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| Special Christmas Activities Available on 'JCPlayZone' |
| December 16, 2008 |
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 When children are looking for something to entertain them during Christmas break, snow days, or sick days, point them to www.JCPlayZone.com, LHM's interactive children's Web site. Kids can keep busy reading Bible stories, playing Christmas-themed games, sending e-cards, working on printable coloring pages, reading daily devotions, listening to Christian music, and learning new crafts and recipes (this part requires adult supervision). Games include a word search, matching game, a game where kids can catch bouncing Christmas ornaments, and much more. Many of the activities change based on the season, so kids stay engaged, no matter what time of year it is. Most importantly, JCPlayZone provides a safe, Christian environment for children to play on the Internet.
JCPlayZone activities are also great for Sunday school and the last couple of school days before Christmas break, when teachers struggle to keep kids focused on curriculum. When all the children can think about is Santa and Christmas morning, JCPlayZone provides a welcome diversion that educates and engages children in the Gospel at the same time. Many of the activities have a Christmas theme. One of last year's favorites is back: in Christmas Bounce, kids use pillows to catch ornaments that fall off the tree before they break.
With 8,000 visitors each week, JCPlayZone is a popular site for many church workers and teachers. An early childhood coordinator from Columbus, Indiana, says, "I love your Web site and love recommending it to others. I use it for crafts and coloring sheets and other items. I even love to play the games myself."
Visit www.JCPlayZone.com today to find out what the Web site offers the children in your church or school.
Advent Devotions Available Online
At www.adventdevotions.net, you can listen to or read LHM's Advent Devotions in English or Spanish. Click the "en español" link to access the devotions in Spanish. You can also sign up to receive each day's devotion via e-mail or podcast for the remainder of the Advent season. New this year, you can also read the devotion online daily in Chinese.
This year's devotions, entitled Come to the Manger, illuminate the timeless story of God's gift to the world as given in the birth of His Son. The devotions lead the believer to a deeper personal relationship with the Lord. It's not too late to follow the story of the Christ child at www.adventdevotions.net.
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Order or Print LHM's Fall Bulletin Insert Now!
LHM's free quarterly bulletin inserts provide ways for your congregation to share Christ's message of hope with people in your community and around the world through Lutheran Hour Ministries' programs and resources.
To print color or black and white copies of the bulletin insert now, click here.
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Lutheran Hour Ministries is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches worldwide in its mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church. It is also a volunteer movement more than 100,000 people strong. LHM produces Christian radio and TV programming for broadcast, as well as Internet and print communications, dramas, music, and outreach materials, to reach the unchurched in more than 40 countries. LHM's flagship program, The Lutheran Hour, is the world's longest-running Christian outreach radio program. It airs weekly on 800 stations.
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