Sunday School 

Grace’s Sunday School welcomes all children from three-year-old preschoolers through fifth grade, including those with special needs. Children in grades 6-8 attend Confirmation classes. 

Sunday School and Confirmation classes meet from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. on Sundays from September through May. Check the church calendar for information on specific dates.

Sunday School begins with worship time for parents and children in the third-floor school Commons. Children then go to individual grade-level classrooms. Parents are invited to attend CAFÉ.  Children should be picked up at their classrooms at 10:45. 

Classroom Assignments

How Sunday School Works

Sunday School  children in grades 1-5 are taught using a rotation model. There are five rotations throughout the year. Each Bible story in the rotation is introduced at "Story Sunday" when the children together hear the story told by an adult. On the next four or five Sundays, classes rotate to different  "workshops," where they participate in a variety of activities that focus on the Bible story.

Curriculum

Children learn about and experience faith in different ways. Some learn best through hands-on activities, others  through writing and reading. Others learn best through a combination of activities. In 2009-10 Grace Sunday School is using a new curriculum called Spark: Activate Faith which is designed to accommodate these different learning styles.

Each week of the rotation the lesson is taught in a different way. Children come to know God and the stories of the Bible through creative and experiential workshops such as art, cooking, video, Bible skills and games, music, science, and creative drama. The rotation teachers choose a particular "workshop" and teach the lesson to a different grade each week. Each grade has a "shepherd," an adult who moves through the rotations with the class, providing consistency and discipline.

Preschoolers and kindergartners follow the Spark classroom model where classic Bible stories come to life with interactive Bible readings and engaging activities that get kids excited as they grow in God's Word. This curriculum walks through key Old Testament and New Testament stories using the Spark Story Bible, take-home leaflets, and a variety of multi-sensory activities designed to engage and entertain little ones as they get to know Jesus.

Volunteer as a Teacher

Do you enjoy crafts or puppets, playing dress-up, playing games, or cooking? Can you take pictures or videos? Grace Sunday School depends on adult volunteers who share their special skills and interests with children as they explore the bible story. Volunteers teach the same lesson to a different group of children for four or five Sundays. You can choose a workshop or activity that interests you and co-teach with your spouse or a friend. To volunteer, contact Grace.

More Activities for Children and Families

Joyful Voices choir for children in grades 1-4 rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Mustard Seeds organizes gatherings for families with children who are infants through five years old.
Events for 2009-10 include:

Halloween Party, October 24, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Open Gym at Grace, January 23, 11:00 - 2:00  p.m.
Easter Egg Hunt, March 27, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Potluck and Ice Cream Social, June 19, 4:00 p.m.

Vacation Bible School comes to Grace every summer, with an exciting week of evening activities, crafts, and bible stories.

Check the Church Calendar for more information about Mustard Seeds and VBS.

Download the Spring 2010 Sunday School calendar

Download the August 2009 Newsletter from the Children's Religious Education Committee

Bible Stories in the 2009-10 Rotations
Joseph and His Brothers
Jesus Is Born
Queen Esther
The First Sin
Doubting Thomas

Rotation Activities
Art
Cooking
Video
Bible Skills and Games
Music
Science
Creative Drama