Infants and Preschool Childcare Schedule
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Childcare will be provided for infants and preschool age children during the pastor appreciation dinner, delegate sessions and worship at the Lion & Lamb Peace Center. Healthy snacks will be provided. Bottles, baby food, and special items should be provided by the parents. Childcare is provided free of charge. A signed Medical Release Form must be on file before your child arrives. You may download the form and bring it with you or pick one up at the registration table. Please register online or download the Infant and Preschool Registration Form and send it to Central District Conference, PO Box 1199, Goshen, IN 46527-1199
Thursday
- 4:50p – 7:00p at the Lion & Lamb Peace Center. Childcare is available only for children whose parents are attending the pastor appreciation dinner.
- 7:30p – conclusion of worship at Grace Mennonite Church in Pandora, Ohio.
- Older preschoolers (3-4) will join their parents for the worship service at 7:30p and then leave for childcare following children’s time.
Friday
- 8:15a – 11:45p in the Lion & Lamb Peace Center
- 11:45a – 1:30p Parents are responsible for children for lunch.
- 1:30 – 6:00p in the Lion & Lamb Peace Center
- 6:00 Dinner and evening with families
Saturday
- 8:30 am – conclusion of annual meeting (12p) for infants – age 2 in the Lion & Lamb Peace Center
- Older preschoolers will join their parents for the worship service at 8:30a and then leave for childcare following children’s time
Infants Preschool
Children Age K – Grade 12
We look forward to getting to know our conference children. The folks from First Mennonite Bluffton and Shalom Mennonite Congregation have planned some wonderful activities for your children. this year. A special thanks to Carrie Mast and Georgia Metz for coordinating!
Pizza Dinner and childcare will be provided at the Lion & Lamb Peace Arts Center for children whose parents are attending the Pastor Appreciation dinner on Thursday evening.
Children attend worship with parents until after the children’s story. Worship will be at Grace Mennonite Church in Pandora, Ohio.
All children must have a Medical Release Form on file before the child may participate in children’s activities. The form may be downloaded and filled out ahead of time or you can fill it out when you check in at the registration table.
A registration fee of $25/child ($35/child after June 7) may be paid through the adult registration process. The registration fee includes Friday lunch and snacks. Please register online below or download the K-Grade 12 Registration Form and send it to the conference office at PO Box 1199, Goshen, IN 46527-1199.
Things to bring:
- Sunscreen and hat
- Tennis Shoes appropriate for walking
- Swim suit and towel
- Clothes appropriate for indoor A/C and outdoor heat
- Signed permission slips
Theme: Listen! Wisdom is calling
Thursday
4:45 – 7p Pastor Appreciation dinner
- Pizza supper & games.
- Parents can pick up & drop off children at the Lion & Lamb Peace Arts Center
7:30p Worship Children attend with parents until after the children’s story
- Get-to-know you games, movie, & snack
- Children can be picked up in the ?? after the worship service
Friday
- 8:15-8:45a Gathering, getting to know each other, and tour in the Lion & Lamb Peace Arts Center
- 8:45-9:30a Story, prayer practice, and activity (related to conference theme of Listen! Wisdom is Calling)
- 9:30-10:00a Moongate story & photo, and tour of the sculpture garden (outside)
- 10:00-10:15a Snack
- 10:15-11:30a Peace Thrones story, prayer practice at the labyrinth, & activity (outside)
- 11:45a Clean up
- 12:00-1:30p Lunch with families
- 1:30-2:15p Story, prayer practice & activity – possible drumming
- 2:15-3:00p Wild Church walk thru the woods to Schumacher house
- 3:00-4:00p Slip ‘n’ Slide, bouncy house, sand play, chalk drawings, & snack time
- 4:00-4:15p Walk back to Lion & Lamb
- 4:15-5:30p Story, snack, prayer practice, & activity
- 5:30-5:45p Clean up
- Parents pick up children for the evening
Saturday:
- 8:30 Worship. Children attend with parents until after the children’s story
- 9:00-9:45a Walk back to Lion & Lamb and play at Bluffton Elementary playground
- 9:45-11:45a Campus treasure hunt – Musselman Library, Constellation Earth, Burcky Gym, Marbeck display tables, campus store
- 11:45-12:00p Walk back to Lion & Lamb and clean up. Parents pick up children for departure.
