Getting together with a roomful of people who all care passionately about
educating children in the light of the threefold Word was exhilarating. The
meetings were a great experience for the staff and I believe for those who
attended as well. We hope to continue working with this group and with others
in the field to let the light of the Lord’s Word shine.
Reaching Out to Families
Thanks to a generous donation, General Church
Education has begun to reach out to families with
children from infants to six in a new way with direct
physical mailings. At Christmas time we sent out about
480 copies of a newly revised book, A Child Is Born to
Us, and a nativity sticker project. A letter to parents
gave Christmas greetings from General Church
Education, directed people to a few online resources,
and requested them to look for further mailings
from us. We have had very positive feedback on the
Christmas gifts, with people expressing how lovely
it was to receive something from the Church.
Another, simpler mailing went out at the end of
February in the form of a postcard inviting people
to watch two videos about the Call of Samuel
(www.bitly.com/TheLordCallsSamuel;www.bitly.
com/TheCallOfSamuel).
A second gift – a CD of songs – was sent for
Easter. One thing we are hoping to do is highlight
some of the different kinds of materials we have
available. Also included in the Easter package were
brief worship suggestions for Palm Sunday, Good
Friday and Easter from Bishop Buss, links to GCED
videos (www.bitly.com/GCEDEasterStory) and
several pictures to color.
We will be sending out one more gift mailing for
New Church Day. After that we plan to ask people
for feedback and to invite them to opt in to receive
email communication from us as well as occasional mailings. The central
message we are hoping to convey is that the Church cares about families and
has resources to help them teach their children about the Lord and His Word.
These gifts are being sent throughout North America to all the families
for whom we had information and to selected international locations (English
speaking and with reliable mail delivery). We would love to add people to our
mailing list. If you were missed, please let us know by phone (267-502-4959)
or email ([email protected]).
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