Church School Begins this Weekend
Please drop your child off in the Bishop Garden between 9:50 and 10:00am this Sunday. You'll need to sign them in and make sure our information is correct before you head to the worship service.
Important notes for parents and care givers:
Please have your child bring a mask. This is necessary for trips to the bathroom and if they are joining you for communion. Outside masks are optional, but if we are doing an activity where personal space seems dicey, we may want everyone to mask for those minutes.
When you drop off your child, please confirm with a teacher if your child is joining you for communion or remaining outside until the service ends. If your child is joining you for communion, please let us know where to find you (worship in either the sanctuary or in Hadley Hall).
If your child is remaining outdoors for quiet activities until the end of the worship service, please plan on coming directly to the Bishop Garden for pick-up at the end of the service, before joining fellowship time. Thank you.
You can find the Bishop Woodland Garden by the gate to the right of Hadley Hall and the kitchen, or you can come through the Cloister Garden and quickly jaunt through the hallway, down four stairs, and out the back door.
Please Register for Church School if You Haven't Yet
We couldn’t be more excited to start our new program year together! This fall we are offering two options for children’s Church School:
In-Person, Outdoor Church School on Sunday Mornings at 10am
Meet us under canopy tents in the Bishop (back) Garden! During our hands-on classes, we’ll hear Bible stories in creative ways, explore and make art, learn fun facts, and explore our own feelings and responses to these stories — all within a loving and supporting community of teachers and children. We invite children in pre-K through 5th grade, as well as 6th graders as special helpers this year. Families can choose for their child to join them in the sanctuary for communion, or remain outdoors with teachers until the worship service ends.
At-Home, Family-Led “Church” School -- Anytime that Works for You!
At-home formation is family-centered and family-led. We’ll give you the same materials we’re using for in-person church school, as well as weekly emails with support like background information and questions to ask, and periodic paper mailings for your child. If in-person church attendance doesn’t work for your family this fall, or if your family wants to sit together through the entire church service, this is a great option!
REGISTER HERE
Our curriculum, Storymakers, creatively retells stories from the Old and New Testaments through “zines.” Zines are a combination guide, magazine, and workbook. We're starting with a zine called The Stars, and we'll all dive into a journey with Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Jacob. Have you wondered why we hear these names so often in church, and what they mean to us, now? Join us and we'll find out!
