By choosing Christian Education for our children, we are saying that teaching our children about God’s great love for man and His plan for our salvation is important to us. We make sacrifices in our lives in order to be able to send our children to a Christian School, where what is taught in the classroom is a reinforcement of what is taught in our homes and churches. For a few days in February, we will be celebrating the impact Christian Education has in our children’s lives.
This year’s Theme is “Building on the Rock”, based on Matthew 7:24 – ““Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who builds his house on a rock.” I like how the CSI (Christian Schools International) website goes on to describe this years theme:
“At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers the hearers two choices – hear and obey or hear and ignore. He calls those wise who choose to hear and to live obediently. They are wise because their foundation is securely BUILT on the ROCK. God is our ROCK and fortress. His Word is our ROCK. His disciples will weather the storms of life because their foundation is the ROCK. During Christian Education Week affirm this truth from Jesus – those who hear Jesus and put them into practice are wise because their foundation is BUILT ON THE ROCK.”
During this week, our school takes the opportunity to celebrate those that have impacted the lives of our school community with three events: Pastor’s Breakfast, Grandparents/Friends day, and Open House Dinner.
The First Event will be Tuesday, February 15 – the Pastor’s Breakfast. For this event, the students are able to invite their pastors and clergy to visit our campus, visit the students, and see for themselves the school that some of their family’s children attend. Breakfast is provided by the auxiliary and is usually a casual, sit down brunch type affair. Volunteers are needed to plan and co-ordinate this event.
The Second Event planned is Grandparents/Friends day, held Wednesday, February 16. This event brings our children’s grandparents and/or grandfriends onto campus. The auxiliary hosts a very casual continental breakfast type gathering – usually pastries, fruit, juice, coffee. Volunteers are needed to co-ordinate this event as well - planning, serving, and cleanup.
The final event for Christian Education Week is the Open House dinner. Slated for Thursday evening, February 17, Open House is a great chance to get into the children’s classrooms to see what they’ve been up to. It’s also a chance for families that are considering our school for their children’s education to come onto campus and see what we are all about. It is a great night for food and fellowship with our families. The dinner is always a lot of fun and yes, we do need volunteers to help plan, cook, serve, and clean up after this event.
Please prayerfully consider committing to head up and/or help with one of these events. We have many years of experience on the auxiliary board to help guide you, give you ideas and support! You (yes you!) are needed to help make these events a success!!! If you have questions, DO NOT HESITATE to contact a board member – there are many ways to do so – e-mail the board, e-mail the individual members, call us on the telephone (we draw the line at Morse code messages). I think you get my point – we want to hear from you! We want to help you! We need you to get involved!!!
