Sunday School @ All Saints'

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:

To teach children how God’s promises of salvation are woven into our lives.
To teach children the way of Christ, not only in the church but also in the world as Christ’s ambassadors.
To give children a solid grounding for future youth and high-school formation programs, which prepares them for Christian adulthood.
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:

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

Scope and Sequence

Year One: Weaving Our Faith
(Aug. 2016-June 2017)

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. 2017-June 2018)

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. 2018-June 2019)

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.

2017 - 2018 Program Year Schedule

*Scroll down page to see lessons arranged by team.

Curriculm Appendix for Weaving God's Promise

DATE	TEAM	LESSON
August 27	N/A	1: Abraham and Sarah Receive God’s Promise
September 3	A	2: Isaac Is Born, and God Tests Abraham
September 10	B	3: Jacob and Esau
September 17	C	4: Jacob Meets Angels
September 24	D	5: Joseph’s Story
October 1	A	7: Moses: Agent of Deliverance
October 8		NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
October 15	B	8: Gideon
October 22	C	9: Samson
October 29	D	10: Ruth and Naomi
November 5	A	11: Stories of David
November 12	B	12: Jeremiah
November 19	C	14: Daniel
November 26	D	16: Waiting for the Coming
December 3	A	17: Zechariah and Elizabeth Parents of John the Baptist
December 10	B	18: John the Baptist
December 17	C	19: Jesus is Born
December 24		NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
December 31		NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
January 7	D	21: Jesus Shows His Power in Cana and at the Temple
January 14	A	22: Nicodemus Pays a Secret Visit
January 21	B	23: The Woman at the Well Spreads the Word
January 28	C	24: Jesus Heals the Sick
February 4	D	25: People See Signs and Miracles
February 11	A	26: Who Does Jesus Say He Is?
February 18	B	27: The Judeans Turn against Jesus
February 25	C	28: The Man Born Blind
March 4	D	29: Jesus Brings His Friend Lazarus Back to Life
March 11	A	30: Jesus’ Ministry Draws to a Close; Mary Prepares Him for Burial
March 18	B	31: Jesus’ Hour Has Come; He Prepares His Disciples at the Last Supper
March 25	C	32: Jesus’ Arrest, Trial and Death
April 1	D & A	(Easter Day) 33: Jesus Is Alive!
April 8		NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
April 15	B	34: The Risen Jesus Comes to Dinner
April 22	C	35: Jesus Helps Catch Fish
April 29	D	36: The Story of Peter: From Fisherman to Saint
May 6	A	37: Stephen, the First Christian Martyr
May 13	B	38: Bridgid and Patrick of Ireland
May 20	C	40: Francis of Assisi, Clare and Her Little Sister Agnes
May 27	D	41: Five Medieval Women
June 3	A	42: William Tyndale, Translator of the Bible into English
June 10	B	43: Thomas Cranmer and Friends, and the Book of Common Prayer
June 17	C	47: Women Who Struggled for Freedom
June 24	D	48: Men Who Struggled for Justice

Teaching Teams

TEAM A
Chris K.
Courtney K.
Carlina L.
Chris N.

TEAM B
Kirsten D.
Erin N.
Robin S.
Anna Y.

TEAM C
Robin A.
Vikki S.
Mary Margaret S.

TEAM D
Joe A.
Maricel B.
Cami P.

Additional Resources
for Teachers

Children's Charter of the Episcopal Church

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