SUNDAY SCHOOL (download
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“Since my youth, O
God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your
marvelous deeds.” Psalms 71:17
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Each Sunday during the second
service, Good Shepherd offers a
Sunday School program for children
from Preschool (age 3 by September
30th and potty-trained) through 5th
grade. Parents/guardians can drop
off children in the common area at
8:50 am, located in the basement of
the church building. Since we have
only a short amount of time to spend
together, please do your best to
have children arrive on time. Please
be sure to take your children’s
personal belongings (such as coats,
gloves, toys) upstairs with you to
the Sanctuary. After a brief music
class, the children disperse to
their individual classrooms for a
Bible story and some fun activities,
crafts and games. After
approximately 45 minutes, the
children are brought upstairs during
the Peace to rejoin their families
and participate in the Eucharist
service (see Communion Policy
attached). If children become
restless, they can move out to the
hall where there is a speaker
and some baskets filled with
children’s activities.
CLASSROOM DETAILS
The curriculum we are currently
using is entitled “Exploring Faith”
and is published by Cokesbury, The
United Methodist Publishing House.
Each lesson is based on a Bible
story taken from the New Revised
Standard Version. They also use
quotes from the Good News
Translation in Today's English
Version and the Contemporary English
Version. The lesson plans include 1)
Arrival Fun, 2) Bible Story, and 3)
Live God’s Word. The third part of
the lesson shows them how to “live
out” the Bible message in their
lives and is often some type of art
project that the children
can take home. We provide a project
table at the top of the stairs where
children can pick up their crafts
after the service.
We have teams of volunteer teachers
as well as youth helpers to assist
with classes. This team approach is
helpful as it gives volunteers a
chance to take turns teaching and
therefore attend a full Sunday
service on their “off” weeks. Our
teachers have been through the
Safeguarding God’s Children
training, and we strongly adhere to
all diocesan rules regarding the
safety of our children.
Our volunteers are central to the
success of the Sunday School
program.
More volunteers are always needed
and welcome; contact Amy Bailey to
find out about current openings and
learn more about our training
policies. Parents/guardians are
encouraged to volunteer at least one
Sunday each
year and are always invited to drop
in to visit classrooms.
Special note: On occasion, we will
provide snacks for the children
during Sunday School. Please be sure
to let us know if your child has any
food allergies or if you prefer that
your child not partake of the
snacks. Thank you!SUMMER SUNDAY
SCHOOL
During the summer months of June,
July and August, Good Shepherd
offers a Sunday School program for
all ages in the common area of the
lower level. It's a one-room
schoolhouse approach with children
from pre-K through 5th grade all
learning together. The atmosphere is
more laid-back and playful, as the
summer should be! We occasionally
meet outside if weather permits, and
we have tons of fun! The class
length is the same as the regular
school year, and
the children rejoin their families
during the Peace.
LOST AND FOUND
We have a Lost and Found box located
in the supply closet downstairs.
Please contact Amy Bailey if your
child has misplaced something and we
will do our best to find it!
CHILDREN’S BOOK & VIDEO LIBRARY
Please note that there is a
children’s section in our library
from
which you may checkout books. We
have many children’s videos
available for checkout as well. We
also hope to have a library cart
this year to make the process
easier. See your Sunday School
teacher for details. If you have any
books or videos that you would like
to
donate to the church library, please
use our
contact us form.
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