Children's Time

​In Children's Time on Sunday I talked about the way the coins that we share can help children in Syria receive school kits, receive arts programs, and explore the feeling that they experience as a result of the ongoing war. 

Starting now, you'll be able to share the children's time portion of worship either on YouTube (you can subscribe to our channel) or on the SMC Faith Formation website, where I'll post them to the blog along with the Midweek Message.  I know that it's hard - especially after they've had to experience screen learning all week - to have kids sit through worship.  I hope this can be a way that I can keep connecting with them.

This week during the education hour will the be first time that kids have the opportunity to have time together. We'll do a game and a story that explore identity as well as a spiritual practice. 

For now, though this will likely change in the new year to allow each age group to meet more frequently, Elementary, Middle and High school groups are each meeting one Sunday morning per month.  Youth also have an evening meeting once a month. 

Sunday morning Sunday school schedule:

• Children: 4th Sundays
• Middle Grade: 3nd Sundays
• High School: 2nd Sundays

Youth Group Meetings:

• Middle School: 1st Sundays
• High school: 4th Sundays

The faith formation website has resources for you to use with children related to race, justice and the bible.  Another video for kids with a Bible story will be posted the first week of October. I continue to desire hearing from you about your hopes for faith formation and what would be most helpful for your family.