The Education team has been working hard on a plan for our kids at St. John’s this Fall (members, non-members, local families or families that live around the world...everyone is welcome!). As our services continue to be virtual, we will be offering virtual options for our Worship Center Classes, Bridge Class, and Confirmation Class.
Worship Center Classes and Bridge Class (Age 3-12 years)
Starting September 20, we will be posting worship center videos on our Families Facebook page weekly. These will be videos that follow the same format that we use for worship centers in the classroom and also follow the liturgy used during the service each week.
There will be a craft or worksheet to go with each video that the children can complete on their own time.
We will also be posting one song per month for the children to practice singing each week. Miss Amanda, will record a video of her (and her kiddos) singing the song and walking the kids though the motions. Then they can watch the video at their convenience each week to learn the song.
Also, we know our congregation loves seeing the faces of the little ones during our service so we have asked any children interested to sign up to be a liturgist for one of our virtual services. Please contact worship@stjohnussgr.org to sign up.
Lastly, we will have monthly Family Zoom times where we can play games together though zoom and possibly have break out sessions where the kids can chat in small groups. Watch the Families Facebook page for the details to these zoom times as well.
Confirmation Class (Ages 12 and above)
If you are interested in finishing confirmation (if you started last year and were unable to finish) or if you are interested in joining confirmation this year, please reach out to education@stjohnsuccgr.org. We have a plan to offer kids interested in confirmation this year that will be virtual and meaningful. We ask if you are interested in this option, to please reach out to the education team no later than September 13 so that we can finalize the details before the end of September.
Anti-Racism Additions
Starting in October, we plan to offer additional resources through our Families Facebook page regarding Ant-Racism. We hope that these will be meaningful for students and families to have those conversations and open up the hope for a truly anti-racist future in our country.
To join our Families Facebook page (if you have not already done so), please contact the Education team and we will get you added.
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns or even if you are interested in helping out or being a part of our education programs.
We’re very excited that we can to continue to offer meaningful faith-filled curriculum to our children at St. Johns during this unprecedented time.
St. John’s Education Team
education@stjohnsuccgr.org
