Westside Kids Blog

The 2010 Leader Rally is coming up soon! If you currently volunteer in Family Ministry, or have considered getting involved, this event is for YOU! Mark your calendars and plan on joining us on August 29th from 12:45p - 3:00p. We will kick off with lunch and some vision casting with Family Ministry Pastor John Huber, followed by some break-out time for each specific age group Ministry Team within Family Ministry (Reef, Rock, Extreme, Crave, Surge, Special Needs, etc…)

We are so excited about this time to gather both with our individual teams, and to come together as a Family Ministry to dream and look forward to 2011 for Kids at Westside. You will not want to miss out on this special celebration! Lunch and childcare available by registration only. Sign up here.

Hopefully you have heard the exciting news by now… (It was announced during Sunday services yesterday.) Starting August 22nd, there will be a 2nd Sunday evening service at the Lenexa Campus! As a night owl, or more specifically, NOT a morning person, our family is stoked about this addition as it gives an opportunity to attend one service and serve at the other, ALL IN THE EVENING! So have a 2nd round of banana pancakes in your P.J.’s Sunday morning on August 22nd and join us at either 5:00p or 6:30p that evening for worship.

Want to get involved? There are many opportunities to serve at both services. Contact us and let us know if you are interested in a particular service or age group or that you would just like to get plugged in!

Now is the perfect time to start thinking and praying about what part you can play in Family Ministry at Westside. There are tons of opportunities to get involved, from behind the scenes prep during the week to classroom teachers on Sunday (morning & evening services), and all sorts of things in between like check-in, gradeschool worship emcee, sound booth, room set-up, and much more. There is something for everyone!

If you’d like to know more about a particular position, ASK! Family Ministry Volunteers all wear a name tag specific to their ministry area. (Reef, Rock, Extreme). Ask them where they serve, what their responsiblities are, and WHY they volunteer.

For more information or to get involved contact us and let us know the age group or area you’d like more information about!

Promotion Sunday is on August 15th this year for all grades. Please check your child’s security tag carefully that morning for their new room assignment. If you have decided to hold your preschooler back a year, please notify check-in staff at the REEF check-in desk. Got questions? Please contact us.

Have you heard of ORANGE? Maybe you’ve seen leaders at church wearing T’shirts advertising ORANGE. Perhaps you’ve overheard one teacher to another talking about an upcoming event that is very “orangy”. Have you wondered what it is, what they were talking about? It occures to me the more and more excited I am about it from the church’s perspective, it might be a good idea to get parents on board too! (more…)

Christmas is one of my favorite holidays of the year, but honestly I struggle each year on how I can point some of the traditions from my childhood to Jesus. I’m also always looking for new and creative family tradition ideas to incorporate with our current traditions that are not only fun but will teach my kids about the wonder and awe of the King of Kings, born in a stable, on a night and in a town, prophesized hundreds of years earlier. No problem, right? Then why is this such a struggle for me? (more…)