Welcome Back!!

We will be meeting in the North wing of NSUMC campus this semester on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 P.M.

Continuing with the "Mission Impossible" theme our special agents will engage in some intense missions that will require their special art skills and creativity.

September is the month to decide our direction, enroll, and train students and their families, and commit the future.

I will share the vision for our journey and some basic info but each "special agent" will have their own duties designed just for them based on their qualifications, interest, and abilities.

Our vision includes sharing our Christian faith by:
• Showing love to others
• Praising God for our blessings
• Sharing our gifts of creativity
• Utilizing our surroundings
• Reaching out into the community
• Research and recording our journey
• Having fun

This message will SELF-DESTRUCT when you delete it. If you choose to be a part of this team you will need to contact Janet Flournoy at headquarters (NSUMC) using the following code .... . .... . "The Lord Be With You."

This year Creative Christians will be participating in outreach programs. Your involvement is essential to the success of the program.

Foster Care

We have prayer pals with the Kisha's Group Home for foster children. Through the year each CC student will have names of children to pray for during class. We would also make "care cans" with little trinkets and treasures, cards, and seasonal gifts.

This week we will be making tags for the suitcases that will be delivered to foster children ageing out at 18 years old.

Sign up now for your 15 minute commitment:

The children can stamp visitors hands with code words so they can visit our mission possible classroom. They can lead people to the classroom for tours.

For our congregation we have many surprises planned including Christmas accordion books for the elderly shut-ins. This project will be a joint effort between CC and the card ministry

We will also be involved in face painting at church events, puppet shows for the preschoolers and monthly sign-ups to serve as family greeters.

Face painting
Trunk and treat (students will practice in class)
Sign up for sessions of 15 minutes
Advent

One of our scriptures this month is "Ask, Seek, Knock, and it shall be opened to you."

If our families commit to one Sunday for the year we could make a difference to a visiting family. A family that would be a connection with our families.

Creative Christians families serve as greeters once a month.

November 10th:  The students will plant their fall garden with Bill and Carol Adams. They can take home one of the spider plants that need transplanting. Fruits of the Spirit Galatians 5:22 - 23

Start scriptural imagery unit. Introduce Christian Action Game, Talk about what it means to have Christian values. Start bell rehearsals.

November 17th:  During class time we will create pictures that describe Psalms 23 and continue to memorize the scripture.

November 22nd:  Thanksgiving Dinner in fellowship hall. Students will recite Psalms 23 and display their artwork.

November 24th Fall Party:  Class will be held at Ms. Janet's house. This will be a time of celebration. Students will use things that we grew in the garden to make ornaments for Christmas.

December 1st:  Cooking class "ms. Suzy Q and her cooking crew" Christmas cookies and deserts for our Music Fest production.

December 8th:  Ornament and gift making. Rehearsals.

December 15th:  Program Rehearsal and gift making.

December 20th:  Music Fest production and potluck.

December 22nd:  Christmas Party at Ms. Janet's house.

December 29th:  Class at Ms. Susan's House.

I was so proud of our students that participated in the UMW tea. Their manners and their bell playing was perfectly “refined” for the event.

The following is an overview for the month of February:

February 2nd:
Cooking with Suzy Q Fudge making
Finish preparing valentine’s gifts for the foster children and their adult guardians
Valentine cards for the church staff
Bell Practice for the baby shower
Scene one rehearsal of “A Whale of a Tale”

February 9th:
Valentine’s Art Party at Ms. Janet’s house
Teddy bear Tea party

February 16th:
Scripture Games
Bell rehearsal
“Whale of a Tale” reading and Scene one Video recording

February 21st:
Ms Susan is hosting the baby shower for Pastor David and Katie’s baby boy on the way. The shower starts at 3:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Ms Susan has some fun activities she wants the children to participate in. Our bell song is “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. If you have any questions or would like to rsvp, you can reach Susan at ancalasas@aol.com.

February 23rd
Spring games and crafts
“Whale of a Tale” practice and video recording

Spring is upon us! Actually it already feels like summer.

March 1st:
Ms. Susan made taco salad and pimento cream with the students. Afterwards, we worked on the play and actually had some down time outside.

March 8th:
Is spring break for Scottsdale so we will have class in my studio home. The students will work on their artistic abilities through paint and paper.

March 15th:
Is our St Patrick Day party here at my home. Going green theme includes just about everything:
Paint, paper, snack, green grass, recycling and growing spiritually!

March 22nd:
We will be back on the boat, literally!
Our class will be in the NSUMC classroom and back on the boat scene for the “Whale of the Tale” play.
Hopefully we will soon be in scene two, “the ocean blue” filled with mermaids, sharks and scuba diver
Oh! And don’t forget the submarine!

Whale of a Tale Play
The part the student plays was written by what I knew they were interested in. If your student wants a bigger part by way of being in more scenes or having more dialogue I can improvise. The script is not written in stone. If you are offended by anything please inform me immediately. Be prepared to give me an alternative conversation that fixes the script. All things come together at the end as it is written.

1. We used kidney beans and regular corn chips with sharp cheddar!
2. We used kidney beans and regular corn chips with sharp cheddar!
3. 1 large can of Kidney Beans
4. 1 Head Iceberg Lettuce,(cleaned and torn into bite size pieces)
5. 1 Envelope of Taco Seasoning
6. 1 Medium Sized Tomato, diced
7. 1 Bag of Regular Corn Chips
8. 1 Bottle of French Dressing
9. 1 1/2 Cup of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese