24 Church Street • Roxbury, CT 06783-1703
860-355-1978
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES
The Christian Education programs for children include a church school for those from age 3 through Confirmation in grade 9.
Church School Registration Form
For Kindergarten through Eighth graders
As of May 2023: We currently do not have an organized Church School classroom program due to the low number of children in our community. We have the desire and resources to begin again with little notice. We do have activity packets in the Meetinghouse (Sanctuary) for children to use while sitting with parents during worship.
We also have a fully stocked nursery for any visiting infants.
Here are some resources that parents can use at home in place of a Church School:
A Good Resource for Talking with Children about Tough Issues LINK
The Nursery Room is located off the main Fellowship Hall. It is open during worship and fellowship times (unstaffed). The room has a stocked changing table for infants as well as activity items for our youngest children. There is a speaker in the room which allows you to listen in on the worship service.
Parents are encouraged to support the church school teachers by working with their children at home on the following learning goals:
At the end of:
Confirmation is a rite in the Congregational tradition where a young person, after study, prayer, and contemplation, confirms, those vows presumably made by their parents at their baptism. It is the first rite of adulthood in the eyes of the church.
Our Congregation uses a program that is a mentor-based confirmation program that pairs confirmands with adult mentors and guides them through a variety of learning experiences that will strengthen the student’s understanding of the faith while connecting him or her with the congregation in a personal way.
The program which runs from early fall, includes a series of monthly learning experiences where adult mentors and confirmands are both teachers and learners at the same time.
Topics covered include: The Bible, God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Worship, Baptism 7 Communion, Prayer, Christianity & other religions, and Christian Living.
We also ask confirmands to attend worship at churches of other traditions as well as a Jewish synagogue and an Islamic service to have a broad, rich experience that will last a lifetime. Confirmands also write their statement of faith. Confirmation is on Pentecost Sunday by tradition.
Topics covered include: The Bible, God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Worship, Baptism & Communion, Prayer, Christianity & other religions, and Christian Living.
For more information or to begin the Confirmation program, please speak with the Minister.
We have novels, reference and non-fiction titles. We also have a youth and children’s library. Check it out!
– Joan Temple, Librarian
We follow SafeConduct Guidelines. We subscribe to generally accepted SafeConduct principles and practices for those working with children and youth particularly. We have developed a SafeConduct Policy in our congregation and for use by the programs that we sponsor. All who serve with children and/or youth must have a background check and have training on abuse prevention.
Click Here for a copy of the Current Policy
Click Here for a copy of the Disclosure Form for those who work with children and youth.
Here are some at-home – online resources from other churches for you and your children
(Courtesy of the Congregational Church of Mansfield, MA)
At-Home Holy Week / Easter Coloring Pages (PDF) – LINK
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH
This Sunday’s Children’s Worship Activity LINK
Sermons 4 Kids a lesson and activities you can do at home.
Children’s PDF Holy Week Coloring Book to print out and color
Faithful Families At Home 15 easy family-friendly prayers and activities
A great resource for parents to continue “Church School” while apart.
A Coloring Book for children (and adults!)
Church School Offering: Each Sunday children begin their time with their family in worship after the first 15 minutes of worship. (A children’s sermon is offered on the 3rd Sunday of each month). An offering will be received each week from the children. We have special offering envelopes for the children to use, available in Fellowship Hall.
24 Church Street • Roxbury, CT 06783-1703
Office: 860-355-1978
