VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – JUNE 2ND THROUGH 6TH

April 23rd is the deadline for getting your Vacation Bible reservation in. Bring your children, ages 4 (by August 31, 2008) through rising 5th graders and if you volunteer to help, you, too can be part of the fun! Please email Wendy Puckett: mwalpuckett@comcast.net or Clarissa Bradham: clarissabradham@earthlink.net.

Registration forms are now available on-line, in the church office and in the Welcome Center. http://www.kingswoodumc.org/vbs/

Sports & Fitness

Register now for YogaKids summer camp for boys and girls ages 7-10. The camp will be held in the Community Life Center July 28 - August 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. See the Church website (www.kingswoodumc.org/sportsfitness) or the Welcome Center for more details and the registration form.

We’re offering a Sunday afternoon “skills and drills” basketball time for boys ages 9-12. Coach Earl Donaldson will lead these basketball sessions starting in April and they will continue indefinitely on Sunday afternoons from 2:00-3:30. No need to register. Boys are welcome to just show up whenever they can. Should be lots of fun!

SUMMER FUN AT THE KINGSWOOD SCHOOL
The Kingswood School is offering three weeks of summer fun. These programs are open to age-eligible KUMC members, current students, and students enrolled for Fall 2008 in The Kingswood School. If you are interested, we have registration forms available in the church Welcome Center.
Summer Dates: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
June 24, 25, 26 Nonsense Books
July 8, 9, 10 Hats Off to Books
July 15, 16, 17 Hiss! Buzz! Ribbit! Bow-Wow! Books are the Cat’s Meow!

Fees: $75.00 per child per session
In case of withdrawal, $50.00 per child per session will be refunded if notice is given before May 20th, 2008. Checks should be made out to The Kingswood School.

Ages: 2 years old (by 5-15-08) through rising Kindergarten.

Sports for Sprouts: Extra hour specifically for 4 and 5 year olds enrolled in The Kingswood School summer program (12:30 – 1:30). This hour is offered through the Sports and Fitness Program of Kingswood United Methodist Church. Information on Sports for Sprouts is also available in the church Welcome Center.

NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT

Our “Action Teams” have been formed! They are called the "Red Team" and the "Blue Team". Each one is made up of about 15 church members who have volunteered to work together for about the next eight weeks. These teams have already participated in a training session, and will soon be meeting to formulate a plan of action for our congregation and its leadership to implement in the coming months as we seek to improve the spiritual and functional health of our church. The plan of action will be designed to make improvements to our “minimum factor”, Empowering Leadership. Please read all about it on our web site: www.kingswoodumc.org/ncd