To proclaim the Gospel which will allow all to experience and retain Biblical truths, faith stories, and traditions so that they may respond to God's love and be empowered and prepared to share with others the Love of Christ.
Church School classes are held from 9:55 - 10:45 a.m. on Sundays between September and June for children and youth in preschool through Senior High. Nursery care for children under three years old is available throughout the year for the entire worship service.
Pre School | Kindergarten-6th Grade | Adults
St. James' Episcopal Church Sunday School for Pre School provides 3 and 4 year old children their first exposure to the Bible within the Sunday school setting. Each Sunday, the children hear a simple Bible story with opportunity for discussion about what they heard. The story is then tied into a class project, reinforcing what they have learned. The projects range from simple collages, to planting seeds, to baking pretzels – all geared toward this age group’s level of interest and ability. Once this class is completed, the children will be ready for Kindergarten Workshop Rotation where they will continue to build upon the foundation laid for them during Pre School.
To proclaim the Gospel to children in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade in a warm, welcoming, creative environment so that they may experience Biblical truths, faith stories, and traditions in ways that will empower them to respond to God's love in order to live and share with others the Love of Christ. To appreciate children's abilities and readiness to represent Christ and his church, to bear witness to him wherever they may be, and according to gifts given them, to carry on Christ's work of reconciliation in the world, and to take their place in the life, worship, and governance of the church. (Ministry of the Laity- pg. 855 BCP)
Catch the Faith is the name of our Church School program for children in Kindergarten through sixth grade. At St. James', the children hear and experience the Biblical stories and our faith traditions in wonderfully creative learning environments that include the Temple Room, the Sea of Galilee Art Room, and the Bedouin Camp.
Using the workshop rotation model of teaching and the theory of multi-intelligences, a selected Biblical story is told over a period of four to five weeks as the children rotate through "workshops" such as art, games, drama, movement, music, cooking, video, and science. By returning to the story over several weeks and providing experiences for the children to process information, seeds of faith are grown. The goal of transformation, not just the relaying of information and facts is accomplished by providing a place where encounters with God are made possible and where experiences with God can be felt.
Registration for 2007-2008 will be held on the first two Sunday's of September. We welcome and encourage you to join us and register your children at any time throughout the year.
For more information about CATCH THE FAITH, please contact Lisa Brainerd.
