Sunday School registration; St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia

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Help us love and teach our children

The Sunday schedule is:

9:00 AM	Worship Service
10:05 - 10:15 AM	Song and Praise. Younger children and their parents meet with Mrs. Patty Lundquist in Room 212 for song and praise.
10:10 - 11:00 AM	Sunday School classes
11:15 AM	Worship Service

Classes and curriculum

The St. George’s Sunday School program has six grade levels:

Pre K/Kindergarten (4 and 5 year olds),
1st and 2nd grades,
3rd and 4th grades,
5th and 6th grades,
Rite-13 (now mostly 7th and 8th graders), and
Journey to Adulthood (senior high).

The pre-teen classes use the Episcopal Children’s Curriculum (ECC) written at the Virginia Theological Seminary. ECC is a biblically-based and liturgically-oriented curriculum that engages students in matters of faith and practice. Our children learn about the Old Testament, New Testament, Sacraments and the Church.

The older classes use the Journey to Adulthood (J2A) curriculum. This is a youth ministry program of spiritual formation for 6th to 12th grades. It uses Bible study, prayer, rites of passage, outreach ministries, and both serious and playful activities to underscore its core messages:

Manhood and womanhood are free gifts from God.
Adulthood must be earned.

There are two-year segments of the program:

Rite-13: The first two years (6th & 7th or 7th & 8th graders) that focus on celebrating the individuality of each young person and their creative potential. The Rite-13 liturgy (A celebration of Manhood and Womanhood) is the community expression of this.
J2A: The middle portion of the program (8th & 9th or 9th and 10th graders), engages youth with the skills and critical thinking involved in adulthood. The youth plan and embark on a pilgrimage together at the end of this segment.
YAC: A mentor-based program helping older teens (11th and 12th grade) to discern and carry out a ministry within their church or in the larger community. Vocation and development of a personal credo are also emphasized.

2007-2008 Teachers

All of our teachers are parishioners who volunteer their time to teach or to help out in the classroom and with special activities like the Easter Egg Hunt or the Epiphany pageant. Teaching is a challenging ministry that requires patience, dedication, confidence, energy, and—above all else—faith. Our teachers nurture our children to be the best Christians that they can be, and we are grateful for their service. The year 2005-2006 teachers were:

Coordinators Cindy Harpine (Pre-K to 5th) Rob Stefan (Pre-K to 5th) Nancy Yeager (Youth) Music Patty Lundquist	Pre K/Kindergarten Jill Nusbaum Theresa Stark Julie Curry Donna Crocker
1st and 2nd grades Ben Matarese Tracy Yeager Mallory Uzel Joan Pepin	3rd and 4th grades Jane Taylor Mary Knox Elizabeth Crockett Cammie Meade Elena Ponds
5th grade Marge Miller Rebecca Hill Michael Woods Heidi Addison	Rite-13 Nancy McCracken Cindy Harpine Davis Jones Rob Stefan
Journey to Adulthood (J2A) Melissa Bishop Karen Abrams Nancy Yeager	Young Adults in the Church (YAC) Bart Naylor Scherrone Briggs

Sunday School registration form

We ask that each child attending Sunday School be registered by a parent or guardian. The registration process includes the completion of a general information sheet and an emergency contact information form. From these two forms we generate class rosters, contact lists, and attendance records.

This form sends the information you supply to the parish office.

Child/children’s name(s)

Child(ren)’s date(s) of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

Child(ren)’s grades in school

Parent(s) names

Address

Parent(s)’ home phone

Parent(s)’ e-mail address(es)

Child(ren)’s allergies or special needs

Parents

Would you like your child to prepare for confirmation (8th grade and up)?
Yes
No

Would you like your child to participate in Kids’ Gospel Time (for K-3rd grade)?
Yes
No

Are you willing to assist your child’s teacher in the classroom?
Yes
No

Note: For the safety of your child, we also need a completed Emergency Information Form. Please print the form, fill it out, then e-mail, fax (703-522-6634), or bring it to the parish office.

If you would like to volunteer or have questions about the Children’s Sunday School program, please contact Sunday School Coordinators Cindy Harpine, Rob Stefan, or Nancy Yeager, or our vestry liaison, Mary Hughes Knox. They can answer your questions and put you in touch with your child’s teacher.

Welcome to Sunday School!

Page last updated on: 05/14/08

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