St. Paul's Church, Newburyport, MA
   		Rev. Martha Hubbard, Rector      
 

Children's Christian Education for the 2009-2010 Year

An open house for our programs will be held on Sunday September 13th, following the 8AM and 10:15AM services. There will be an opportunity for you to meet all the teachers and tour the Church School atria and classrooms. The first day of Church School will be Sunday September 20th. Nursery care will be available that day beginning at 9:30 am, and the Church School classes also will begin at 9:30 am. Please complete a registration form for each child and return them to St. Paul’s office. Below you will find brief descriptions of each facet of our Church School Program:

St. Paul’s Nursery Care
The nursery welcomes children from infancy through age 3 from 9:30am to the end of the 10:15 service each Sunday. The goal is to offer them a safe and fun place to get acquainted with other children while their parents are engaged in adult education, the 10:15 am worship service and fellowship.

Catechesis of the Good Shepard (CGS)
This coming year we will be holding three levels of CGS – our level I Atrium for children 3 - 5 years old, level II Atrium for children 6 – 8 years old, and level III for children 9 - 11 years old.
    CGS is a Montessori based approach to religious formation based on the conviction that God and the child are in relationship. God is already present to children in their deepest being. With guidance and vocabulary, children become aware of their relationship with God and give expression to it. We have several returning and several new teachers in our CGS program. We are also looking for volunteers interested in serving for a liturgical season (approx. 6 weeks) to learn about CGS and support the children’s work in the Atria. Contact Jenn Mansfield CGS Coordinator with any ideas or questions – 978-346-0510 or jhmconsult@comcast.net

To learn more about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, we invite you to visit these links:
The Guild of the Good Shepherd in Massachusetts  http://www.cgsma.org
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd National Association  http://www.cgsusa.org
The Center for Children and Theology  http://www.cctheo.org
Listening to the Child Blog http://cctheo.blogspot.com
Jr and Sr High Forum(6th through 12th grades)
Bev and Pat Brennan will lead the forum in the newly renovated community room. Initially, the focus will be on the Apostle Paul.