The Family Table

Dear LEFC Parents,

We are excited to share with you some upcoming Family Ministries happenings here at LEFC. Stay on the lookout for new activities and resources we’re drumming up soon! Here is some current news, along with this week’s highlighted resource for dessert.

Youth Group

Don’t forget! Youth Group will resume tonight!

Nursery Update Meeting

On April 6th, during the church family meal and before the meeting, moms of nursery-aged children and those who are expecting are invited to meet in the MOPS room across from the fellowship hall to discuss updates to the nursery. We will share ideas and gather input about how to serve families well. Moms can go through the line first and share lunch together while we chat.

Want to Help Plan Mom’s Night Out?

On Friday May 16th, moms with children in the home are invited to the church for a Mom’s Night Out! Are you a mom who would love to help in the planning? Let Jordyn Skacel know and plan to come to church early at 9:00 on March 30th for a planning meeting.

Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Our egg hunt is fast approaching! We are gathering donations of individually wrapped candy to fill the eggs, as well as prizes for kids to win. We will also soon have a sign-up for volunteers to help in various ways during the hunt. Find the event on Facebook and invite your friends to join us!

LEFC Family Worship Playlist

Did you miss last week’s dessert recommendation? We have created a playlist of the songs we frequently sing during worship. It can be found on Spotify and YouTube. Check it out and save it to your library!

“Taking the Land” Kids Bible Class Devotional

You have free access to a family devotional based on the curriculum our kids are studying each week in KBC! It’s called “The Gospel Project at Home.” Today’s Bible Study is “Taking the Land” (Volume 3: Unit 7: Session 4), and the devotional can be found at this link.

Visit the Family Ministries page on our website for information about how to access The Gospel Project at Home for the first time.

And for Dessert…

This week’s recommendation for family discipleship is a podcast episode about dads and moms working together to parent their kids.

“Same team!”  That’s what you yell when two players on the field or court are mistakenly wrestling with each other over possession of a ball. Sometimes we all need reminded that we’re working towards the same goal (and that includes parents).

On the most recent episode of The Family Discipleship Podcast, the three hosts Adam and Chelsea Griffin and Cassie Bryant, talk about how to make sure that fathers and mothers are on the same team when it comes to parenting. They discuss questions such as:

– What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, “Being a team”?
– How does this go poorly?
– What about the dynamic where one parent is always the fun parent and the other one is the disciplinarian?
– What about when one parent is undermining the other one?
– How can a couple get on the same page with the way they parent?
– Does 50/50 parenting responsibility work?
– What is the detriment if only one parent decides to spiritually lead the family?
– How does a couple make decisions if they are struggling to agree?

They recognize that not all parents have a partner (or a fellow Christian one), but those that do need to work at unity as they bring up their kids. Parenting is a team sport!

– Listen to “Parenting as a Team” on the FDP homepage.
– Listen to “Parenting as a Team” on Spotify.
– Check out the FDP page on Facebook.

We hope your family eats it right up.

Jordyn Skacel, Director of Family Ministry
Matt Mitchell, Pastor