Sunday School for Preschoolers, 9:30-10:40 

• 3 year olds, age 3 by September 30, meet in Room 11. 
• 4 year olds, age 4 by September 30, meet in Room 11. 

• 5 year olds & 6 year olds by September 30, including  Kindergarteners, meet in Room 21.

Children are invited to sing for 11:00 worship periodically throughout the year. All classes are taught by teams of volunteer teachers.  If you would like to join a team please contact our Director of Christian Education.    

Sunday School for Elementary Children - 9:30-10:40 

Children in Grades 1-5 join The Journey, our workshop rotation classes.  Each rotation, typically four Sundays, includes workshops in drama, art, games, computers, food, and/or science. 

Workshops are staffed by volunteers who work with our D.C.E. in preparing materials.  Each workshop leader is assisted by a Shepherd who travels with the assigned grade/group. 

The fall schedule features: 

• September:  Noah and The Promise 
• October:  Blessed to Be a Blessing: Lessons in Stewardship 
• November:  Jonah, the Missionary
  
• December:  Stories of Jesus’ Birth In the new year
  
• The Journey will include rotations about Baptism, The Sermon on the Mount, Easter, and Worship.
•  If you would like to lead a workshop or serve as a Shepherd please contact our Director of Christian Education.   
  

Sunday School for Youth - 9:30-10:40 

• Grades 6, 7, & 8 meet in Room 1-B, first floor of Flounder House.  Class time includes Bible Study, mission projects, fellowship and speakers. 
• Grades 9-12 meet in Room 2-B, on the second floor of Flounder House.  Their class time includes Bible Study, life application and current events, and speakers.  
• Christian Education, Grades 6 – 12 All youth meet Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:40 am for a time of Christian Education and spiritual formation.  All classes meet in Flounder House. 

Middle schoolers (grades 6-8) focus on Bible study and life application, faith in action, and developing faith practices as they grow in their understanding of what it means to be a Christian teenager.

Confirmation, for youth in grades 9 and above, is a 9-month period of study and discernment in preparation for making the first public profession of faith.  The program includes an 8-week class study, attendance at the Reformed Institute’s confirmation event in March, regular meetings with a sponsor and completion of a number of required activities in the life of the church, such as worship leadership, teaching younger children,  service projects and Bible study.  Upon completion of the course members of the confirmation class write a personal statement of faith and are examined and received by the Session.

Communion Preparation Class

In the Presbyterian Church “[those] baptized children who are being nurtured and instructed in the significance of the invitation to the Table and the meaning of their response are invited to receive the Lord’s Supper, recognizing that their understanding of participation will vary according to their maturity.” (W-2.4011 a,b). 

Saturday, October 6, 9:30-11:00 am will be the first class this fall.  Call the Church Office for details.   

Bridges to Worship 

According to our Book of Order, “[those] exercising parental responsibility should teach their children about Christian worship by example,…by discussion and instruction…”  Directory for Worship, W-5.7002. 

To support parents in this endeavour we offer Bridges to Worship, an opportunity for children age 5 through 2nd grade to experience worship in an age-appropriate form.  Children attend worship in the Sanctuary with their families through the Time with Children.  They are then invited to the Education Building where they are divided into two groups and meet in Rooms 26 and Heaven.  Parents are asked to go with their child the first time they attend.  Children should be picked up immediately following worship. 

Music Opportunities for Children 

• Cherub Choir-3, 4, 5, & 6 year-olds, meets during Sunday School, led by Sally Laha.
• Covenant Choir-Grades 1-3, meets Sundays, 12:05-12:50 in Education Building, led by Martha Beall and Julie Jernigan
• Alleluia Ringers & Singers-Grades 4 & up, meets Sundays, 12:05-12:50 in the Balcony of the Sanctuary, led by Wayne Earnest & Robin McConnell. 

“In the service of Baptism the congregation, trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit, and on behalf of the universal Church, pledges responsibility for Christian nurture. The session and elders are responsible for providing for the development and supervision of the educational program of the church… Parents or those exercising parental responsibility share the faith of the church with children…” Directory for Worship, W-6.2005   “The Christian community provides nurture for its member through all of life and life’s transitions. 

The church offers nurture to those entering the community, preparing for Baptism, including them in the life of the community, welcoming them to participate in its worship and to come to the Lord’s Table, assisting them to claim their identity as believers in Jesus Christ, equipping them to live as disciples in the world… Directory for Worship, W-6.2000   

• Beth Sanderson, Education Ministry Moderator 
• Priscilla Andre-Colton, Director of Christian Education