tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85400622889549885402024-03-13T02:02:23.122-07:00Emmanuel ExplorersExplorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-29918965410787817612011-03-31T10:12:00.001-07:002011-03-31T10:12:38.675-07:00The Explorers in April!THE EXPLORERS IN APRIL<br />
<br />
EASTER – THE RESURRECTION<br />
<br />
Memory Verse:<br />
“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new<br />
creation.”<br />
<br />
2 Corinthians 5:17.<br />
<br />
During April The Explorers will focus on the death and<br />
resurrection of Jesus and what that means for our lives today.<br />
<br />
The butterfly has long been a Christian symbol of resurrection<br />
for it disappears into a cocoon and appears dead, but emerges<br />
later far more beautiful and powerful than before.<br />
<br />
Blastoff Week (April 3)<br />
<br />
The children will be listening to the story of what happened on Easter<br />
Sunday focusing on the resurrection and the empty tomb. They will do a<br />
craft symbolizing the new life we have in Jesus.<br />
<br />
Drama Week (April 10)<br />
<br />
There will be a Memory Verse Hunt and a Road to Easter Game along<br />
with a dramatized interview with Mary Magdalene and Salome.<br />
<br />
Technology Week (April 17)<br />
<br />
The children will have a "Movie Day" and watch the end of the Jesus<br />
Movie.<br />
<br />
Life Application Week (April 24- Easter Sunday)<br />
<br />
We will have an Easter Egg Hunt and decorate paper eggs if there is time.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-43396104108771624772011-01-18T04:41:00.001-08:002011-01-18T04:41:22.079-08:00January Messy ChurchMessy Church is Saturday, January 29th at 4:30. This month's theme is the Parable of the Lost Coin. Come on out and invite your friends, (rumor has it there will be some chocolate involved!)Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-9297742720061785082011-01-18T04:40:00.000-08:002011-01-18T04:40:07.589-08:00Program ChangePlease note that Technology Week and Blastoff Week have been switched this month. Technology week began our new theme on January 9th and the Blastoff Activities will be running on January 23.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-33438185585640171342011-01-18T04:38:00.001-08:002011-01-18T04:38:38.498-08:00The Explorers in January!THE EXPLORERS IN JANUARY<br />
<br />
THE KINGDOM OF GOD – “THERE WILL BE NO<br />
<br />
HUNGER”<br />
<br />
– JESUS FEEDS 5,000<br />
<br />
John 6: 1-15)<br />
<br />
(<br />
<br />
Memory Verse:<br />
"He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the<br />
Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without<br />
cost from the spring of the water of life." Revelation 21:6.<br />
<br />
The explorers are starting the new year by investigating the miracles of<br />
Jesus and how they relate to the kingdom of heaven. This month we look at<br />
the feeding of the 5000 from 5 loaves and 2 fish. The focus of these miracles<br />
is to highlight the breaking in of the new kingdom that will be fully realized<br />
in the New Jerusalem. We will also be making connections as to what that<br />
means for our lives today.<br />
<br />
Blastoff Week (January 9)<br />
<br />
The children will be listening to the story of the feeding of the 5000.<br />
They will then be involved in the process of making food to help them<br />
enter the story.<br />
<br />
Drama Week (January 16)<br />
<br />
We will be looking at how great a miracle feeding 5000 from 2 fish and<br />
5 loaves is. 5000 is a large number to be explored and made concrete<br />
through dramatic exercises.<br />
<br />
Technology Week (January 23)<br />
<br />
The children will have a "Movie Day" that focuses on the miracles of<br />
Jesus.<br />
<br />
Life Application Week (January 30)<br />
<br />
The children will be participating in games relating to the story.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-39836009979872208022010-12-09T12:49:00.000-08:002010-12-09T12:49:36.960-08:00Exploring in December!The Explorers in December<br />
<br />
“Advent: John the Baptist announces<br />
Jesus” (Matthew 3)<br />
<br />
Memory verse: “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful that I<br />
is coming. I am not worthy to untie the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize<br />
you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Luke 3:16<br />
<br />
This Advent month the Explorers (ages 5-11) are going to be learning<br />
about the coming of Jesus through studying the story of John the<br />
Baptist. During Advent, we not only remember the coming of Jesus at<br />
his birth, we also focus on His coming again. We celebrate both the<br />
coming Kingdom of God and the birth of the Messiah while we also face<br />
the brokenness of the world that the Messiah has entered into. John’s<br />
announcement of Jesus and his call to repentance are one of the ways we<br />
hope to begin to teach the children the nature of this ‘advent waiting’.<br />
<br />
Blastoff Week (December 5th):<br />
<br />
The children will listen to the story of John the Baptist. Following this, children will work on Advent decorations for the Sunday School<br />
Christmas tree. Many thanks to Don Ure for finding such a beautiful tree for the children to<br />
decorate.<br />
<br />
Drama Week (December 12th):<br />
<br />
The children will be guided through dramatic exercises that help them reflect on the meaning of the John the Baptist story.<br />
<br />
Technology Week (December 19th):<br />
<br />
This month, the children will have a “movie day”, complete with hot chocolate and popcorn, and will get to watch an animated version of the John the Baptist story.<br />
<br />
December 26th and January 2nd:<br />
<br />
we will have a break from our usual Explorers curriculum. Children can choose from a number of supervised activities: skating (on the expanded rink behind the CEC building), watching a movie or working on an art project.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-76076435406793211732010-11-10T08:05:00.001-08:002010-11-10T08:05:09.217-08:00The Explorers in November<style>
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<div style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189); border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoTitleCxSpFirst" style="text-align: center;"><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="font-variant: normal ! important; font-weight: normal;">The Explorers in November</span></span><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoTitleCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="font-variant: normal ! important; font-weight: normal;">“Elijah”</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoTitleCxSpLast" style="text-align: center;"><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="font-variant: normal ! important; font-weight: normal;">1 Kings 18</span></span></div></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Memory verse<span style="color: #000002;">:</span></span></u><i><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"><span> </span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">I will lift up my eyes to the hills.<span> </span>Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.</span></i><i><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Psalm 121: 1-2</span></i></div><h2> </h2><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This month the Explorers (ages 5-11) are going to learn about the Old Testament prophet Elijah.<span> </span><span> </span>Part of what we aim to do in the Explorers is teach how the Old and New Testaments are connected and how both are integral to knowing who God is.<span> </span>In the case of Elijah, his works and life as a prophet foretold the coming Kingdom of God.<span> </span>Healings, miracles, direct experiences of God and the conquering of evil: all of these were foretastes of the Kingdom of God that Christ brought in.<span> </span>So in entering into the story of Elijah the children encounter amazing stories of God’s desires for his people <i>and</i> they learn more fully about the meaning of the coming of Christ.<span> </span><span style="color: #000002;"></span></span></b></div><h1>Blastoff Week (November 7th):<span> </span><em><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">The children will listen to the stories from 1 Kings about Elijah’s life and ministry.<span> </span>Following this, the younger children will work on a craft-based activity related to the story.<span> </span></span></em><em><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"></span></em></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Drama Week (November 14<sup>th</sup>):</span></span><span> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The children will be guided through dramatic exercises that help them reflect on the meaning of Elijah’s life as a prophet.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Technology Week (November 21<sup>st</sup>):</span></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span> </span>The children will continue working with the new software,<span> </span>with an added discussion time about some of the connections between the Old Testament material in the software and the New Testament life of Jesus.<span> </span></span></div><h1>Life Application Week (November 28<sup>th</sup>):<span> </span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Several games will be designed <span> </span>to challenge the children to think through the meaning of the Elijah story in their own lives.<span> </span></span></div>Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-43120313567549833242010-11-03T07:38:00.000-07:002010-11-03T07:38:47.582-07:00Time to Sing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__CGxoeSXBo4/TNFzgvJ_REI/AAAAAAAAAAg/CGAFDHB7s0g/s1600/singing-kids.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__CGxoeSXBo4/TNFzgvJ_REI/AAAAAAAAAAg/CGAFDHB7s0g/s320/singing-kids.gif" width="320" /></a></div>The Explorers are invited to participate in the Children's Choir. We are working towards a Christmas performance. The choir will be meeting after the service (and a short snack downstairs) each Sunday for a half hour rehearsal. Anyone is welcome to join in!Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-62937218290718905622010-10-27T18:42:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:42:01.709-07:00The Giving Jar in November<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__CGxoeSXBo4/TMjT4OvJRfI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_KW_Hd7wBZc/s1600/occ_logo_color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__CGxoeSXBo4/TMjT4OvJRfI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_KW_Hd7wBZc/s1600/occ_logo_color.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The kids have brought in close to $50 for the giving jar since our last project. Two weeks ago, they agreed to use the money to fill two shoe boxes for the Operation Christmas Child Program through Samaritan's Purse. This past Sunday they split into groups to choose if they would shop for boys or girls and note what items they thought would be best to send abroad. You can find out more about Operation Christmas Child on the Samaritan's Purse website <a href="http://www.samaritanspurse.ca/occ/">here</a>.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-18676627300435300922010-10-08T18:37:00.000-07:002010-10-08T18:37:09.207-07:00Exploring in October!<style>
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<div style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189); border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoTitleCxSpFirst" style="text-align: center;"><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="font-variant: normal ! important; font-weight: normal;">The Explorers in October</span></span><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoTitleCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="font-variant: normal ! important; font-weight: normal;">“David is King”</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoTitleCxSpLast" style="text-align: center;"><span class="MsoBookTitle"><span style="font-variant: normal ! important; font-weight: normal;">2 Samuel </span></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Memory verse<span style="color: #000002;">:</span></span></u><i><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span> </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For God does not see us the way people see us.<span> </span>They look at our outward appearance, but God looks at our heart.<span> </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">1 Samuel 16:7.</span></i><i><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></i></div><h2> </h2><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This month the Explorers (ages 5-11) are going to learn about David as King.<span> </span>They will be learning about what it means that David was a man “after God’s own heart”.<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">David made lots of mistakes and did things that God didn’t want him to do. <span> </span>But he always</span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">turned back to God.<span> </span>And God never turned away from David</span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">; instead He </span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">worked actively, faithfully and patiently with David his whole life.<span> </span>This story is one of the most realistic, human stories of God’s faithfulness and of His desire that we love Him </span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and serve Him </span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">with our whole heart.<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #000002; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div><h1>Blastoff Week (October 10<sup>th</sup>):<span> </span><em><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">The children will listen to the stories of the some of the events from David’s reign.<span> </span>Following this, the younger children will rotate through centers, having the option to create a craft related to kingship, work creatively in their journals (for example, draw a cartoon version of the story) or choose a coloring-based activity.<span> </span></span></em><em><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"></span></em></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Drama Week (October 17<sup>th</sup>):</span></span><span> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The children will be guided through dramatic exercises that help them reflect on the meaning of David’s kingship.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Technology Week (October 24<sup>th</sup>):</span></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span> </span>The children will be divided by age and given the chance to play with story-specific gaming software that has been purchased.<span> </span>We have two programs available that will provide different levels of challenge and ease based on the age and experience of the children.<span> </span></span></div><h1>Life Application Week (October 31<sup>st</sup>):<span> </span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Several games will be designed (for example a Jeopardy style game) to challenge the children to think through the meaning of the David story in their own lives.<span> </span></span></div>Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-1182558607080861772010-10-08T18:35:00.001-07:002010-10-08T18:35:41.662-07:00Giving Jar Generosity!<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">The Giving Jar is a weekly part of the Explorers program.<span> </span>Through it we want to begin to teach that central to the following Jesus is learning how to be generous, particularly to those in need.<span> </span>Each week children have an opportunity to put money in the Giving Jar (which automatically tabulates the current total).<span> </span>It doesn’t matter how much they give – it is far more important to cultivate a habit of generosity than to be concerned with the amount.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Since January, the Explorers have collectively gathered $105 in the Giving Jar. As a group, they prioritized giving towards food and medicine to families in need.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">So, through World Vision Canada, they have already purchased 5 fruit trees (such as banana, papaya, mango and orange), as well as enough antibiotics for 10 children and are planning towards their next “generosity project”.</span></div>Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-43099220299303774852010-10-08T18:34:00.001-07:002010-10-08T18:34:29.723-07:00Journals<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">The journals were designed to help children and their families learn and work with the Bible stories in a fun and creative way at home.<span> </span>Journals are not a required part of Explorers, but provide a way for children of all ages to take their learning a step further if they want to.<span> </span>Each journal sent home with the child has a list of “journaling ideas” inside of it, but creativity is encouraged!<span> </span>The goal is that the child engage with the Bible in a way that interests them. </div>Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-68525307283688633422010-10-08T18:33:00.000-07:002010-10-08T18:33:27.100-07:00Passports<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Passports are a fun way for kids to track, and receive modest rewards for, <span> </span>their involvement in the Explorers program.<span> </span>Each child has their own passport booklet that stays at church.<span> </span>Each Sunday their passport can get stamped for attendance.<span> </span>During each month, if they have memorized that month’s verse from the Bible, they also get a stamp.<span> </span>And there is opportunity for “extra stamps” through working on their at-home journal, being involved in the choir or other 'extras' that come up.<span> </span>At certain thresholds (6 stamps, 12 stamps, 18 stamps, etc.) they can receive a prize if they want to!</div>Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-2007228092575286452010-10-08T18:31:00.000-07:002010-10-08T18:31:56.767-07:00What is the Explorers Program?<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">The Explorers is a Sunday Morning Sunday School Program designed for our children to experience and learn in a multidisciplinary way about the love of God for them.<span> </span>It is our conviction that God desires our children to know Him in vibrant, life-giving and constructive ways.<span> </span>Our program is therefore a dynamic and creative approach to opening the Bible to the children.<span> </span>It is run on a 4 week rotation which looks like this:</div><div class="MsoNormal">Blastoff Sunday:<span> </span>an introduction to the story of the month and a creative project interpreting the story.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Drama Sunday:<span></span><span> using drama techniques to experience the story or elements of the story </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Technology Sunday:<span> </span>delving into the story through curriculum-specific gaming software and “movie Sundays”.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Life Application Sunday:<span></span><span></span>a game-based Sunday where children begin to build bridges from the story to their own life and situation.</div>Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-15964631164517686052010-09-19T19:09:00.000-07:002010-10-08T18:37:44.707-07:00The Explorers are on Facebook!To join our Facebook group click <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=157868310905532&v">here</a>.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540062288954988540.post-89726327854861998642010-09-19T18:21:00.000-07:002010-09-19T18:22:26.855-07:00Welcome to our new blog!Hello everyone. Welcome to the blog for the Explorers program. This blog will be used as a tool for parents, teachers and kids who are a part of the Explorers to share ideas, updates and interesting things that relate to our program. <br />
We are excited to have launched our new fall program. This month we are exploring the friendship of David and Jonathan. The story of David and Jonathan can be found in 1 Samuel 18 and 19.Explorers Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211923409165416725noreply@blogger.com0