Parents' Corner
Dri Bayer
FPCSS Director of Family Ministries and Christian Education
FPCSS Director of Family Ministries and Christian Education
Reviewing catechisms is a big task. So, how are you doing? Has it been challenging or easy? Are your kids picking them back up quickly? Do they feel like it’s more school work? It’s ok if this is a struggle. It doesn’t mean you’re failing, and it doesn’t mean you should throw in the towel. Consider experimenting with some changes if needed. You could try attaching it to a different anchor. If you’ve been attempting this in addition to school time, try making it your dinner discussion. Or if you’ve been putting it off until to the end of the day but keep forgetting, try making it part of your “get ready” routine in the morning.
Something simpler. This week’s challenge will hopefully come a little more easily for most of us, and especially for our children. Music! Songs and hymns are one of the most powerful teaching tools the church has used throughout history. Even before preschoolers can read, they can sing along with the Doxology. And we adults still remember the songs we learned as children. The Third Element: Song There are lots of ways to include song in our everyday rhythms. But instead of leaving this open ended, let’s do something specific together. We’ll focus on two things: the doxology, and the Call to Worship refrains that our Director of Worship and Arts, Jen, has created for this Easter season. Here’s the refrain from Psalm 100 that will be repeated next week: |D C |G Enter his gates with thanksgiving |A And his courts with praise. |D |C Give thanks to him. |Bm |A G| Bless his name; bless his holy name. We are working on a recording, but for now, you can find it here, beginning at the 3:32 mark.
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