Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 Victory Memorial UMC 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Guymon, Oklahoma Childcare Provided and Lunch Served Local Contact: Connie Taylor vmed@ptsi.net for details Co-Sponsored by the General Board of Discipleship

Die-Cut machine resource for local churches

The Conference Children's Ministry Committee invites churches to use a Die-Cut machine. Bring your materials--construction paper, foils, card stock, thin foam, fabrics, thin plastic and other specialty paper to create shapes for your children's programming. Read more

A blog for those who care for and care about young children

(for workers with 0-5 year-olds in the church, including preschool and childcare.)

Offers a variety of topics that will be useful for you and your church community. New post each Monday by Melanie Gordon, Director, Younger Children's Ministries Family, Life-Span, and Latino Ministries Team Discipleship Ministries Division GBOD - The United Methodist Church, (877.899.2780 - ext.1762) http://blogs.gbod.org/younger_children www.gbod.org/ministries/children

Children's Camp Information

	Information on UM Children's Summer Camps
	Leader Application Form for printing
	Everything you wanted to know about Children's Camps... but didn't know who to ask!

Safe Sanctuaries

information on safety issues concerning the local church

Building Assets

Congregations have long had Vacation Bible School, Christmas pageants and ice cream socials. Now they're taking the assets approach to ministering to their young people.

For more information on Building Assets for Children and Youth visit www.search-institute.org for a complete listing of the 40 Assets that are good for children and youth.

Reducing Child Abuse in the Church

For information on how to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse in your church, contact Rev. Mary Lue Eastmond. (See the "Contact the Director" link at the left)

Helping Children Cope with a National Crisis

A resource for helping children cope with crisis

Disability Awareness Sunday

Disability Awareness Sunday is not officially designated day on our conference calendar, but it is a Special Sunday the Book of Discipline lists among the "shalls" of observance (Para. 265.4).