United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Children

 
 

The vision that fuels our work in Children’s Ministries grows out of Jesus’ words in Mark 10:14, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” In the midst of a consuming ministry to adults, Jesus regularly ministered to children. We believe the future of the church and world depends on effective ministry to children today.

 

Children’s Sunday School
 
9:00 am Service
 
Infants in Room 1
Toddlers (up to 3 yrs. old) in Room 2
PreSchool  to Kindergarten (3 years old through Kindergarten)  in Room 3
1st grade- 3rd grade in Room 12
4th grade -5th grades in Room 11
 
  • Children begin in the sanctuary in worship with their families & be dismissed to class after Children’s Time EVERY Sunday. Children can be picked up in classrooms.   On communion Sundays (first Sunday of the month) Sunday School classes will be brought into the sanctuary for communion by their teachers. After receiving communion the class will be brought back to their classrooms where the parents will pick them up after service. 
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  • Children in Pre-K through 5th grades, during the 1st service, will be using Rock Solid curriculum by Cokesbury once again as they explore & get to know God’s Word better. Infants & Toddlers use Rock-A-Bye Baby, which focuses on learning centers to get little ones ready to learn about God & His Word.
 
 
11:00 am Service
 
Infants in Room 1
Toddlers (up to 3 yrs. old) in Room 2
Kindergarten through 5th grades in Room 3
 
  • Rock-A-Bye Baby curriculum will be used by the little ones in the 2nd service as well. Preschool class will use the same RockSolid curriculum as the first service. Children in Kindergarten to 5th grades will discover God’s Word using “All In One Bible Fun “ a curriculum written for an elementary mixed age group which includes a story, activities and a craft.

 

Contact : Connie Jones Director of Christian Formation 495-7215   EDUCATION@UMCTO.ORG
 

 

In Between Services
 

Children  have the choice to attend the following classes as we continue to expand & explore our faith between services:

Infants & Toddlers: Room 1 & 2

Worship Arts: Our unique program combines dance, music and drama that will be used as an expression of worship in our Sunday Morning services. Our class time is scheduled between our two services so that all children can be included. The program includes age appropriate groups which participate in one or more of the arts depending on their interest on a rotating schedule. 

The Current  worship arts session culminates on February 26 with the children providing the  music for the praise set,  prelude, offertory m postlude and the offering of dance in the first service.

  • Dance for Kindergarten-2nd Grade- We will be doing a hip/hop type dance so that our boys might be enticed to join us.
  • Music for 3rd- 5th grades                       
  • Drama/Art for all ages
  • See Worship Arts Whiteboard on patio for locations.

Worship Arts Coordinator Tracy Diestel 805-418-0085 email: diestel50@gmail.com
 

 

Link to UMCTO Children's Ministry Corner Photos: umctochildrensministry.shutterfly.com

This is a member only site contact Diana Rainer umctochildrensministry@yahoo.com for more information.

 

 

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All teachers are background checked and follow the guidelines outlined in

UMCTO’s policy and procedures.