NEW HOPE FAMILIES...
....THIRD WEDNESDAYS
Trying to figure out a way for your family to grow closer to God and spend quality time together? Do you struggle to find time to play games and really talk to your children? Do you find that you need some alone time with your spouse? In answer to these needs, we are starting a new ministry, meeting every 2nd Wednesday of each month....COME BE STRENGTHENED
Ephesians 6:1-4 ~ Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right ~ Honor your father and mother ~ Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Where: New Hope Church, 1566 Arroyo Avenue (94070)
Date: 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 2008
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 ~ Family game time (Children and parents come together for the first hour. We will provide games, activities and conversation starters for discussions.
6:30 - 8:30 ~ Adult time (The New Hope staff will stay with the children and play games, watch a movie, make valentines cards, do homework and eat pizza.)
RSVP or questions: Donna Wood, dwood@newhopepeninsula.org
Only 10 families will be able to enjoy this opportunity, so please RSVP early to avoid disappointment.
RESOURCES FOR PARENTING....
....YOUNG CHILDREN
"Raising Kids to Love Jesus" Norm Wright and Gary Oliver point out that in the 9th grade, 80% of Protestant kids profess a love of Jesus. But, by 12th grade that percentage has dropped to 20%. What gives? This book is an in-depth road map for parents who want to give their kids tools to emerge from their youth as followers of Jesus.
...TEENS
"Hurt" by Chap Clark. What do teenagers really think about? You may be in for a surprise. Clark asserts that today's adolescents have been abandoned by adults. They are left to fend for themselves and make sense of an uncertain world. His observations are based on six months of participant-observer research at a California public school. An insightful aid to parents, youth workers, counselors and pastors. This book is especially recommended by our youth pastor Julie Davies.
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