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Music & Discovery Program -Winter/Spring 2012 Registration Now Available
Connecting Young People with the Joy of Choral Music
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Be Part of the Spring Cantata "Happily Forever After"
Performance on May 20, 2012
Since 1991 Music & Discovery has provided musical and art instruction to the children of the church and wider San Marino community. The children are able to form friendships through weekly fellowship time and monthly pizza nights. Each program day opens with devotional time during which the children learn about Christian values and Biblical stories. The goals of SMCC's Music & .jpg)
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Discovery are to introduce children to the music of the church and its worship, to help foster an enjoyment of singing and participating in choirs, encourage expression through varied art medias, and to provide a welcoming environment in which children can fellowship together and foster Christian friendship and values. Musical Directors, Todd Strange and Yilin Hsu Wendlant, have several years of experience working with children and are back again by popular demand. Music and Discovery meets Wednesday afternoons from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. The registration fee is $100 for winter/spring (19 sessions through May 2012). Children are required to participate in Sunday services when the children’s choirs sing and in special programs which occur
twice each year. Limited scholarships are available in case of financial need.
Winter/Spring Registration is now open for SMCC’s Music and Discovery experience for children in Kindergarten to 5th Grade. Registration information is available at the church office, Or CLICK HERE to download registration form, schedule and other important information. Questions? Please email Lisa Lamb, Interim Director of Christian Education:
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Children’s Sunday School- September through June
Please excuse our mess! While our upstairs classrooms are being remodelled, K thru 5th grade classes will be held in the LOWER COURTYARD CLASSROOMS. At San Marino Community Church we love children! We seek to provide high quality care and to encourage children in their faith. We nurture a love for God's Word and a delight in worship. Interactive, engaging Church School classes are a the heart of that ministry.
CLICK HERE to download Sunday School Registration Form. For more information, please contact Lisa Lamb, Interim Director of Christian Education at:
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Our learning and worship activities are divided into age groups: Birth - 18 months are cared for by our loving and dedicated nursery staff. Toddlers aged 18 months - 3 years old enjoy interactive nursery childcare, learning about their faith through song and story. It is here that we begin to live out our baptismal promises to these infants to raise them in the faith. Our Pre-K children learn the stories of their faith through the interactive storytelling curriculum, Godly Play. The designers of this method were inspired by the creative teaching methods of Maria Montessori. These three groups meet in the Nursery & Lower Courtyard from 9:00 am.
Kindergarteners through 5th Graders participate in the opening elements of 9:15 am worship service in the sanctuary. They will experience Call to Worship,Passing of the Peace, the Prayer of Confession, Assurance of Pardon, concluding with Time with Children at which time they will go to their designated classrooms based on grade level. Kindergarten through Second Grade will continue with Godly Play curriculum, while our 3rd Graders enjoy a special year at our church, as they receive Bibles on September 23, 2012 and then throughout the year our teachers give them an overview of the entire Bible, at an age-appropriate level. Please indicate your desire for your third grader to receive a Bible, by filling out the card in your child’s classroom.
4th and 5th graders will be learning about the worship life of the church through the curriculum Worship for Life, which takes children behind the scenes into every aspect of the life of the church, from prayer to the ways we serve each other all week long.
All classes conclude at 10:15 am at which time parents are asked to pick up their children from the classroom. (All classes are in lower courtyard during construction). For more information, please contact Lisa Lamb at:
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or 626/282-4181 x26
Become An Acolyte
Acolytes are 4th and 5th graders who assist once a month in the 9:15 am Sunday worship service as candle lighters. The acolyte training workshop is held in September. All interested children are encouraged to sign up and be an active participant in the work of the church. This is a great opportunity for your child to be a leader in their faith community and to begin to discover how they are called and gifted for Christian service. Contact the church office at (626) 282-4181 for more information.
Baptisms
Please CLICK HERE to learn more about Baptisms at San Marino Community Church.
Communion
San Marino Community Church welcomes children who have received instruction on the meaning and significance of communion to participate in the Lord’s Supper with the entire congregation. Children return from Sunday school to worship on weeks when communion is served (usually first Sunday of every month). Informational seminars on the meaning of the sacraments are held for children and their families between services on the last Sunday of each month. Kindergartners and their families are especially encouraged to participate in these workshops.
Vacation Bible School and Youth Day Camp
July 30 - August 3, 2012, 9:00am to Noon
REGISTRATION begins March 2012
Join us for Vacation Bible School, a week long program where children are encouraged to explore scripture. Children from age 4 to rising Fifth Graders are invited to participate in VBS as
campers. Middleschoolers and High Schoolers are invited to participate in VBS as junior counselors and counselors. During the week of VBS, children will hear the stories of faith. All in attendance will learn about the love of God through music, snack, recreation, storytelling, and mission projects.
The fun-filled week will also include educational art projects, fun recreation games, bible story adventures, exciting ways to serve our neighbors, and energizing music. Join The VBS 2012 Vision Team!et in on the ground floor of the awesome Vacation Bible School San Marino Community Church will host in the newly renovated church facility! Come to a one-hour gathering, Homemade brownies will be served. Dads, moms, young adults, and older folks are all most welcome! Every year it is a wonderful adventure! LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS coming Spring of 2012.
Children’s Christmas Events Advent Celebration November 26 through December 24, 2012
Children's Music & Discovery Choir Christmas Concert, December 9, 2012
Music & Discovery Children's Choir performs at the Sunday 9:15 am service celebrating the sounds of Christmas joy through traditional music as well as a delightful anthem "The Huron Carol", selected by the music directors, Yilin Hsu Wentlandt and Todd Strange. (See Music & Discover information at top of page)
Advent Workshop, Sunday December 2, 10:30 am to noon
At 10:30 am children make treasured gifts at the Advent Workshop, where participants create crafts such as banners, advent wreaths and ornaments to teach and reinforce the meaning of Christmas and the Advent season. $5 allows participants to visit three craft stations, followed by a fellowship luncheon with the church family.
Christmas Eve Nativity Pageant, Saturday, December 24, 2011
At the 5:00 pm Christmas Eve service, children of pre-school age and up participate in telling the story of Christmas. Jesus' birth is enacted by children and told with scripture and carols. The 5th grade Sunday School Class leads, with all interested children playing the part of angels or shepherds. Participants are asked to arrive up to one half hour prior to the start of the service to receive costumes and instructions.