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Christian Education2010-2011Church School begins for children during worship on Sunday, September 19. Children are invited to bring a school backpack to worship for a blessing. And those who have an extra back pack to donate are invited to bring it along! As a Church School, we are sending extra backpacks to The Home for Little Wanderers in Boston. Helping others is a great way to start the Church School year! Check out the Calendar for other news. Continued growth in the knowledge and love of God is of prime importance to our congregation. Our Christian Education curriculum for children and youth has had as its focal point the simple goal of teaching that each of us is a beloved child of God. In the fall, our mission will be to preserve continuity and centeredness in God. With the older children, building trust as a bridge across time, seasons, and ages can help form our guiding spirit. In the Spring of 2011, we will build on those important goals as we continue to foster growth in the knowledge and love of God through global awareness, urban outreach, and the arts. Our curriculum, Seasons of the Spirit, has helped provide Lectionary-based teachings for a range of age groups and offers solid foundational concepts in Scripture while encouraging teachers to incorporate recent research in multiple learning styles. Each week a rich variety of arts expression, from collage to origami and clay painting to theatre and dance, is incorporated into our ministry. This experiential aspect of teaching children to help find God inside themselves and in the world around them helps us all to live out an embodied faith in Jesus Christ. Our programs for children and youth take place during the
Worship service at 10 AM to approximately 11:15 AM each Sunday. Most
Sundays (but not Communion Sundays), children (K-5th grades) and
middle youth (grades 6-8) begin in the Sanctuary, then go downstairs to
classrooms during the second hymn. On Communion Sundays
Adult Education includes scripture, other lessons on spirituality, contemporary social issues, and concerns within NHCC itself. Adults usually meet in the Parlor, after worship and fellowship time, but not in the summer or on school vacation weekends. See the Calendar for information. |
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children begin downstairs in their classrooms and then come up to the
Sanctuary for Communion. During school vacation weeks, classes usually
don't meet, but children and youth are invited to stay in worship. Art
materials for little ones in worship are available, and professional child
care is available for preschool children. See the 