Cool Disciples Schedule – December 2012

Happy Advent! This is the perfect season to bring faith conversations to your family and this blog will help.
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On Saturday nights and on Sunday mornings at FUMC our kids, whom we call “Cool Disciples,” experience Rotation Model Christian education, as they learn about Bible stories and concepts through kid-friendly multimedia workshops. Scroll down to view our December schedule of workshops.

Since this is December, we are learning about Jesus’ birth! Because Christmas happens once a year, each Advent we focus on a different aspect of the Christmas story. In the past we have covered Jesus’ birth through the eyes of the prophet Isaiah, the story of the magi, the birth from his mother’s perspective, and the overall details and sequence of the Christmas story. This December we target the key role of angels and shepherds. Read about our story in Luke 2:1-20.

For Saturdays at the Green Wood location, here is the schedule…

For Sundays at the downtown location, here is the schedule of workshops…

What’s happening in each workshop at the Downtown location?

• In the Art Workshop students will create a shepherds & angels picture using mixed media.
• In the Cooking Workshop students will become messengers of the good news by making candy-cane cookies to give away.
• In the Games Workshop students will test their knowledge of the details of the Christmas story in a quiz game.
• In the Storytelling Workshop students will hear from a shepherd, who describe his experience on the night of Jesus’ birth.
• In the Video Workshop students will watch portions of that all-time favorite video A Charlie Brown’s Christmas.

If you are in the area please join us for the fun learning at First United Methodist Church in Ann Arbor, MI