Hello to Immanuel’s children and families/caregivers:
Winter 2024
Immanuel is pleased to welcome children back into the sanctuary on Sunday mornings. There
is a table set up and activities for children to do during worship. If you bring children with you, ask one of the greeters at the door to show you where the table is. We ask that you supervise them as needed.
We are not planning on resuming in-person Sunday School classes before the fall of 2024, at the earliest. Your children are always welcome to attend worship services, along with adults. As an alternative to meeting face-to-face at the church, in the links below we are providing resources for children to use at home with their families.
Winter 2023
Many of you received a copy of the Spark Children’s Bible last year. We encourage you to choose a story and read it together. Here are some suggestions of how to do that:
9 ways to read the Bible with children:
- Act it out
- Draw a picture of what you read
- Draw out a favourite verse in fancy letters
- Pray the passage
- Research it: who wrote it, why did they write it, where does this fit in the bigger story of the Bible?
- Ask questions: What does this show me about God? Does God want me to do anything in response to this?
- Sing a song about it
- Imagine yourself in the story
- Play it – use Lego, play dough, or other toys to create what you just read
Advent 2022
Here is a link to a colouring book for Advent published by the United Church of Canada. We hope you and the children in your care will enjoy reading the texts and colouring the pictures together.
Here is a link to a video to go with the colouring book:
Fall 2022
Dear Immanuel families with children,
In this time of transition we are not able to provide weekly lessons for our children. Instead, we invite you to explore the United Church of Canada’s Creed, using the link below to find the lessons. Please feel free to pick and choose amongst the suggested activities. If you’d like to, you can take a picture of any part of your activity and email it to the church. Thank you for your patience at this time. We look forward to getting in a more settled routine in a few weeks.
Immanuel Council
United Church of Canada: A New Creed Children’s Program
Sunday School Resources for Anytime:
For the Love of Creation Resource – Take a Sacred Pause
Weekly Resources:
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