UPCOMING DATE

Friday, June 6th 2025

5:45pm - Arrival, kids check-in for outdoor games, and adults seated for dinner

6:00pm-8:00pm - Kids activities and adults entertainment program

8:00pm - Event close and kids pick-up

DETAILS

The Gathering Church is partnering with Adriel Foster Care and Adoption Services to provide a night to honor & entertain foster families in Union County.

Our teams have prepared an excellent program to engage and entertain both kids and adults. Adults will have a formal dinner, live music and a message. Kids will enjoy outdoor relay races, pizza, crafts, a meet-and-greet with animated characters, and more.

We are excited to recognize and serve the remarkable families in our church and throughout our local area who are making room to invest in the next generation.

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Set-up Team Responsibilities: Show up at 5:00 to set up outdoor games, craft tables, dinner tables (kids and adult), buffet tables, and move auditorium chairs. Set Up team members will be on-duty from 5:00 to 6:15.

Check-in Team Responsibilities: Review pre-registered family information. Greet families as they arrive. Send kids to age-appropriate groups. Print name-tag stickers for pick-up, give half to parents, and place named/identifying half on kid’s backs. Be a go-for and check in on classrooms during the programed activities; ask if teachers need anything. Help facilitate pick-up process at 8:00. Check-In team members will be on-duty from 5:45 to 8:15.

*Nursery Team Responsibilities: Be in your classroom at 5:45. Care for children birth through age 2. Nursery team members will be on-duty from 5:45 to 8:15. (On-schedule this will be Green Group.)

*Blue Group Team Responsibilities: Travel with Blue Group (ages 3-5) throughout their activities (outdoor games, dinner/snack, craft, character visit, and songs/stretching). Help kids participate in each activity. Blue Group team members will be on-duty from 5:45 to 8:15.

*Red Group Team Responsibilities: Travel with Red Group (ages 5-8) throughout their activities (relay races, dinner/snack, craft, character visit, and songs/stretching). Help kids participate in each activity. Red Group team members will be on-duty from 5:45 to 8:15.

*Yellow Group Team Responsibilities: Travel with Yellow Group (ages 9+) throughout their activities (relay races, dinner/snack, craft, character visit, and songs/stretching). Help kids participate in each activity. Yellow Group team members will be on-duty from 5:45 to 8:15.

Outdoor Team Responsibilities: Show up at 5:45 to learn game play and collaborate on who will take what roles within the team. Lead relay races and outdoor games for children ages 3+. Reset game elements. Be encouraging, motivating, and help kids participate in each activity. Help tear down games at 8:00. Outdoor Team members will be on-duty from 5:45 to 8:15.

Craft Team Responsibilities: Set up crafting stations. Lead craft time for children ages 3+. Reset craft elements. Be encouraging, motivating, and help kids participate in each activity. Craft Team members will be on-duty from 6:15 to 7:45.

Character Team Responsibilities: We only have a few costumes available, and we are specifically recruiting teens and young adults for the following roles: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Belle, Buzz Lightyear, Little Bo Peep, Jessie, Woody, etc. Characters will dress up like a superhero or Disney animated character to meet the kids and take photos. Must be outgoing and engaging with the children. Character Team members will be on-duty from 6:45 to 8:15.

Tech Team Responsibilities: Show up at 5:30 to sound check instruments, soundtracks, and microphones. Review the adult schedule of events. Roles will include: lights, screens, sound, and photography (no video). Tech team members will be on-duty from 5:30 to 8:00.

Tear Down Team Responsibilities: Show up at 7:45 to begin tearing down outdoor games (if needed), dinner tables (kids and adult), buffet tables, craft tables, move auditorium chairs, and reset for Sunday service. Tear Down team members will be on-duty from 7:45 to 8:45.

Kids Worship Team Responsibilities: Show up at 6:00 to prepare songs and message. Lead kids in worship and present a short message for the kids. Kids Worship team members will be on duty from 6:00-8:00pm.

*Background check required --- approved Kids' Gathering ministry team members are already on-file.