Hey everyone,

Here is a link to the family devotional for this month’s theme. It is a deeper dive into the scriptures and stories that are being taught this month. It also includes some song suggestions for your Christmas playlist.

We hope you enjoy this resource. 

Astronaut Neil Armstrong once said landing on the moon was “one small step for man.” The biggest adventures start in such a simple way — especially when it comes to space! Asteroids, distant planets, and brand new galaxies await us once we leave earth’s atmosphere. Being the first to explore such uncharted territory can be intimidating. In this four-week series, we’ll take a look at the Book of Acts to learn from the first Christians. Through their stories of faith and bravery, kids will learn how to take the first step of believing in Jesus, the next step of praying for others, and an even bigger step of trusting the Holy Spirit makes us brave. But they won’t want to skip the last step of telling others about Jesus.

This month begins the season of Ordinary Time in the life of the Church. It's a fabulous time to engage in a life of prayer with your kiddos! "Little Prayers for Ordinary Days" is a collection of short prayers for children to pray in the midst of their day: on the way to school, after seeing a friend, when noticing a bird in the tree, or looking at the stars, or during any of their comings and goings.

Each video contains links for colouring pages and printable activity items.

From retro toys to fashion trends, we all love a good throwback. (Especially for grown-ups because it reminds us of being young again.) There are things that remind us of a moment in time, but other things feel timeless and like they’re always in style. In this four-week series, kids will travel through the decades and see that the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels are always trending. As we hear from Jesus, we’ll see it’s always good to be humble, we can always forgive, Jesus is always fair, and love always needs action.

Pastor Marge recently shared some great books for parents on how to talk to their kids on some sensitive topics, like sexuality, avoiding pornography and Biblical gender.  Here are the links to purchase those books for yourself.  

In the dark, a world of neon colors comes to life. Whether it’s the soft green of glow-in-the-dark stars or the bright colors of bioluminescent creatures, light can break through the darkness. When the world needed some light, God sent Jesus because he glows in the dark, and he can teach us how to shine with God’s light, too! In this five-week series through the Gospels, we’ll follow Jesus’ life leading up to Easter to see some of the ways he can shine bright in our lives. As we explore, we’ll see Jesus is the light in the darkness. We’ll also learn how we can choose Jesus and know God hears our cries while celebrating how Jesus died and rose again!

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As we look ahead to celebrating Easter with you, we want to provide you with high-quality resources to help you help your kids fully embrace the Easter story. In, "The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross Storybook" we go on a journey from the Garden of Eden to God’s perfect new creation to help us understand why Jesus' death and resurrection are good news for us.

Click the video to view that week's Grow at Home Workbook.  You can also pick up a copy at the information centre at KCF!

We are excited to start this new year off with you and your kids with a new series at KCF called Make It or Break It.
It is all about making things new (a great start for a new year, don't you think?)

Whether it’s with LEGO bricks, K'Nex, Mega Bloks, kids (and adults!) love to make things — and sometimes break them. In this four-week series from the very beginning of the Bible, we’ll compare God’s ability to make good things with our tendency to break them. Through the stories of creation, the fall, Cain and Abel, and the Tower of Babel, we’ll see that God makes good things, unbreaks what’s been broken, and made us different on purpose, so we should honor God with the things we make.

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Below you will find the videos that go along with this series and on each video you can download and print off an educational booklet that ties in with our lessons.  Perfect for homeschooling parents or if you need something wholesome to distract the kiddos.

When our view of generosity is limited to how much money we can give, we can miss out on more meaningful ways to give and opportunities to teach our families what it means to be generous. Let's look at some money-free ways to practice generosity.

Your family is busy and sitting down to do a devotion together may not be an option somedays. But what if making time to dive into God’s Word together could be the same as getting ready for breakfast, lunch, or dinner? THE FAMILY COOKBOOK Devotional combines family devotion time with the everyday experience of cooking and enjoying food together as a family

Christmas and New Year's is over, but we still would like to wish you and your family the very best for this coming year.
So from Paul, Chantal and Abigail, we wish you a belated Season's Greetings!
What new plans and dreams do you have for you and your family this year?
Let us know in the comments!
And come say hi to us after the service on Sundays!

The most important part of any play is what happens “behind the scenes.” There’s lighting, wardrobe, casting, playwriting — so much has to happen perfectly to bring the production together! In the story of Esther, there is a whole lot going on behind the scenes, too. In this four-week series, kids will discover the most important character in Esther’s story isn’t always center-stage, but can often be found behind the scenes working, helping, giving support and giving peace.

(Spoiler alert: It's God!)

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It's very common for most of our friends to think like us, care about the things we care about, and believe what we believe. While it's comfortable to be around people who are like us, it also limits our view of the world and our chances to find deep, life-altering relationships. So what can we do to model inclusivity and get out of our bubble?

In a world so full of social interactions, it can be hard for the world at large to recognize the greatness within every unique introvert. THIS BOOK is a great and eye-opening read for all introverts and the extroverts who love them.

We've collected some amazing resources for your kids to continue to Grow at Home!

Below you can find the links to the teaching videos that go along with our theme.  Each video also has an accompanying workbook to help you kids to Grow and Home.  The videos will become available on Sunday afternoons as we work through the series.

Our house is getting busy!

Abigail has discovered the joys of crawling.  
And we've started the joys of baby proofing the house.

Yay....

Our little girl is growing up so fast!

Thank you for being part of our KCF JumpStart Family!
Chantal, Abigail and Paul Palynchuk