Children
&Youth
Ministry
&Youth
Ministry
Children &Youth Ministry |
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| Babies | Kids' Club | Sunday School | Middle School | Youth | Children's Choir | Faith-Full Families | Permission Slips |
St. Jude's has a wonderful group of Teachers and Assistants who share the faith with St. Jude's children and youth on Sunday mornings. Please complete a registration form for each K-8 child, which can be obtained/returned in the Parish Hall or Farmhouse or brought to class. Forms can also be downloaded from here on this page.
Contact Linda Morris for more information or if you would like to help in the Sunday School program.
All classes create a covenant which begins with RESPECT:
Remember the "Golden Rule"-- Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
Everyone is a beloved child of God & has gifts to share.
Sunday School adults volunteer their time because they care.
Please follow instructions.
Expectation for all to have a positive Godly experience.
Cultivate respect with clear, consistent consequences.
Treat self and others with love and respect.
Sunday School Teaching Schedule
We highly encourage parents to drop their younger children off for the Nursery or the Kids' Club while the parents attend the spiritually nurturing Adult Forum in the parish hall. Please sign in your K-5 child near the Nursery (yellow door).
| 9:00 | Child care for age 0-2 | ♥ Nursery (#4 - yellow door) |
| 9:10 | Kids' Club for age 3-11 | ♥ Activity room (#2 - blue door or #4 or playground) |
| 9:10 | Children's Choir - all children who want to sing | ♥ Choir room (#5 - orange door) |
| 9:55 | Snack/Free Play | ♥ Outside Nursery door or in Rm 2 if rainy |
| 10:15 | Gathering for Pre-K through Grade 5 for singing, prayer and sharing the offering | Rm #5(orange door) |
| 10:25 | Children are led to their classes for Sunday School | |
| Grades K-2 Rm #6 - red door | ||
| Grades 3-5 Rm #1 - purple door | ||
| 10:30 | Middle School Chat Room & Bible Discussion | Youth Room (parish hall) |
| 11:05 | Children and youth follow the acolyte into the church to join their parents for Communion. Parents may retrieve infants from the nursery for Communion as they deem appropriate. | Church |
| 11:45 | Youth Group | Fireside Room/Youth Room |
Nursery Tam Tran provides a loving environment for children ages 0-2. Tam has years of experience working with children. She is the mother of two children, elementary age and young adult. She is loving, attentive, responsible, calm, and responsive. She has been working at St. Jude's for several years. We gladly trust her with our young.
Kids' Club Erika Domokos cares for the children age 3-11. Erika came to us through Faith-Full Families and has two children of her own, elementary age and young adult. She has varied experience working in the classroom setting and is a natural with children. She provides art activities and games during the forum.
Snack/Free Play Erika Domokos supervises healthy snacks on the table outside the Nursery door or in Rm 2 if rainy.
Gathering --Pre-K through Grade 5 meet in Rm #5(orange door) for singing, prayer, and sharing the offering. Then children are led to their classes for Sunday School:
Grades K-2 Rm #6 - red door
Grades 3-5 Rm #1 - purple door
Chat Room & Bible Discussion in Youth Room (parish hall).
Our lectionary-based curriculum for K-8 uses these resources: Lesson Plans by Church Season and/or Seasons of the Spirit. The Lectio Divina method is used for studying the scripture. The text for the Kid's Quest Bible can be found online at: http://www.biblegateway.com/; select the New International Reader's Version (NIrV) for K-5. Each Sunday bulletin includes the scripture reading(s) used for the day to aid parents in discussing Sunday School with their children later.
Youth 6th-12th grade regularly meet for spiritual formation/bible study, service, and fun throughout the year @ St. Jude's. We currently have an active group of 10-20 youth who participate in Sunday lunches, monthly lock-ins, monthly off-site fun activities, and various service projects. We have experienced adult mentors supervising activities and our Associate Pastor both overseeing and involved in the program. See calendar of events below. New youth are welcome. If you are interested in learning more about the program, call St. Jude's @ 408.252.4166 or email Maly.
Faith-Full Families meet one Sunday early evening each month from Oct. through May; a special time for the whole family to share activities, fellowship, fun, and food. Contact the church office or Maly. More background information for those new to the program is available here.
Please complete a Registration Form/Permission slip for each child or teen. Forms are in the Parish Hall and Farmhouse or can be downloaded here and printed. Please return forms to class, or in the box provided in the Parish Hall, or in the marked mailbox in the Farmhouse.
The members of the Youth Group wrote prayers on Sunday, the 4th of May, 2008.
| Updated August 24, 2010 |
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