Church School Kick Off: Making Connections
The children will gather together each Sunday morning at 9:40 in Room 204. This first week the children will be celebrating the start of an exciting year and starting our year of growth together in our connections to God, our families, our teachers, our community, our world and to the other kids at our church. Each week the children will meet together as a large group and be introduced to the stories of God and then participate in a variety of activities to connect the story to their lives and to respond to the story. Families will be connected to the children and the things they are learning by doing activities at home. Each child’s family will receive a magazine full of suggestions that encourage discussion and interaction with the other family members.
It is an important benefit to our children that Hope Church provides both Church School at 9:40 a.m. and Children in Worship during the 11 a.m. worship service. If your children haven’t been involved before, this fall plan to take advantage of all there is to nurture our children’s faith. We are continuing Family Church School events on the second Sunday of each month beginning in October. Each session is designed to allow families to spend time learning and exploring together.
Children in Worship
Children in Worship begins on September 7 during the 11 a.m. service. Children age 3 through 5th graders will worship in their centers using the same order of worship that is being followed in the sanctuary. They will Approach God (through greetings and songs of praise), they will hear God’s Word (through storytelling and Bible reading), they will Respond to God (through wondering, reflection or working with the stories or art materials), they will give Thanks to God (through prayer, sharing of gifts, and the sharing of a feast), and they will Go in God’s Name. Each week the story for each worship center is printed in the bulletin. The children become aware that they are an important part of our congregation when their worship lessons are included. Remember the children that are worshipping in their centers in your prayers as you worship.