Sunday School Teachers and Nursery Workers: If you missed the first Safe Sanctuaries training in August, there will be another one on Wenesday, September 29th at 6:00pm. If you haven't been trained in the past 3 years, you need to be trained. There will be the Wednesday night dinner at church at 5:30 and we will begin our training right at 6:00. Please RSVP to Heather at heather@good.org. Thanks!

We are looking to add to our amazing Sunday School team for the fall of 2010–2011. We have an excellent core group of experienced teachers, but have had many teachers move on from teaching this year. Please seriously consider joining us as a teacher. You might be surprised how fulfilling working with kids can be! The curriculum is easy to learn and engaging and you will have tons of support! Let's keep this excellent program for our children strong and growing!

Age groupings are:
     3/4-year olds
     5/Kindergarten
     1/2 grade
     3/4 grade
     5/6 grade

Please contact Heather@good.org to volunteer.

Are you ready for a Rock Solid Sunday School Year at Good Samaritan UMC this year?
There are Christian Education classes for all ages.  Identical classes are held at both 9:00 and 10:30 am and include:
Nursery:
   Infant-18 month – Waddlers
   18 month-2+ years – Toddlers and Twos
PreKindergarten:
   3/4 year olds (Dec. 1)
   Age 5/Kindergarten
   Grades 1/2 
   Grades 3/4 
   Grades 5/6
At Good Samaritan UMC, we use United Methodist curriculum for children of all ages. In the Nursery we’ll use a brand new curriculum entitled Rock-a-bye which includes materials for both a babies and waddlers and a toddlers and twos program. This Fall, all PreKindergarten through Elementary aged children enter their second year of using a curriculum entitled Rock Solid: Building a Heart of Faith.  You can also Enroll Your child(ren) NOW for Sunday School. We look forward to seeing everyone in September!

Sunday mornings, from 10:15-11:45, our gym is staffed to engage children ages 3 years – 6^th grade in structured play.  Parents MUST check in/out their child to this time of play.  The benefit – children have a great time and parents have peace of mind knowing where their kids are and what they are doing. 

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