Family Night

We had a great time at the KidzLife Family Fun Night.
For snacks we had bait, fish and chips and golden pieces of eight! We watched
"The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" and shared some thoughts about how God can use us.
Some of the kids had pictures taken with a pirate, complete with talking parrot!

You can check the complete photo slide show on the web.

Click here to view all of the photos

Special thanks to the girl scouts who came to serve the children for this event!

KidzLife Family Night

Join us on Friday, November 7th for a Family Fun Event as we watch, “The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything A VeggieTales Movie”. Come discover What it Means to be a Real Hero!

$2/person or $1/person when you bring 2 cans of green beans or corn for God’s Kitchen in Corona. Tickets available starting today!

For more information send us an email: kidzlife@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Skate Party!

KidzLife is having a skate party for our 5th and 6th grade students!
When: Sunday, March 30th from 1:00-3:30pm

Call the church office for more details.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

The more I think about Thanksgiving, the more sacred the holiday becomes in my mind.
Christmas and Easter are usually the holidays that get the most religious attention, and for good reason. The birth of Jesus marks the presentation of the complete, universal, and final sacrifice, pictured repeatedly for generations, in the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, for the sins of mankind. It represents the ultimate and most extravagant gift ever given to such undeserving recipients.
The Resurrection represents the final word and ultimate guarantee of eternal life to all those who believe. It is the validation of God’s acceptance of the sacrifice. On this historical fact the whole of Christian belief hinges.
What would those celebrations amount to in the absence of thanksgiving?

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.
--Psalm 30:11-12

Harvest Festival!

New Life Community Church's annual Harvest Festival is October 31st from 6:00pm-8:30pm

The Harvest Festival is one of only two events that our church calls “All-Church” events. (The other is the Easter picnic) Because it is an all-church event, we try to create an outreach component that encourages others in our community to attend. One thing that is different about this year’s Harvest Festival is the intentional nature of this outreach.

Here’s what’s different:

• Intentional Gospel Presentation

This year we have a station where children can come and enjoy a story about a pumpkin! The pumpkin is used as an object lesson to describe how Jesus can come into our “heart”, clean out the slimy gunk and make us clean. The candle in the pumpkin illustrates how His light shines through us.

• Bible Tracts

In addition to candy and small toy prizes at the game stations, we will also be handing out Gospel tracts. These small pamphlets are short, easy to understand, and encourage parents and children to talk about what it says.

• Bible Buddies

This year some of the prizes will consist of trading cards that have Bible buddies from the current Avalanche Ranch Sunday morning KidzLife curriculum. These cards have a picture of the Bible buddy on the card with a Bible verse on the back.

• Information Gathering

This year, when people get photos taken we will be asking them to fill out a form with their address on it so that we can send the photo to them. This will allow us to include an invitation to our church and thank them for coming to the Harvest Festival.

• Gift Basket Raffle

This year we will be raffling gift baskets. In addition to including coffee, gift cards, and other trinkets in these baskets, we will also include Bibles, Purpose Driven Life books and invitations/information for our church.

• Over 20 people have already signed up to help with some part of this event. However, that’s less than half of what it will take to make this event great. Please pray for the Harvest Festival, the people that have volunteered, and the invitations and flyers that have gone out to the community and consider how you can play a role in making the Harvest Festival a blessing to our members, our kidz, and to those who may hear about Jesus for the first time.

Thanks!

Thank you to all the KidzLife volunteers who were able to make it to the Nursery appreciation party at my house!
I had a great time getting to know you all better and it was a lot of fun getting together.
You guys are great!

Team Party!

Attention Nursery Volunteers!

This Saturday, September 22, you and your families are invited to a barbecue at the Wagner’s house! We’ll have a Bible study, food, games, and fellowship. I’m looking forward to seeing you all then!

You do like your burgers well done right?

Ministry or Job?

Some people have a job in the church.
Others involve themselves in ministry.

What’s the difference?

If you do it just because no one else will...it’s a job!
If you do it to serve God...it’s a ministry!

If you quit because someone criticized you...it’s a job!
If you kept on serving in spite of criticism...it’s a ministry!

If you’ll do it only so long as it doesn’t interfere with other things...it’s a job!
If you’re committed to staying with it, even when it means letting other things go...it’s a ministry!

If you quit because no one ever praised or thanked you...it’s a job!
If you stay even though no one notices your efforts...it’s a ministry!

If you do it because someone else said it needs to be done...it’s a job!
If you do it because you sensed God saying it needs to be done...it’s a ministry!

It’s hard to get excited about a job.
It’s almost impossible not to get excited about a ministry!


Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men
Ephesians 6:7