Sunday Mornings

Sunday School for Children and Youth

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6

“We realize that parents need support and assistance in their Christian Education efforts. Thus, the St. Michael’s Sunday school staff teaches a strong scripture-based curriculum for 3-year olds through high schoolers. If we don’t tell them the faith stories, how will they know? ”

– Debbie Vickery, Children’s Education Minister

Sunday School Overview

Our Sunday School programs are held at 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.  Children and youth attend class at the beginning of the worship service and join worship in  progress (at the Peace). During their class, they hear lessons and respond to them on  their developmental level while the adults are hearing the lessons of the day and a sermon  (a response to the lessons). Then we all experience the liturgy of the table and Eucharist  together.  Children are welcome to attend the whole worship service if they prefer not to attend Sunday school.

*No Sunday School classes are provided Easter morning.

Curriculum Descriptions & Class Locations: August 28, 2011 to May 27, 2012

• 3 – 4 year olds (Room #2)
  Let the Children Come – Children hear a story and participate with craft stick figures created for each story.  Class begins with free play time, followed by “The Lords Prayer” which opens circle time.  Next, the story is presented and is followed by craft time at the table.
• Kindergarten to Fifth Grade (check bulletin board outside room #7 for weekly room location)    Workshop Rotation – Grass roots curriculum, ideas shared online (rotation.org). The story is told three weeks in a row, but in a different workshop for each grade level (ours include cooking something that ties with the story in Garden of Eatin’, acting out the story or using the puppet theatre in Parable Productions and creating an art project in How Great Thou Art). [Multi-intelligence based and the most exciting curriculum we have seen in years.]
• Sixth to Eighth (Room #8) and Ninth to Twelfth Grades (Room #6):
  Living the Good News - Lectionary-based curriculum written by the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado Christian Education Department. There is a weekly focus which reflects the theme of the scriptures for that Sunday. Class time includes opening activities, scripture readings, discussions and “going deeper” experiences. The teacher’s guide includes a bible study for teachers with wonderful background and comparisons – great for lesson preparation.

10:10 to 10:50 Sunday Morning Programs

During the adult classes at 10:10 a.m., these programs are offered for children of all ages:

• Infants through 5 year olds:  VIP: Very Important Pre-schoolers (Nurseries A & B) – Free play and snack with nannies in our nurseries.
• Kindergarten to Fifth Graders:  Kid’s Intermission (Room #4) – Boardgames  for  elementary age children.  A time to develop friendships  and interact in a fun environment.  Coordinated by DebbieVickery.
• Sixth to Twelfth Graders:  Breakfast Club (Room #8) - A time to socialize and enjoy light snackswith our youth minister, Mary Conkling.

Summer Sunday School

June 3 – August 19, 2012

During the summer, we offer two classes:  3 y.o. – graduates of Kindergarten and graduates of 1st– 5th grade.  The younger class experiences bible stories through a Big Book curriculum which includes free play, story time and craft time.  The older class enjoys a bible game each Sunday, rotating between Bible Bingo, Bible Jingo, Bible Charades and Scripture Scramble.