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The Sunday School and Youth Groups are currently in a state of transition.
For up-to-date information, please contact
the Church office.
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 Our
Vision
That Sunday
School for each child and youth would be a place for ...loving,
nurturing relationships that reflect God's love, and that it would
be a safe place to explore, question and nurture faith
A
Bit of our Sunday School History
Our Sunday
School began in 1860, when we were Lambton Methodist.
By
1934, the numbers in Sunday School were so great that space had
to be rented at the local public school at a cost of $1 per day.
February, 28,
1937 marked the grand opening of Kingsway-Lambton United Church.
By May of 1942, the Sunday School wing was completed. Previously
the Sunday School classes had been held in the kitchen and furnace
room.
In 1947, the
Sunday School had reached and surpassed the one thousand mark.
How
Sunday School Works
Church Sunday
School and Nursery Care are offered during the 10:00 a.m. service
of Worship and are located on all three levels of the church building.
Sunday School classes range from Beginners to Grade 8, along with
Pre-Confirmation (Grade 9) and Confirmation (Grade 10).
Each week a
team of dedicated volunteers provides Christian Educational Programming
for children and youth, ranging from birth to Grade 10.
Where to Begin. Where to Go
Ages |
Where
to Begin |
Classroom |
Where
it's located |
| Birth
-
Age 2 |
Nursery
Room |
Nursery
Room |
lower
level, enter through the east doors, head down the stairs
and turn left down the hall |
| Ages
2-3 |
|
Beginner
Room |
sanctuary
level, enter through the east doors, head up the stairs and
turn right |
| Ages
4-5 |
Kindergarten
Room |
Kindergarten
Room |
lower
level, enter through the east doors, head down the stairs
and turn right |
| Grade
1-2 |
Sanctuary |
Room
3
(Green Room) |
lower level, enter through the east doors, head down the stairs,
turn left and down the hallway to Room 3 |
| Grade
3-4 |
Sanctuary |
Room
2 (Yellow Room) |
lower
level, enter through the east doors, head down the stairs,
turn left and down the hallway to Room 2 |
| Grade
5-6 |
Sanctuary |
|
lower
level, enter through the east doors, head down the stairs,
turn left and down the hallway to Room 1 |
| Grade
7-8 |
Sanctuary |
Fireside
Room |
upper
Level, enter through the east door, head up the stairs, turn
right and then head up another set of stairs. |
| Grade
9 Pre-Confirmation |
Fireside |
Prayer
Tower |
upper
Level, enter through the east door, head up the stairs, turn
left and then head up another set of stairs.. |
| Grade
10 Confirmation |
Fireside |
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Confirmation
will begin in September 2010. For more information contact office@kingswaylambton.ca.
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How
to Register
A one-time
registration if required of new families in order to obtain accurate
contact information as well as allergy information. Changes/updates
to existing registrations can be done by
phone or email to office@kingswaylambton.ca.
Our primary contact with families is via email so we ask that you
provide an address for blind-copy group emails.
For a registration
form click on http://www.kingswaylambton.ca/KL_Sunday_School_Registration.doc
Once completed,
please drop it off to the office at Kingsway-Lambton. Please note
that the information provided on the registration form will be kept
confidential.
Download
a copy of the Registration Form now. 
What
a Typical Sunday Looks Like
September
through May
Families
usually arrive between 9:45 a.m. and 9:55 a.m.
For children
ages birth to 2, some parents choose to take them directly to
Nursery Care, while others might take them to Worship first and
then Nursery Care later. It is left up to the discretion of the
parents.
Children
in Beginners are taken to their classroom.
Children
in Kindergarten are taken to their classroom, and when all have
gathered, they are led up to the Sanctuary by the Kindergarten
teacher for the first 20 minutes of Worship.
All other
families (with children/youth in Grades 1-8) head to the sanctuary
where they worship together for the first 20 minutes. After the
"sharing time'" with the children, all Sunday School
students head to their classrooms.
And then
there are the exceptions ...
Holiday
Weekends
During holiday
weekends, or when two services of worship are offered, a 'One-room
Sunday School'' is held:
Summer
Sunday School
During the
months of June, July and August, we offer a One-Room Summer Sunday
School. It is offered to children ages 3 to 12. Nursery Care is
also provided and is for ages birth to 2. If you are able to volunteer
your time for any of these summer weekends, please contact
the Church Office. On behalf of the children you will teach
— Thank you!
Regular
Sunday School
Regular Church
Sunday School and Nursery Care are offered during the 10:00 am
Worship service. Nursery Care is located on the Lower Level. Our
regular Sunday School classes range from Beginners to Grade 8,
along with Pre-Confirmation (Grade 9) and Confirmation (Grade
10). New Students are always welcome! For more information about
our Sunday School, or to register, contact
the Church Office.
Safety
Please note
the following safety procedures practiced within our Sunday School
and Church.
- If you have
children in Beginners to Grade 4, we ask that you pick them up
from their classroom and then head to coffee hour. Please note
that once your child has been picked up they are no longer the
responsibility of the Sunday school teacher.
- Each teacher
is required to complete a Volunteer Application Package, which
includes a Police Check.
- The cookies
served at Coffee Hour, and during selected class times, are nut-free.
- Each Fall
our entire church family participates in a Fire-Drill to ensure
that in the event of a fire, all 100 children (infants to teens)
would be safely led from the church building.
Our
Sunday School Curriculum
Witness
Curriculum (Beginners to Grade 6)
The "Witness"
curriculum is based on Bible Stories. Students learn the stories
of the Bible in chronological order, beginning with Genesis and
concluding with the death and resurrection of Jesus. Each week
a different Bible Story is read. Each of the lessons engages the
students to learn and live the stories, so that they may find
relevant connections to their daily lives. The curriculum includes
take-home worksheets for each student, along with lively music,
posters and games.
Curriculum
(Grades 7 and 8, Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation)
The curriculum
being utilized was uniquely designed, so as to provide an engaging
exploration of all aspects of the Christian Faith (Bible, Triune
God, Stewardship, Worship, Church, Outreach and service), as well
as personal beliefs, hands-on Christian service and spiritual
enrichment. A variety of learning styles are including: discussion
format, group work, journal writing, music, art and games.
Special
Sunday School Projects
- Children's
Sunday Service in November and June.
- Advent Celebrations
are held in December: Advent Readers and Candle Lighters, White
Gift Parade; an offering of Gently-Loved Toys, Mitten/Hat/Sock
Tree, Christmas Pageant.
- Celebration
of our Sunday School Ministry: Sunday School Party, Sunday School
Learning Goal, Sunday School Open House (Month of February), weekly
Scripture Readers.
Family
Worship Time
Family Worship
occurs during the first 20 minutes of the 10:00 a.m. service.
This time together allows the entire congregation to worship as
one "Family of Christ", and for the young people to
play an active role in our morning Worship service:
- Participating
in the Children's Story on the steps of the Chancel
- Assisting
with the call to Worship during the seasons of Advent and Lent
- Pouring
of the water into the Baptismal Font during Baptisms
- Reading
Scripture during Sunday School Month (February)
- Laying
of the Wreath during the Remembrance Day Service
To Supplement
your child's Christian development, Kingsway-Lambton United Church
also offers ...
Worship
Choir
The Children's
Worship Choir is led by our Director of Young People's Music, Sharon
Burlacoff , with rehearsals held every Thursday from 5:00 p.m. –
6:00 p.m. in the West Reception Room. Rehearsals incorporate
vocal warm-ups, interactive singing games, Christian worship repertoire
from a variety of countries/cultures/eras, drums as well as other
instruments and sharing time for all choristers. This choir
is open to all children (KLUC family and community) aged 7 - 13.
More experienced singers will have leadership and mentoring opportunities.
For more information contact Sharon via the
Church office.
Christmas
Pageant
Each year,
Kingsway-Lambton is proud to present its Christmas
Pageant to the Community. This year marks the 73rd year
of the pageant and will run November 30 through December 3. Rehearsals
begin in October. If you would like to be a part of the pageant,
either behind the scenes, or center-stage, please contact
the Church Office. Tickets will be available on a first-come
basis near the end of November.
Contemporary
Worship
This service
is open to all ages and is held in the Chapel. Come join us
for lively music, engaging messages and discussion! It's pretty
casual so don't worry about not knowing what "contemporary"
means.
The
Library
Our
Church Library is open to all and is located in the East Corridor.
It has a wonderfully diverse collection of books for children of
all ages from picture story books to books for young readers. Please
feel free to visit it when the church is open and books may be signed
out.
For more information
about our Library, or to read the recent book reviews, as well as
the on-line catalogue click on:
http://www.kingswaylambton.ca/library.html
Youth
Groups
- Growing
in faith
- Reaching
out to those in need
- Building
community
- Having
Fun!!
Senior
Youth Group, "Ignite"
This is our
senior high youth group that meets from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
twice a month, on Thursdays evenings, in the Fireside Room. For
the next meeting time, check out the Look
What's Happening page, or visit our Facebook group.
For more information
about the Youth Group, or if you would like to receive bi-monthly
email reminders of up-coming youth events, please contact Vicky
Wappel or Paul Cade via the Church office.
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