Welcome back, parents! I hope you had a joyous Christmas and a peaceful New Year! We enjoyed celebrating Advent with your children, and now we're ready to get back to our regularly scheduled programming! 
       
       This week in Togetherland, we will begin our unit of Friendship, looking closely at Jesus, our best Friend, and how He showed love to others. Today, we study Mark 10:13-16, Jesus and the children. Jesus was a friend to children, and your children can be friends to others! 
      The memory verse for this unit is John 15:12 "Love each other as I have loved you." 
      ASK - "How did Jesus show love to the children?" 
            "Which friend will you show love to this week?" 
  
          In Konnect, we pick up where we left off in November, with the division of Israel into two separate kingdoms. We're making tangrams, slicing cheese, and building card houses to find out the secret to unity, which would have kept the kingdom together. 
      The memory verse for this week is Mark 3:25, "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." 
         ASK - "Why do you think God let this happen to Israel?" 
                   "Which kingdom was North and which was South?" 
                   "What do you think will happen with these kings?" 
         We will be having all of KidSong together in the beginning of our service, so we can worship together; make sure your children are there on time so they don't miss out!