March 29, 2013

Moms' Time Notes - March 29, 2013


Announcements

·       Dad’s Night Out has been finalized: We are planning a night of fellowship for the PSP Dads. 
Monday, April 15, 7-9 p.m. at David C. house (a few miles NW of Grace Church). Make sure to tell your husbands. 

·       If you have a child in the government class, make sure you talk to them about any issues that have come up regarding the election.  We need to make sure that everyone is being kind and respectful and not putting anyone down.  Please proofread any emails your child sends out before he sends them. 

·       There is only one more PSP to order a yearbook (April 12). After that, you will not be able to get a yearbook, and there will be no extras. If you are not planning to order a yearbook, you can put a circle with a line through it, by your name so that they will be able to keep better track.
·       Marina put the surveys in everyone’s mailbox.
o   If you have not already done so, please rank your choices for classes.
o   Number them in the order you want them.
o   If you do not want a class, do not put a number by it.
o   These classes are not set in stone and could change.
o   If you indicate that you want a class, it does not mean you are signing up for that class. This is just your best idea of what classes you would like as of right now.
o   Indicate if you will be in Master’s Kids and if you will be staying after lunch.
o   The church might be renovating the gym next year so there might be no PE.
o   Hopefully, we will have a schedule before the end of the school year.

·       Last week, we heard about the PSP goal of independence. Part of the change, we discussed was the change of name. We will no longer be under the name of Grace Community School. The new name will be Faith Christian School PSP. The many changes we have gone through have helped to trust God more. God has everything regarding the future of PSP in His hands. Hebrews 11 speaks of faith being the “assurance of things hoped for” and “the conviction of things not seem.”
·       Application for enrollment open today (March 29).  PSP is advertising as a K-8 program and will not be accepting new high schoolers. Students already in the program entering high school will be grandfathered into the program.
·       HSLDA membership will continue to be a requirement. Still register under the name Grace Community School until further notice.
·       Tuition and registration will be the same as last year. The financial agreement is the same as well.  Registration will be $50 for the next month. Check should be made payable to Faith Christian School PSP.
·       For next year, all PSP moms should be freed up so they can serve. Moms need to be on campus from 8:30 until 12:30.  This includes putting your younger children in the nursery for the entirety of the morning. Moms should also be present weekly for the moms’ time.
·       PSP leadership wants every family to have a Grace Community Church pastor or elder over them who knows the family.  Please indicate who that is when you re-enroll. 
·       Current PSP members will have preference to re-enroll through the end of April (April 26).
·       In May the registration fee will go up to $75. In the summer, the registration fee will go up to $100.

Angela—Choosing Gratitude, Chapter 7
Chapter 7 talks about gratitude in three main areas.
The first section deals with material blessings. Material blessings are tangible illustrations of God’s goodness to us. He blesses over and above what we need. We need to always be thankful for these blessing but not hold tightly to them. Some tangible blessings the group came up with were coffee, eyeglasses, tissues, dishwashers, washing machines, computers cameras etc. We are surrounded by so many blessing every day.
The second section deals with what we are thankful for spiritually. Several people shared what they are thankful for spiritually: prayer, Christ’s death, salvation, Holy Spirit, conviction over sin, God’s faithfulness, God’s saving work in our lives.
The last section discussed relational blessings. Many ladies shared their thankfulness for friendships in the PSP or in their fellowship groups.
It was an encouragement to hear about the many things we have to be thankful for!

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