Church School is Back!

We are so looking forward to opening our Church School doors to the young people of our church again on September 11. Join us at the 10:00 am service to kick off a year-long journey of cultivating connection, building faith, and finding joy in the opportunity to gather together each week. Nursery care is available for children aged two and under during the 8:00am and 10:00am services. Church school classes are offered for those ages 3 through 7th grade. We are excited and ready to meet or welcome back your wonderful children. 

Is your child feeling uncertain about church school? Join us before the 10:00am service on Sunday, September 11, from 9:00-10:00am for a Church School Sneak Peek! You and your child can play, connect with friends, meet the church school teachers, and even take a sneak peek at the church school classrooms before the service! Should your child benefit from specific accommodations or modifications to make their Church school experience the best it can be, please reach out to Lindsey at lindsey@godsacre.org. All are welcome.

We are thrilled to be welcoming our students and teachers back to Church School this fall!

Join us in the classroom during the 10:00am Worship Service for fellowship and faith development starting Sunday, September 12. Classes will be offered for children ages 3 through Grade 7 along with nursery care for age 2 and under. We plan to follow all NCPS Covid guidelines.

Register your child here today!

Youth This Week

Youth Week of 5/23!

Sunday, May 23
YG S’mores and Vespers 7:00-8:00pm
Mission Trip Teams will be shared and sleeping preference cards will be filled out this Sunday! For non-traveling fish we hope you still join us for s’mores and vespers!!

Monday, May 24
NO MSYG

Tuesday, May 25
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION – K-4th Grade 4:00-5:30pm
(This is our last meeting of the year for K-4th)

Wednesday, May 26 
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION – 5th-8th Grade 1:00-3:00pm
(This is our last meeting of the year for 5th-8th)

Prayer Request for Roxie

Prayer Request for Roxie

Send a prayer to your friend Roxie and we will include it in our weekly Bedtime Bible Story!

 

 

 

*Any prayers submitted after Thursday @ 12:00pm will be included in the following week’s story time!*

YG Spring Schedule

March

Sunday, Mar. 21 – MISSION TRIP REVEAL – 6:00-7:00pm
Seniors meet at 3:00pm for their reveal and Extravaboxaganza stuffing!
Sunday, Mar. 28 – Create in Me – 7:00-8:00pm

 

April

Sunday, Apr. 4 – Easter Sunday Sunrise Service – 6:30am
Sunday, Apr. 11 – NO YG – NCPS BREAK
Sunday, Apr. 18 – YG Fish Commissioning 10:00am – Noon
Sunday, Apr. 25 – Team Night 7:00-8:30pm

 

May

Sunday, May 2 – Games at Waveny
Sunday, May 9 – NO YG – Mother’s day
Sunday, May 16 – Climbing in the trees! The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum 5:00-9:00pm
Saturday, May 22 – Filling in the Blanks 1:00pm
Sunday, May 23 – S’more & Vesper
Sunday, May 30 – NO YG Memorial Day

 

June

Thursday, June 3 – Beacon of Light
Sunday, June 6 – Picnic and Movie Outdoor
Tuesday, June 8 – Filling in the Blanks 3:00pm
Sunday, June 13 – YG Pilgrimage Prep – 7:00pm
Sunday, June 20-27 – YG Mission Trip

 

*Covenant Events for Mission Trip Travel in Bold*

Souper Bowl Monday Food Drive

Our Youth is teaming up with The Open Door Shelter and holding a second contactless food drive on NEW DATE: Monday, February 8 from 12:00pm-2:00pm.

To contribute, please enter the circle in front of the church, drive up, pop your trunk and volunteers will remove your donation.

All non-perishable food items are welcome, however, the biggest needs right now are:

  • Peanut butter
  • Jelly (grape or strawberry)
  • Canned tuna
  • Dried black or red beans
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Canned vegetables
  • Reusable grocery bags

Youth This Week

Sunday, October 25
YG
TRUNK OR TREAT – YGers should arrive to decorate at 3:30pm. Our event runs until 5:30pm! Don’t forget your decorating materials!
YG Cohort 1: Meet in front of Church on God’s Acre
YG Cohort 2: Meet in back of Church in parking lot

Monday, October 26
MSYG Fall Super Day 
7th & 8th Grades: 5:00 – 6:30pm (DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP at Nature Center)Tuesday, October 27
K, 1st, & 2nd Grades: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Quest (High School): 8:00-9:00pm at church

Wednesday, October 28
5th Grade: 1:00 – 2:30pm – cancelled
3rd & 4th Grades: 3:00 – 4:30pm – cancelled
6th Grade: 5:00 – 6:30pm – cancelled

Due to the inclement weather and an unexpected, but necessary heat installation that will be happening in our tent today we will not be having programming this afternoon. With the weather getting colder we find it important to heat the youth tent to ensure our kids won’t unnecessarily become sick. We look forward to seeing your children next Tuesday for Election Day Spectacular!

 

Kids Zone: Summer Resources

Enjoy these fun-filled resources while you soak up the summer sunshine!

Adventure DVD

Love God Bracelet Making





Fill your rainy days with this interactive DVD that will test your imagination and bring the Bible to life!

Spread God’s love through your own jewelry creations!

iSpy Worksheet

Bible Memory Cards





Bible Memory Cards

Bible Memory Cards





Kids Zone: Fun things to do while home!

Hi all!

We have pulled together fun sheets and projects the kids can do at home during their break from church school to stay connected to their church family.

The Good Samaritan

PreK

Kindergarten





Grades 1-2

Grades 3-4





Grades 5-7

Family Page





Mission Sponsor

YGers Matthew Chalon, Oliver Crookendon, Eliza Pohle, Caroline Callahan, and Sam Garner shared what YG means to them and how putting their faith into action on the annual Mission Trip has helped them grow in their faith.

Mission sponsors make our mission trips a reality. Would you consider being a mission sponsor? To donate, click here or click on the “Give” button in the upper right hand corner.

Become a Mission Sponsor!

He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

God’s prophet Micah understood what a Mission Trip is really about. Sharing his prophesy with the faithful, he streamlined the all the laws into simple and clear directives: do justice, seek kindness, walk with God. For ten days each February this is the endeavor of our high school Youth Group.

Do justice: for our YG Mission Fish, that will look like living alongside their brothers and sisters in Christ despite difference in geographic region, socio-economic status, denomination, and race. This year, we will seek to create God’s Kingdom in Shaw, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where our 103 Fish will work long days dedicated to building that Kingdom here on earth.

Seek kindness: it looks like lending a hand and affirming our partner organization, Delta Hands for Hope, whose sole staff member feeds 412 public school children throughout the summer and provides them with unconditional love all year round.

Walk with God: this year we ask for your love, support, and prayers as we embark on a mission where ALL God’s children receive God’s love through us equally. As we head to a part of the country defined by the struggles and victories of the Civil Rights Movement, we lift up the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words about service:

Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve….You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Your soul, which is generated by love, can be a part of this mission. Your contribution will make it possible for students with special financial situations to serve and grow in their faith. Please become a 2017 Mission Sponsor today and help us to serve with hearts full of grace. You can send in your check or make a donation online by clicking here. And as a bonus, as a Mission Sponsor you will receive personal letters from Mission Fish in the field and be celebrated as our ministry partners at Youth Sunday and the Mission Sponsor Brunch on Sunday, March 12.

To hear more from our mission partners about the work and ministry before us, I invite you to join us on Commissioning Sunday, January 22, at the 10:00am worship service.  Thank you for your support and long live YG!

Love wins!

Caroline Ainsworth, Youth Minister                Kelly Leather, Youth Director

New Canaan Youth Service Event

Many of the youth groups in New Canaan are teaming up to help feed lunch to students who regularly get free lunches at school but won’t over Christmas break.

We will be hosting at our Church on Monday, December 28, from 10:00am – 12:00pm making 200 lunches. On Tuesday, December 29, we will go to St. Aloysius and on Wednesday, December 30 we’ll go to St. Mark’s.

Any high school students who would like to participate on any day should contact Kelly Leather at leather@godsacredev.wpengine.com.