Christ is risen, risen indeed! Christian Explorers had a busy Lent learning about God from water. We saw ice being sculpted, made rain sticks, fired clay pots and planted sunflower seeds, made tornados in jars, and ocean waves in water bottles! This month we remember what Easter is all about as we celebrate the new […]
Ministry of Spiritual Life
Christian Explorers March
Ice, rain, mud, fog… This March we enter the season of Lent with the theme, “Out of the waters…” We’ll be exploring what we can discover from water about God and our faith throughout Lent with lots of fun activities and water-related scripture. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya […]
Christian Explorers February
This month, we celebrate Black History Month, a time of learning more about how our faith leads us to work for justice and help others. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya. Sunrise School in Mumias, Kenya is a school for children with autism. This month we’ll continue our congregation-wide project […]
Christian Explorers January
In December, we celebrated Advent, learned about the feeling of anticipation, and decided how to use the money we collected in our big penny jar. We agreed to gift a family a flock of chickens through Heifer International and to donate the rest to the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation who help communities throughout the world […]
Christian Explorers December
What are we waiting for? We’ve moved back into the sanctuary for worship, creating our new “tent of meeting” space for Christian Explorers. We hope you’ll join us there on Sunday mornings! In December, we celebrate Advent and learn about the feeling of anticipation. Here are some special events and activities for Christian Explorers this month… […]
Christian Explorers November
How much have we collected in the big penny jar?We closed October with a wonderful Trunk or Treat event on Halloween. Thank you to all the Trunkers, Trick-or-Treaters and volunteers who helped make it so much fun! This month, we learn about stewardship, count up the coins in our big penny jar, and decide together […]
Christian Explorers Rock!
Edwards Church rocks, come rock with us! In September, Christian Explorers thought about Jesus outdoors, painted rocks, assembled Church World Service hygiene kits, and made a terrarium garden on the pray ground. This month, we celebrate autumn and learn about Moses and the Exodus journey through the wilderness. We continue worshipping outdoors under the tree house […]
Christian Explorers: Fall Kickoff
Building and blessing backpacks! It’s time to go back to school. Last week a group from Edwards Church helped assemble backpacks for children in need in our community. In September and October, we’ll be worshipping outdoors at Edwards every week, with Sunday School on the porch of Jonathan House after the service. Ms. Myrna will zoom […]
Christian Explorers July
Summer vacation is here! We worship outdoors at Edwards every other week. Ms. Myrna leads Time with the Young People when we’re on Zoom. Lots of fun projects and crafts planned, so we hope you’ll join us! Here are some special events and projects for Christian Explorers this summer… How does your garden grow? Each time […]
June Christian Education
This month Christian Explorers will meet in person outdoors in front of Jonathan House after each outdoor worship service, schedule for June 13th and June 27th. Learning more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we’ll tend our herb garden, read stories, share about our summer adventures, and work on a fun crafts. Ms. Myrna will join us […]