Children
During the school year, we offer Sunday school classes for children ages 2 (must turn 2 by October 16 of current school year) through 5th grade.
Time
10:10 - 10:50 AM (between the 9:00 and 11:00 services)
Location
2-, 3-, and 4-year-olds: Baker wing, 1st floor
Kindergarten through 5th grade: Baker wing, 2nd floor
Sunday School Curriculum
2, 3 and 4 Year Olds Our youngest members use a curriculum written for Christ Church by past parishioner Pam Dameron. Preschoolers learn through play time, Bible story-telling from the Old and New Testaments, art, music, prayer and of course, snack! The goal of these lessons is “to help the child perceive church as a pleasant and secure place, to understand the immeasurable greatness of God’s love for His people, and to see himself as a child of God (and the apple of His eye).”
Kindergarten Godly Play. Godly Play is a method of telling the stories of our Christian heritage using carefully chosen words and lesson pieces which capture the imagination of children. The children have the opportunity to respond to the stories through “wondering questions” and art work.
First through fifth grades Weaving God’s Promises – This curriculum was developed and written exclusively for the Episcopal Church. It builds faith foundations through lessons focused on
- Holy Scripture: the great stories of the Old and New Testaments.
- The Church: church history, seasons of the church year, church practices, use of The Book of Common Prayer, our Anglican and Episcopal tradition and the principal sacraments: Baptism and Holy Eucharist.
- Christian Living: practices of prayer, outreach and service, Christian ethics and contemporary issues.
First Grade Eucharist Instruction The first grade also incorporates a study of the Eucharist culminating with First Grade Communion Celebration in the spring.