Children's Church Schedule

In order to volunteer to lead Children's Church on a particular day, just click on "Comments" at the end of this post -- it's kind of small -- look at the very end of the post. You will then be able to see dates for which other people have volunteered that have not been added to the calendar. You will also find the window in which you can leave YOUR comment. Under the comment, mark it either as "other" or as "anonymous," especially if you do not have a Blogger ID, which most people do not. Please leave in the comment:

Name (only your first name is necessary)

Date for which you are volunteering

Any other notes or questions you may have

Please note that if I have added a note after a date, such as "Easter material to be written," I still need a volunteer for that day. All that this note means is that Joe has requested that during Children's church the kids write part of the liturgy. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Joe.

Thanks so much!
Kim

Schedule:
August 6 -- Jody
August 13 -- Melody
August 20 -- Chyrl
August 27 -- No Children's Church -- picnic

September 3 -- Mary and Jeff
September 10 -- Linda and friend, to be determined
September 17 -- Steve and Shelly
September 24 -- Kim (devotional clip art drawing)

October 1 -- Aly and Ben
October 8 -- Suzi
October 15 -- No Children's Church -- Children's Sabbath
October 22 -- Jean
October 29 -- Mary

November 5 -- Maudie
November 12 -- Suzi
November 19 --
November 26 --

December 3 -- Suzi
December 10 --
December 17 --
December 24 -- No Children's Church
December 31 -- No Children's Church

Curriculum Poll

Directions -- Just check the box next to your answer. You may choose more than one answer for each question. Click Vote to answer the poll. Click View is you would like to see the results so far. This poll will be active until August 7. Thank you so much for taking the time to help!

TWO IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
1. You must click Vote for EACH QUESTION -- Each one is a separate poll.
2. Once you click Vote, you will be taken to a page which shows the results so far for that question. Click the BACK button on your browser to continue to answer the questions.

When you lead Children's Church, what do you use as a source for the lesson?
	Curriculum from church (kept in yellow box)
	Books I have at home
	Whatever idea I have at the time
	Other
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Which phrase described you;
	I like having curriculum available and will always use it.
	If I don't see something in the curriculum that I like, I'll plan my own lesson.
	I never use the curriculum.
	I like having curriculum as an option, but like the freedom to choose to not use it.
	I think everybody should always use the curriculum so that we have continuity
	Other
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What would you like to see in curriculum that is chosen for Children's church?
	More craft ideas
	More bible stories
	Lessons based on the Revised Common Lectionary
	More activities
	It doesn't matter -- I don't use the curriculum any
	What we are using now works for me
	Other
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How many times have you led Children's church in the past year?
	0
	1
	More than 2
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Note: Since the poll is already underway, I can't go back in and change the possible answers, but if you've led Children's church twice, just mark "more than two." In our minds, let's pretend that says "two or more." You can pretend, can't you? Sure, I knew you could! Sorry for the confusion.

Which would you like to see?
	New curriculum for children's church
	Information regarding the "theme" of the service so that I could coordinate the lesson with worship
	Children's church leaders' training
	Other
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Thank you for participating! If you marked "Other" as an answer for any of the questions, please leave a comment using the "Comment" button at the end of this post to elaborate. Please do the same if you have concerns, comments, suggestions or questions.

July Newsletter

In this issue:
Curriculum Poll
New Curriculum Book
Schedule Needs Updated (important)
Assistants Needed
Schedule

Curriculum Poll
I think that we are going to need to update our curriculum soon. Does anyone else besides me think that 1 year with the same curriculum has probably been long enough? In order to facilitate the search for new material, I have created a POLL for you to go and answer a few questions. Just click on this link: Curriculum Poll. There are only five multiple choice questions -- it should take you less than 2 minutes -- really! I hope everyone participates; we will need the input!

New Curriculum book
Having said all of that, I did pick up a book at Cokesbury, which I'm adding to the yellow box in the kitchen. It is called "A Year's Worth of Children's Church." The description from Cokesbury's web page:

Here are fifty-two weeks of fun, easy-to-use, faith-building programs for the children of your church. Whether Children’s Church is as short at thirty minutes or runs an hour or more, this book is exactly what you need to fill the time and to fill the hearts and minds of your children with God’s Word. Suitable for both small and large groups, these programs provide a meaningful experience for children, not just babysitting during the worship hour. Like adult worship, Children’s Church is grounded in the Scriptures. Beloved Bible verses, stories, and poetry from the Psalms are the basis for the programs.

I figure that this will give us an extra resource to use while we take the time to find a new curriculum. Or maybe we'll like this one for the whole year -- let me know what you think of it.

Schedule Needs Updated
It's that time of year again. Please take a moment to go to http://jmchildren.blogspot.com/ to schedule a time to lead the group. Thanks so much to those who regularly teach; you are gems. If you haven't volunteered to fill a time slot yet, and have questions or concerns, please let me know. If you are a little nervous about leading for the first time, I also need a few assistants over the next couple of months. You can volunteer to be a "helper" -- no prep work necessary -- just show up and -- well -- help. Thanks so much to everyone! Note: If leaving a comment on the blog is not your "thing," just send me an email or stop me in church. We'll get you signed up even if we need to use a pencil. I hope that we can fill the schedule up through the end of the year!

Vacation Bible School
Don't forget VBS. The schedule is:
July 30 -- 6:30 at Faith -- Movie
July 31 through August 3 -- 6:30 -8:30 at Faith -- Classes
August 5 -- 6:00 -- Pool party / picnic at Kennedy Center

Assistants Needed
Kids Klub will be singing staring in the fall again We'll need extra people to help on those days, so let me know if that sounds like something you would like to do.

Treasure Seekers Children's Church Schedule
July 30 -- Chyrl
August 6 -- Jody
August 13 -- Melody
August 20 -- Chyrl
August 27 -- Picnic -- No Children's Church

And that's all we've got filled in on the schedule. Please sign up!