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 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.

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.


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.

2018 - 2019 Program Year Schedule

Curriculm Appendix for Weaving God's Promise
DATE
August 12, 2018
August 19, 2018
August 26, 2018
September 2, 2018
September 9, 2018
September 16, 2018
September 23, 2018
September 30, 2018
October 7, 2018
October 14, 2018
October 21, 2018
October 28, 2018
November 4, 2018
November 11, 2018
November 18, 2018
November 25, 2018
December 2, 2018
December 9, 2018
​December 16, 2018
​December 23, 2018
​December 30, 2018
January 6, 2019
January 13, 2019
​January 20, 2019
January 27, 2019
February 3, 2019
February 10, 2019
​February 17, 2019
​February 24, 2019
March 3, 2019
​March 10, 2019
March 17, 2019
March 24, 2019
March 31, 2019
April 7, 2019
April 14, 2019
April 21, 2019
​April 28, 2019
May 5, 2019
​May 12, 2019
​May 19, 2019
​May 26, 2019
June 2, 2019
​June 9, 2019
June 16, 2019
​June 23, 2019
June 30, 2019
TEAM
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
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TEAM D
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
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TEAM D
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
TEAM D
TEAM A
 - 
TEAM B
TEAM C
TEAM D
TEAM A
 - 
 - 
TEAM B
TEAM C
TEAM D
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
TEAM D
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
TEAM D
 - 
TEAM A
TEAM B
C & D 
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TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
 - 
TEAM D
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM D
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LESSON
​1. God Made the World and Loves It
​2. God Begins a New World with Noah
​3. Abraham Entertains Angels
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (OHANA RETREAT)
​4. Jacob and Esau Make Peace, Not War
5. God Frees God’s People
​6. God’s Ten Commandments for Holy Living
​7. Donkey Knows Best
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS)
​8. God Gives Us Gifts of Life and Love
9. Hannah and Samuel
10. David and His Friends
11. Elijah Is Fed
12. Elijah: Tight with God
13. Elijah and Elisha
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (THANKSGIVING BREAK)
​15. The Trouble with Job
​16. The Eyes of the Blind Shall Be Opened
17. God’s Kingdom of Peace
18. Jesus Is Born for Us!
​NO SUNDAY SCHOOL  (CHRISTMAS BREAK)
​NO SUNDAY SCHOOL  (CHRISTMAS BREAK)
19. Jesus Grows Up
20. “Whose Am I?”
​21. Loved and Forgiven, Forgiven and Loved
22. Jesus Makes People Well
23. Around and About with Jesus
24. Who Is My Neighbor? Good Samaritan
25. Never Give Up: Stories of Unceasing Prayer
26. Parables of the Growing Kingdom
27.Parables of Invitation and Welcome
28. Lost and Found: Parables of Joyful Finding
​29. A Son and His Father: The Parable of the Prodigal Son
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (FAMILY WORSHIP)
32. Jesus Goes to Jerusalem
​33. Jesus’ Last Meal
35. Easter Story
​NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (FAMILY WORSHIP)
​36. Jesus on the Road toward Emmaus
Special Lesson Focus: Mother's Day
​37. Jew and Gentile; Peter Meets Cornelius
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (MEMORIAL DAY WK)
38. Philip Baptizes an Ethiopian Man
Pentecost Day Lesson
Special Lesson Focus: Father's Day
​39. The Church: One Body, Lots of Parts
​NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (FAMILY WORSHIP)

Teaching Teams

TEAM A
Chris K.
Carlina L.
Chris N.

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

TEAM C
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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