November 24-26, 2008 Knowing Jesus, Growing in Faith, Serving God’s Children
Dear preschool parents, www.zioncrusaders.org
Here we are to Thanksgiving week and I am so thankful to have each one of your children in preschool this year. What a blessing they are to me and to each other! I heard on the radio last week that at the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims were thankful, but also still grieving the loss of family who had succumbed to sickness and starvation the winter before. They celebrated Thanksgiving not only to be thankful for what God provided for them, but also to remember to be thankful in ALL circumstances. We have an omnipotent God who deals with us with unconditional love when all we really deserve is eternal death. Now there’s something to be thankful for!

This week in Jesus Time we begin the season of Advent. Advent is a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of our King Jesus. We’ll be lighting special candles and singing special songs. We’ll also be learning about the Christmas account from the book of Luke. We begin by learning about when God got ready to send the Savior, found in Luke 1:5-25 and 57-80. We learn that God kept His promise to send a messenger who would prepare people to receive His Son as their Savior from sin. We remember that God also keeps His promises to us.
On Monday we will be making some turkey hats to wear and have fun with. We will also be practicing our Christmas songs and some other songs for our special presentations on Wednesday.

Grandparents’ Day will be on Wednesday, Nov. 26. This is a day when both preschool classes are welcome to invite grandparents or other special people to come with us to Chapel at 8:30AM and then enjoy a little musical presentation. Afterwards, we’ll have a little refreshment and then your child is welcome to begin their Thanksgiving break (we usually get done around 10AM). There will be no school or daycare on Friday, Nov. 28 for Thanksgiving. Everything will resume on Monday, Dec. 1st.

If you don’t have a church home, we invite you to come for Thanksgiving worship here at Zion. We will have Thanksgiving Eve worship on Wednesday night at 7PM and on Thanksgiving Day at 10AM. Please come and praise our wonderful Savior and Friend!

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, consider the Festival of Lights Parade on Saturday, Nov. 29 beginning at 6PM. The parade usually begins down by the post office and goes down Main Street. Zion will have a wonderful float in the parade, too!

Remember to save this date—Sunday, Dec. 7th at 4PM! That will be the preschool and kindergarten Christmas service. Your children will need to be here by 3:45PM and they can where their nice Christmas clothes. They will have angel haloes to put on their heads. Come early to get a seat and don’t forget those cameras!

Please feel free to call me anytime with questions or concerns! God’s blessings on your Thanksgiving celebrations! Zion 342-5749 Home 716-7689 Cell 391-9046
Hope Genzlinger