Celebration of Baptism!

We had a wonderful celebration of baptism this past Sunday. Seven of our children shared their testimonies and were baptized during the 10:45 worship service! Praise the Lord! I must admit, my heart about bursts with JOY when I see our kids step out and publicly choose JESUS is such a beautiful way! Can I say it again? PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

Be praying for these young disciples as they continue to grow and mature in their spiritual walk!

Baptized this past Sunday were:
Nicole Francine Wall
Woodrow Wilson Wall IV ("Pierce")
Desiree Lynn Purdy
Kirsten Taylor McCrum
Cheyanne Denay Marshall
Laura Marie Smith
Joshua Matthew McCrum

Children are a blessing!!

I hear it often.................especially from new visitors to our church and even from my children's pastor colleagues across our district!

"Gee..........you sure do have a LOT of kids at Marysville Nazarene!" they exclaim. In reply, I always smile and say..........."Yeah, we sure do!".

We have more than 120 children who regularly attend here every week. I've been told that for a congregation of around 400, that is a higher than normal average. What a blessing! What a joy! What a privilege! And at the same time..........What a responsibility!

God has entrusted us with a great responsibility to love, nurture and disciple each and everyone of these children. This is not a job that just ONE person or even a handful of people can accomplish. It will take ALL of us....... working and praying, teaching and mentoring, loving and guiding............to get the job done!

My prayer is as you read this that God will begin to show YOU how you can truly invest in the spiritual nurture of our children. Every child in our congregation needs us to be ready to joyfully and willingly take on this divine mission! Are you ready? Let's get to work!

Baptism Sunday

On Sunday morning, March 21 at Marysville Nazarene we will be having a special baptism service. Children who have asked Jesus into their heart and are interested in being baptized on Sunday March 21 should contact Pastor Vicki ASAP to indicate their interest.

Pastor Vicki will meet with interested children and their parents after the morning services on Sunday March 14th. We'll meet in the "old" kitchen for approx. a half hour. During the meeting we'll have a simple snack, talk about baptism, share our testimonies and do a practice walk-through (without the water, of course! LOL!).

Incindentally, this baptism service is not just for children. Any adults or teens who would like to be baptized can contact the church office to express their interest.

Here's some more of the awesome kids who visited Heartland today! Be sure to scroll down to see another group pik and hear about today's Heartland visit!

Thanks to all the families who joined us for our trip to Heartland! We had a wonderful turnout of kids and parents! (Be sure to check out BOTH photos of our happy group of kids.) The kids delivered cards, flowers, songs, smiles and "prayer pillows" to the special residents of Heartland. I was so proud of our group! They did a great job sharing Jesus' love today:)

Check out this small sample of the cool cards and flowers the children crafted at Wednesday night WOW last night! It was such a blessing to watch the children lovingly create these special cards and flowers for all the "grandmas and grandpas" who live at Heartland.

All of the cards and flowers (and there's a LOT of them) will be delivered to Heartland this Sunday at 1pm. It's not too late for your family to join us for this special outing. Just send me an email (or a comment on this post) and let me know you and your family would like to join us for the Heartland visit........or sign up Sunday on the NazKid bulletin board!

Pastor Vicki

February Parties for WOW

February WOW Parties are tomorrow night at 7pm!

Don't forget, Moms and Dads are invited to join their W.O.W. kids for a card-making party tomorrow night Feb. 24th at 7pm. Most classes will meet in their regular meeting areas with just two exceptions. Miss Becky's 4th graders and their parents will meet in the gym. Miss Melinda's 2nd graders and their parents will meet in the large yellow classroom in the basement (room #3).

Each class will be making special cards for the residents of Heartland nursing home. The cards will be delivered to Heartland on Sunday Feb. 28th from 1pm-2pm. Weds. night W.O.W. classes will also enjoy snacks, a story and a game tomorrow evening.

If you and your family would like to help deliver cards to Heartland, please sign up on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Participating kids and their families will meet Pastor Vicki at Heartland at 1pm on Feb. 28th. Heartland is located at 755 S. Plum St. in Marysville (behind Memorial Hospital).

Questions? Email Pastor Vicki
pastorvicki@embarqmail.com