Welcome

We welcome you and your family to Church School at All Souls Congregational Church. Whether you are a new visitor to this beautiful place of worship or a longtime friend, we hope that this site will be useful to you in explaining some of the details, logistics, and policies of the church school program. We encourage you to take a few minutes to review this material as you consider having your child participate in the educational program this year.

 

The Board of Christian Education feels strongly that a firm grounding in the basic beliefs, practices, and principles of our Christian faith is tremendously important as a first step of a life-long faith journey. The church intends to be a welcoming place, a safe place (see our Safe Church Policy), and a place full of smiles, songs, and nurturing encouragement. We hope that we can share that spirit with you and your child as we work together.

 

Our Sunday morning youth program includes grade level classes, youth worship opportunities, and special "Share Your Gift" events.

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 Grade level Sunday School classes youth will be divided into three age groups ; pre-K -2nd grade, 3rd-6th grade, and 7th-9th grade to engage in Christian Education and Faith Formation lessons, songs, and more! 

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Youth Worship Sundays offer the opportunity for youth in pre-K-9th grade to gather together and engage in hearing Scripture, learning familiar hymns, and exploring worship traditions.  This education model is intended to help our youngest disciples find and claim their place in our Sunday morning services.

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"Share Your Gift" Sundays are held one Sunday a month and consist of a member of the congregation being invited to share with students a special passion or hobby they have.  These classes serve as one way to develop inter-generational relationships as well as explore how God gives us each such special gifts.  

 

Curriculum

Our current curriculum resources are purchased from Sparkhouse which offers lessons in Scripture, faith formation, and Church History.  Sparkhouse has developed the curriculum for all ages that we are currently using throughout All Souls Church and the resources used at each grade level vary according to the developmental and spiritual needs of our youth.  

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The goal of our Sunday youth educational programming is to expose our students to Scripture, song, and worship traditions in order to center the lives of followers of Christ Jesus in God’s salvation story.