Nursery, ages thru 2 years

Godly Play, ages 3 thru 3rd grade

Seasons of the Spirit, 4th and 5th grades

Journey to Adulthood, 6th thru 12th grades

 

 

Nursery Coordinators:

Robbie Stadter & Michele Lindner

Room 104

 

Hours of Operation: Sundays from

8am until after the 10:45 Service

 

The Nursery is located on the Sunday School wing in room 104. Robbie and Michele coordinate the nursery workers, the sign-in procedure and parent volunteers.

St. Bede’s employs two nursery workers under the direction of the Christian Education Steering Committee.

 

Parents may check out a silent pager to have with them as they attend Adult Sunday School and/or the Worship Services.

 

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Godly Play Cluster Leader:

Molly Graves

 

Sunday School begins at 9:45

*Extended Godly Play at 10:35 (I & II)

 

Godly Play I, 3&4 year olds

Teachers: Sara Anderson, Jimmy Anderson, Julia Dalbom, Heidi Klein & Jody Klein

Room 102 Christian Education Wing

 

Godly Play II, K & 1^st grades

Teachers: Bo Bancroft, Lee Caride, Molly Graves & Lisa Moe

Room 101 Christian Education Wing

 

Godly Play III, 2^nd & 3^rd grades

Teachers: Eve Doolittle and Jim Landers

Classroom 1 in Commons Hallway

 

 

odly Play, our Christian Education curriculum for preschool and primary children is a visible form of the prayer we say for the newly baptized: “Sustain them O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give them an inquiring and discerning heart, the courage to will and persevere, a spirit to know and to love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in all your works.” The Godly Play classroom is a place where these gifts and graces are encouraged and nourished.

 

Godly Play is both an educational program and a program for spiritual formation. The beauty of the program rests upon these foundations: a deep love and respect for Scripture, a deep love and respect for children and their individual spiritual journeys, and an emphasis on building Christian community. This year we have added one more Godly Play classroom for a total of three Godly Play classes, one for three and four your old children (Godly Play I), one for kindergarteners and first graders (Godly Play II), and one for children in the second and third grade (Godly Play III).

 

*The two younger classes (Godly Play I & II), at the conclusion of Sunday School, will remain with their teachers for playground time (weather permitting) and music during the first half of the 10:45 service. The children will be brought into the nave at the Peace to rejoin their parents. Parents of children in Godly Play III class should pick up their child at his/her classroom at the conclusion of Sunday School.

 

 

 

 

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The Intermediate Cluster

 

Cluster Leader: Jeanne Kaufman

 

Teachers:

Helen Ackall & Julie Mizell

 4^th and 5^th grade boys

Room 108 Christian Education Wing

 

Darrell Borden & Melissa Faulkner

4^th and 5^th grade girls   

Room 109 Christian Education Wing

 

 

“Seasons of the Spirit” is the new curriculum for our fourth and fifth graders this year. The lessons are based on the Revised Common Lectionary (the series of scripture lessons read in worship each Sunday) and on the themes of the liturgical season. This enthusiastic and energetic guide will explore Bible stories through imagination, arts, games and drama. The materials also make connections with current events and within a global context.

 

The children in the Intermediate classes also enjoy regular gatherings for fun and friendship on Sunday afternoons. Our first Intermediate Event will be:

Sunday, September 14^th. We will leave after church for Lake Lanier Water Park. The schedule of other events will be printed in later editions of the Scroll.

 

SPECIAL UNITS

 

In addition to the “Seasons of the Spirit” Curriculum, several additional units may be offered. They will feature guest teachers and provide the children with special hands-on learning opportunities.

 

• A unit on Godly Play, featuring the Parables.

 

• A unit on Prayer, where the children make their own prayer beads, are instructed on using the beads, and writing their own prayers along with experiences in guided meditation.

 

• A unit focusing on the dramatization of a Bible story to be presented to another Sunday School class.

 

• A unit on Sacraments that might include: Teachings on the Sacraments, making an altar cloth, making and baking eucharistic bread, and instructed eucharist and teachings on baptism and healing.

 

• A unit on saints encouraging the children to relate to the Saints in a concrete way with special emphasis on St. Bede and St. Francis of Asissi and some “modern” saintly figures from the Episcopal Church.

 

• A unit on the multicultural images of Jesus, teachings on the different images of Jesus and opportunity for the children to create their own images.

 

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All J2A Classes meet in the “Undercroft”

 

Rite 13 (6^th & 7^th grade)

The Friendship Room

Teachers:

 

J2A (8^th & 9^th grade)

The Library

Teachers:       Eric Main

Jan Swoope

 

YAC (10^th & 11^th grade)

The Youth Room

Teachers:       Robert Moe

 

Seniors +

Acolyte Room

Teachers:       Annette Davis

John Hutton

 

 

 

ourney to Adulthood is a program of spiritual formation for young people. The goals of the program are to celebrate the transition from youth to adulthood, explore our faith heritage, build community and friendships, and deal with issues that are important to teenagers. The program includes Sunday morning classes and Sunday afternoon or evening activities. Events such as retreats, lock-ins and mission trips are planned throughout the year. The youth are invited to be leaders in planning and developing youth events and in other areas of parish life and ministry.

 

n the Journey to Adulthood program, pilgrimage has become a central feature in our ministry to young people. At the end of the fourth year, the J2A group travels to a “distant land” in search of God and their own destinies. Our youth have completed 2 pilgrimage journeys. In 2001, the first St. Bede’s group to go on such a journey traveled to South Dakota to Borderlands, an Episcopal retreat. In that remote territory, the youth spent time exploring nature, the relationship of the Native Americans to the land and the spirituality of that culture. Through that experience they came to know more about themselves and each other. Upon return, they shared with the parish their own thoughts on pilgrimage and brought to the youth program an enthusiasm not seen at St. Bede’s in many years.

 

This summer, the second group to go on a pilgrimage traveled to England. Their journey took them to London, Canterbury, and the monastery of Jarrow, where St. Bede lived and worked and to the holy island of Lindisfarme.

 

The opportunity to travel, to go away from the familiar into the unknown with one’s peers and spiritual advisors is an unforgettable journey toward adulthood. We are so fortunate here at St. Bede’s to provide the leadership and parish support to enable our young people to undertake such a unique challenge and the tradition continues this year with all new classes and J2A teachers!

 

 

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