Christian Ed.

Christian Education at WPC

Click here for the Christian Education Annual report.

The Christian Education Committee is responsible for programs to provide spiritual nurture and faith formation. The committee meets monthly to plan, develop and implement a multi-faceted Christian Education Program. Programs include Sunday School, Confirmation Class, Adult Class, summer Vacation Bible School, Christmas and Epiphany programs during worship, Youth Fellowship groups and child care during worship. the Harriet Carter Memorial library and Canal Town Nursery School are also part of the CE committee responsibilities. The Sunday School coordinator serves as an ex-officio member of the committee. CE chari and vice-chair serve on the Session. The vice-chair serves as liaison to the Canaltown Nursery School.

(Sunday) Adult Study at Western Presbyterian Church
During the regular Sunday School hour adults are invited to gather in the Mary Griffith Room for study. The class is led by the pastor, and recently examined the books of Genesis and Exodus, using the Interpretation Bible Studies series by Westminster/John Knox Press.

Sunday School follows the school calendar and is at 9:30 a.m.

                           2006-2007 Sunday School Staff

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten- Doris Coffman, Liz Pinkney, and Kris Kujawski
Grades 1 and 2-                            Kathy Pleninger and Kelly Babcock
Grades 3, 4, and 5-                       Amie Notareschi and Emily Dlugosh
Grades 6, 7, and 8-                       Paul Powell
Lunch Bunch (senior high)-             Paul Powell
Adult Class-                                 Rev. Stuart Wattles

2006-2007 Sunday School Statistics

Students Registered	Average Weekly Attendance
Pre K-K 8	7
1-2 7	3
3-5 14	10
6-8 14	7
9-12 2	2
Confirmation Class 11	11
Adult Class 7	7

Sunday School Highlights

The 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade Sunday School class has been having lots of fun learning and growing together through Christ. We always enjoy the group events sponsored by Christian Education. Some of our favorite group activities have been making Shine with the Light of Jesus Jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, the Christmas Program (where we played shepherds, angels, and the 3 Wiseman), and making the stars for Epiphany.

Some of our favorite Bible stories are the story of Job, Noah and the Ark, Ruth and Naomi, and Jonah and the Great Whale. Our curriculum (Seasons of the Spirit) allows us to follow the church calendar and we love to make connections with the stories we learn in Sunday School and the verses read at worship.

An overall theme we have been discussing this year is what it means to be a good Christian. We help to spread Jesus’ message with kind words and actions in our daily lives. We are looking forward to continued fun, fellowship, and study in the coming months.