Welcome to the SONSHINER SPEEDway! The Sonshiners class is the name of our Sunday School class and is for children ages kindergarten through first grade. We are located at the Santa Clara First Baptist Church, 3111 Benton Street, Santa Clara, California, 95051. During our time together, we learn about Jesus through table activities, music, stories, weekly Bible dramas, crafts, and fellowship. If you live near Santa Clara California or come up for a visit, I hope you will drop by our church and see what we do in our class!

Sincerely,

Bill and Pat

Have you ever had a time when someone did something to you that wasn't nice and later came and said, "I'm sorry"? Maybe someone called you a name or took something from you without asking your permission. Did you forgive that person?

This past week in the SPEEDway we heard a story that Jesus told to a man named Peter. Peter wanted to know how many times we need to forgive others. He wanted to know what we should do if someone keeps doing things that aren't right and then keeps asking to be forgiven. Jesus answered Peter with a story about a servant who owed a king some money but didn't have the money to pay the king back. Would the king forgive his servant? Click "HERE" to find out!

Sometimes forgiving others is not easy to do. When people do things that aren't nice to us, it often makes us very angry. We want them to pay for what they did so we often treat them unkindly to "teach them a lesson". But how many times do WE make mistakes? How many times do we not obey God? Does God forgive us again and again when we are truely sorry and ask for His forgiveness? He sure does! And because God forgives us, we need to forgive others, too.

Before our story, our Sonshiners made crowns and decorated them with fancy jewels. The crowns can be used to act out the Bible story we learned about the forgiving king. Learn how you can make the same crown at home! Just click HERE for the pattern!

During our group time we learned a new song called, "How Many Times Must I Forgive?". This question was once asked of Jesus by Jesus' friend Peter. Do you know the answer to this question?

		This past week we learned that Jesus wants us to always forgive others.

When?: July 12th, 19th, 26th, and August 2nd, and 9th!
Time?: 9:00 - 12:00 Sunday Mornings!
Where?: Santa Clara 1st Baptist Church - 3111 Benton Street - Santa Clara - CA
For more information: 408 - 241-7635

Join us with your entire family (grown-ups included!) for games and crafts from 9:00 to 10:30. Then experience worship, drama, and family interaction during our worship hour from 10:30 until 12:00 Noon! Bring your whole family and experience the fun! Remember...there's no place like ROME!

• Mad Maddie Maxwell (Stacie K.B. Maslyn)
•Good Sam (Jesus' Story of the Good Samaritan) (By: Glenda Palmer)
•Mr. Bell's Fixit Shop (By: Ronne Peltzman)
•Good Night, Aunt Lilly (By: Margaret Madigan)
•A Friend Is One Who Helps (By: Ruth Shannon Odor)
•Afrotina and the Three Bears (By: Fred Crump, Jr.)
•Charlie's "Be Kind" Day (By: Patricia Shely Mahany)
•No Problem (By: Diane Stortz)
•Some Words Help, Some Words Hurt (By: Elspeth Campbell Murphy)
•Baby Moses In A Basket (By: Patricia Shely Mahany)
•Two Prayers for Patches (By: Kim Henry)
*Clifford’s Good Deeds (By: Norman Bridwell)
*The Cow That Went Oink (By: Bernard Most)
*It's Mine (By: Leo Lionni)

Many of these books can be found at your local Christian book store. If you can't find them there, you may be able to find them on the web at Amazon. com. If books are marked with a "*", they may often be found in your local library.