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Redeemer Home > Children & Youth
The Children's Ministries Committee develops and guides the activities for the church school and related family and community events. Its mission is to provide a loving and nurturing Christian environment in which each child can:
- Become aware of, and feel a part of, the heritage of scripture, tradition, and worship.
- Develop a sense of being loved and accepted as a unique child of God, and a member of a community of the people of God.
- Respond in love to God, community and creation.
The committee meets monthly to oversee the church school program's content and continually evaluates it to keep materials and methods fresh and meaningful.
SUNDAY SCHOOL 2011-2012:
2011-2012 Sunday School Registration
Will you by your prayers and witness help this child
to grow into the full stature of Christ?
-- 1979 Book of Common Prayer, baptismal liturgy
... it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!
-- Dumbledore in J.K. Rowling’s, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000
Our Pre-K through 2nd graders will be learning from a new curriculum, accessible to teachers on-line, called Weaving God’s Promises (Copyright 2010 Church Publishing Incorporated), developed and written exclusively for the Episcopal Church by The Rev. Canon Joanna Leiserson . “The goal of Weaving God’s Promises is to teach children the way of Christ, not only in the church but also in the world, and to give them a solid grounding for future youth formation programs, which in turn will prepare them for Christian adulthood.” For more information go to http://www.weavinggodspromises.org/.
Our 3rd through 7th graders will be enrolling at Sunday School at Hogwarts, a new original curriculum that will incorporate the best ideas and practices from the workshop rotation model for Sunday School (see http://www.rotation.org/ for more information), our Paul’s Place Camp Allegria model (developed and used with great success this past summer), and the brilliant, creative inspiration of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series (tailored to fit our Episcopalian sensibilities). There is much excitement and energy around this new curriculum, and input and suggestions are welcome!
Our 8th and 9th graders will continue with Confirm Not Conform (Copyright 2009 Church Publishing Incorporated), a confirmation program that emphasizes giving youth a choice and a voice and giving adults a safe space to explore their questions and choices. This curriculum will be supplemented with outreach/service opportunities and at least one retreat for 9th graders in the springtime. For more information go to http://www.confirmnotconform.com/.
VOLUNTEERS:
Children's programs would not happen without the help of adults and teens who offer their support as teachers, youth workers, and nursery care givers.
For more information, contact:
The Rev. M. Cristina Paglinauan, staff liaison, ext. 230, cpaglinauan@redeemeronline.com
Maggie Kallmyer, committee chairwoman
For other children and youth information follow the links below:
Parish Day School
Redeemer Youth Group
Boy Scout Troop 35
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