Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Preparing For Christmas
At Spirit of Grace Church, we are preparing for our Annual Christmas Program and Banquet. Nearly everything comes to a halt as this takes precedence. Songs are being practiced. Lines are being learned. Children are learning the true meaning of Christmas.
As a parent, I am struggling with my 5 yr old Kindergartener. In our family, Santa is pretend, just another character like Mickey Mouse or Max & Ruby or Thomas the Tanker. It's a decision we made nearly 20 years ago. The difficulty I am having is that Mya's kindergarten classmates have nearly convinced her that Santa is real. How crazy is that??!! With all the TV specials revolving around the Santa mystery, it has become a challenge to make sure that she is aware of the mystery of God manifest in Flesh, Jesus. We have nativity sets around the house and even use a manger and star in place of a fancy decorated tree but none of this can replace a good lesson from me, her parent. Each year, I realize more and more that it is not the "job" of the Sunday School teachers to be the sole source of Christian teaching but to be a support mechanism of lessons learned at home. Christmas is one of the times when that fact becomes very apparent.
We hope that you and your family are having a wonderful holiday. Let me take this post time to invite you to attend our annual program and banquet on December 20 at 10 am. I hope that you will join us for a time of carols, skits and a wonderful food. We look forward to meeting new people and returning guests.
Blessings,
Verna
As a parent, I am struggling with my 5 yr old Kindergartener. In our family, Santa is pretend, just another character like Mickey Mouse or Max & Ruby or Thomas the Tanker. It's a decision we made nearly 20 years ago. The difficulty I am having is that Mya's kindergarten classmates have nearly convinced her that Santa is real. How crazy is that??!! With all the TV specials revolving around the Santa mystery, it has become a challenge to make sure that she is aware of the mystery of God manifest in Flesh, Jesus. We have nativity sets around the house and even use a manger and star in place of a fancy decorated tree but none of this can replace a good lesson from me, her parent. Each year, I realize more and more that it is not the "job" of the Sunday School teachers to be the sole source of Christian teaching but to be a support mechanism of lessons learned at home. Christmas is one of the times when that fact becomes very apparent.
We hope that you and your family are having a wonderful holiday. Let me take this post time to invite you to attend our annual program and banquet on December 20 at 10 am. I hope that you will join us for a time of carols, skits and a wonderful food. We look forward to meeting new people and returning guests.
Blessings,
Verna
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