We Are So Ready!
Every week since August during Central Kids, two cute twins have asked me, “when does Central Learns start?” At the mum sale for the elementary school I had a parent ask me,
“When does your after school program start back up? We are SO ready for it!”
We are excited the answer to both questions is in two short weeks! Central Learns starts every Wednesday on October 16th! This year, we have received an ABCNJ Communities in Action Grant which will allow us to expand our program even further. We will be able to purchase Chromebooks which are a pivotal piece of education these days, buy more learning games which help bridge age differences, build community and reinforce core academics, and purchase and stock project supplies for students in need. What an amazing gift!
Additionally this year, we have new volunteers joining the team! While our incredible crew from Central has formed deep roots, we are excited to spread the branches out as part of this ministry and bring in people with new gifts and talents. We also renovated the basement to make a Youth Room, which looks great if you haven’t seen it. This new space really brings another layer of welcome and intention to the basement. I believe it will go a long way to helping foster the safe space we have created within Central Learns.
With the grant money, the new volunteers joining our already amazing crew, and the new space we are SO ready for an amazing year to launch – there is just one thing we need (in addition to your continued prayers of course!)…
we need students!
We need more students to hear about and feel comfortable dropping in as needed or every week. So please – tell your neighbors, tell your friends and family members, tell your grocery store clerk and your barista –
spread the word!
I’ll have some quarter sheet flyers available for you to hand out this coming Sunday and will hang flyers throughout the town, but nothing beats a personal invitation in the midst of a good conversation.
Grace & peace,
Rebecca DeLucia
Next Generation Pastor