Although the secular calendar recognizes that the New Year begins on January 1st and the Church celebrates the new liturgical year on the first Sunday of Advent, those of us with children or who work in academia or in the Church School KNOW that the year really begins in September!!
The Christian Education Commission, the Pastors, the teachers, the Club 67 mentors, the God Squad mentors, the CornerStones leaders and I have been preparing for the 2010-2011 program year. A LOT is happening at SUMC this fall!
Church School begins on Sunday, September 19th. With a growing Church School, we are adding two more classes this fall so that our children are in age-appropriate learning settings with the proper student-teacher ratio. This is GOOD news, but means that we need additional teachers, not just for the Fall, but for our Winter and Spring sessions. We still have several openings for the Winter and Spring and an urgent need for two more leaders for our Pre-K/Kindergarten class and one more teacher for the 2nd &3rd grade class. You can sign up on the CE bulletin board or by emailing drelizabeth@sudbury-umc.org.
Our Club 67 group (our 6th and 7th graders) needs additional mentors. This group meets on Sunday mornings during Church School time. Leadership of this group rotates monthly and has worked well with a couple leading each month. We have only one team of mentors signed up thus far. If you are interested in exploring this chance to get to know and work with some of the most energetic and enthusiastic members of SUMC, please let me know!
Our CornerStones adult education program begins on Sunday, September 26th. We have a full slate of offerings that will challenge both mind and heart. Classes range from Healthy Eating to learning about the history of United Methodism in the United States to Pastor Joel's ever-popular Disciple I class (meeting on Monday nights beginning September 13th) - and everything in between! Please check out our CornerStones brochure for more details and information on offerings, leaders and times and let me know if you would like to sign up for a class or two!
With our Youth Coordinator on medical leave until October 1st, our God Squad mentors have continued their fabulous work with our 8th -12th graders! The full schedule for the year -along with pictures and souvenirs of the June Mission Trip to Pennslyvania - can be found on the SUMC Youth bulletin board outside my office. Offering fun, fellowship, service and faith exploration, our God Squad rocks!
The beginning of the year is a BUSY time, but our purpose is not busyness for the sake of being busy. United Methodists are called to bring both our heads and our hearts into our relationship with God. Worship and Christian Education are two sides of the same coin that over time form us into the people God calls us to be. It is important for each of us - as individuals and as parents - to take a step back from our busyness and search out the space and time for worship and Christian education so that we grow evermore into the image of Christ to which we are called.
The Staff, the Christian Education Commission and our teachers, mentors and leaders all look forward to deepening our relationship all ages of the SUMC congregation and with Jesus.
Grace and Peace,
Elizabeth
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