Program and Curriculum Overview

PHILOSOPHY
At All Saints' we believe the keiki (children) are the future of the Church! We are called by God to support, nurture, and empower their future in the Church! This is a responsibility that is be shared by the whole congregation, not just by a few individuals and not just by the parents/guardians of our current keiki. We are guided by the "Children's Charter" of the Episcopal Church.

​Sunday School is available for keiki 3 years old through 5th grade. 

WHEN SUNDAY SCHOOL OCCURS
All Saints' Sunday School meets in Memorial Hall during our Sunday 9:30AM service. The conclusion of Sunday School coincides with the "exchange of peace" in our worship. Sunday School students join their families for the celebration of Holy Eucharist.

OUR CURRICULUM
All Saints' utilizes Weaving God's Promises as the foundation of our Sunday School curriculum. Weaving God’s Promises is a comprehensive, three-year Christian education curriculum for children developed and written exclusively for the Episcopal Church. It is a program with a shared scope and sequence as well as common Episcopal content. 

The "Mission" of Weaving God's Promises:

1. To teach children how God’s promises of salvation are woven into our lives.
2. To teach children the way of Christ, not only in the church but also in the world as Christ’s ambassadors.
3. To give children a solid grounding for future youth and high-school formation programs, which prepares them for Christian adulthood.
4. To foster the spiritual formation and growth of our children in Christ’s love and mercy and to teach the spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Each Sunday Session is designed to offer each teacher and classroom to a wide variety of effective and classroom-tested lesson plans and activities. 

Through our Sunday School program, All Saints' hope and vision is that each child entrusted to our care:

1. Grows to love God--God the creator, God--the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit.
2. Learns the sacred stories of the Christian faith.
3. Explores the deeper questions of life and faith and demonstrates a willingness to be inquisitive, ask questions, and seek out answers.
4. Respects the beauty and diversity of God's people and the many faith traditions, theologies, and philosophies of thought throughout God's creation.
5. Develops their own spiritual identity nurtured in the Word and Sacrament of the Church.  

Scope and Sequence

Year One: Weaving Our Faith
(Aug. 2019-June 2020)

• The story of our salvation and our story from the fall of humankind to our redemption by Jesus Christ and how we fit into this story.
• Theme: God loves us and stays with us—no matter what—to bring us back to God’s divine love.
• Focuses on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing the Kingdom of God and our Anglican tradition and faith.
  
  

Year Two: Weaving Together the Family of God
(Aug. 2020-June 2021)

• How we became God’s people and part of the household of God, the Communion of Saints.
• Theme: Once we were no people, but now we are God’s people.
• Focuses on the Gospel of John, with stories of individual encounters with Jesus, transformation in God’s love, and the saints of the church.
  

Year Three: Weaving God’s Beloved Community
(Aug. 2021-June 2022)

• How we are called by God to live in loving community with one another and fulfill God’s promises for us in the healing of all creation.
• Theme: We are called by God to live as One Body in Christ, loving our neighbors as ourselves.
• Focuses on the Gospel of Luke, with emphasis on our holy calling to care for others and the gospel values of welcome, inclusion, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, justice, and liberation.

SAFEGUARDING GOD'S CHILDREN

The Episcopal Church is committed to nurturing and protecting children from sexual abuse. All of our Sunday School Teachers and assistant teachers have participated in the Episcopal Church's "Safeguarding God's Children." 

​Safeguarding God's Children is an in-depth educational and training program for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in everyday life and in ministry.

Safeguarding Certificates are renewed every THREE years. Teachers, to renew your certificate, please visit the Diocese SAFE CHURCH TRAINING page. 

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2019-2020 Program Year Schedule

Curriculm Appendix for Weaving God's Promise

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL

2019-2020 Sunday School Schedule

 

ID	DATE	TEAM	LESSON
	August 11	ALL	Welcome and Intros / Traveling Jesus
001	August 18	A	Fall and Exile from the Garden of Eden
002	August 25	B	Cain and Abel
	September 01		No Sunday School: IWC Special Presentation
	September 08		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
003	September 15	C	The Tower of Babel
004	September 22	A	Abraham and his Adventures with God
005	September 29	B	Slaves in Egypt
	October 06		No Sunday School: Blessing of the Animals Service
006	October 13	C	The Passover and Exodus from Egypt
008	October 20	A	Into the Promised Land
009	October 27	B	Building Israel, Building the Temple of God
	November 3		No Sunday School: ALL SAINTS’ DAY
012	November 10	C	Ezekiel Gives Hope
013	November 17	A	Isaiah Promises Peace and Salvation
	November 24		No Sunday School: Thanksgiving Break
014	December 01	B	Angels Come to Mary and Joseph
016	December 08	C	Jesus is Born
	December 22		No Sunday School: Christmas Break
	December 29		No Sunday School: New Year’s Break
017	January 05	A	Jesus’ Baptism and Early Years
018	January 12	B	Jesus’ Teachings
	January 19	C	Special Lesson: Recycle Project (Collect Recyclables)
	January 26	A	Special Lesson:  Recycle Project (Design Crosses)
	February 02	B	Special Lesson:  Recycle Project (Design Crosses)
019a	February 09	C	Jesus Heals the Sick (Pt. 1)
019b	February 16	A	Jesus Heals the Sick (Pt. 2)
020	February 23	B	Jesus Calls His Disciples
021	March 01	C	Stories of the Kingdom of Heaven
022	March 08	A	Scenes from the Ministry of Jesus
	March 15		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
023	March 22	B	The Transfiguration
024	March 29	C	Be Ready! The Son of Man is Coming!
025	April 05	A	Jesus Enters Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
028	April 12	B & C	Easter Story
029	April 19	A	Jesus Ascends into Heaven
031	April 26	B	Paul Spreads the Good News
032	May 03	C	The City of God
	May 10	A	Special Lesson Focus: Mother’s Day
033	May 17	B	Going to Church
	May 24		No Sunday School: Memorial Day Weekend
030	May 31	C	Come, Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
036	June 07	A	Eucharist Feeds Us Every Week
037	June 14	B	We All Have a Place in God’s Church
	June 21	C	Special Lesson Focus: Father’s Day
	June 28		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
	July 05		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
	July 12		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
	July 19		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday
	July 26		No Sunday School: Family Worship Sunday

 

(as of 8.15.2019)

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL

2019-2020 Sunday School Schedule (By Team)

 

ID	DATE	TEAM	LESSON
	August 11	ALL	Welcome and Intros / Traveling Jesus
001	August 18	A	Fall and Exile from the Garden of Eden
004	September 22	A	Abraham and his Adventures with God
008	October 20	A	Into the Promised Land
013	November 17	A	Isaiah Promises Peace and Salvation
017	January 05	A	Jesus’ Baptism and Early Years
	January 26	A	Special Lesson:  Recycle Project (Design Crosses)
019b	February 16	A	Jesus Heals the Sick (Pt. 2)
022	March 08	A	Scenes from the Ministry of Jesus
025	April 05	A	Jesus Enters Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
029	April 19	A	Jesus Ascends into Heaven
	May 10	A	Special Lesson Focus: Mother’s Day
036	June 07	A	Eucharist Feeds Us Every Week

 

ID	DATE	TEAM	LESSON
	August 11	ALL	Welcome and Intros / Traveling Jesus
002	August 25	B	Cain and Abel
005	September 29	B	Slaves in Egypt
009	October 27	B	Building Israel, Building the Temple of God
014	December 01	B	Angels Come to Mary and Joseph
018	January 12	B	Jesus’ Teachings
	February 02	B	Special Lesson:  Recycle Project (Design Crosses)
020	February 23	B	Jesus Calls His Disciples
023	March 22	B	The Transfiguration
028	April 12	B & C	Easter Story
031	April 26	B	Paul Spreads the Good News
033	May 17	B	Going to Church
037	June 14	B	We All Have a Place in God’s Church

 

ID	DATE	TEAM	LESSON
	August 11	ALL	Welcome and Intros / Traveling Jesus
003	September 15	C	The Tower of Babel
006	October 13	C	The Passover and Exodus from Egypt
012	November 10	C	Ezekiel Gives Hope
016	December 08	C	Jesus is Born
	January 19	C	Special Lesson: Recycle Project (Collect Recyclables)
019a	February 09	C	Jesus Heals the Sick (Pt. 1)
021	March 01	C	Stories of the Kingdom of Heaven
024	March 29	C	Be Ready! The Son of Man is Coming!
028	April 12	B & C	Easter Story
032	May 03	C	The City of God
030	May 31	C	Come, Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
	June 21	C	Special Lesson Focus: Father’s Day

 

(as of 8.15.2019)

 

 

TEACHING TEAMS

TEAM A
Kirsten D.
Libby B.

TEAM B
Vikki S.
Mary Margaret S.

TEAM C
Cami P.
​Neva L.

ALT.
Robin S.

 

Teaching Teams

TEAM A
Kirsten D.
Libby B.

TEAM B
Vikki S.
Mary Margaret S.

TEAM C
Cami P.
​Neva L.

ALT.
Robin S.

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Additional Resources
​for Teachers

 Children's Charter of the Episcopal Church