Quick Links: Choirs * Cool Disciples * Disciple 6 Cafe * Greenhouse * Ministry Team * Mission Trip * Family Retreat * FISH * Safety Policy * Sunday Morning * Vacation Bible Camp
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Photo Slideshows
- Children Christmas Musical Dec 2009
- Family Advent Celebration Dec 2009
- Ruth rotation workshops Oct 2009
- Third Graders Receive Bibles Sep 2009
Sunday Morning Children’s Programs
Our Sunday morning educational program (Sunday’s Cool) meets during the first service (9:30-10:30 am) downtown.
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Greenhouse (birth to kindergarten) meet in rooms on the ground floor, to the right from the west parking lot entrance (9:20 am)
Parents: Please escort children to the assigned room (see posters or bulletin), sign them in, and return to the room to sign them out after worship.
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Cool Disciples (grades 1-6) meet on the top floor as well as the social hall and pine room. On the first Sunday of the month, Cool Disciples worship together with their families in our Communion worship service.
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Parents: Bring your children to worship. After the children's moment, children will exit the sanctuary and go to their workshop locations (see bulletin or posters). Please pick up 1st and 2nd graders from their workshops. Arrange to meet your children in grades 3-6 in an agreed-upon location, such as the social hall during fellowship time.
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Disciple 6 Cafe (grade 6) (September to May) meets for social time and refreshments in Room 215 (9:20-9:45 am), except on the first Sunday of the month (communion).
Children ages 3 years old to 6th grade all participate in the Workshop Rotation Model™ of Sunday school. Every month we cover a different Bible story – what we call a Rotation. This capitalizes on kids love (and need) for repetition; they have a chance to develop a lasting memory of the story and an understanding of its content. How does this happen? The Cool Disciples rotate each week to different workshops such as Art, Cooking, Video, Games, and Drama. The Greenhouse kids stay put in the same rooms; the workshops come to them!
View the blog about our children's rotation workshop lessons here.
If you haven't already done so, please fill out a Family Registration form and forward it to the church office.
Get involved in Sunday's COOL! Contact the church office if you are interested in any of the program opportunities.
Saturdays at Green Wood
If your family attends or would like to attend Saturday worship services at Green Wood at 5 pm, your children can participate in classes that follow the same lessons used on Sunday mornings downtown. The children's program at Green Wood is geared to children ages 3-8. Younger children are welcome to join the other children if accompanied by a parent or to remain in the sanctuary during the worship service. Older children are always welcome remain in worship or they may join the other children either as participants or as assistants.
David Vaughn, music director at Green Wood, works with the children each week on music that they sing for the congregation once a month. If you have any questions, contact Tori Booker (vkbooker@aol.com; 913-2454). We hope you'll join us!
FiSH (Families in Service Here)
Thank you for your generous response to our cereal collection for local disadvantaged families. Join us on on Friday nights at church (6:30 pm) to make sack lunches for the L.O.V.E. Thy Neighbor project. Contact Chris Nelson for more information about FiSH.
Appalachia Mission Trip
We usually have a team of families that go to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, KY during Ann Arbor Public Schools spring break. Stay tuned for information about our 2011 trip. (See pictures of our spring 2010 mission trip on Webshots.)
Children’s Choirs
There are three voice choirs and one handchime for children in our program. Contact Carole DeHart with any questions about the Children's Choirs.
Rehearsals resume on Sunday, September 12:
Cherub Choir (3-4-5 year olds): 10:15 am (in Sunday's Cool)
Carol Choir (grades 1-2): 10:45-11:10 am, Room 211
Chimes (grades 3-6): 5:15-6 pm, Room 211
Epworth Choir (grades 3-6): 6:30 pm, Room 211
Children may join the youth for supper on Sunday evenings, 6-6:30 pm, if desired.
Family Retreat
This annual spring retreat offers opportunities for fellowship and spiritual growth for families. Typically our event is scheduled on Memorial Weekend in May and is held at the YMCA Camp in Hasting, MI. (Click here for an online photo album of our May 2010 retreat.)
Vacation Bible Camp
We plan to hold next years' VBC on June 11-15, 2011. A mighty thanks to our team of over 75 volunteers and the 114 children who attended our 2010 High Seas Expedition! 2010 VBC Photo Slideshow!
