Room to Grow, Room to Serve, Room
for You
The Faith Formation Program begins
on September 12th.
Have you filled out your registration form?
If not, the link is below to the PDF file.
Please print it off and return it to the church office.
It is not too late to register.
Registration Form for Faith Formation Programs 2010-2011
Please click here - Registration Form 2010-2011
Christian Education/Faith Formation
Faith Formation is the center of congregational life at Brookside. You might ask, “What do you mean by faith formation?” It is best explained by a story. “A Pastor was visiting an old farmer. In their conversation the farmer made two statements. One was that he had read the Bible, cover to cover, four times; the second was that he hated his neighbor.” The farmer had known the story but the story hadn’t informed and formed his life. Being a people of faith is more than telling and hearing the stories. It is letting the stories form and shape our lives. That is why we say faith formation is the center or our congregation’s life. We come together to tell and hear the stories of our faith and to let the stories shape and form what we say, think, and do. Here all ages gather and through story, ritual, and relationships, our lives are informed and formed in the Christian way of life.
Faith Formation
3 Year Old and Under
Our Crib Room/Nursery is staffed from 9:50 a.m.
Parents are welcometo bring children 3 and under to the room before worship or any time during worship that they desire. Here the young children experience the loving care of adults and teenagers, and form relationships with them and with other children. We also welcome infants in worship, and there are rocking chairs in the narthex where parents can rock their infants and hear the service through the speaker system.
4 Year Old through 7th Grade
For our children 4 years of age through seventh grade we utilize a rotational workshop program for Faith Formation. Children study one Biblical story for four to six weeks. Each week in a different workshop the children hear the story and have an activity which reinforces the story and relates it to everyday living. The workshops are based on the multiple intelligence approach to learning and include art, cooking, games, music, science, storytelling and video. Each age group has a team of shepherds who guide them to and from their class and interact with them during the class forming caring relationships. The children also participate in the rituals of the church. They are in worship each Sunday until after the time with children, and they join the congregation for the sacrament of communion the first Sunday of the month. We also have several intergenerational worship services throughout the year.
Art from Symbols of Holy Week Unit
Palm Sunday Jesus' Last Meal
 
What Jesus Saw From the Cross
Confirmation Classes - 8th Grade
Please click here for more information.
Summer Church School
Don’t stay away from worship this summer because your children have a hard time sitting through the service. There will be a multi-age workshop each Sunday during the summer. The focus will be on the Creation Story. We will be following the same format as during the school year, with children going to the workshop after the time for children except for Communion Sundays when children will go to the workshop at 10 and join their parents for the service of Communion. Children ages 4 through Grade 5 are welcome to participate in this program.
For children under 4 we will have child care from 9:30 until after worship. Children may be brought to the crib/nursery room (downstairs, under the Chapel) any time during the service.
Summer Help
We are still looking for help to teach some of the workshops this summer. Please speak with Fran Hakenson if you are available.
We are also looking for child care help for the summer months, for infants trough 3 years of age. We need two persons for each week. Teens and adults, won't you sign up for a week or two? Please speak with Fran Hakenson or a member of the Christian Education Board.
If you are interested or have any questions about our Faith Formation programs please contact our Church School Coordinator, Fran Hakenson, 669-2807 ext. 104.
Youth Groups
Click here for more information, Youth Groups at Brookside Congregational Church.
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