Couple of Important Reminders

This has started off to be such a fabulous year. We are so excited to see plans unfold and see what the Lord is going to do in the lives of our Children! Thank you parents for coming along side us to volunteer and make everything possible!

Couple of things to note regarding Children's Ministry activities:

• This Sunday, September 23 1st-5th grades will engage in Praise & Worship starting 9:30 a.m. in C316. Then will move to large group gathering for teaching by grade at 9:45 a.m. Look for signs pointing you in the right direction. There will be a transition time at 9:15 a.m. in C316 too. 
• The 6th graders will start the Communicant's Class on Sunday, September 30 during the Sunday School hour. This is earlier in the year than previous years. For more information on the Communicant's Class click here. 
• Kidz Club has been great! Please REGISTER them if you have not! Click here for registration form and here for release form.  Just send it with them Wednesday...or pick one up on the 2nd floor Welcome Desk. Your children have been learning the Word of God through a lot of great hands on activities! Thanks for sharing them with us!
• 3K Children's Worship VOLUNTEERS...still needed for Children's Worship at 10:45 a.m... Katie Flores has everything ready for you...just need willing people! She has lots of different ways to serve... once a month or even a month at a time...we can work with your schedule! Thank you for volunteering! Contact Katie Flores at kflores@covpres.com or 205-243-4279.

Please feel free to contact the Children's Ministry Team at anytime! We take joy in serving with you to point your children to Christ! Contact Laura Tucker at ltucker@covpres.com or 871-7002 x 141, if you need assistance.

Familiar Face...New Position

The Children's Ministry is so very excited to announce that Katie Flores is now the Pre-School Director! Many of you know Katie and have had the joy of working with her while she has served Covenant for over 10 years.

Please help us welcome her to the Children's Ministry team. You and your children have much to look forward to on Sundays and Wednesdays with Katie. She cannot wait to serve you and your families!

Great Start

It was a great first Sunday of the fall semester!! THANK YOU to all the fabulous teachers and volunteers who made Sunday School and Children’s Worship possible.

What glory and joy it brings to the Lord to see His house filled with those He calls to Him and loves so deeply. He takes such delight in them learning about Him and drawing near to Him!

We hope they continue to draw near to Him throughout the week. We will update you on what your children are learning in Sunday School and Children’s Worship, so you can continue the conversation in the car, in the kitchen, and at bedtime. (Check back for some curriculum details…coming soon!)

Announcement for 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd graders…We would love for your children to experience the gathered Worship Service with you at 8:00 or 10:45 and then be dismissed from the service to experience Children’s Worship with us! So please pick your 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd graders up from Sunday School and take them to the Worship service. Then they will leave with a Children’s Ministry Staff member who will escort them to Children’s Worship in room C316. You can pick your child up in room C316 on the 3rd floor- Glory Mountain- after Worship. 

Starting September 23, we will be offering a new time of praise & worship in room C316 at 9:15 a.m. for 1^st-5^th graders. They will then head to their classrooms for Sunday School.

We are so glad you and your family worshipped with us! We sure do love hearing your children’s voices singing and laughing and their little feet walking running down the halls! 

*** Also anytime you see a C in front of a room number that means Children's building...we hope this helps you navigate through the building ***

Sunday Mornings...New Schedule & New Format!

New schedule and new classes begin on September 9! So make note that Worship services are 8:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. and Sunday School starts at 9:30 a.m.

We are so excited about your child being part of the Children's Ministry at Covenant! You will receive a postcard in the mail this week with your child's classroom assignment. On Sunday September 9, when you check your child in at the Welcome Desk, his new name tag will also reflect his new classroom.

Below is a brief overview of what happens during the Sunday School and Children's Worship hours! Scroll/read down to find your child's grade/age group for specific details. 

Pre-School Ministry

Sunday School will begin at 9:30 a.m. Children's Worship will take place during both 8:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Worship Services. For ages 3k-5k, we will transition your child from his Sunday School classroom to his Children's Worship classroom. (You do not need to come get your child after Sunday School unless you are taking them to Worship with you.)

• 3 Year Old-  If your child is 3 by September 1, 2012...WELCOME to Covenant's pre-school ministry!  We are so glad that you are joining us on the 2nd floor - Merry Midlands! Your child will be assigned to either room C222 or C223. They will spend the Sunday School hour being taught from the Great Commission Publications curriculum, which tells the story of what God has done for us through Christ. Your children will see God's story of redeeming love for us unfold through familiar Bible stories of Creation, Adam & Eve, Noah, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, and Joseph. These stories we hope will help reinforce a strong foundation for our children to build trust in our God! It is amazing to watch their little eyes open to the Gospel!
• 4 Year Old- If your child is 4 by September 1, 2012.... WELCOME back to Covenant's pre-schoool ministry! Your child will be assigned to either room C224 or C225. We are so glad to see you on the 2nd floor - Merry Midlands again this year! Your  child will continue to build on the foundation she has started by continuing to study the redemptive story that God has planned for us through Christ. Using the Great Commission Publications curriculum, we will continue to study familiar stories that will help reinforce your child's knowledge of a Great Big God!
• 5 Year Old- If your child is 5 by September 1, 2012...WELCOME back to Covenant's pre-school ministry!  Your child will be assigned to either room C226 or C227.We are so glad that your child will be with us again this year learning about God's love for us and the redemptive story that begins in the Old Testament and points us to Christ our Savior! We look forward to your child building on the foundation of Bible Stories that help build trust in God!
• Children's Worship-  During Children's Worship, children will hear God's Word, sing praises to the Lord, create a craft that reiterates the Bible story, and play. The 3 Year Old classes will remain in room C222, and the 4 Year Old & 5 Year Old classes will be in room C221. (There is a "transition time" for approximately 15 minutes in between Sunday School & Worship. Your child will be escorted to the appropriate classroom, so you do not need to come and get them unless he is attending Worship with you.)

Elementary Ministry

On September 9 Sunday School will begin at 9:30 a.m., and children should go to their new classroom. (Be on the lookout for a postcard in the mail or be sure to check your child's name tag when he checks in at the Welcome Desk on the 2nd floor- Merry Midlands.) Children's Worship starts after children are dismissed from the Worship Service.  

Starting September 23, your child (1st - 5th grade) will check-in at the Welcome Desk at 9:30 a.m. and make his way to room C316 for Assembly. It will be a time of singing and teaching. After Assembly, children will make their way downstairs to their large group gathering before splitting into their breakout groups! By 9:45 a.m. all children will be in their assigned Sunday School classrooms. 

We are excited about this new format for our elementary age children, and hope to see the Lord do great things in their lives as they hear His Word in a variety of ways throughout Sunday morning! 

• 1st Grade will now engage in a large group gathering for a time of Biblical teaching in room C231 on the 2nd floor - Merry Midlands. Then will break-out into two small groups for a time of organized activities and discussion to support the Biblical lessons learned. The breakout groups will meet in room C231 & C229. 
• 2nd Grade will also engage in a large group gathering for a time of Biblical teaching in room C230 on the 2nd floor - Merry Midlands. Then will break-out into two small groups for a time of organized activities and discussion to support the Biblical lessons learned. The breakout groups will meet in room C228 & C230
• 3rd Grade will also engage in a large group gathering for a time of Biblical teaching in room C323 on the 3rd floor - Glory Mountain. Then will break-out into two small groups for a time of organized activities and discussion to support the Biblical lessons learned. The breakout groups will meet in room C323 (Boys) & C322 (Girls). 
• Children's Worship takes place in room C316 on the 3rd floor- Glory Mountain for ages 1st-3rd grade. Your child will be dismissed from the Worship Service and escorted to room C316 by Children's Ministry Staff member or volunteer. During Children's Worship, your child will hear the teaching of God's Word. 
• 4th & 5th Grade will engage in a large group gathering in room C316 located on the 3rd floor- Glory Mountain. They will then break out into small groups of 4th grade boys (C327), 4th grade girls (C326), 5th grade boys (C324), 5th grade girls (C325).
• 6th Grade will meet in room C321 on the 3rd floor- Glory Mountain. 

***Please encourage your children to always check-in at a Welcome Desk or a Check-in Station, we want to make sure each child is accounted for and in the right spot!***

If you have questions regarding Children's Ministry at Covenant, please feel free to contact us! We are here to serve and help you and your family. We consider it a privilege and joy to love your children and point them to Christ. Please email or call Laura Tucker at ltucker@covpres.com or 205-871-7002 x 141- she can help you find the answers to your questions!