Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Advent Boxes Project
The season of Advent marks the beginning of the church year and prepares us for "the coming" presence of Christ ~ Immanuel, God with us! Advent calendars are often used to invite children, youth, and families to be part of this glorious mystery, making each day of the four weeks leading to Christmas count for more than shopping and jingle bells.
The Advent Box Project or "World's Largest Advent Calendar" is a collaborative work in Worship Arts, and a Middle School Ministry initiative, designed to invite every generation to develop their gifts in the visual arts while growing in community as wholehearted followers of Jesus Christ. This project was inspired by a previously done project at The House for All Sinners and Saints.
Many of the boxes were created by students as part of our weekly "Freestyle" time. Children and entire families have participated as well. We invite you to check back each week as new boxes are being added to the calendar, sharing God's extraordinary story through ordinary shoe boxes and the simple art of collage. Open the door!
The Advent Box Project or "World's Largest Advent Calendar" is a collaborative work in Worship Arts, and a Middle School Ministry initiative, designed to invite every generation to develop their gifts in the visual arts while growing in community as wholehearted followers of Jesus Christ. This project was inspired by a previously done project at The House for All Sinners and Saints.
Open the Door
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
When you step over
The threshold of Christmas
There's a mystery
For you to explore.
A story.
A message.
Rich beauty.
The music of color and love.
There's a sense
Of the Creator's presence.
The wonder of childlike joy.
The texture of worship.
The power of peace.
Turn the handle
And open the door.
Many of the boxes were created by students as part of our weekly "Freestyle" time. Children and entire families have participated as well. We invite you to check back each week as new boxes are being added to the calendar, sharing God's extraordinary story through ordinary shoe boxes and the simple art of collage. Open the door!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
M.o.T.i.O.n. Chalk Art
Each month Family Ministry (Preschool through Grade 12) bring in different supplies
to re-stock Mission Outpost! We call it "MOTION" [Mission Outpost This Is Our Night]
The PuZZLe PROjeCT
You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly. You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness But that doesn't mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his or her own gifts (Ephesians 4.4-13)You can easily enough see how this kind of thing works by looking no further than your own body. Your body has many parts—limbs, organs, cells—but no matter how many parts you can name, you're still one body. It's exactly the same with Christ. By means of his one Spirit, we all said good-bye to our partial and piecemeal lives. We each used to independently call our own shots, but then we entered into a large and integrated life in which he has the final say in everything. (This is what we proclaimed in word and action when we were baptized.) Each of us is now a part of his resurrection body, refreshed and sustained at one fountain—his Spirit—where we all come to drink. The old labels we once used to identify ourselves—labels like Jew or Greek, slave or free—are no longer useful. We need something larger, more comprehensive (1 Corinthians 12.12-13)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)