Christian Education
Please click here for Nursery Information
Resources
for practicing faith at Home
Nurturing Spirituality at Home
Please click on the above link for a brief guide for parents on nurturing spirituality at home. The guide is put out by Sharon Ely Pearson, Christian Formation Specialist at Church Publishing.
Resource from our friends in the Diocese of Lebombo, Mozambique
Please
click on the link above to see a resource from Mozambique (with
thanks to Roger LeCompte for translating!) that connects Scripture
passages with events in the life of Jesus and with social
behaviors.
We hope this will be a useful resource in addition to the "Faith
at Home" bulletin inserts. Enjoy!
Sunday
School at St. John's
St. John’s
Episcopal Church is committed to providing a loving, joyful, and safe
environment where children can learn how to walk the path of faith
and realize their full potential as Christians. Our Sunday
School program is for youngsters from Pre-Kindergarten through high
school and begins after the 9am Family Eucharist service.
During the closing song, the children follow the crucifer downstairs
to the undercroft for refreshments and classes, which end at
10:40am. (Parents of PreK/K children are asked to meet their
child downstairs at the end of class.) Sunday School classes
run from the Sunday after Labor Day to the first Sunday in June.
In an effort to include children in worship, the clergy give children’s sermons at least twice monthly and we also have musical offerings by the children as much as possible.
The Sunday School bulletin boards are in the undercroft and the parish hall where you can see upcoming events, photos, birthdays, etc. The monthly newsletter also gives news and current projects.
Curriculum and Activities
The
Church School Curriculum for the elementary grades is Living the Good
News, a
lectionary based curriculum put out by Church Publishing.
The
older classes use a mixture of videos, games, Bible Study and
discussion.
In addition to meeting in classes divided by grade
level, we also have monthly group classes where we: pray together,
learn more about the Bible, Christian tradition, and the needs of our
local and global communities. We also create projects that reach out
to others. Some of our projects include creating cards or
crafts to share with those who are ill or in need, Advent wreath
making, and various projects that reach out to the local and world
community.
In
December, we have the popular Christmas pageant and we will be
staging a musical in the spring .
We look forward to seeing your child in Sunday School!
PLEASE CLICK HERE
TO READ THE MOST RECENT SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Please click here for a Sunday School Registration form. Thank you!
Blessings,
The Rev. Molly James
email: associate@stjohnsessex.org
Phone: 860-767-8095 x 13 (Office)