FAMILY
    WORSHIP time this summer.

   AGES: Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5
   will attend worship with parents and then
   be dismissed to a "movie with a Bible-
   values theme".

PARENT MOVIE SUPERVISION ASSIGNMENTS:
   Parents will receive their assignments in
   the mail (snail mail)

   WHERE: Younger children's movie will be
   in the Treehouse Building's Pre-K Sunday
   school room and older children's movie will
   be in the Treehouse building's 1st/2nd
   grade Sunday school room.

NURSERY AND TODDLERS MEET AS USUAL

At the 11:00 hour:
June 21 through August 2:
   SECOND HOUR will be a full hour of
TREASURE SEEKERS Sunday School led by
Deborah Woo, who will also be working
with Day Camp!

AGES: PreKindergarteners through grade 5.
Our graduating 5th graders will be invited
to be Leaders in Training for our younger
children and buddy-up with our Pre-K's.

WHERE: ALL Children will meet in
Children's Church (middle school)
room for music and story-time then
they will divide up as
follows with adult volunteers:
   �Pre-K & K - go to the Kindergarten
      room TH building (5th grade LIT's go
      with them.)
   � Grades 1 & 2 - go to the 1st/2nd grade
     Sunday school room at the top of the
     stairs in TH building
   � Grades 3 & 4 - go to the Greenhouse
     garage classroom

August 9 through September 6:

SECOND HOUR will change to

As we have done for the past few summers, this will be a special time to hear from people in our congregation who are from other countries or have traveled with a mission group. They will help us understand better what God is doing in other countries.

AGES: Kindergarten through grade 5 only
*(see below for Pre-K children schedule)

WHERE: Children (K-5th Grade) continue to meet in the Children's Church room for beginning but may move to another room with tables if needed. A sign will be posted for pick-up.

*PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN: Ginny Halstead will lead the Pre-Kindergarten children in 5 Sundays of "Walking With Jesus" at the 11:00 hour.

WHERE: In the Pre-Kindergarten room (TH building)

NURSERY AND TODDLERS MEET AS USUAL

1 & 2nd Grade

Our 1 & 2nd Grade Class.

Summer Sundays

HOW CAN YOU HELP MAKE SUMMER SUNDAYS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CHILDREN?

HELP OUT: If everyone helps, our kids benefit. Emily Luton will be the Coordinator of the summer program, Nursery through Grade 5, let her know what you can do. emilyluton@yahoo.com

ENCOURAGE OUR INTERN: Try to get your children into Treasure Seekers on time (by 11:00) so Deborah Woo can have a great group to start her program with.

Happy Father's Day!

For more information about Questions about any Sunday morning

First Covenant Church Children's Program?

or the FCC Children's Ministry Contact: children@oaklandfcc.org
go to www.oaklandfcc.org.

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