The Most Anticipated Event of the Year!

In honor of Orphan Sunday, bring your kids to this family friendly event, and  help with hands-on projects that will serve vulnerable children in our community!

 

Pizza! Movie! Princesses! Superheroes!
Prizes! Photo Ops!
FREE admission when you RSVP Here.

Section Communities and Willow Creek's Vulnerable Children's Ministry, Safe Families for Children, Trafficking Ministry, Refugee Ministry, Kids Hope, Royal Family Kids Camp, & Angel Tree join together for the first time to bring you the most anticipated event of the year!

We are bringing a message of hope to the true superheros in the world today, orphans & vulnerable children!!!!

  Saturday, November 5th at 3PM
Willow Creek Community Church, So. Barrington, IL

Participate in hands-on projects that will serve orphans and children at risk! Kids are invited to walk through Activity Stations to help us complete the projects with help from their favorite Super Heroes and Princesses.

We will provide the supplies, pizza dinner with Movie Feature: Tangled, entertainment, drawings, prizes, and interactive live Storytime Show! Our favorite characters will help kids understand how much courage it takes to follow their dreams and be heroes! The Storytime interactive show starts directly after Willow's 5:30PM Love Everyone, Always message. 

It's all FREE, but you must RSVP! For a complete schedule of activities, click here!

Please share this email, or invite friends on Facebook! 

See you there!

Give Yourself A Break!

Parents' Night Out

We'll take care of your kiddos while you take care of you!
 

Saturday, October 22, from 5 - 8pm

at
Church of the Resurrection
935 W. Union Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187

Does your child have a costume they love to wear? For this parents' night out, our children's activities will be costume themed! Dressing up is welcomed, but not required.

 

Every parent struggles to find those peaceful moments to savor some hot coffee, read a good book, spend time in silence with God, or plan a date night with your spouse. So let us help you! We've planned a fun-filled night for your children while you enjoy a night out. Drop your children off after 5 pm and pick them up before 8 pm. All children are welcome.

**Please bring your children fed. We will NOT be providing dinner**

Things to do in the Wheaton/Glen Ellyn Area:
Coffee shops: River City Roasters, Starbucks, Blackberry Market

Restaurants: Gia Mia, Mai Thai, A Toda Madre, Front Street Cantina, Bricks Wood Fire Pizza, India Palace, Muldoon's, Fire and Wine, Ivy Restaurant, Suzette's Creperie, Tasting Devine

 

 Movie theater: Glen Art Theater, AMC

Arts & Crafts: Out on a Whim (Paint your own Pottery)
 

**Please RSVP no later than October 18**
Donations of either $10 or $15 per family to cover childcare costs are welcomed, but not required
Any Questions? Contact Hollee at replanted@churchrez.org

RSVP Here

 

Workshop: Facilitating Behavioral Change!

The Vulnerable Children's Ministry and
Bethany Christian Services

Presents

An Empowered to Connect Workshop!

Join us for our final Empowered to Connect workshop of the year! 

This video-driven workshop will be facilitated by Alison Lamsma, MA, LSW from Bethany Christian Services.

Topic: Facilitating Behavioral Change: Tragically, children with histories of abuse, neglect, or trauma are more likely to display "problem behaviors", which are often driven by fear.  Dr. Karyn Purvis explores the concepts of connecting and correcting principles.
 

Wednesday, October 26th
7:30pm - 8:45pm
Willow Creek Community Church, Room: Guest Central (off the main lobby)
67 E. Algonquin Road, So. Barrington, IL 60010

 

 ***Training Credit Hours are offered for licensed foster parents.

Questions?  E-mail vulnerablechildren@willowcreek.org

Childcare for infants through pre-K is available, and Awana is available for Kindergarten through Grade 5 at Midweek for Kids.

New support group forming!

JOIN A SUPPORT GROUP!

The Vulnerable Children's Ministry at Willow Creek, and Replanted ministry at Church of the Resurrection are pleased to announce that a new support group for adoptive, foster and Safe Families host parents is being formed.

Our support groups are safe places for families to share their journeys with one another. We desire for these groups to be a place of encouragement and prayer for families as they care for children. With that as the heart of our ministry, we ask that families seek to commit to these support groups, to intentionally plan for these monthly meetings in order to create relationship and community with other families. We believe that as families and children grow in relationship, that these groups can become a place of deep trust and encouragement for all involved.

When: Beginning October 20th and then monthly - every 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:15-8:15pm. (Oct 2016-May 2017, with no meeting in Dec.)

Where: A home in South Barrington, IL

Childcare: Childcare is provided by trained volunteers who understand the special needs of kids who have experienced loss and trauma.

Dinner: Dinner will be provided for parents by volunteers.  Please have your kids fed before you come.

Curriculum: The group will follow a curriculum designed specifically for adoptive and foster parents.
 

Registration is limited, so register now! (The So. Barrington group is currently listed as Elgin/Bolingbrook.  Click that selection to register for So.Barrington)
 

REGISTER HERE