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Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church Children and Young Families Ministry presents: October Events GPC Friday Night at the Movies:   Friday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. Showing: E.T.   Friday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Showing: Coco     GPC Fall Festival:     Wednesday, October 26 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Games, Pumpkin decorating and Fun, Fun, Fun […]

Children and Young Family: October Events

Young Families

October 3, 2022

Jenna Bruni


Have you ever really thought about precisely how much waste is involved in your typical Halloween? From the costumes to the decorations to the candy each in it’s own little container it is a holiday that practically seems dedicated to waste…but it doesn’t have to be at all.   Let’s start with costumes – do […]

A Green Halloween?

Young Families

September 27, 2022

Jenna Bruni


I remember an older woman in my congregation many years ago telling me that if she had a few tea bags, a loaf of bread, and some jelly, she would always be ready for company. “Tea and toast,” she said. “Tea and toast.” The art of inviting people into our homes is changing, I think. […]

Showing Hospitality: A Spiritual Practice 

Young Families

September 18, 2022

Jenna Bruni


Are you looking for ways to engage your kids in conversation when they get home from school or over dinner? We all know that there are some kids that come through the door and will tell you chapter and verse about what happened … in extraordinary detail, some of which you may not care to […]

Engaging After School Questions for Your Kids

Young Families

September 13, 2022

Jenna Bruni


For the last couple of weeks prayer has been the topic of sermons, email devotional posts AND Children’s recorded Sunday School lessons. Children’s Ministry has been trying, as nearly as we can, to mirror the Scriptural texts and general ideas covered during the week in devotionals and the sermon.    On 8/28, our lesson was […]

Prayer & Fall Plans

Young Families

September 6, 2022

Jenna Bruni


Sunday afternoon, I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Hidden Brain. While the title was You 2.0: Overcoming Stage Fright, the topic was really dealing with anxiety, or “choking” – like when you choke on a test. This month students are back in the world of school, and their parents are back in […]

Back to School: Stage Fright

Young Families

August 30, 2022

Jenna Bruni


Dear Parents,   This is a reality check as your child/children/grandchildren go back to school. Once you complete the exhale that they have gotten on the bus, or into Bar-T, or through the door of preschool without too many tears, what is it that you most hope for your child this school year? I know […]

Back to School: Reality Check

Young Families

August 21, 2022

Jenna Bruni


As I’ve mentioned on many occasions, Traci Smith is brilliant! In her book, Faithful Families she gives us lots of different ways to recognize important seasons, milestones and other times of a family’s life throughout the year. The Back-to-School observance is beautiful and is designed for kids from preschool up through high school.   You […]

Back to School

Young Families

August 16, 2022

Jenna Bruni


I’m sure there are lots of definitions of faithfulness, some extremely complicated and some extremely simply. I prefer my definitions simple. My definition of faithfulness is based on four ideas::   God created everything for good God is actively at work in our world each and every day God loves all of us more than […]

Fruits of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Young Families

August 8, 2022

Jenna Bruni


Gentleness as a characteristic is not something we prize in 2022. Gentleness coupled with humility is particularly held in contempt. This is odd because so many of the people our society holds up as paragons of virtue were both – Jesus, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa to name a few. These people were […]

Fruits of the Spirit: Gentleness

Young Families

August 1, 2022

Jenna Bruni