HillsideKids Promotion Sunday - June 3

 10:30-10:50  in the UpStreet Room at Hillside 

A short celebration of children moving into new environments at Hillside.

All parents are welcome to come and be a part of our special Promotion Event.  But we really want is the parents of:

• PreKindergarteners who are moving up to Kindergarten and UpStreet 
• 2^nd Graders who are making their way to 3rd Grade and Avenue252 
• 5^th graders who are headed into 6th Grade and HillsideStudents and Wyldlife

to leave the sanctuary at 10:30 and come immediately to the UpStreet Room for a brief bridging ceremony.  This is a significant step for your kids and we want you to bring a camera and come be a part of this event.

Parents please let me know if your child will be present for our short but meaningful graduation bridging event. Please send your child's name and grade they are currently in (PreK, 2nd or 5th grades) so that I might have adequate gift choices for them.   

Thanks!

Terri

415-924-2297 x104

terri@hillsidemarin.org

HillsideKids Choirs are here! Rehearsal & Performance Schedules

HillsideKids Children’s Choirs are here....

Calling all children ages 3 years* to 5th Grade...you are invited to join the HillsideKids Choirs.  Our first performance will be on Mother’s Day, May 13th at the beginning of both 9:30 and 11:00.    

HillsideKids Preschool Choir: for children 3-6 (but not yet in Kindergarten)

HillsideKids Elementary Choir: for children in K-5th grades

Depending on how many sign up in each age level, we may be able to have a third choir just for 3-5 Graders.

Rehearsals will begin on Mondays starting April 23rd, 6:30pm.  Dates of rehearsals: 

Mondays, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 at 6:30-7:30pm.  AND Sundays, 4/29 and 5/13 at 8:45am.

Rehearsals will be held in the UpStreet Room here at Hillside Church of Marin.

Children must be signed up in advance to be in the choir.  Please email terri@hillsidemarin.org and ask to be added to the email list for the choirs and provide the name of your child, date of birth, and grade level if K-5.   I will issue the rehearsal schedule listed above and more details about the performance shortly via the email group.  Any adjustments to the rehearsal schedule will also be issued via email so being signed up is important for all of us.

Our rehearsals are going to be fun and energetic.  We will sing a lot but we will also play games and have simple snacks to hold us over until we get back home.

Alicia Howard and Jenny Ferrari will be helping co-direct our multi-age choirs with me so we are guaranteed to have fun while we sing together. 

Program Needs:

BEHIND THE SCENE PERSON:  We do need someone willing to help with props, sets and future concerts so if you are a behind the scenes kind of person, please send me an email and let me know you are willing to help out.  

CHILDCARE FOR LEADERS ONLY: Also would love to add someone to do child care for leaders children who are too young for our choirs.  So if you are going to "wait" for your child in the parking lot or at the mall, would you consider serving instead. Let me know!

RHYTHM INSTRUMENTS: If you have drums, shakers, cymbals, bells, at home and would allow us to use them for our choirs, would you please make sure your name in clearly marked (if you want them back) and drop them off in the children's registration area on Sunday mornings between now and our first rehearsal.  Thank you.

SNACKS COORDINATOR:  If you like to prepare easy healthy snacks for our group on Monday nights only, let me know.  

Looking forward to making "joyful noises" with your kids!

Terri

*Children may join the choir during the month of their 3rd birthday. 

Children's Choirs at Hillside are coming!

The interest in the Children's Choirs that are being formed at Hillside has been outstanding.  Unfortunately, the timing of performing on Easter Sunday isn't going to work this year for most of our families.

We are still going to form two distinct children's choirs moving forward - one will be for Preschool-PreKindergarten children ages 3-6 years old but not yet in Kindergarten and will be called the HillsideKids Preschool Choir.  The second group will be our HillsideKids Elementary Choir for Kindergarten through Fifth Graders.  If there are enough of the Third through Fifth Graders, we will brake them off into their own choir so that they may have some music theory along with learning songs and maybe some simple choreography for the right songs.

So if you did not receive an email from me inviting you to sign up for the Children's choirs that are forming, please send me an email or post on this blog site that you are interested and for what children in your family.  Also, please check with the church office to make sure that the correct email address is on file.

A short gathering of families interested in the choirs for their children will be held following the 9:30am Service shortly after Easter to set up a rehearsal and performance schedule.  Those families signing up for the choirs will receive an email notification regarding the exact date of this gathering. So please make sure you let me know that you are interested. 

In an effort to limit unwanted correspondence, only those who express an interest in their child participating in the choirs will receive specific information regarding future choir gatherings.  General information will be available through the usual channels (newsletters, bulletins, website, blog and Facebook page for HillsideKids).  You may opt-in anytime via email to me with your request.

We are really looking forward to adding this ministry to Hillside Church of Marin's Family Ministry.

Thanks!
Terri

Children's Easter Choir forming...all ages

Children's Easter Choir forming...

We are putting together a seasonal choir for children of all ages to participate in our Easter Services this year.  Rehearsals are currently taking place during the 9:30 Service in each of our children's environments.  Special rehearsals will be set up closer to Easter to practice in the auditorium.

Children will sing at all of the Easter Services.  It will be a family style service, so there will be no children's programs that day. Children from our Waumba Land environment will offer one song and a combined group from UpStreet/Avenue252 will learn up to three songs offering two of them on Easter Sunday.

There is a CD available for a small fee ($8.00) to help your child learn the songs.  CDs can be picked up and paid for in the registration area. Checks payable to Hillside Church.

If you would like more information or would like to sign up your kids for the choir, please contact Terri at terri@hillsidemarin.org or 415-924-2297 x104.

Happy New Year! Here's what happening with HillsideKids in January!

Waumba Land (birth through PreKindergarten)

We want preschoolers to take a first look at who God is and understand...

God made me.  God loves me.  Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

A new year gives us another reason to celebrate that Jesus wants to be my friend forever!

This month, we will share several of the miracles that Jesus performed in His short time with us here on earth, showing us that nothing is too hard for Him. If Jesus is so amazing and powerful that He can walk on water then surely He can help me learn to share with my friends.

Preschoolers will hear how Jesus turned water to wine (we call it a “super fancy drink”), helped His friends fill their nets with fish, fed thousands with two fishes and five loaves of bread, and calmed a storm by just telling it to stop. Through each story, our little ones will learn that Jesus can do anything, and “With God, all things are possible,” (Matthew 19:26).

UpStreet (Kindergarten through 2nd grade)

Avenue252 (3rd through 5th grade) 

January is a great time to work on changing the way we play this game of life. It feels like a fresh, crisp start to a new year! So, we’re going to spend the month in Proverbs, a book packed full of wise and visual verses to challenge our thinking—especially about the topic of Self-Control.

Self-control means choosing to do what you should do—and not what you want to do. In the moment, that’s hard for a lot of us. The good news is that God doesn’t ask us to do anything all on our own. We’ll share verses like 2 Peter 1:3 that say: “God’s given us everything we need to lead a godly life.” Self-control is a way to display to the world around us that we have God in our lives. And He’s present every hour of every day, ready to help us take control of our thoughts, words and actions.

Each week, we’ll talk specifically about choosing to have self-control in areas where we know kids (and adults) typically struggle, plus we’ll focus on faith skills like navigating the Bible and personalizing Scripture in their everyday lives.

We are so excited about this month in Proverbs with a different principle each week addressing real life situations where we need self-control. Isn’t it great to know that God’s given us everything we need to live a godly life and to grow in wisdom? Join us this month as we dive into our virtue of Self-control: Changing the way you play!

Gingerbread House Building - A parent/child event!

Join in the fun of this parent or grandparent and child event!

Build a Gingerbread House together!  

Date:  Tuesday, December 20th

Time:  6:00-7:00pm

Cost: $27.50/family

All supplies included.

Checks payable to Hillside Church.

Location:  Gingerbread Builders in the Strawberry Village by In and Out Burger.

Sign up between now and Sunday, December 18th at the information counter in the main lobby of the church or drop by church anytime this week to sign up and drop off your check/cash.  Church office is open 9-5pm.

Questions?  terri@hillsidemarin.org

HillsideKids Go Christmas Caroling this Sunday!

Join us for Christmas Caroling this Sunday!

You are invited to this upcoming parent/child event of HillsideKids!

A group will be going to sing Christmas Carols this Sunday.

Meeting at 12:30pm at Church for a quick run through then off we'll go to Aegis Living to sing for the residents there.

Then we can head out into the neighborhood and share Christmas Cheer!

Then back to the church by 2:30 for cookies and coco!

Email me back and let me know if you are planning to attend and how many children/adults are in your group.

This is not a drop off event - a responsible adult must attend with the children in your group.

Blessings,

Pastor Terri

terri@hillsidemarin.org