Church SchoolSt John in the Wilderness offers church school for the children of the parish during the Sunday service. In a recent Voice in the Wilderness, Wendy Langlois wrote: Sunday School has
officially started up
again, very informally. I would love to hear from parents whose children will be attending on a regular basis. The curriculum will be Weaving God's Promises. In the past, traditionally, there has been a different story or topic each Sunday. Because "the times, they are a 'changing" so will our format change a bit too. Rotation Lesson Planning lets you focus on one story for 3 weeks; each week it is taught differently -- as a story, then a video, then a game or acting out a drama. By the third Sunday the children should be able to tell me about the story. Fr. John and I are also talking about trying a Children's Service at a 10 am service. This could be once a month or every couple of months. We had a good summer. We continued Sunday School throughout the summer months trying to be out of doors as much as possible. We did get a few things to grow in the garden. We learned a lot about what to do and what not to do next year. We knew there would be a learning curve. We did wage war with a little animal that kept eating our veggies. That is a very frustrating thing when you have nurtured the plants from seed! Regina Shea did an outstanding job between caring for the garden and working at the Farmers Market in Copake every Saturday. Our thanks to Bob Callahan for the raised beds he built for us, for all the hard work and all the watering of our little plants. We appreciate everyone who lent a hand creating our garden space! I am always grateful for all the support given to the Sunday School program and its children. Please spread the word to local friends, family and neighbors about our Sunday School because we would always love to see more children and their families. Love, Wendy |