Milestones

by Desi Ash

Yesterday we got to celebrate both baby dedications and baptisms and it was a beautiful service. As I sit here and reflect on Sunday morning it reminds me of what Heaven will be like; a room full of witnesses supporting and loving each other, singing His praises.  

As Michael said during service, we want to partner with you. We believe that the church is designed to partner with parents as they raise their children in faith. As such, we have created milestone events that provide tools and support for parents. These tools will help parents start key conversations about God and faith as their children transition into different life phases. 

The milestones we offer are: 

•        Baby: We want to celebrate the gift that God has blessed you with from the beginning! It is never too early in the life of a child to start sharing God's word. There are 936 weeks until your new baby graduates high school and we want you to be present in all of the phases and milestones your child goes through. 

•        Kindergarten Kickup: The transition into kindergarten is an important milestone for both child and parent.  We have designed an annual milestone event called "Kindergarten Kick-up", which is offered before the start of a new school year.The "Kick-up" is specifically tailored for this age group and will help them discover more about their faith.  At the event, families will experience multiple hands-on learning stations that will teach about key topics relevant to this life stage.  Topics like:  grace, truth, forgiveness and more.  

•        Kids Splash: Kidz Splash is a tool that PCC has developed to come alongside parents as they help their children understand and process the decision to follow Jesus and to be baptized. We have books available and we offer a class for parents and kids quarterly. 

•        Bible Milestone: The Bible Milestone is a two year class offered to 4th and 5th graders on Sunday mornings. During this class preteens will discover the overarching story of the Bible and dig deeper into each book of the Bible. The class involves an opening activity, a lesson, and time for preteens to think individually on what they just learned. Each week we provide questions and activities through the website and app for preteens to engage in the lesson on their own and with their parents.

•        Graduation: At the end of the school year we recognize our graduating seniors. During the recognition we reflect back 936 weeks ago and see the baby God blessed parents with and see how they have grown over the last 18 or so years. 

We know that parenting and raising kids is hard work. Help us help you. We are all just a phone call or an email away.