Week of December 7th
Upcoming Events
December 7 Last Sunday rehearsal during class time/pick up your family Advent calendar from the wall holder in the education wing across from the Women’s bathroom.
December 9 Blue Christmas service for those who have experienced loss, 6:30 pm
December 13 Dress Rehearsal
9:00-10:30 4th & 5th grade rehearse with microphones
10:15-11:45 All Students run through Christmas program
December 14 Christmas Program
9:15 Put on costumes and line up in classrooms
9:30-10:30 Christmas Program
10:30-12:00 Cookie Reception & Hot Chocolate Bar, Advent Festival Crafts and Sock collection for Sock It to Poverty
December 21 Kids BLAST Christmas party with ice cream sundaes & The Festival of Music in Worship
December 24 Christmas Eve Worship 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 8 pm.
January 11 Kids BLAST Epiphany pancake breakfast 9:30-10:30 am in fellowship hall
January 25 First Communion
(Workshop on January 20, 6:30 pm)
February 1 Second Grade Bible presentation
(Workshop on January 27, 6:30 pm)
ALL Kids BLAST students please bring one dozen cookies to share for Fellowship after the Christmas program.
(Cookies can be brought to the Saturday rehearsal.)
Sock it to Poverty
Join Kids BLAST in our Sock It to Poverty sock drive. Look for the white laundry basket for our sock collection in the education wing.
Socks are needed for children, teens and adults for winter. Students will be hosting fellowship and the craft time after the Christmas program to collect socks and raise funds for Hope House in Waukesha.
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NEW Church Management Program-REALM
You should have received an email invitation to join our new church directory and management program, Realm. This email is coming through Realm. If you can’t find your email invitation, you can also sign up here. Realm is going to be our one-stop shop for Atonement info--join today and get the Realm app, too (Click here for iOS and click here for Android)
MUSIC FOR THE YOUTH OF ATONEMENT
Welcome to September and the starting of the Youth music programs. I am excited to continue with the Children’s choir and to start a new Chimes Choir.
Children's Choir —Praise Makers
Choir is for Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Rehearsals will be Sunday mornings. 9:00 — 9:25
We will sing for service approximately once a month. You will receive a schedule ahead of time.
Youth Chimes Choir
New for this year is a Chimes choir for 6th grade through high school.
Rehearsals will be Sunday mornings 10:30 — 11:00
First Rehearsal will be Sunday, September 28.
This group will be structured a little differently as this age group is very busy. We want to be flexible and do short term commitments to a specific date.
If you have any questions, please feel free to text, call or email me.
Sally Carlson
Carlsonsk@att.net
414-412-1801
Praise Makers!-Children’s Choir
Kids BLAST Birthdays!
Isaac
Ivy
Ethan
Camden
Registration now open for 2025-26 Kids BLAST
Chuck the Duck Offerings
Chuck the Duck offerings from Kids BLAST for September through November will be going to support Pathfinders Milwaukee. Pathfinders is a nonprofit organization that serves Milwaukee youth in crisis. The Drop-In Center meets the needs for youth for food, clothing, mental wellness and safe social spaces. Providing support with housing and homelessness prevention, employment and education, mental wellness and connection to outside resources. Pathfinders serves about 5,000 youth each year. Nearly 1,000 of these youth access intensive, on-site services.
If you would like more information about Pathfinders, go to https://pathfindersmke.org/
Pastor Gene taught the students about Advent, a beginning as we look forward to the coming of Jesus.
Praise Makers-Children’s Choir
Care Packages
Kids BLAST families delivered 10 care packages to home bound members. Parents shared that they stayed and chatted in some cases, for 30 minutes. The receiving members were pleased with the visits and students told parents it was nice and felt good to help others.
It’s so sweet to see young and old enjoying one another. Pastor Gene’s good idea to bless the packages and students delivering them was well-received. Care packages included an Advent devotional, large print word searches, chapstick, hand lotion and a hand-made Christmas card from our students.
We will definitely do something again, as we had more families volunteer to deliver care packages than we had home bound members to receive them. Thanks to those who supported this service project with donations.
Community Project
Students in grades 1st-3rd and 6th-8th decorated placemats for Thanksgiving meals for Community Projects for Seniors. Thank you for serving the community.
