Central United Methodist Church, Asheboro NC

Children

Family Faith Sharing Ideas

Families Grow Strong in Christ as they share in daily time together with God.

Check out these ideas to begin your new year together:

Memorize a verse together as a family. Find a handful of verses at the beginning of the year that you’d like to memorize as a family. Write them out on pieces of blank paper. Find a place to post the verses, preferably in a place where everyone will see them, like the kitchen or dining room. Routinely introduce a new verse for people to learn, as well as review past verses. You can make a game of it by initially posting them in “hidden” places for the family to try and find. You can add “incentives” for memorizing the verse the fastest, or knowing the most verses, etc.

“Family Prayer Calendar.” Create a “Family Prayer Calendar” filled with 31 people and issues for your family to pray over each month. Make sure that each person in the family has input into what goes on the calendar. Post the calendar in a prominent place in your home. Find a time that you can either pray daily or weekly together. The key to making this idea work is to find that time to pray together regularly. It not only will give you accountability with the calendar, but you’ll be forming a habit of praying together as a family.

Children Ministry

Share Easter Joy With Children

easter-eggs Children are drawn to Easter, with the holiday’s emphasis on candy and bunnies. What a privilege to help them realize it’s about so much more! For Christians, Easter is a day of victory. Because Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, we have forgiveness, hope, and eternal life.

Looking for new ideas to celebrate Holy Week and Easter with your kids? Sometimes the most meaningful activities are the easiest. For example:

On Palm Sunday, when Jesus was cheered before his death, cut out paper shapes of your palms and wave them around to praise Jesus.
On Maundy Thursday, when Jesus shared the Last Supper with his disciples, wash one another’s feet as an act of service.
On Good Friday, walk around all day with a pebble in your shoe. Then talk about that burden and what Jesus’ suffering means to you.
On Easter, collect foil from candy eggs and create shiny streets of gold as reminders of heaven, where Jesus prepares a place for us.

Did You Know?

Easter is the oldest Christian holiday and the most important day of the church year. It’s a “moveable feast,” meaning the date changes. Since the year 325, Easter has been on the first Sunday after the full moon following the northern hemisphere’s vernal (spring) equinox.
Originally, eggs symbolized new life, purity, and fertility. Later, they were linked to Easter because Jesus was temporarily dormant in the tomb (shell) and emerged to give us new life.