Parents’ Night Out

We are happy to offer a “Parents Night Out” on Friday, November 2 from 5:30-7:30 pm. The formula is simple: You drop your kids off at the church, we feed them (bring $5 per kid), care for them, and you have a good time for two hours. Even better, there is no cost(other than the food)!

RSVP to Kelsey Hardeman, our childcare coordinator at childcare@fmcsb.org by Sunday, October 28. RSVPs coming after that will be put on a waiting list.

Fall Family Festival

We’re having a free Halloween party with games, crafts, face-paint, popcorn and snow cones! Our “trunk or treat” candy stations will be out from 12:00-1:30, with lunch available for purchase all afternoon (or until it’s all bought out).

Bring your family and friends and dress up in something fun! No scary or violent costumes, please. We’ll meet you in the parking lot of the Free Methodist Church. With balloons, a bounce house, and the smell of our BBQ lunch, we think you’ll recognize the party.

Invite your friends and let them know about it on Facebook.

Dealing Effectively with Strong-Willed Children
Cheryl Wayman, LMFT

Dinner and Child Care included

This topic is the most requested one for parents and teachers alike. We will discuss how to custom-design our approach to different ages and stages of our child’s development and each one’s unique personality and needs.

Cheryl is a licensed marriage and family therapist and directed Cliff Drive Christian Counseling Center for 22 years. Her book “Cultivating Healthy Relationships” was published in 2016 and is designed for class and small group study with discussion and application questions at the end of each chapter. Her husband Denny (who pastored FMCSB for 40 years) is a pastoral counselor and they continue to teach on healthy family and church relationships nationally. 

Sign up by Monday, May 7. Any signups after May 7 will be put on a waiting list. Please give names of parents who are attending along with names and ages of children who need childcare.

Come do some yard work and cleaning to freshen up the garden for our Preschool/Sunday School children. You can come for the whole or part of the time. Please bring your own gloves if you have them, and any gardening tools you may find useful. Contact Jenny (jenny@fmcsb.org or 805-965-1338 x228) to RSVP or for questions.

The formula is simple: You drop your kids off at the church, we feed them (bring $5 per kid), care for them, and you have a good time for two hours.

RSVP to Kelsey Hardeman, our childcare coordinator at childcare@fmcsb.org by Sunday, April 15. Any late signups will be put on a waiting list.

Join us for this fun event for all children up through 5th grade. Please bring a dozen candy-filled, plastic Easter eggs for each child to donate to the hunt. If it rains, we will meet in the church sanctuary.

Psychologist and Westmont Professor Dr. Andrea Gurney who specializes in child and
family therapy will join us in the Upper Fellowship room of the church for a conversation
on how to walk alongside our children as they process the trauma of the last several
weeks. A mother of two young girls herself, Dr. Gurney will offer a developmental
perspective on how trauma manifests itself at different ages, as well as age-specific
resources on helping your child and adolescent make sense of the Montecito
Mudslides.

Here is a brief article she wrote on her blog earlier this week, Helping Children Cope
with Trauma.

Any signups after January 30 will be put on a waiting list.

Parents' Night Out

We are happy to offer a “Parents Night Out” on Friday, January 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm. The formula is simple: You drop your kids off at the church, we feed them (bring $5 per kid), care for them, and you have a good time for two hours. Sign up on the app, online, or at Connection Central. Any signups after January 21 will be put on a waiting list.

Parents' Christmas Shopping Time

We are pleased to offer a Parents Christmas shopping time and FM Kid’s Christmas party on Saturday, December 2, 1-3:30pm. Take advantage of this great time for you to get some shopping done AND for your kids to have a great time here at the church. Cost is $5 per kid!

Please sign up by Sunday, November 26. If you sign up after November 26 you will be added to a waiting list.

Parents' Night Out

We are happy to offer a “Parents Night Out” on Friday, November 10 from 5:30-7:30 pm. The formula is simple: You drop your kids off at the church, we feed them (bring $5 per kid), care for them, and you have a good time for two hours. Even better, there is no cost (other than the food)! RSVP to Kelsey Hardeman, our childcare coordinator at childcare@fmcsb.org by Sunday, November 5. Any signups after November 5 will be put on a waiting list. 

PARENT SEMINAR
“Ten Traits of Healthy Parents”   

Dinner and Child Care included

This Class will focus on ten crucial traits which we know from both from the Bible and the best of psychological research essential for healthy parenting. 

Topics covered will include:  Modeling Unconditional Love, building Self Esteem in your child, understanding the four major struggles of adolescence,  how to discover your child's unique temperament and personality, the importance of breaking intergenerational character flaws,  strategies to impact your child for Christ and many other topics/ traits. 

Dr. Ron Davis is the author of 8 best-selling Christian books.  He is a father of two children and grandfather to four children.  Ron is a retired pastor who has spoken at Christian conferences in Europe, Asia, Africa and throughout the United States. For six years he served as the Chaplain for the Minnesota Vikings.   This Class contains the material for his ninth book which will be published next year.

Please RSVP to childcare@fmcsb.org by Sunday, September 17th.
 

What's Cool?  Sunday's Cool!

Starting June 25th and through all the Sundays in July we will be offering “Sunday’s Cool” for Kindergarten through 5th graders. Our theme this year is “Digging for Treasure” and we will be searching for treasures in the parables of Jesus. Our time will include songs, story, game, crafts, and snack. Join us from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! 

This week we will learn about the Parable of the Persistent Neighbor and how when we ask God for things He answers.

What's Cool?  Sunday's Cool!

Starting June 25th and through all the Sundays in July we will be offering “Sunday’s Cool” for Kindergarten through 5th graders. Our theme this year is “Digging for Treasure” and we will be searching for treasures in the parables of Jesus. Our time will include songs, story, game, crafts, and snack. Join us from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! 

This week we will learn about the Parable of the Prodigal Son and how Jesus loves us.

What's Cool?  Sunday's Cool!

Starting June 25th and through all the Sundays in July we will be offering “Sunday’s Cool” for Kindergarten through 5th graders. Our theme this year is “Digging for Treasure” and we will be searching for treasures in the parables of Jesus. Our time will include songs, story, game, crafts, and snack. Join us from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! 

This week we will learn about the Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin and how Jesus loves us.

What's Cool?  Sunday's Cool!

Starting June 25th and through all the Sundays in July we will be offering “Sunday’s Cool” for Kindergarten through 5th graders. Our theme this year is “Digging for Treasure” and we will be searching for treasures in the parables of Jesus. Our time will include songs, story, game, crafts, and snack. Join us from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! 

This week we will learn about the Parable of the Mustad Seed and how small things can become great with God.

What's Cool?  Sunday's Cool!

Starting June 25th and through all the Sundays in July we will be offering “Sunday’s Cool” for Kindergarten through 5th graders. Our theme this year is “Digging for Treasure” and we will be searching for treasures in the parables of Jesus. Our time will include songs, story, game, crafts, and snack. Join us from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! 

This week we will be learning about the parable of the sower and how God's Word can grow in us.

What's Cool?  Sunday's Cool!

Starting June 25th and through all the Sundays in July we will be offering “Sunday’s Cool” for Kindergarten through 5th graders. Our theme this year is “Digging for Treasure” and we will be searching for treasures in the parables of Jesus. Our time will include songs, story, game, crafts, and snack. Join us from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! 

This week we will be learning about the Good Samaritan and how God calls us to love all people.

"JOURNEY" (formerly known as confirmation) is a time of intentional preparation giving 4th and 5th graders the opportunity to reflect on the most fundamental beliefs of our faith and offering them a safe environment to ask questions. This confirmation time helps our kids to investigate the depths of the faith and helps them begin to understand what it means to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ and to make their first public profession of faith through baptism. During this time our 4th and 5th graders "make firm" what has gone before: God's prevenient grace and witness of parents and other persons of faith, the teachings of the Bible, life together in the church and the student's growing faith.

Pastor Doug will be teaching this class on two consecutive Sundays, May 14 and May 21, during the 9:30 am hour in their regular classroom. Even if your child has done this class before, there will always be new material and parts worth repeating. By the time they have finished this class over two years, they will have had four hours of training. For those who are ready to be baptized or re-affirm their infant baptism, we will be having a service on Sunday, June 4. 

If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Doug (doug@fmcsb.org).

"JOURNEY" (formerly known as confirmation) is a time of intentional preparation giving 4th and 5th graders the opportunity to reflect on the most fundamental beliefs of our faith and offering them a safe environment to ask questions. This confirmation time helps our kids to investigate the depths of the faith and helps them begin to understand what it means to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ and to make their first public profession of faith through baptism. During this time our 4th and 5th graders "make firm" what has gone before: God's prevenient grace and witness of parents and other persons of faith, the teachings of the Bible, life together in the church and the student's growing faith.

Pastor Doug will be teaching this class on two consecutive Sundays, May 14 and May 21, during the 9:30 am hour in their regular classroom. Even if your child has done this class before, there will always be new material and parts worth repeating. By the time they have finished this class over two years, they will have had four hours of training. For those who are ready to be baptized or re-affirm their infant baptism, we will be having a service on Sunday, June 4. 

If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Doug (doug@fmcsb.org).

"If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then what planet is my child from?"  
or
"Personality and Family Dynamics"

 A seminar to help you celebrate differences between you and your children. Have you noticed that your child very different from you?  When family members know and understand one another’s preferences and personality, they are less likely to assume they are 'right' and others are 'wrong.' This is true across many issues including management of time, approaches to schoolwork, decision-making, recreational activities, vacations, and even rules of the household.

Celia Howen, M.Ed, worked as a Career Counselor at Westmont College for 16 years.  She is in the beginning stages of creating her own business that has a focus on private career counseling, personal & professional development coaching, consulting, training and team building.  She is also attending Free Methodist Church with her husband Marshall who works as the Business Manager at Providence School and also owns Sunrise805 a local solar contracting company. 

Join us for this fun event for all children, up to 5th grade. Please bring a dozen candy-filled plastic  Easter eggs  to donate to the hunt. If it rains, we will meet in the church sanctuary.
 

Sunday Services: 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 am

Join us as we welcome Jesus with praises of celebration!

The children process with palm branches at the 9:30 service. Holy Communion will be served at all three services. Nursery and toddler care is provided. We invite all children and youth to join us in-service this day and on Easter Sunday. We will have fun activity bags for children. There is no Encounter class on Palm and Easter Sundays.
 

PARENTS' NIGHT OUT
FEBRUARY 10TH, 5:30-7:30 PM

We are happy to offer a "Parents' Night Out" on Friday, February 10th from 5:30-7:30 pm. The formula is simple: You drop your kids off at the church, we feed them, we care for them, and you go and have a good time for two hours. Even better, there is no cost! Please RSVP to Kelsey Hardeman, our Childcare Coordinator, at childcare@fmcsb.org by Wednesday, February 8th.

Parents' Night Out
January 20th, 5:30-7:30 pm

We are happy to offer a "Parents' Night Out" on Friday, January 20th from 5:30-7:30 pm. The formula is simple: You drop your kids off at the church, we feed them, we care for them, and you go and have a good time for two hours. Even better, there is no cost! Please RSVP to Kelsey Hardeman, our Childcare Coordinator, at childcare@fmcsb.org by Wednesday, January 18th.