Greenleaf’s Kids Church also has a very special month planned for Advent! Our Kids Church pastor has written four special lessons for the weeks of Nov. 27th, Dec. 4th, 11th, and 18th. They include all of the usual elements of Kids Church, but each week takes a kid-sized look at part of the Christmas story. By the end of Advent, the kids will have heard, seen, tasted, smelled, and touched the whole story of Jesus’ birth through story telling, crafts, special themed snacks, play, and more!

We know that Christmas is a very busy season, but we encourage you to be at church as much as possible, since each week’s story builds on the week before through Sunday, Dec. 18th. We want to support you, parents, as you teach your children the true meaning of Christmas, and we hope that these lessons will have impact on their little hearts and have a take-home that can spur your own conversations about Jesus, the wonderful & mysterious & loving Jesus, who we follow.

Come join us!

Same great church. An even greater new location! It’s a good time to pay us a visit.

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Chapel Hill Home Group
Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Jamie & Jo Garrett’s House
For more info contact Jo at
skunkflyer@gmail.com
(919) 265-4474

Durham Home Group — childcare provided
Tuesdays at 7:00pm
Alain & Jenn Aguilar’s House
For more info contact them at
aandjaguilar@gmail.com Jenn (919) 475-9784

See you in someone’s living room!

The first Urban Egg Hunt in 2010 was a bigger success than we even imagined, so Greenleaf is excited to give it a second go! The town and rec. department throws a fantastic egg hunt each year at a local park, but we’re excited to a hunt on Easter Sunday and in the heart of the town. Situated on Wallace Plaza, children will not only hunt for eggs among trees and grass, but they will also find eggs tucked in the corners of brick columns and concrete footpaths. They’ll hunt against the backdrop of an early-spring sky juxtaposed against restaurants, six-story buildings, and parking decks right next door.

The egg hunt is open to anyone who would like to come, but is generally geared toward elementary age children and their families. Since the hunt is located in the bustling downtown area, we ask that at least one parent accompany and stay with child(ren) at the event. Parents are encouraged to participate with the smallest kids who will be given a special head-start.

Ready…set…GO!

CHAPEL HILL’S 2nd ANNUAL URBAN EGG HUNT

We’re inviting the children of Chapel Hill to celebrate Easter with a traditional egg hunt that’s been given an urban twist. On April 24th, 2011 at 12:00pm, Easter Sunday, Greenleaf will host an egg hunt on top of Wallace Parking deck in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill.

The first Urban Egg Hunt in 2010 was a bigger success than we even imagined, so Greenleaf is excited to give it a second go! The town and rec. department throws a fantastic egg hunt each year at a local park, but we’re excited to a hunt on Easter Sunday and in the heart of the town. Situated on Wallace Plaza, children will not only hunt for eggs among trees and grass, but they will also find eggs tucked in the corners of brick columns and concrete footpaths. They’ll hunt against the backdrop of an early-spring sky juxtaposed against restaurants, six-story buildings, and parking decks right next door.

The egg hunt is open to anyone who would like to come, but is generally geared toward elementary age children and their families. Since the hunt is located in the bustling downtown area, we ask that at least one parent accompany and stay with child(ren) at the event. Parents are encouraged to participate with the smallest kids who will be given a special head-start.

Ready…set…GO!

So whether you’re on a worship team, simply love to worship, or are just interested in what we mean by the word “worship,” we invite you to join us.

To learn a bit more about this conference, go here.

To register, go here.

~rodger

Here’s a message from Angela about what’s going on in Kids Church:

Dear parents and friends,
I want to let you know that we in Kids Church have a very special month planned for Advent!!! Advent in the Christian calendar, is the four weeks before Christmas in which we look forward to the advent, or coming, of Christ. I have written four special lessons for the weeks of Nov. 28th, Dec. 5th, 12th, and 19th. They include all of the usual elements of Kids Church, but each week takes a special look at part of the Christmas story. By the end of Advent, the kids will have heard and experienced the whole story of Jesus’ birth. We want to support you as you try and teach your children the true meaning of Christmas, and we hope that these lesson will have impact on their little hearts and have a take-home that can spur your own conversations about this Jesus, wonderful & mysterious & loving Jesus, who we follow.

I’ll be ordering special crafts and projects for the kids as well as having special holiday snacks. (Parents please be sure to ask about the snack each week in case you may have allergy concerns.) I know Christmas is a busy season, but I encourage you all to be here as much as possible, since each week builds on the week before. Greenleaf doesn’t have a Christmas service because at Greenleaf we celebrate Christmas all month!

Also this is a wonderful time to invite your kids’ friends and neighbors. Christmas and Easter are the most likely times for families without a church home to visit churches, so we’ll order plenty of extra crafts–there’s always room for more kids (and their parents) at Greenleaf Kids Church!

Rodger and I are praying for you all–kids, parents, and teachers–this holiday season that the Lord will bless your family with His kind of peace and His kind of joy and a special encounter with Him despite all the bustle of travel, turkey, wrapping paper, and holiday noise.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas from me and all the Kids Church Teachers and Staff!
Angela Otero

Project Homeless Connect Orange County (PHC) is a one-day, one-stop center to link people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness with a broad range of services. Guests are offered assistance with housing, employment, health and dental care, foot care, mental health care, veterans’ benefits, social service benefits, legal services, and more. They also receive lunch and are offered haircuts, showers, and coats.

In 2007, the first PHC event served 133 guests and in 2008 we served 202 guests. In 2009, 235 guests were served, including 7 children; 300 people volunteered their time and 50 service providers gave direct assistance to guests. We anticipate serving 250 guests and having over 50 social service agencies participate in 2010.

Greenleaf is sponsoring the Barber Shop and foot-washing station, but you can help by volunteering in any area. Sign up on the PHC website today!

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