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Welcome to Church School!
Welcome back to Church
School!
Enjoy the excitement of reconnecting
with old friends and meeting new ones on Rally Day, Sunday,
September 9. Complete registration forms in the Memorial
Garden to the left of the church building, starting at 9:00
a.m. To make things easier, your family may want to visit
the church website, www.ccamherst.org and print out the
forms available by clicking on the Church School link and
then Forms. Then just bring them to the volunteers at the
registration table on Rally Sunday. Registration will be
simple and you’ll have more time to chat with friends. In
case of rain, registration will take place in the community
room. There will be additional time for registration and
questions during the Homecoming Picnic after worship.
There will also be sign-up opportunities for Middle High
Youth Group (grades 6-8), Senior High Youth Group (grades
9-12) and Confirmation Class (grade 8).
Classes start on Rally Day! After Children’s Time in the
worship service, students will be called to meet their
teachers, go to their classrooms and begin lessons. Parents
can pick up children at their classrooms and bring them to
the Homecoming Picnic.
The community is encouraged to share in the children’s theme
of environmental responsibility this year as we proceed to
better know God and ourselves at church school.
About our Church School
Children in the classes for three year olds
and for four year olds as well as kindergarteners are guided
in their classroom activities by the WorshipCenter
curriculum. Teachers engage them in storytelling and ritual
so that the children experience Bible in an age-appropriate
manner and begin to build their worship skills.
Grades 1 through 7 explore faith through the
Seasons of the Spirit curriculum. Seasons of the Spirit
is lectionary-based, allowing families on most Sundays to
share in the same Bible readings whether they be in church
school or the worship service. Seasons of the Spirit
strives to provide a foundation by which children can put
their growing faith into practice.
Several special events occur each year in
the church school calendar:
- Rally Sunday
(registration, celebration for first Sunday of church
school year, in September)
- Bible Sunday (third
grade, in October)
- Mission Sunday (all grades, Sunday after
Thanksgiving)
- Christmas pageant (fourth grade,
December)
- Church School Sunday (all grades, final
Sunday of church school year in June)
- Children’s Chapel (all grades, three
Sundays per year).
Enrollment is welcome at any point of the
church school year (please click
here to see registration forms).
Recruiting church school teachers is also
an ongoing activity. Many volunteers choose to teach in a
2-person team/grade level for either one of the
fall/winter/spring terms or for the whole school year.
Teachers include parents, high school students and others
who choose to share and grow their faith alongside the young
people of the church.
Please see or contact: Jean Rogers, Church
School Coordinator
jrogers at ccamherst.org
603-673-3231
In the summer and on occasional Sundays
during the school year, regular classes are not held and
families are encouraged to participate in the worship
service together. On those days there is a supervised
general activity for children in second grade and younger
after children’s time as well as the usual nursery and
two-year-old care.
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“The earth is the
Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.”
Psalm 24:1
An earth-friendly
theme guides our church school year with purpose and
devotion..
In story, study, prayer, mission projects and more, church
school participants will discover and come to appreciate
God’s love and guidance for us individually and
collectively.
Click a link below for more information about
church school items.
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