CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
AT
CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Children and Youth are not the church of the future; they are the church of the present.
In them we catch a glimpse of the divine.

OUR SUNDAY SCHEDULE

SUNDAY MORNING

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Service of Community and Sacrament – Meeting Room
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Adult Education – Conference Room Nursery, infants – three years – Room 106
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Service of Worship – Sanctuary Nursery, infants and young toddlers – Room 106 Childcare for two-year-olds – Room 003 Church School following Time With Children: Three and Four Year Olds – Room 006 Creative Arts – Room 104 Drama/Music/Storytelling – Room 010 Cooking/Science – Room 208 Middle School (6 th, 7 th and 8 th grades) – Room 206
11:45 AM - Noon	Fellowship Time - Social Hall Children’s Choir – Choir Room

SUNDAY EVENING YOUTH MINISTRY

5:00 PM	Youth Ensemble -- Choir Room
6:00 PM	Youth Supper and conversation -- Social Hall
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM	Senior High (9th - 12th grades) -- Room 207 Covenant Class (9th grade) -- Room 208 Middle School (6th - 8th grades) -- Room 206 5th - 6th grades meet monthly, Second Sundays -- Room 107
Retreats, service projects and recreation oriented events are also planned throughout the year.

WORSHIPPING WITH CHILDREN

A certain amount of kid noise in worship is a delightful affirmation that we are alive and inclusive!

Helpful hints in acclimatizing children to worship:

• Arrive in time to find a good place to sit. Children may enjoy sitting with another family.

• Offer children a special activity packet located in the baskets near the side and rear doors.  Bring quiet activity supplements from home.

• Help children follow along in the service.  When children ask questions, answer them briefly.  This communicates that you care about their faith journey.

• You are a role model.  Be mindful of your body language and attitudes.

• After worship and church school, talk to your children about their experiences.  This can be a wonderful way to establish a habit of sharing dimensions of our spiritual selves.  We each learn and grow from the questions and insights of others.
  

YOUTH ADVISORS 2007 - 2008

Children and Youth are not the church of the future:
they are the church of the present.
In them we catch a glimpse of the divine.