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    1217 Sixth Ave.

    Seattle, WA 98101

    Phone: (206) 622-4865

    Fax: (206) 622-8726www.plymouthseattle.org

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    From my first day at Plymouth, thecommunity has extended to me anextravagant welcome. Thank youfor making me feel at home hereat Plymouth.

    It is with profound joy that I joinwith you in welcoming the chil-dren and youth in the 2010-2011Sunday School year. You are ablessing to the children and the

    youth of Plymouth. I look forward to seeing the way the spiritof God works in and through our curriculum, our studentsand each of you to create an environment in which faith cantake root and grow.

    I am excited to share with you the steps we have taken to cre-ate more points of connection and a sense of progression inregards to curriculum. This year we will be using a lectionarybased curriculum that will allow us to easily connect whathappens in the Sunday school classroom to the Focus 2.0 pro-gram, to the 11:00am worship service and to ChildrensChapel. After much research and discussion we decided thatthe United Church of Christ curriculum, Seasons of the Spirit,fits our needs and hopes for the coming year. You can learnmore about this curriculum in this booklet.

    I will be available to each of you for resourcing, curriculum,and/or pastoral care needs. Members of the Children & YouthBoard are also available to assist you and to bring policy and

    budget issues to the table.

    The staff and board have adopted a four-step model for sup-porting teachers: recruit, equip, appreciate and evaluate. Themany wonderful qualities you bring to this ministry show thatwe have successfully accomplished the first step. With Godshelp, we are committed to following through on the others.

    May God continue to grow and form our faith.

    Blessings,

    --Rev. Brandon W. DuranDirector of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries

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    Directory

    5th & 6th Email

    Glen Griswold [email protected]

    Tom Maul [email protected]

    Anne Kiemle [email protected]

    Robert Neer [email protected]

    David Marshall [email protected]

    Bob Freund [email protected]

    Tracy Simpson [email protected]

    Ann Crandall [email protected]

    Confirmation Email

    Amy Neer [email protected] Duran [email protected]

    Connie Sandstrom [email protected]

    David Regnier [email protected]

    Joan Griswold [email protected]

    Peter Kahn [email protected]

    Steve Schmidt [email protected]

    Youth ForumMinistry EmailDavid Mallory [email protected]

    Eppie Matthews [email protected]

    Jim Bechtold [email protected] Robin Mallory [email protected]

    Todd Matthews [email protected]

    Focus 2.0 Email

    Ann Allen [email protected]

    Brandon Duran [email protected]

    Heather Hawkins-Weinland [email protected]

    Linda Strandberg [email protected]

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    Mission Statement 4

    Position Descriptions & Definitions

    Director of Children, Youth, & Family Minis-tries

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    Youth Forum Coordinators 6

    Children and Youth Board Members 7

    Guidelines for Team Teaching 8

    Operational Details

    Check In/Out Policy 9

    Field Trip Guidelines 10

    Class Mailings, Notices and Copies 11

    Reimbursement 11

    Classroom Management 12

    Policy Regarding Children & Youth Protection 12

    Sunday School Curriculum 13-14Focus 2.0 15

    Important Dates this Fall 16

    Emergency and Safety Procedures 17

    Sandwich Making for Angelines 18

    Facility Use 19

    Fall Lectionary Texts 20

    Sunday School Teacher Directory 21-23

    Faith Formation HandbookTable of Contents

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    Mission Statement forChildren & Youth Ministry at Plymouth Church

    Our mission is to create anenvironment that embracesour belovedness, listens forthe spirit of God, and fos-ters faith development. Weseek to craft opportunitieswherein children and theirfamilies might encounterthe dynamic and transform-ing presence of God. We

    seek to point out the pathsof faith we have come toknow, and to be faithfulcompanions along the way. This means:

    1. communicating to Plymouth children and youth that theybelong, are cared about and are an important part of thePlymouth community;

    2. teaching core faith texts, language, hymns and prayers;

    3. including children in the rhythms of weekly worship;4. sharing the larger Christian story, and our particular piece

    of that story;

    5. welcoming children into the ongoing process of discover-ing what it means to live as authentic Christians in theworld;

    6. and helping Plymouth parents support the spiritual andfaith development of their children.

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    Crib Email

    David Thompson [email protected]

    Karen Gwilym [email protected]

    Toddler & Pre-K Email

    Adele Reynolds [email protected]

    Betty Eberharter [email protected]

    Carol Burkhart [email protected]

    Carol Mooney [email protected]

    Dan Landes [email protected]

    Inge Freund [email protected]

    Jade Turner [email protected]

    Mia Wilson [email protected]

    1st & 2nd EmailBeverly Harding-Bueler bevandlarryare @comcast.net

    David Fliegel [email protected]

    Jon Daniel [email protected]

    Linda Harris [email protected]

    Liz Stone [email protected]

    Sara Christopherson [email protected]

    3rd & 4th Email

    Angela Deppe [email protected]

    Anna Colwell [email protected]

    Clayton Anderson [email protected]

    Heather Hanson [email protected]

    Lance Weekes

    weekesgroupbrianajanlance

    @verizon.net

    Warren Smith [email protected]

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    Fall Lectionary Texts(bold indicates text highlighted by curriculum, italic indicates alternate reading)

    12-Sep

    1 Tim. 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 Psalm 14Jer. 4:11-12,

    22-28Exo. 32:7-14

    19-Sep1 Tim. 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Psalm 79:1-9 Jer. 8:18-9:1 Amos 8:4-7

    26-Sep

    Jer. 32:13a, 6-

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    Luke 16:19-

    31

    Psalm 91:1-6,

    14-161 Tim. 6:6-19 Amos 6:1a, 4-7

    3-Oct

    Psalm 137 Luke 17:5-10 Lam. 1:1-6 2 Tim. 1:1-14 Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4

    10-Oct Children's Chapel

    17-OctLuke 18:18 Jer. 31:27-34

    Psalm 119:97

    -104

    2 Tim. 3:14-

    4:5Gen. 32:22-31

    24-Oct

    Luke 18:914 Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Tim. 4:6-8,16-18

    Jer. 14:7-10, 19-22

    31-Oct

    Luke 19:110Hab. 1:1-4;

    2:1-4

    Psalm

    119:137-144

    2 Thess. 1:1-

    4, 11-12Isa. 1:10-18

    7-Nov Children's Chapel

    14-NovIsa. 65:1725 Luke 21:5-19 Psalm 98

    2 Thess. 3:6-

    13Malachi 4:1-2a

    21-NovCol. 1:1120

    Luke 23:33-

    43Jer. 23:1-6 Psalm 46 Luke 1:68-79

    28-NovMatt. 24:3644 Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122

    Rom. 13:11-

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    5-DecIsa. 11:110 Matt. 3:1-12

    Psalm 72:1-7,

    18-19Rom. 15:4-13

    12-Dec Children's Chapel

    19-DecMatt. 1:1825 Isa. 7:10-16

    Psalm 80:1-7,

    17-19Rom. 1:1-7

    26-DecPsalm 148 Matt. 2:13-23 Isa. 63:7-9 Heb. 2:10-18

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    Position DescriptionDirector of Children, Youth, & Family

    Ministries at Plymouth Church

    The Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries(DCYFM) provides leadership in faith formation for childrenand youth ensuring strong and engaging age-appropriate pro-grams. The director equips teaching teams through curricularsupport and teacher enrichment opportunities. This role willalso assist the Focus 2.0 teachers by aiding in the develop-ment of a program that is integrated with Sunday school andworship themes. The DCYFM guides and nurtures the Confir-mation program as well as supervising and assisting the YouthForum Coordinators in developing the Youth Forum program.

    The DCYFM will also help connect current and visiting fami-lies to ways in which they participate actively in the life ofPlymouth. Through a cohesive strategy using the various pro-grams at Plymouth, (i.e. retreats, Plymouth U, worship ser-vices, etc.) the director will promote the integration of chil-dren and youth into the life of the congregation. The DCYFMwill offer spiritual support to children through regular interac-tions, to families through regular communication and possiblesupport groups, and to teachers through theological teaching.

    The DCYFM works in close cooperation with Minister of FaithFormation and with the new settled senior minister expectedin 2011. The DCYFM staffs the Children and Youth Board,the Congregation, and works alongside this board in recruit-ing and resourcing teachers.

    For a more detailed position description please contact MaryStevens, Chair of the Children and Youth Board, or the frontoffice.

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    The Youth Forum Ministry Coordi-nators (YFMC) are responsible forshaping and leading a ministry thatnurtures high school youth in theirChristian faith through study andworship, fun and fellowship, serviceand mission. The YFMC plan Sun-day morning Youth Forum Ministry(YFM) gatherings as well as events

    throughout the year aimed at building community, creating a

    context for faith formation, and connecting with newcomersto the group. The YFMC plans and leads Youth Forum Minis-try retreats, mission trips, and fundraisers. The YFMC caresfor the youth and is available to counsel, support, and con-nect YFM members to other people and resources as needed.

    The Youth Forum Ministry Coordinators develop ways to inte-grate YFM members with church wide-events, retreats, & wor-ship services. The YFMC seeks to connect the YFM to confer-ence wide youth events.

    The YFMC works with the support and direction of the Direc-tor of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries. The YFMC isaccountable to the Associate Minister, the Senior Minister,and Congregational Council. The YFMC participates with theChildren and Youth Board through written and in person re-ports.

    For a more detailed position description please contact MaryStevens, Chair of the Children and Youth Board, or the frontoffice.

    Position DescriptionYouth Forum Coordinators

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    All facilities at Plymouth are multi-purpose, including yourclassrooms. Please take note of the following:

    Each Sunday, your room will be set up according to thediagram submitted to the custodial staff prior to the Sun-day School year. Contact the church office with anychanges.

    The chalkboard in the front of your room (if there is one)must also be available for weekday use.

    Please do not hang anything from the ceiling or light fix-tures of any room without first consulting the church of-fice.

    When you leave on Sunday, please make sure all yourclassroom items are in your closet. Please keep all valu-ables in the classroom closet and do not leave the room

    unattended. Your class is responsible for leaving the roomin the best condition possible each and every Sunday.

    All use of the kitchen on the first floor must be scheduledwith the office at least one week prior to the Sunday youwish to use it.

    The classrooms are home to the SIDC preschool, officesand conferences during the week. Please return items totheir appropriate place if used during Sunday School.

    Facility Use

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    What is Angelines? Angelines is an outreach of the YWCAwhich provides daytime shelter for homeless women. TheCenter, located at Third Avenue and Lenora in Belltown, pro-vides a safe place where the women can access meals, show-ers, and laundry facilities. The women also receive the sup-port of staff and service providers. Angelines meal programconsists of a light breakfast, lunch and an evening snack.

    Making Angelines Sandwiches. Your class is invited to makesandwiches for Angelines. Plymouth has committed to makesandwiches for the lunch they serve to the women on the 3rdSunday of each month. Angelines would like us to get thesandwiches to them as close to 11:00am as possible. (Map toAngelines is available at the church office.)

    We make 120 sandwiches using 12 loaves of bread. Gener-ally, it works best to make the sandwiches in your classroom.Please help your students with washing their hands and keep-ing work surfaces clean. When the sandwiches are made, putthem in the individual baggies provided. Once the sand-

    wiches are individually bagged they can be packed into thebread loaf bags for delivery.

    Angelines asks that we make about 10 vegetarian sand-wiches. Angelines also welcomes items to compliment thesandwiches such as chips, carrots, cookies etc. (Please submitbills to the Church Business Administrator for reimbursement.

    Marlene Falkenbury currently purchases the food and bags.She can be contacted by email at [email protected]. Ifyour class would like to serve the sandwiches, contact Ange-

    lines regarding your request and coordination.

    Sandwich Making for Angelines

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    Position DescriptionChildren & Youth Board Members

    The Children and Youth Board plays an integral part in thefaith formation of the students and teachers in the Sundayschool program at Plymouth.

    The responsibilities of the Children and Youth Board include:Recruiting, equipping, supporting, and appreciating thework of Sunday school, confirmation, and Youth ForumMinistry teaching teams.Celebrating significant moments in our children andyouths faith life including: Baptism, Kindergarten & 4thGrade Bibles, Confirmation, Youth Led Worship, etc.Evaluating Sunday school curriculum needs and resourcesReviewing childcare ministry to ensure a safe environmentfor Plymouths youngest members and guests

    Facilitating effective communication around children andyouth ministriesPreparing a budget that meets the needs and supports thegrowth of children and your ministries

    In the back of this booklet you will find a list of the Childrenand Youth Board members. Board members are assigned asliaison to one or more Sunday School class. The liaison isresponsible for providing a link between the Board and theclass, bringing questions or concerns to the Board, assuringthat adequate teaching staff is available in his or her class-

    room, and informing teaching teams of Board happenings.

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    Guidelines for Teaching Teams

    The Team Teaching model places volunteers together ingroups with complementary gifts. With the fall schedule andcurriculum in hand each team will decide how to best sharethe responsibilities of preparing, teaching, and managing theclass according to their talents, availability, and personal con-nection to the curriculum content. This model gives eachteacher an opportunity to lead with their strengths and evenlydistributes the work.

    Members of the Teaching Teams will be responsible for:

    meeting with the DCYFM prior to the beginning of Sundayschool;attending at least one teaching team workshop offeredthroughout the course of the church school year;participating in the scheduling of the teaching schedulefor the year, making sure there is adequate coverage foreach week;sharing leadership with other members of the teachingteams;establishing some form of continuity in the classroomfrom week to week in terms of relationships with studentsand curriculum content;preparing a bulletin board display for their scheduled bul-letin board time period;communicating with the Children & Youth Board liaisonassigned to each class, to ensure that needs and concernsof the classroom are addressedbeing in classroom or Chapel at 9:45am the morning theyare scheduled to be present.

    Members of each of the Teaching Teams are encouraged to

    help with the Focus 2.0 program when available.

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    Response to Fire Alarm

    By the door in every classroom is an emergency packet. If thefire alarm should go off, remove the packet and follow all di-rections. Before going through any door, check to make sureit is not hot. If it is hot, do not open it. Wait for firefighters tohelp you exit from your classroom. If the doors are not hot,walk your class, single file, to the exit closest to your class-room. The exit will be indicated on a diagram in your packet.Be sure to take your attendance list with you. The children inyour class will follow your example, so do your best to re-main calm and walk deliberately and quickly to your exit.Spread the adults assisting in your class out along the line, togive reassurance and help maintain an orderly exit.

    Following the directions in your packet, you will proceedacross 6th Avenue to Freeway Park. Parents and guardians

    will be instructed to meet their children there. Hold up thegrade level sign included in your packet so that parents/guardians can find you easily. Be sure to have the parents/guardians sign their child/youth out on your attendance listbefore releasing each child from your class.

    Keeping Personal Belongings Safe

    Emergency evacuations are rare. Unfortunately, thefts in un-secured, multiple entrance buildings in downtown Seattle arenot. Please do not leave valuables unattended in your class-rooms. Keep them on your person or lock them up.

    Keeping Our Children Safe

    Our most critical security issue is the safety of our children.Please keep doors to first floor classrooms closed at all times.Ensure that parents of children follow check in/check out pro-cedures. Do not let children roam the building unaccompa-nied. Children in first floor classrooms must be accompaniedby an adult outside the classroom. Children in grades 1st-6thmust use the buddy system.

    Emergency and Safety Procedures

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    Important Dates this Fall

    September 12 Homecoming Sunday: Beginning of Sun-day school program, Commissioning ofTeachers during worship

    September 17-19 Youth Forum Ministry Fall Retreat

    September 24-26 Confirmation Fall Retreat

    September 26 Presentation of Bibles to 4th Graders andKindergarteners during 11:00 a.m. Service

    October 10 Childrens Chapel

    November 7 Childrens Chapel

    December 5 Youth Forum Led Service

    December 12 Childrens Chapel

    December 24 Family Christmas Eve Service

    Be sure to check the Children, Youth, and Family Ministriesblog for updates to the calendar throughout the year. Updateswill include dates for mentorship lunches, Youth Forum Min-istry events, Focus 2.0 spring schedule, children and youthmusical events, and more. The calendar can be found onlineat plymouth-cyf.blogspot.com.

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    Operational DetailsCheck In/Out Policy

    For classes Pre-K/K through 5th/6th grade all children need tobe checked in and out only by their parent, guardian or ap-proved "pick-up" person. You may dismiss a child only if youhave previously met the "pick up" person and know that s/he

    is the appropriate person to take the child that day. Sign inand out sheets are included in the weekly attendance folders.

    Operational DetailsSunday Morning Schedule

    9:45-10:00 Teachers arrive

    10:00-10:10 Students gather in the Chapel for singing

    10:10-10:50 Students return to their classrooms for lessons,activities, faith formation, and fun!

    10:50-11:00 Students are picked up by parents/guardians forthe 11:00am worship service (kindergarten andyounger can remain in their class through the11:00am worship service).

    11:00 Worship service begins, children and youth areencouraged to join in worship

    11:15-ish After the Gospel reading, children (through 6thgrade) are invited to join in Focus 2.0 programs(most Sundays)

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    Operational DetailsPlymouth Church Field Trip Guidelines

    The following guidelines should be followed in the event of afield trip:

    All children under the age of 18 leaving Plymouth prop-erty for a scheduled Sunday school activity must have apermission slip signed by a parent or legal guardian.

    For recurring off-site activities, one permission slip may besigned and kept on file for the entire Sunday school year(Sept.-June).

    Parents/guardians should be notified of the planned off-site activity one week in advance of the activity.

    Advance notice to parents/guardians is not required forrecurring off-site activities; however, a schedule should bemade available to parents/guardians upon request.

    When leaving Plymouth property for scheduled SundaySchool activities, the following child/adult ratios must bemaintained with at least two adults: Toddler-preschool4:1; kindergarten-7th grade 5:1; 8th-12th grade 6:1.

    Adults must also be available to remain in the classroom if

    there are any children not attending the off-site activity.The church office should be notified and visual signageshould be used when the class is off-site.

    Any injuries or problems encountered during the off-siteactivity must be reported to the church office, the DCYFMor one of the pastors, as well as to parents/guardians ofchildren involved, as soon as field trip participants returnto Plymouth.

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    The Focus 2.0 Program is offered for 1st-6th grades at ap-proximately 11:15am until the end of the 11:00am worshipservice. The program gives children and youth hands-on op-portunities for faith development through worship, creativeexpression and service. The program seeks to integrate chil-

    dren into worship services in a meaningful way. The contentof the program will correspond with the liturgical calendar.

    Ann Allen, Heather Hawkins Weinland, Linda Strandberg,and Brandon Duran are our 2010-2011 Focus 2.0 leaders.They are extremely creative, musically included, dramaticallygifted and have extensive experience working with childrenand youth. The program for the fall is divided into four units.

    Focus 2.0

    Unit Title Unit Theme UnitDates

    Shared inWorship

    WorldCommunionSunday

    The sharing ofcommunion con-nects us as a localchurch and to theworld wide church

    Sept19th, &26th

    Oct 3rd

    All SaintsDay / Day ofthe Dead

    A celebration ofour life and thelives of past saints

    through music andpoetry

    Oct 10th,17th, &24th

    Oct 31st

    Stewardship The sharing of ourgifts blesses thosenear and far

    Nov 7th Nov 14th

    Advent Celebrating theseason of hope,joy, love, andpeace through the

    advent candles andmusic

    Nov 21st,28th, &Dec 12th

    Dec 19th

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    Sunday School CurriculumSeasons of the Spirit

    Sessions are written with a 40-minute time frame in mind andcan be extended by incorporating more discussion time dur-ing the Engage section and offering more options during theRespond time.

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    Operational DetailsClass Mailings, Notices and Copies

    Edwin Beatty is responsible for sending out class mailings andnotices. If you want a notice sent out, the information mustbe submitted in writing by 5 p.m. Tuesday of the week youwould like it to be mailed. Please e-mail your information to

    [email protected]. Article submissions for theHerald Newsletter can be sent to Robert twelve days prior tothe Sunday you are announcing.

    Information to be included in the CYF blog can be submittedto Brandon Duran at [email protected] submitted for the blog will be online no morethan 48 hours after submission.

    If you need copies made in the office, requests are to be made

    by Monday at 5 p.m. of the week you will need the copies.You are welcome to make copies in the church office your-self. Note: Sunday mornings are extremely busy, so try mak-ing copies earlier in the week.

    Operational DetailsReimbursement

    Each class has budget of $20.00 per month for supplies andsnacks. Please complete the pink reimbursement form, attach

    receipt(s) and leave it in your attendance folder or turn in tothe church office.

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    Operational DetailsClassroom Management Policy

    The leadership of all age groups at Plymouth will practice apolicy of non-violence. If a disruptive situation should persist,please talk with the DCYFM Brandon Duran or your class-room liaison about it. A variety of options could be exploredin order to bring resolution. Please fill out an incident reportform when an injury or behavior problem occurs.

    Operational DetailsPolicy Regarding Children and Youth Protection

    Plymouth Church is committed to creating a safe and healthyenvironment in which young people can learn about and ex-perience God's love. In order to ensure this, we require thatall volunteer leaders in the Sunday school program have beenmembers of Plymouth Church for at least six months orfriends of Plymouth for one year. It is the policy of the churchto provide adequate supervision for all youth activities. Wealso expect all employees and volunteers to complete and

    submit a disclosure document and Washington State Patrolcheck form.

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    The Seasons of the Spiritcurriculum(for toddler through 6th grade), theBible, the Revised Common Lection-

    ary and theCore Elements of Chris-

    tian Education developed by theChildren and Youth Board are thebasis for Plymouths faith formationfor children and youth.

    Teachers are provided online access to the Seasons of theSpiritcurriculum appropriate to their class. Seasons of theSpiritonline also provides teachers with songs, prayers, sup-ply lists, recipes, games, handouts for children, and articlesrelating to the weekly lesson plan. This curriculum is lection-

    ary based which fosters connections with the Focus 2.0 pro-gram, weekly worship services, and Childrens Chapel. TheSeasons of the Spiritcurriculum is divided into four sections:

    SeptemberNovember: Pentecost 2NovemberMarch: Advent, Christmas, & EpiphanyMarchJune: Lent & Easter

    JuneAugust: Pentecost 1

    The Sunday school year is divided into two semesters with asummer break. This means that not all of the Seasons of theSpiritcurriculum will be used. Teachers are invited to explorethe use of other curriculum ideas in their classrooms. Lessonplans inspired by and incorporating one of the four weeklylectionary passages are encouraged as this creates the oppor-tunity for connection will other faith formation programs atPlymouth.

    Additional resources include story boxes, Bible storybooks, aswell as art and craft supplies. These resources are found inthe resource room. Books are also available in the Library,

    which is open from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Wednesdayand Sunday mornings and by request to the custodial staff.

    Sunday School CurriculumSeasons of the Spirit