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Children's Christmas Choir

Children from K5-6th grade will be singing in the Christmas Celebration service on December 18th. Practices will be Dec. 4,11 and 18 from 10-10:30 in the gym. Please see Laura Hicks or Sarah Mooney for more information.

Christmas Soccer Camp

Bruno Resende will coach a soccer camp for children ages 6-12 in our gym on Sat., Dec. 3, from 9 to noon. Sign up your children on the bulletin board for this exciting camp. The kids will have a great time and you can have  a morning to get some Christmas shopping done. Contact Bruno for more information or to sign up.

Operation Christmas Child

Each year millions of shoe boxes are delivered to needy and hurting children all over the world through the minstry of Samaritan's Purse. Simply take an empty shoe box or small plastic container and fill with a variety of gifts that will bring delight to a child. Bring your filled boxes along with a $7 donation for each box to the church no later than November 16.

Picnic Today!

    Don't forget to bring your picnic lunch and join us at the Stoneybrooke neighborhood pavilion immediately after worship. Bring your lawn chairs, fishing poles and any fun outdoor toys you want to play with. There is a playground for the kids!! The weather is going to be fabulous so come on out for a fun afternoon!! Maps are available in the office!

KiDz KrAzY dAy 2

All 1st - 6th graders come join us on July 29th at the zoo for our second Krazy Day! Everyone meet at the front gate a 9am. Kids in 1st-6th grade may be dropped off. Kids below first grade will need to be accompanied by an adult!

Summer Reading Program Begins

Dont forget that our Summer Reading program begins this Friday, June 26 here at Gateway.  Starting this Friday through July 29th from 8am-12pm we will be having a reading program every weekday. It will be a chance to to play, read, have Bible Study and just have fun. Please turn in your forms to the office as soon as possible if you plan to have your child attend.

AWANA year drawing to a close.

Our AWANA year is coming to a close at the end of this month. The last regular AWANA club night will be April 28 with the Awards Ceremony on May 5th. This has been a great year for our children and we want to think the amazing volunteers who serve faithfully week after week!  We love you guys.

Welcome Jeremy Jones!!

In a special called business meeting on Sunday, March 7, the Gateway family approved a motion from the Elders to call Jeremy Jones as our part-time Children’s Minister. Jeremy has served in Children’s Misnistry positions for the last eight years and has a desire to see kids and parents connecting as families to our awesome God! He is a graduate of AUM with a degree in Sociology. He and his wife, Sheri, have two sons, Noah and Micah. We are so excited that God brought Jeremy and his family to Gateway at this time in the life of our church.

Among other duties, Jeremy will lead our Children’s Ministry Team to organize and oversee the overall function and direction of our children’s ministry including planning for future ministry and churchwide children’s events. He will also work with the AWANA Commander and leadership and our Preschool Coordinator to help enhance family ministry throughout the life of our church.

We love our children at Gateway and so excited to see what God has in store in this vital area of our church family. Welcome Jeremy!!!

Backyard Bible Club

 






















Summer is such a great time to be outdoors and what better reason to be outdoors than 
to have a Backyard Bible Club? That is exactly what one team from Gateway did this week!
on Sunday a group went out into the neighboorhood and passed out flyers meeting 
many neighbors of our church along the way. The children that have come out have been
so happy to be here. The kids have played games,learned about God's love and had a great
time. They are really enjoying Mr. Chris and Mr. Bruno leading games especially the team
skiing event! The watermelon and snacks are also a hit!
If you have a child in 1st or 3rd grade, bring them out for the fun!

Click on the photo to the left or the link below to view more photos. 

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Check back later for more photos!

Birthday Party for Jesus

On Wednesday, December 17th, AWANA had a birthday party for Jesus! They had opening ceremony, sang carols, sang Happy Birthday to Jesus and enjoyed cake to celebrate Jesus' birthday. Each club went back to learn verses one more time and earn bucks before Store Night! Store Night was a lot of fun and several of the children bought gifts for their family for Christmas. One little girl who doesn't attend church regularly has been coming to AWANA faithfully as a neighbor brings her. She used what little AWANA bucks she had to buy presents for her brother, sister, mom and dad, but bought nothing for herself. She was so happy to have all those little surprises in her bag to be able to present to her family at Christmas. She was truly living out the meaning of Christmas. When her AWANA leader asked her if she saw anything she wanted for herself, she exclaimed "anything princess!" The little girl got something for herself Wednesday night as another clubber gave up her AWANA bucks in order to buy her something. Children with such a pure heart bring glory to the Lord. May Jesus receive all the glory and honor this Christmas!