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Date: Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 12:27 PM
Subject: 6 Ways for Safer Sunday School This Fall 📖 ⛪
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Equipping teachers with the tools they need ahead of time can go a long way in supporting a healthy environment for all. 

Dove's Nest: September 2019 Facebook Website Email YouTube LinkedIn DONATE 6 Ways for Safer Sunday School This Fall By Anna Groff In addition to ordering Sunday school curriculum and buying supplies for classrooms, take a few moments to consider steps to ensure safety for the Sunday school students at your church this fall. Equipping teachers with the information and tools they need ahead of time can go a long way in supporting a healthy environment for all. Dove's Nest is here to serve your church. Additional materials can be found on our website.   Read more ...  Praying Psalm 23 Over Our Children  By Pastor Alison Brookins Last May, my congregation walked through the halls of our building at Chicago Community Mennonite Church, praying the words of this Psalm over our church and our children. We prayed these words as fact, but also as hope—declaring God's presence and action, and also entreating God to keep our children safe, to provide us with all we need to see and act and protect our young ones. We wrote the names of our children and hung them on the wall. We accepted anointing with fragrant oil. We poured water into a chalice until it overflowed with abundance. And all the while, we prayed the words of this Psalm ... Read more ... Adding Healthy Touch Guidelines to Your Policy? Consider adding guidelines on healthy touch, consent, and boundaries to your child protection policy! See examples here:  Appropriate Touch Guidelines.  Guidelines for Interactions Between Adults and Children. Rules for Touch. See more policy information. Dove's Nest Upcoming Events Elmira Mennonite Church Elmira, Ontario, Canada September 8, 2019 First Mennonite Church Iowa City, Iowa September 15, 2019 Clarence Center-Akron Mennonite  Church Akron, NY September 15, 2019 Madison County Children's Advocacy Center Cazenovia, New York September 26, 2019  New York State Children's Alliance, Inc. Watertown, New York September 27, 2019 Christian Reformed Church Classis Grand Rapids North  Grand Rapids, Michigan October 3, 2019 Dove's Nest 5723 N 99th St Omaha, NE 68134 www.DovesNest.net

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