Why Are Fire Trucks Red?
Have you ever wondered that? Well someone once gave the following
explanation as an answer to that question: Fire trucks have four wheels and carry eight
people. Four plus eight equals twelve.
There are twelves inches in a foot, and a foot is a ruler. Queen Elizabeth is a
ruler and one of the largest ships on the sea. The sea has fish in it, and fish have fins.
The Finns fought the Russians once, and Russians are red. Fire trucks are always rushin’, and therefore
fire trucks are red!
Obviously, this is a silly answer.
However, this explanation is no more far-fetched than some of the excuses
people give for not believing in Jesus as their Savior, or for not coming to
church. Even sillier will be some of the excuses Jesus will hear when He
returns as judge of all.
Jesus is coming back, that is His
promise to us recorded in His Word. No
one knows when that will be but we, His children, have nothing to fear in His
return because He has made us ready through His death and resurrection. He bought us with His holy precious blood and
His innocent suffering and death. Through
the work of the Holy Spirit He made us His own dear children. As His dear children, we don’t have to be
afraid, or think up some silly excuses when Jesus comes again. We can look for His return with joy and
expectation in our hearts! “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Phil. 4:4.
Unexpected Visitor
Most of you probably saw the police
officers when you arrived at school this morning. The
kindergarten room was broken into sometime Sunday night. One of the windows was broken and there were
a few
things taken
but, most importantly, nobody was hurt. Classes
will continue to operate normally. If
you have any further concerns, please speak with your student’s teacher.
Children’s Christmas Service
I
would like to extend a big thank you to all who helped in preparing the
Children’s Christmas Service for Friday night. A special thanks to Ted
Kohlstedt, Fred Koenig, and Trevor Zarnstorff for transporting, setting up, and
taking down the stage. Also, thank you
to the teachers who put in so much time teaching the songs and recitations,
along with setting up and taking down, and Miss Mittelstadt for producing the
Power Point and folder for the service. Finally, I would like to thank all of
the children who shared the glorious Gospel message with us! Mr. Z.
Performing at the Dimond Center
K-8 students will be singing and playing
hand chimes at the Dimond Center tomorrow, December 19th at
1:30pm.
We
need all drivers to be here at 1:00pm for a 1:15pm departure. We will return to school at 2:45pm.
Advent Services
We invite you to join us during our
last Advent worship service on December 20th at 3:00pm to close out
the school day. This service will last a
little more than half an hour. Students
will be dismissed for the day at the end of the service. Please pick up your students through the main
church entrance instead of the school entrance.
Dress-Up Thursday
Do you have an ugly Christmas
sweater? How about a pair of leggings
with pictures of the Grinch? We’d like
to see your favorite Christmas-themed outfit on Thursday. No favorite holiday wear? That’s ok, wear your uniform.
Early Dismissal and Christmas Break
School will dismiss and Christmas
Break begins at noon Thursday, December 21st. There will be no aftercare. We’ll see you on January 8th when school
resumes. We wish you and your families a
very blessed Christmas and New Year.
Meet Your Teachers Monday
The
answer to last week’s Meet Your Teacher trivia question was Mrs. Koenig. Congratulations
to Isaac Moua for guessing the correct answer!
Make sure to check the school’s Facebook page in January for a new
trivia question.
