Children’s Christmas Worship
Rehearsals for the Children’s led Christmas worship – Noisy Nativity – begin this Sunday, November 3, during the Sunday School hour. We will start taking names for the roles in the worship – Mary, Joseph, Angels, Shepherds, etc. – and begin learning our music. Please plan to join us from 9:45 – 10:45 each Sunday morning.
Children’s Sing-Along
Group’s Very Best Sing-Along of VBS songs is back and streaming on Lifetree Kids – YouTube. The subscription to the YouTube channel is free.
Worship for Children
Participate as a family in worship at home just as you would in our physical church building on a Sunday morning.
Rhonda Synovec
Children Family Minister
Sunday School Program
Trinity offers Sunday School each Sunday at each campus at 9:45am for one hour. Children learn Bible stories, life application of God’s Word in their daily lives, how they are a part of God’s kingdom and how much God loves them. Summers and holiday weekends give us the opportunity to switch things up a bit and shake up the curriculum, sometimes providing group activities, sometimes trying out a multi-generational study.
Simply Loved Curriculum
Simply Loved Sunday School is designed to help kids remember each lesson long after their children’s ministry years. Bible Stories are shared each week through active, participatory learning which is age appropriate. Bible Buddies help to reinforce the Bible story and Bible Verse each week. The children are given a Bible Buddy sticker with the Bible Verse on it so they can place God’s Word in their hearts and minds. This curriculum also emphasizes Life Application of God’s Word into their daily lives as we learn how much God loves us and then we seek to Simply Love others around us.
Milestones
As children learn and grow in their knowledge of the Bible and understanding in faith, they reach tangible milestones of learning. We celebrate each of these milestones as an important step in a lifetime of learning. At Trinity, we celebrate milestones, starting from birth with baptism. We continue them in our Sunday morning program. Milestones include:
- Age 2: Bible presentation
- Age 3: Prayer Book
- Age 4: The Lord’s Prayer
- Kindergarten: The 10 Commandments
- Grade 1: The 10 Commandments
- Grade 2: Bible presentation and Books of the Bible
- Grade 3: Books of the Bible
- Grades 4 and 5: The Apostles’ Creed
All completed milestones are celebrated in a worship service.
Mentoring – Mission Campus
All children from second grade to fifth grade are assigned a youth or adult mentor. This is a time for your child to develop a relationship with another person at Trinity. These relationships help children feel more comfortable in our church environment and give them valuable interaction with mature Christians. Children learn how important faith is to the adults around them. Mentoring begins promptly at 9:35am and lasts for 10 minutes. It is important for your child to be in attendance by 9:35am so they can spend the full 10 minutes with the mentor.
Sunday School Planning Calendar
Mission Campus
Shawnee Campus
| Aug. 11 | Blessing of the Backpacks at 8:30 & 11am |
| Aug. 18 | Parent Meeting at 9:45am |
| Sept. 1 | Labor Day Weekend |
| Sept. 8 | Sunday School Kickoff 9:45am; Volunteer Installation at 8:30 & 11am; Douse the DCE at noon |
| Sept. 29 | Mentor Orientation and Noisy Collection |
| Oct. 6 | Mentors Begin |
| Oct. 13 | Bible Milestone Class for Two-Year-Olds |
| Oct. 20 | Bible Milestone Class for Second Graders at 9:45am |
| Oct. 27 | Bible Milestone Class for Second Graders at 9:45am Bible Milestone Presentation: 2-year-olds and second graders at 11am Trunk or Treat, 4-5:30pm |
| Nov. 3 | Assign Christmas Worship Parts |
| Nov. 10 | Begin Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov. 17 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov. 24 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Dec. 1 | No Sunday School for Thanksgiving Weekend |
| Dec. 8 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Dec. 14 | Christmas Worship Saturday Dress Rehearsal |
| Dec. 15 | Christmas Worship at 9:45am |
| Dec. 22 | No Sunday School for Christmas Break |
| Dec. 29 | No Sunday School for Christmas Break |
| Jan. 5 | Jammies and the Journey and Noisy Collection |
| Jan. 19 | Milestone Classes Begin |
| Mar. 16 | No Sunday School for Spring Break |
| Mar. 30 | Milestone Presentations and Noisy Collection |
| Apr. 6 | Milestone Presentations |
| Apr. 12 | Early Communion Class on Saturday |
| Apr. 20 | Easter Sunday |
| May 18 | Last Day of Sunday School – Sunday School Celebration |
| May 25 | Memorial Day Weekend |
| Aug. 11 | Blessing of the Backpacks at 8:30 & 11am |
| Aug. 25 | Parent Meeting at 9:45am |
| Sept. 1 | Labor Day Weekend |
| Sept. 8 | Sunday School Kickoff 9:45am; Volunteer Installation at 8:30 & 11am; Douse the DCE at noon |
| Sept. 29 | Mentor Orientation and Noisy Collection |
| Oct. 6 | Mentors Begin |
| Oct. 13 | Bible Milestone Class for Two-Year-Olds |
| Oct. 20 | Bible Milestone Class for Second Graders at 9:45am |
| Oct. 27 | Bible Milestone Class for Second Graders at 9:45am Bible Milestone Presentation: 2-year-olds and second graders at 11am Trunk or Treat, 4-5:30pm |
| Nov. 3 | Assign Christmas Worship Parts |
| Nov. 10 | Begin Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov. 17 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov. 24 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Dec. 1 | No Sunday School for Thanksgiving Weekend |
| Dec. 8 | Christmas Worship Saturday Dress Rehearsal at 9:45; Christmas Worship at 11am |
| Dec. 15 | Happy Birthday Jesus Party at 9:45am |
| Dec. 22 | No Sunday School for Christmas Break |
| Dec. 29 | No Sunday School for Christmas Break |
| Jan. 5 | Jammies and the Journey and Noisy Collection |
| Jan. 12 | Baptism Remembrance for all those baptized in the last year |
| Jan. 19 | Milestone Classes Begin |
| Mar. 16 | No Sunday School for Spring Break |
| Mar. 30 | Milestone Presentations and Noisy Collection |
| Apr. 6 | Milestone Presentations |
| Apr. 12 | Early Communion Class on Saturday |
| Apr. 13 | Palm Sunday |
| Apr. 20 | Easter Sunday |
| May 18 | Last Day of Sunday School – Sunday School Celebration |
| May 25 | Memorial Day Weekend |
Mission Campus
| Aug 18 | Blessing of the Backpacks at 8:30 and 11am services; Sunday School Kickoff at 9:45am |
| Aug 25 | Children’s Ministry Installation at 8:30 and 11am services; Sunday School Kickoff at 9:45am |
| Sept 1 | Labor Day Weekend, Movie with a Message |
| Sept 29 | Noisy Collection / Mentor Orientation (9:45am) |
| Oct 6 | Mentors Start |
| Oct 12 | CMLT Children’s Ministry local training by Group |
| Oct 20 | Second Grade Bible Milestone Parent & Child Class at 9:45am |
| Oct 27 | Second Grade Bible Milestone Parent & Child Class (9:45am) / 2-year-old Bible Milestone Parent Class (9:45am) / Bible Milestone Presentations (11am) / TRUNK OR TREAT (4:30-6pm) |
| Nov 3 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov 10 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov 17 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov 24 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Dec 1 | Thanksgiving Weekend, Movie with a Message |
| Dec 8 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Dec 14 | Christmas Worship Dress Rehearsal, 9-11:30am, Saturday |
| Dec 15 | Christmas Worship at 9:45am Service |
| Dec 22 | No Sunday School |
| Dec 29 | No Sunday School |
| Jan 5 | Special Group Sunday School Event (TBD) |
| Jan 26 | Noisy Collection |
| Feb 23 | Milestone Sunday in 11am Service |
| Mar 15 | Spring Break Movie with a Message |
| Mar 29 | Fifth Sunday Noisy Collection |
| Apr 4 | Early Communion Class, Mission Campus, 9am-12pm, Saturday |
| April 12 | Easter Egg Hunt, No Sunday School |
| May 17 | Sunday School Celebration |
| May 24 | Memorial Day Weekend, Movie with a Message |
| May 31 | Noisy Collection |
Shawnee Campus
| Aug 18 | Blessing of the Backpacks at 8:30 and 11am services |
| Sept 1 | Labor Day Weekend, Movie with a Message |
| Sept 8 | Children’s Ministry Installation at 8:30 and 11am services; Sunday School Kickoff at 9:45am |
| Sept 29 | Noisy Collection |
| Oct 12 | CMLT Children’s Ministry local training by Group |
| Oct 20 | Second Grade Bible Milestone Parent & Child Class at 9:45am |
| Oct 27 | Second Grade Bible Milestone Parent & Child Class (9:45am) / 2-year-old Bible Milestone Parent Class (9:45am) / Bible Milestone Presentations (11am) / TRUNK OR TREAT – Mission Campus (4:30-6pm) |
| Nov 3 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov 10 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov 17 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Nov 24 | Christmas Worship Practice |
| Dec 1 | Thanksgiving Weekend, Movie with a Message |
| Dec 7 | Children’s Christmas Worship Rehearsal, 9-11am |
| Dec 8 | Children’s Christmas Worship at 11am Service |
| Dec 15 | Sunday School Special Event – Birthday Party for Jesus |
| Dec 22 | No Sunday School |
| Dec 29 | No Sunday School |
| Jan 5 | Special Group Sunday School Event (TBD) |
| Jan 26 | Noisy Collection |
| Feb 23 | Milestone Sunday in 11am Service |
| Mar 15 | Spring Break Movie with a Message |
| Mar 29 | Fifth Sunday Noisy Collection |
| Apr 4 | Early Communion Class, Mission Campus, 9am-12pm, Saturday |
| April 12 | Easter Egg Hunt, No Sunday School |
| May 17 | Sunday School Celebration |
| May 24 | Memorial Day Weekend, Movie with a Message |
| May 31 | Noisy Collection |
