St. Lucas United Church of Christ

St. Lucas Children's Ministries

St. Lucas Children's Ministries offers young people a firm foundation in the Bible and Christian values. We pride ourselves in our team of caring, dedicated, and well-trained church school teachers. Classes are available for young people from birth through high school.

St. Lucas United Church of Christ is a secure place where children can come to learn and develop the inner strength and spiritual resources they will need to feel truly connected to God. As part of our Keeping God's Children Safe Program at St. Lucas, a registration form is required for all students attending Church School.

2009 - 2010 Church School Registration Program:  Click Here

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 Faith Footsteps Church School provides classes for children birth through fifth grade during both worship services. 

Our Infants and Toddlers classes are designed for children birth through two years of age.  Children from newborn to about 18 months gather in our Crib Room.   When the children are walking securely and steady on their feet (usually about 18-20 months old), they transition to our toddler classroom.  They will remain in this class until they are ready to move to the preschool classroom.

Please feel free to take your child to the Crib Room or Toddler Room before service begins.  You will be asked to sign your child in and out of the classroom.  Please complete an information card so that we can provide the proper care to your child.  Also, you will be given a silent pager so that we may contact you if your child becomes ill or is unhappy for an extended period of time.

Children who are preschool through fifth grade attend the first part of the worship service.  Upon the completion of Children’s Time, they proceed to the Social Hall for sign in and then move to their assigned classroom. Parents should pick up their child in their assigned classroom after the worship service.

A special class is offered for preschool students. Classes for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade are based on the Workshop Rotation Model. The Workshop Rotation Model teaches major bible stories or concepts in-depth for a four or five week period through child friendly workshops. Each week, the classes "rotate" to a different workshop. Workshop lessons may include computers, art, cooking, drama, writing, science or video.

Current Rotation - Our Lenten Journey

9:00 am

Week	Pre K/K	1st	2nd/3rd	4th/5th
February 21	Storytelling	Storytelling	Storytelling	Storytelling
February 28	Games	Symbols	Cooking	Drama
March 7	Drama	Games	Symbols	Cooking
March 14	Cooking	Drama	Games	Symbols
March 21	Symbols	Cooking	Drama	Games

 

10:45 am

Week	Pre K - 5th
February 21	Storytelling
February 28	Games
March 7	Drama
March 14	Cooking
March 21	Symbols

2009 - 2010 Calendar for Faith Footsteps:  Click Here

Classroom Locations

Infants	Crib Room is Room 22
Toddlers	Room 22
Preschool	Room 232
Pre K/Kindergarten	Room 34
First Grade	Room 33
Second and Third Grades	Room 18/20
Fourth & Fifth Grades	Fireside Room

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Middle School Breakfast Club - Grades 6 and 7  Click Here For Additional Info

Middle School Breakfast Club (sixth and seventh graders) meets in the Youth Room during the 9:00 a.m. service.   All visitors are welcome to join this group of youth at this time.

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Confirmation - Grade 8 Click Here For Additional Info

Youth Confirmation takes place during the 8^th grade year, with a program that runs from September through May. Students meet weekly on Wednesday evenings, and on Sunday for worship and faith development class. Field trips, mission activities and retreats are also part of the Confirmation experience. Professional staff and adult mentors direct and share all these activities.

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High School - Grades 9 through 12 Click Here For Additional Info 

High school youth meet in the Youth Room on Sunday mornings from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The youth group also gathers monthly for activities that incorporate Evangelism, Fellowship, Discipleship, Service and Worship. A Mission Trip is planned each summer, with fundraising activities scheduled through out the year.