CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT THE FEDERATED CHURCH

 OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE . . .

Director of Christian Education: Lynn Riley

 

The Board of Christian Education works to provide a wide range of activities to encourage spiritual growth throughout our church family.

 

Nursery care is provided for infants and toddlers during our worship service. (Age 3 and under) The volunteer staff works on a rotating schedule so that they all become familiar to the children.

 

Our Sunday School classes include Pre-school thru Teens and follow the Cornerstone Curriculum that is based on the Multiple Intelligence Theory of Learning. The classes meet weekly at 10:00 AM during the regular worship services from September through June. During the summer, Children Pre K age and up are invited to join the congregation for worship.  There will be “Packets of Fun” for those that may get a bit restless!

 

FEBRUARY NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Happy 2012! We started the year with a “Birthday Celebration” in Sunday School on January 8th by kicking off our Birthday Wishes Mission Project! We will be putting together “Birthday Boxes” for the Norfolk Food Pantry. The Boxes will include all of the necessities for a child’s Birthday Party to enable folks in need to celebrate their special day! Each class will be filling two boxes (one for a boy and one for a girl) with cake mix, frosting, balloons, plates, napkins, candles, etc. If you do not have a child in Sunday School, but would like to contribute, please bring your donations to Lynn Riley or Sue Shea by February 12th!

 

For our workshop rotations in Sunday School, we just began exploring the story of “The Good Samaritan”. This will continue through February 12th, followed by “The Prodigal Son” for another four week rotation. Please remember that January 29th will be a Family Sunday which means children will remain in worship with their families, and there will not be any Sunday School. The Nursery will, however, be available for our littlest ones!

 

We have had several new children joining our Sunday School, and are thrilled to have you! Please be sure to get an enrollment form from your teacher or Lynn Riley, so we have necessary information, and especially address and email information to be able to pass along all the details about our happenings! Thank you and welcome!

 

If your child is in 2nd grade or older, and would like to be an Acolyte, Phil Lukens and Jim Lehan are in the process of training those interested! Please see one of them if your child would like to help with the lighting of the candles or carrying of the Bible on Sunday mornings on a rotating basis.

 

Our PYF Youth Groups have lots on the calendar, so please mark yours with the following dates, and we hope you can join us! Remember that friends are always welcome….

 

Children’s PYF (Kindergarten through 4th Grade) –

January 27th, 6-8pm, Spaced Out

February 10, 6-8pm, Candyland

 

Jr. PYF (5th through 8th Grade) –

January 29th, 12-2, Lunch and Activities at the Church

February 5th, 8:30-12, Annual Super Bowl Sub Sale!

February 19th, 3-8pm, Providence Bruins  The PYF families have been invited to go to a Providence Bruins game on Sunday, February 19th, at a discounted price of $15, and we'd love to have you join us! Please open the flyer below for details, and be in touch with Lynn Riley (rileyy@verizon.net or 508-376-8465) by this Friday (2/10) if you are interested!

Providence Bruins Flier.pdf

February 26th, 5:30-9, “Fever Fever” concert at Evangelical Covenant Church in Attleboro

 

HS PYF (9th Grade and up) –

January 22nd, 12-2, Make Lunch and hear about Phillip McCarty’s trip to Korea

February 5th, 8:30-12, Annual Super Bowl Sub Sale!

February 12th, 12-3, 5 Wits at Patriot’s Place

February 19th, 3-8pm, Providence Bruins

February 26th, 5:30-9, “Fever Fever” concert at Evangelical Covenant Church in Attleboro

 

If you have a child that is Jr. PYF or HS PYF age, and have not been receiving emails about our activities (and would like to!), please let Lynn Riley know at rileyy@verizon.net. ALL are invited, so if you have not been getting the information, I may not have the correct email address for you.

 

As you can see on our schedule, our Annual Super Bowl Sub Sale will be happening on February 5th! Our fabulous Jr. and HS PYF kids will be collecting order forms during Fellowship Time until January 29th, so that your subs will be ready for you to bring home following church on Super Bowl Sunday!

 

Have a good month….keep your bodies and souls warm, and remember, as the Good Samaritan did, to take care of others in need….
 
ADULT BIBLE STUDY

Look for announcements in the church bulletin concerning the start of new adult bible studies.

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Are you looking for a good book to read?  Have you read a book with “meat,” a book that explores interesting and thought-provoking subject matter?  Are you looking for a group of people that can get together to read and discuss just such a book?

 

Perhaps it could meet in people’s homes, or maybe here at the church.  Perhaps it could include supper, or maybe lunch, or snacks.  Perhaps it could meet once a month, or maybe every other week.

 

Anyone that is interested in forming a book discussion group, please speak with Pastor Scott, and share your ideas.  Give him a call at 508-528-0262, or e-mail: pastor@fcon.org.