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Preschool
Juniors in high school are now college age. Serious changes have happened in their lives – a much greater impact than us as adults. So, what do we do? Wallace shares two suggestions. First, we need to have patience. He forecasts that it will be 3-7 years, yes, 3-7 years before we get our momentum back. Also, he suggests that we need to be flexible. Things might look different as we re-imagine where God is bringing us. PEW research defined a “regular church going family” (prior to the pandemic), as a family that attends church ONCE a month! Sunday mornings, the times most of you see families and children, may be the only day they have to be together…the only day they may feel joy and comfort and just be able to rest. The generation raising children now, appear ready to be active and find cause. They are doers. They look at our world and they want to be change agents ...for their children. Their passion is real, and, you know, with that kind of passion and conviction…they WILL change the world into a better, cleaner, healthier place. So maybe a better question than “come join us?” is “how can we join you?” This is part of our continued work of “Growing Young.” Our families are so grateful for what this church is and stands for…they shared this with us in our listening sessions for Growing Young. Let’s take the next right step as we imagine what God has for us in the future together with our families –with patience and flexibility. If you want to find out more about being a part of our Growing Young initiative, please reach out to me. Blessings, peace and every good,
Nancy Van Fleet
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Preschool
Wednesday, May 18 6 p.m. FPC Sanctuary Join us as our students bid farewell to 2021-2022!
Teresa Doane, Elder, twdoane@hotmail.com Ashley Houk, Preschool Director, ashleyh@fpcnaples.org
First Presbyterian Preschool VPK/Pre-K Graduation
