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WelcomeSharon! 2SundaySchoolScheduleWednesdaysafterEasterTeenDevotionConfirmation2011SummerOpportunitiesReNew:TheGreenVBSWeNeedYou!2234567

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Read It.

Begin your family time together by reading the Easter story found in Matthew 28:1-10. Ask each other what you remember about:Stone AngelRaisedMessage

Fun Fact:

In Bible times, it was commonfor the stones used to close tombs to weigh

two tons

. That’s like having two largeelephants sit in front of the tomb and refuseto move!

Pray It.

Say this prayer together:

Father, thank you for sending your Son, For raising him up Against death he won. Father, thank you for sending your Word, For raising us up,Good news we have heard. Amen.

Talk About It.

How did Jesus’ followers know he was risen? Who is someone in your life who reallyneeds to hear the good news about Jesus?How can you help them to hear?Some of the best known hymns are about Jesus’ resurrection. What is your favoritesong about the resurrection, and why?Find a few favorite verses about Jesus. Tapethe reference for each Bible verse to thebottom of clear dinner glasses, with thewords facing toward the top rim of theglass. After dinner, once everyone hasﬁnished their drink, they can look throughthe bottom to see the verse. Have everyoneread their Bible verse and then talk abouthow each verse teaches us about Jesus.

Live It.

Throw a “Jesus is Alive” party. Invite friendsand family who love Jesus. Make bannerswith Bible verses about Jesus fordecorations, and play a special game of Hide and Seek. Have everyone hide exceptone person who will play the part of ‘Jesus’.Invite ‘Jesus’ to carry a basket of wrappedsurprises (candy, small toys) as he or shehunts. When ‘Jesus’ ﬁnds each person, he orshe can shout, “Surprise! I’m alive and Ilove you!” and give that person a surprisefrom the basket.

For younger kids.

Make a card for someone you’ve never met. Ask your parents or pastor to help you ﬁndthe name of someone you don’t know, thensend that person a card that tells them allabout the good news of Jesus.

For older kids.

Use a digital camera to take picturesthroughout the week of things that remind you that Jesus is alive. Use the pictures tocreate a slideshow titled “Jesus Alive in My World.” Share the slideshow with yourfamily and friends!

Adapted from Spark Sunday School Lectionary, The EmptyTomb Family Page, April 24, 2011.

Family Devotion

He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said.~Matthew 28:6a

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION

CHILDREN

YOUTH

NEWS

2011 SPRING/SUMMER EDITION

Confirmation

Conﬁrmation classes resume Wednesday, April 27. Activities begin with worshipin the Youth Pavilion at 6:30pm in the Youth Pavilion and will continue withBible instruction by Pastor Dave in the Middle School Youth Room. The ﬁnalclass will be held May 11.

High School

Wednesday evening activities resume Wednesday, April 27. Activities begin in theYouth Pavilion with a brief time of worship at 6:30pm followed by a Bible studywhere we will explore how we can share our faith with others. The ﬁnal Biblestudy will be held May 11.

Sunday School Schedule

Can you believe the end of the school year is so close? Please rememberthere is NO Sunday school on Easter. We will resume our regularSunday school schedule on May 1. All children age 2 - 6th grade shouldreport directly to the Music room downstairs at 9:45 each Sunday. Theywill be dismissed to go to their classrooms no later than 10:00am. Ourlast day for Sunday school this year is May 22. Regular classes will resume in the Fall on September 11.More info about our fall kickoff will be in the next edition of Children & Youth News!

Wednesdays After Easter Welcome Sharon!

In March, we welcomed Sharon Leon to our staff as Children’sMinistry Coordinator! Sharon grew up in the Lutheran church,taught Sunday school and served as Superintendent of SundaySchool at her prior congregation in New Jersey. She moved to EastCobb in 2007 along with her husband Richard and son Andre and joined Resurrection. With a background in early childhooddevelopment, Sharon used her gifts and talents to serve as vicepresident of the Wheeler High School Marching Band Booster Clubas well as Band Camp Coordinator where she successfully recruitedand led student and adult volunteers. Her friends jokingly refer to heras Mary Poppins and Martha Stewart with her bottomlesspocketbook of supplies and her uncanny ability to ﬁx or create anything in need.

Teen Devotion

We are taught that if weare going to be responsibleadults, we must handle ourbusiness. We have to takecare of the things thatneed to be taken care of. As a Christian, "taking care of business" meanspraying about ourbusiness. It means giving itto God and letting Himguide our actions. We giveHim the control, and thenwe do what He tells us todo. A couple of days ago, Iwoke up in the middle of the night with my mindracing about things going on at work, in my variousministries, and at home. Ispent the next two hourswith those thoughtsrunning through my head.I ﬁnally fell asleep about20 minutes before thealarm went off and thenspent the next hour trying to wake up. My night hadbeen shot. Why? Because Iwas trying to ﬁgure out thebest way to handle theseissues myself, instead of giving them to God. OnceI woke up and realizedwhat I had done, I prayedabout them. God onceagain proved to be faithful,and He guided methrough the things I had todeal with that dayThere is a lot in this worldthat we are not in controlof, but God is. Theresponsibilities of theworld never stop coming in; they never stophounding us. AsChristians, the responsibleway of handling them is bygiving them to God inprayer, listening for Hisanswer, then following Hisadvice. I want toencourage you to make ahabit of praying about theissues you are facing in your life. Learn to castthese concerns on Godand learn to listen to Hisguidance. As we do this,He guards our hearts andminds, which not only hasa great effect on thequality of our spiritual andphysical life, but also onthe quality of our sleep.Be responsible and sleepwell, my friends.

Adapted from “Giving it to God” bySteve, archived on Teen Daily Devotional Ministries,http://tddm.org .

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.~1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition,with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.~Philippians 4:4-7 (NIV)