Clarence Presbyterian Church's Sunday School program runs from September through May, during the 10 AM worship service, but starting immediately after the "Children's Sermon." Consisting of five separate "stations" the program divides the children into groups based on school grade level. Every month all the children explore the same biblical story through different manners at each station, and at age appropriate levels. The meanings behind the stories and how they relate to our lives are examined through both discussion and enjoyable activities, with volunteers from the congregation. Every week the groups rotate through the stations, and each month a new story is explored. The theme for this year is “The Call.” Throughout the year we will explore how each of us is called to live out our faith as Christians. This Month's Story: The Fall: Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel Creation Station Here children learn biblical stories through the creation of artwork. Art can range from coloring with markers, to painting, to simple crafts with clay and many other materials. Although the children all begin with the same project, each child lets his or her own project take its own shape, and in the end every one is unique both amongst the other projects and to the child who made it. David's Palace Theater Perhaps the most favorite station of all the youth, David's Palace Theater is home to our small movie theater. Each week a biblical movie is projected against a large screen, as the lights fade and small snacks are handed out. Events from the film are discussed at its conclusion, but like a summer blockbuster they go with the young movie-goers as the children exit the theater. Our Acts Café Various different activities happen each week at the "café." For some stories, groups here will participate in games and mind-boggling puzzles. Many times coming to the "café" means it's time to throw on a costume and put on your acting cap so that the group can act out the month's biblical story. While often the outcome isn't as perfect as the story sounds, through immersing themselves in the story, children better understand its symbolic meaning. PC Oasis Groups finding themselves "stranded" at the PC Oasis are by no means in for a session of boredom. Interactive software pulls children into the stories of the bible, often through humorous means that young minds will appreciate. Exploration is conducted through storytelling, gameplay and imagination. Tales from the Script Here biblical stories leap to life right out of the pages of the bible. Groups are immersed in stories through storytelling by characters right from the bible! Be sure to expect the unexpected. This room has been known to transform itself into many different settings, ranging from the tents of nomads, to ancient prision cells to the dining room of a noble. The possiblities are endless. | Heroes Alley The hallway devoted to our Youth's Sunday School program is lined with painstakingly hand-painted murals of various biblical heroes. Openings in the "stone walls" highlight the heroes from the most memorable stories. Created during the summer of 2003, Sandra Kronmüller , Susan Zografos and Lynn McConnell, members of our own congregation, painted these wonderful murals. Every Sunday as the children go to their classes, they walk pass and examine each of these paintings. Jesus, David, Moses, Daniel, Noah, and many others become inspirational leaders in their minds, that travel with them not only through their classes that morning, but also when they leave the doors of our church and venture through the rest of the wonderful world. Our Sunday School Superintendent: Susan Zografos sue@clarencepresby.org |