Sunday, November 6th, 9:30 a.m. at Riverdale Baptist Church. We will study, "The Purpsoe Behind The Problem".
Friday, November 18th, 9:30 a.m. at Riverdale Baptist Church. We will study, "What Does The Bible Say About Thankfulness?". We will also have 2 English lessons, "Famous Quotes About Thanksgiving" and "Idioms XVI"
In December, the Friday class will study, "Christmas Prophecies" and have English lessons about Donations and Fundraising.
In January, the Friday class will study, "Prophecies That Haven't Been Fulfilled, Yet"
Childcare is provided for all the classes. Children are welcome to stay in the class with us. Japanese translation and Japanese Bibles are provided for all class members.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Halloween Safety Tips
1. Stay with your children at all times. Only go to houses that have their porch lights one or are homes of people you know. It’s okay to let your kids walk up to the door alone, but make sure you are watching them at all times.
2. Be careful walking up and down the streets. It will be dark and people will be pulling in and out of driveways. Make sure your children are walking on sidewalks or near the curbs. If you are driving, drive at slow speeds. There will be a lot of people on the streets on Halloween night!
3. If it rains on Halloween night, many people will drive their children around for trick-or-treating. If you do this, use your hazard lights so that other people will know that you will be stopping and starting a lot. Also, be very careful passing a car that has stopped with their hazard lights on. Children could be running around the front or back of the car and not be able to see you.
4. If you or your children are wearing masks, make sure you will be able to see properly with them on. If you or your children are carrying any kind of costume props, make sure they don’t have sharp points and that they are flexible enough to bend if you fall on them. Also, make sure your costumes aren’t too long so that you won’t trip when you are walking. It’s a good idea for at least one person in your group to have a flashlight. It’s also a good idea to have some reflective tape or material on your costumes.
5. Don’t eat any treats until an adult has inspected them. Adults should make sure the candy is in original, untorn, wrappers. Don’t eat any homemade treats. Stay in familiar neighborhoods when you are trick or treating. Also, it’s best to trick or treat with a group of friends.
2. Be careful walking up and down the streets. It will be dark and people will be pulling in and out of driveways. Make sure your children are walking on sidewalks or near the curbs. If you are driving, drive at slow speeds. There will be a lot of people on the streets on Halloween night!
3. If it rains on Halloween night, many people will drive their children around for trick-or-treating. If you do this, use your hazard lights so that other people will know that you will be stopping and starting a lot. Also, be very careful passing a car that has stopped with their hazard lights on. Children could be running around the front or back of the car and not be able to see you.
4. If you or your children are wearing masks, make sure you will be able to see properly with them on. If you or your children are carrying any kind of costume props, make sure they don’t have sharp points and that they are flexible enough to bend if you fall on them. Also, make sure your costumes aren’t too long so that you won’t trip when you are walking. It’s a good idea for at least one person in your group to have a flashlight. It’s also a good idea to have some reflective tape or material on your costumes.
5. Don’t eat any treats until an adult has inspected them. Adults should make sure the candy is in original, untorn, wrappers. Don’t eat any homemade treats. Stay in familiar neighborhoods when you are trick or treating. Also, it’s best to trick or treat with a group of friends.
Halloween Traditions
Halloween is a contraction of a Catholic holiday, “All Hallows Eve”. “All Hallows Day” is November 1 and that is a day to honor saints. So, Hallows Eve is October 31st.
Trick or Treat
The custom of trick or treating probably has several origins. One explanation is that early Catholics would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes" made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. Catholics believe that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a soul's passage to heaven.
Jack-O-Lanterns:
Irish children used to carve out potatoes or turnips and light them for their Halloween gatherings. They commemorated Jack, a shifty Irish villain so wicked that neither God nor the Devil wanted him. Legend says Jack wanders the world endlessly looking for a place to rest. His only warmth is a glittering candle in a rotten turnip. The Irish Potato Famine (1845-50) prompted over 700,000 people to immigrate to the Americas. These immigrants brought with them their traditions of Halloween and Jack o'Lanterns, but turnips were not plentiful in America. So, the Irish immigrants used pumpkins as a replacement.
Halloween Masquerade Mask and Costumes:
From earliest times people wore masks when droughts or other disasters struck. They believed that the demons that had brought their misfortune upon them would become frightened off by the hideous masks.
Trick or Treat
The custom of trick or treating probably has several origins. One explanation is that early Catholics would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes" made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. Catholics believe that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a soul's passage to heaven.
Jack-O-Lanterns:
Irish children used to carve out potatoes or turnips and light them for their Halloween gatherings. They commemorated Jack, a shifty Irish villain so wicked that neither God nor the Devil wanted him. Legend says Jack wanders the world endlessly looking for a place to rest. His only warmth is a glittering candle in a rotten turnip. The Irish Potato Famine (1845-50) prompted over 700,000 people to immigrate to the Americas. These immigrants brought with them their traditions of Halloween and Jack o'Lanterns, but turnips were not plentiful in America. So, the Irish immigrants used pumpkins as a replacement.
Halloween Masquerade Mask and Costumes:
From earliest times people wore masks when droughts or other disasters struck. They believed that the demons that had brought their misfortune upon them would become frightened off by the hideous masks.
Idioms XV
1. hang in there/hang on—words of encouragement—When I found out my neighbor was trying to give up smoking, I told him to hang in there because I know that’s a hard thing to do.
2. hard to come by—difficult to find—Good husbands are hard to come by. So, if you get one, treat him well.
3. hard to swallow—difficult to believe—Stories about UFO’s are hard for most people to swallow.
4. have a heart to heart talk—have an honest talk and share your true feelings with someone—Having a good heart to heart talk with your husband can help your marriage.
5. have a soft spot for—have a warm feeling or affection for—Grandpas usually have a soft spot for their granddaughters.
6. have second thoughts—have doubts—Bill was having second thoughts about marrying Susie. So, he postponed the wedding.
7. have your hands full—be busy—Young mothers always have their hands full.
8. have your head in the clouds—be unrealistic—Every time I hear the President speak, I think he has his head in the clouds.
9. have your work cut out for you—have a challenge or difficult task to do—Kindergarten teachers really have their work cut out for them.
10. hit it off—meet someone for the first time and get along really well with them—I knew they would be a cute couple. They really hit it off when I introduced them to each other.
2. hard to come by—difficult to find—Good husbands are hard to come by. So, if you get one, treat him well.
3. hard to swallow—difficult to believe—Stories about UFO’s are hard for most people to swallow.
4. have a heart to heart talk—have an honest talk and share your true feelings with someone—Having a good heart to heart talk with your husband can help your marriage.
5. have a soft spot for—have a warm feeling or affection for—Grandpas usually have a soft spot for their granddaughters.
6. have second thoughts—have doubts—Bill was having second thoughts about marrying Susie. So, he postponed the wedding.
7. have your hands full—be busy—Young mothers always have their hands full.
8. have your head in the clouds—be unrealistic—Every time I hear the President speak, I think he has his head in the clouds.
9. have your work cut out for you—have a challenge or difficult task to do—Kindergarten teachers really have their work cut out for them.
10. hit it off—meet someone for the first time and get along really well with them—I knew they would be a cute couple. They really hit it off when I introduced them to each other.
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