Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me.”(Matthew 19:14)
We love children at St. John’s! We love our kids at St. John’s and offer a variety of educational and service opportunities for all ages. At Worship -
All children are welcome to come up for a children’s message each Sunday during worship.
Quiet Bags are available on the stand just outside the Sanctuary doors. These bags contain quiet busy activities that children can enjoy during the service. Children’s bulletins are also in pockets on this stand.
There is a nursery available providing quality child care, especially for younger children, during the worship service.
In our nursery -
The nursery is a wonderful safe and caring place for younger children who are more comfortable in a room full of toys than a room full of grown-ups! The nursery is available each Sunday morning during worship.
Parents Night Out -Safe and fun childcare is provided at church for parents who need an evening to themselves.
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Parent/Child ‘Grow in Faith Events’
Grow in Faith Events 2011-12
In Baptism, we make a promise to provide instruction in the Christian faith for our children. Here at St. John’s, we want to help celebrate this journey of faith development with special family learning events. These events are educational, experiential, spiritual and fun for parents and children to attend together and will either happen on a Saturday or Sunday morning. The events are designed to be introductions to faith concepts that you as parents can take home and continue to share and discuss with your children. There is one event for each grade level per year.
Age
Event/Focus
Content
Memento
Dates
Preschool
Welcome to Sunday School Celebration
What is Sunday School All about?
Children’s Bible
Saturday, September 10, 2011
PreK (4 yr olds) & Kindergarten
Baptism Celebration
I’m a child of God
Shell Crafts
Sunday, January 29, 2012
1st Grade
Celebration of the Lord’s Prayer
Trusting God for all we need
Lord’s Prayer Pillow
Sunday, February 29, 2012
2nd Grade
Celebration of the 10 Commandments
Applying God’s Rules to our lives
Votive Candle Holders w/ 10 commandments
Sunday, March 4, 2012
3rd Grade
Bible Celebration
Learning Why and How to Read the Bible
Bibles
Saturday September 17 & September 18 2011
4th Grade
Celebration of The Apostle’s Creed
Expressing our Beliefs in God
Trinity Twister
Sunday, March 25, 2012
5th Grade
Communion Celebration
Learning why and how we celebrate the Lord’s Supper
Cross Necklace
October 8 or 12 & October 16, 2011 (First Communion)
9th Grade confirmation students are to gather at 9:30 on Saturday, May 5th, for professional pictures to be taken, and to rehearse for the confirmation service the next day.
For more information, contact Cathie Samuelson or Matt Worden.
Our May Parents Night Out will be on Saturday, May 19th. Parents can bring their children to church from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. for a fee of $5/child. A pizza dinner for the children is included in the fee.
Cathie Samuelson will oversee the childcare with several other volunteers. Let your children have fun with other children from the church while you enjoy a night out (or in!).
Please join us at 10:30 am in our beautiful Sanctuary for a contemporary worship service, and as we will celebrate with our 9th grade students in Affirmation of their Baptism.
On April 29th, the children’s choirs will be presenting their musical, “Music In Motion Bible Camp!” The setting is a day at camp when the campers learn that their camp mission project is to plant a community garden. Their Bible-in-motion devotion is on the parable of the sower and the seed, told with an original song and dance version of “Old McDonald Had A Farm.”
The kids and Kay have collaborated on this story of a lively day at camp. Presented at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. worship, come in your camp or gardening clothes and get ready to sow the seeds of God’s love!
In Baptism, we make a promise to provide instruction in the Christian faith for our children. Here at St. John’s, we want to help celebrate this journey of faith development with special learning events – one event each year for each grade level. These events are educational, experiential, spiritual, and fun for parents and children to attend together and will either happen on a Saturday or Sunday morning during Sunday School. The events are designed to be introductions to faith concepts that you as parents can take home and continue to share and discuss with your children. The last event for this April will be this Sunday, April 15th – 6th Grade ‘Serving Others.’
Our next Parent’s Night Out will be Saturday, April 28th. Parents can bring their children to church from 5 – 8 PM for a fee of $5/child. A pizza dinner for the children is included in the fee. Cathie Samuelson will oversee the childcare with several other volunteers. Let your children have fun with other children from the church while you enjoy a night out (or in!).
Please sign up by contacting Cathie Samuelson at cathie.samuelson@stjohnsofmound.org or 472-1416, ext. 228 by Thursday, April 26th.
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me.” (Matthew 19:14)