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Kim and I are so excited to welcome your children and youth into the 2022-23 year at First Pres. So we can be sure we are planning for enough adult leaders for all we want to do, we ask *you* to complete a single Child/Youth Information Form for all your kids and turn it in to the office before Friday, September 2.
This form covers a lot of ground to help us prepare well for your children, including allergies and intolerances as well as letting us know if you are enrolling your child(ren) in any of the following:
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the Nursery (birth through age 2)
Care is provided from 9:00-11:00 AM in the nursery room on the north side of the first floor of the Christian Education wing.
(the most direct path is to walk through Social Hall toward Maple Avenue, climb the stairs and turn right, and then up a few more stairs)
Care is provided 9:00-11:00 AM in the Pre-K room on the east side of the first floor of the Christian Education wing, and will often include components from our Pre-K portion of the Follow Me curriculum (see below).
(the most direct path is to walk through the double doors at the end of the north hall along the outside of the sanctuary, turn right up a few stairs, and then through one more set of double doors)
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Follow Me (best suited for Pre-K and older)
This all-ages Sunday School experience happens from 9:00-9:45 AM most Sundays (main location TBD); the first week of each unit of the Follow Me curriculum will be entirely all ages and subsequent weeks in a unit will include time to break out into age groups by Pre-K, lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school, and adults with high schoolers. While there are themes for about 4 weeks, each week is something new so drop in for one or all!
(the breakout rooms for those Sundays are located on the second floor of the Christian Education wing are are well-marked)
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Kids' Church (ages 4-4th Grade)
This adapted worship service happens from about 10:20-11:00 AM and gathers in the newly dedicated Kids' Church space of rooms 204 & 205 on the east side of the second floor of the Christian Education wing (renovations still in progress at the time of this writing); this time helps kids become familiar with the motions of worship and why we do what we do so that, when they feel ready to sit through worship in the sanctuary or the chapel, they'll feel right at home and have an understanding of what happens as we worship God together.
(the most direct path is to walk through the double doors at the end of the north hall along the outside of the sanctuary, go up one-and-a-half flights of stairs, and then through one more set of double doors)
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Confirmation (8th and 9th graders invited, and older grades welcome)
If you have an 8th or 9th grader, you should have received an invitation for them to join us in Confirmation this year (if not, contact Nicole directly). Most days Confirmation will happen in the Youth Education Room (formerly the Crib & Care Room) and all class locations are clearly indicated in the Confirmation Parent/Mentor Guide that will be provided when we meet from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Sunday, August 28, in Social Hall.
(the most direct path is to walk through Social Hall toward Maple Avenue, climb the stairs and turn right, and then up a few more stairs and to the east end of the hall)
Many Sundays from 4:00-5:30 PM, 6th-8th graders will meet in the Youth Lounge for time for fun, support, and community. Occasional outside service events, retreats, and playful events are also scheduled. A separate schedule will be sent out to JHF families with more details.
(the most direct path is to walk through Social Hall toward Maple Avenue, climb the stairs and turn left, go through the glass door, and go down the stairs through the wood door closest to the outside)
Many Sundays from 7:00-9:00 PM, 9th-12th graders will meet in the Youth Lounge for time for fun, support, and community. Occasional outside service events, retreats, and playful events are also scheduled. A separate schedule will be sent out to SHF families with more details.
(the most direct path is to walk through Social Hall toward Maple Avenue, climb the stairs and turn left, go through the glass door, and go down the stairs through the wood door closest to the outside)
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