Riviera Children
- Sharing Jesus with children 3 years - 5th grade -
During the 9:00 a.m. worship service (following the Spotlight on Children) children (3 year olds who are able to sit for a period of time through 5th graders) are invited to leave the sanctuary and head to the Fellowship Hall for a time of worship (music and prayer) and teaching (object lessons, skits, videos, interactive stories, etc.) that is fun, noisy, active, and designed just for them! Parents are welcome to join their children at any time during Children's Worship. We utilize the United Methodist curriculum, LIVE B.I.G. (Live your Belief In God) in Children's Worship and following during our Small Group time throughout the school year.
* * * Our Children's Small Groups will resume on Sunday, September 14th! Children will be taken to their age appropriate small group immediately following Children's Worship, were there will dig more deeply into the Bible story shared during Children's Worship earlier that morning. Parents, you may pick your children up from their small group classroom at the conclusion of the 9:00 a.m. worship service or at 11:00 a.m., at the conclusion of their small group time. (Look for the signs directing you to their classroom!)
September - "The Beginning of the Story"
7th: The Beginning, Genesis 2
14th: Adam and Eve, Genesis 3
21st: Noah, Genesis 6:12-21, 7:9-22, 8:1-12, 9:1-17
28th: Tower of Babel, Genesis 11:1-9
Our memory verse for September: "The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it." Psalm 24:1
During the 11:00 a.m. service, Worship Bags are available, and include activities for children to enjoy while sitting with their parents in the service.
Other opportunities for Riviera Children and their families throughout the year include Worship Dance, Vacation Bible School, Advent Adventures, Agape' Party, Easter Eggstravaganza and egg hunt/dash, Bible presentations to our rising 4th graders followed by a "Getting to Know Your Bible" class, older elementary summer Bible Studies, and UM Summer Camp in Leesburg (4th & 5th graders), among others.
Fall Festival:
Saturday, October 18th from 4 - 7:00 p.m. Free food & drinks, popcorn, snow cones, cotton candy, games, cake walk, bounce houses, face painting, pumpkin decorating contest, photos at our pumpkin patch and more!!! Again, this is a free event and we'd like to extend an invitation to you, your friends and neighbors. See you at the Fall Festival!