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IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING

What if "church" were a verb instead of a noun?

What if church was not a location to come to and stay within, but a base of operation for expressing your faith by moving out into communities and around the globe to become part of God's plan for world transformation? 

If you found such a "place," would you come?

You are invited to explore the Advent UMC website to see for yourself how the people of Advent are rethinking and renewing what the church is and should be in the 21st century.

We are an active and engaged faith community.  We hope you will find a doorway at Advent that you will be comfortable walking through in order to connect with God, with the world around you, and with a community of people that will love and care for you and help you along the journey of your life.




For more information about rethinking church, go to 10thousanddoors.org..  
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Our Purpose Statement
To cooperate with the Holy Spirit,
by inviting all people into relationship with Jesus Christ
through engaging worship, service and spiritual growth.
What if "church" was thought of not as a building, but as thousands of doors, each of them opening to a different concept or experience of church, so that whoever knocks might find a journey to call their own?

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Our Purpose Statement
To cooperate with the Holy Spirit,
by inviting all people into relationship with Jesus Christ
through engaging worship, service and spiritual growth.

Welcome to  Advent's Children's Ministry
which encompasses a wide variety of events, activities & learning experiences for children and families which help parents in their role as Christian educators for their child, helping to form and shape children who will know and love Jesus Christ, and seek to follow him.
Infant & Toddler Room (9 months - 3 years)
A professionally staffed nursery for infants aged 9 months through toddlers age 3 is available from 8:45 a.m. until 12:00 noon each Sunday.  A simple, age appropriate Bible teaching time
is offered to toddlers.

Faith Builders: Preschoolers (3 years as of Sept. 1 - PreK)
Preschoolers attend worship in the Sanctuary through "Ministry Around the Rock" then are dismissed to kids worship time and individual class meetings.  For this age group, children remain in their classrooms with the same teacher for five weeks.

Faith Builders: Grades K-5
Graded classes are offered September through May during both 9
& 10:45 worship.  For this age group, we use a rotation model where
the students explore Bible stories through a variety of hands-on experiences such as cooking, science experiments and computer programs. 

For enrollment and more info on the above programs, contact: Rev. Cindy Yanchury, Minister of Faith Formation at 651.454.3944 ext. 12 or email Cindy.

ADVENTure Kids (18 months - PreK)
Once per week parents' day out program offered on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. September through May.  Children will enjoy chapel time, music instructions, crafts, story time and gym and outdoor time.

Schedule for March, 2010:

10th:  TEDDY BEAR DAY.  Bring your favorite teddy to ADVENTure Kids with you!
17th:    Regular ADVENTure Day!
24th:    NO PDO - Spring Break
31st:   EASTER EGG HUNT

For registration fee and more info, contact: Kristi O'Brien, Director of ADVENTure Kids & Parents' Day Out at 651.454.3944 ext. 21 or email Kristi
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