Sunday School
- Details
- Category: Sunday School
Opportunities for all Ages
Nursery and Toddler Care
Nursery and Toddler care are available for children ages birth up to three years, On Sunday mornings, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Rooms 201 and 202.
3 & 4 Year Old Children
3 and 4 year old children meet every Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. Through storytelling, games, and arts and crafts, the children learn Bible stories and begin to explore ways to be kind to each other and to our world.
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade ~ Godly Play
This fall we are beginning Godly Play for kindergarten through 3rd grade children. Godly Play is a path to invite a child in community to an experience of God through the sacred stories of our Christian tradition. The children are invited into a sacred space where representative objects of all the stories of the church surround the edges of the room as the children sit with a storyteller in the central area of the room. This Montessori-based curriculum guides a storyteller to share the sacred stories, parables and liturgical actions, using sensorial materials to help bring the story to life. The children are invited to wonder about the mystery of God in the story and in their own lives. Their individual story response time is the work of connecting their spirit to God's spirit. A feast and sharing time follow.
4th to 6th Grades
This class will explore several saints and continue with stories of the Bible, Jesus and the church. The stories of the saints help us to see how saints are ordinary people who have extraordinary lives of faith. We will also continue with the parables, the stories of Jesus and the journeys of Paul and the path of the church year. The curriculum follows the Godly Play approach as is outlined above. At times, the class will focus their Sunday mornings on service projects and fellowship in the 4th to 6th Grade Adventurers Group.
Sunday School Schedule for 3 year olds to 6th Graders
9:30 AM - There is a host in the Christian Education Wing to welcome visitors and to help with registration. The children gather for singing familiar and new songs of faith in Room 209 the Children's Choir Room in the Christian Education Wing. Marion Crabb, the Children's Choir Director will lead the singing.
9:45 AM - The children go to their classroom where they will be greeted at the door. Three and Four year olds go to Room 205 in the Christian Education Wing. Kindergarten and 1st Grade go to Room 206 in the Christian Education Wing. 2nd and 3rd Grades go to Room 207 in the Christian Education Wing.
10:45 AM - Please come to your child's classroom entrance. The Godly Play Doorperson or Storyteller will bring your child to you at the door.
Youth Sunday School meets on the Lower Level
The High School youth meet every Sunday for fellowship and a variety of activities which may include: interfaith discussions, ethical discussions, ongoing service activities, and sharing music. Our Sunday school time is both our youth group time and our study time. Through the year, we have fellowship, retreats, mission trips and service projects because we love to spend time together. On Sundays, the class meets in Room 103 on the Lower Level.
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education - Kindergarten to 9th Grades
Central UCC offers Our Whole Lives, a series of sexuality education programs, for three age groups: grades K-1, grades 4-6, and grades 7-9. Our Whole Lives, together with Sexuality and Our Faith, helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their relationships, health and behavior in the context of their faith. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas: human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. It provides not only facts about anatomy and human development, but helps participants to clarify their values, build interpersonal skills and understand the social, emotional and spiritual aspects of sexuality. Grades K-1 and 4-6 Our Whole Lives is taught every other year in the Winter-Spring. 7th to 9th Grade Our Whole Lives is offered every other year in the Fall on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Sunday School Schedule for Adults
9:30 to 10:45 AM Classes on Sunday morning scattered around the church. There are three ongoing classes described below and usually one or two special classes that are taught in approximately 6 week sessions.
Adults ~Practical Theology A Just Peace Covenant Community Class
Practical Theology explores current issues through books written by biblical scholars, the Bible, and material from the National UCC Office are utilized. Our new book together, The Evolution Of God by Robert Wright, will begin on Sunday, February 12, 2012 with the Introduction and Chapter One. We love to have new members. Questions, please contact George and Jackie Dominick (
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
).
Adults ~ Sacred Journeys
If you like having your brain stimulated, your heart warmed and your funny bone tickled, then drop in on our Sacred Journeys class. Join the Sacred Journeys class from Feb. 19, 2012 to April for conversation around Neil Douglas-Klotz's book "The Hidden Gospel." This will be an experience of enriching our relationships with God, self, others and creation as Klotz leads us in the transformative spiritual practice of translation and contemplation of the multiple meanings "hidden" in the Aramaic words of Jesus. Books can be purchased in class.
Adults ~ UnSunday School
UnSunday school = coffee, conversation, and community. Here is a class enjoyed by both newcomers and long time members, with no preparation required. Come share what's on your mind. Feel welcomed to talk about your week, your kids, your dogs, your job, what's going on in your world and in the world we all share. Give support, get support, build community - that's UnSunday school. Questions, please contact Cindy Hulbert (
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
).
Safe Church
Central Congregational United Church of Christ (Central) is committed to creating and maintaining programs, facilities, and a community in which members, staff, volunteers, and friends can worship, learn, and work together in an atmosphere free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, exploitation, and intimidation. All involved be adequately prepared and educated for the ministry in which they serve others, and to understand the ways in which their use or misuse of authority may impact others. The congregation has established policies and procedures, screening and training of staff and volunteers, and the prevention education of the congregation in the following areas: Sexual misconduct and physical abuse, including legal reporting requirements. Other forms of harassment based on race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, or physical ability.