Youth Education
Youth Education
Every Sunday: The Youth Sermon, Sunday School, Nursery Care. . .and the Goat Bank!
First and foremost: We love kids! Children are such an important part of life and learning and joy in our congregation. Every child of every age is welcome on Sunday mornings at FPCP.
We know that parents of babies and toddlers sometimes worry that their littlest ones might get "the squirmies" during church service. But at FPCP, you can bring children to Nursery Care in our church library -- five steps from the sanctuary -- at any time during the service, and they can come and go as many times as you like. Our wonderful Nursery School Caregiver is available every Sunday to watch over our "Littlest Congregation."
During the worship service, Reverend Doris shares a Youth Sermon with young members of our congregation. They sit on the floor of the sanctuary with her to listen and also to share their own insights. Reverend Doris was a teacher for 20+ years, and she really "gets" kids! The Youth Sermon is a wonderful, warm, intimate, and thoughtful introduction to some pretty big ideas about living and loving, and caring for each other, and doing good in the world.
Right after the Youth Sermon, the children joyfully walk up and down the center aisle during the offering, collecting quarters for the Goat Bank. They put these quarters into a tall, transparent tube -- that's the Goat Bank! Whenever we fill the bank, our congregation buys a goat through Heifer International and we donate this farm animal to a grateful family in need somewhere in the world. See Heifer International for more information on this mission project!
After the Goat Bank collection, children in Grades K-6 go off to Sunday School in our cozy classroom, just steps away from the sanctuary where the service continues. Sunday School is like the old fashioned one-room school house -- all ages learn together, while explorations and activities in our lesson plans are tailored according to ages and abilities. All Sunday School teachers are volunteers from the congregation who take turns teaching in the classroom. The Sunday School curriculum is from the PCUSA Growing in Grace and Gratitude, and our Sunday School coordinator is Carolyn Llewellyn. For more information about Youth Education, please email 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
Opportunities for Teens
Our next Confirmation Class starts in fall 2018. This is a journey of learning and listening, discovery and service, growth and commitment. Our next Confirmation Class welcomes students in multiple grade levels (middle and high school) and is open to any teen who has not yet been confirmed. Please contact Reverend Doris Chandler at pastor1presbyterian@gmail.com for more information. Please join our email list by signing up at the bottom of our home page to stay in touch and to receive important news on this upcoming adventure in faith.
Mission projects. Teens play an important role in many of our mission projects to help people and families in need in our community. They collect food supplies for our Food Pantry, or volunteer to help at the pantry on Saturday mornings. Teens donate or volunteer their time to the Midnight Run mission to provide food, clothing, and conversation to homeless people in New York City. Students who are 16 or older are encouraged to sign up for PresbyBuild Work Days to help build homes for families, in partnership with other area churches and the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh. Teens can also volunteer to help prepare PAPA Meals on the first Tuesday of the month, providing a hearty nutritious meal for up to 80 people at the Salvation Army's soup kitchen in Peekskill. We can also use a hand (and a green thumb!) in our Inspiration Garden on the church's front lawn -- this vegetable garden provides fresh food to the Food Pantry, and it was started by a congregation member when she was a teen Girl Scout!
Teens can participate in this projects -- either with their families, on their own, or through youth organizations such as school groups, scout troops, or community service agencies. You will find more detailed information on these projects at our website pages on Mission. To donate or volunteer time, contact the organizer listed in each project description on this web site, or you can contact our main office by email at 1presbyterian@gmail.com or by phone: 845-265-3220.
Every Sunday: The Youth Sermon, Sunday School, Nursery Care. . .and the Goat Bank!
First and foremost: We love kids! Children are such an important part of life and learning and joy in our congregation. Every child of every age is welcome on Sunday mornings at FPCP.
We know that parents of babies and toddlers sometimes worry that their littlest ones might get "the squirmies" during church service. But at FPCP, you can bring children to Nursery Care in our church library -- five steps from the sanctuary -- at any time during the service, and they can come and go as many times as you like. Our wonderful Nursery School Caregiver is available every Sunday to watch over our "Littlest Congregation."
During the worship service, Reverend Doris shares a Youth Sermon with young members of our congregation. They sit on the floor of the sanctuary with her to listen and also to share their own insights. Reverend Doris was a teacher for 20+ years, and she really "gets" kids! The Youth Sermon is a wonderful, warm, intimate, and thoughtful introduction to some pretty big ideas about living and loving, and caring for each other, and doing good in the world.
Right after the Youth Sermon, the children joyfully walk up and down the center aisle during the offering, collecting quarters for the Goat Bank. They put these quarters into a tall, transparent tube -- that's the Goat Bank! Whenever we fill the bank, our congregation buys a goat through Heifer International and we donate this farm animal to a grateful family in need somewhere in the world. See Heifer International for more information on this mission project!
After the Goat Bank collection, children in Grades K-6 go off to Sunday School in our cozy classroom, just steps away from the sanctuary where the service continues. Sunday School is like the old fashioned one-room school house -- all ages learn together, while explorations and activities in our lesson plans are tailored according to ages and abilities. All Sunday School teachers are volunteers from the congregation who take turns teaching in the classroom. The Sunday School curriculum is from the PCUSA Growing in Grace and Gratitude, and our Sunday School coordinator is Carolyn Llewellyn. For more information about Youth Education, please email 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
Opportunities for Teens
Our next Confirmation Class starts in fall 2018. This is a journey of learning and listening, discovery and service, growth and commitment. Our next Confirmation Class welcomes students in multiple grade levels (middle and high school) and is open to any teen who has not yet been confirmed. Please contact Reverend Doris Chandler at pastor1presbyterian@gmail.com for more information. Please join our email list by signing up at the bottom of our home page to stay in touch and to receive important news on this upcoming adventure in faith.
Mission projects. Teens play an important role in many of our mission projects to help people and families in need in our community. They collect food supplies for our Food Pantry, or volunteer to help at the pantry on Saturday mornings. Teens donate or volunteer their time to the Midnight Run mission to provide food, clothing, and conversation to homeless people in New York City. Students who are 16 or older are encouraged to sign up for PresbyBuild Work Days to help build homes for families, in partnership with other area churches and the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh. Teens can also volunteer to help prepare PAPA Meals on the first Tuesday of the month, providing a hearty nutritious meal for up to 80 people at the Salvation Army's soup kitchen in Peekskill. We can also use a hand (and a green thumb!) in our Inspiration Garden on the church's front lawn -- this vegetable garden provides fresh food to the Food Pantry, and it was started by a congregation member when she was a teen Girl Scout!
Teens can participate in this projects -- either with their families, on their own, or through youth organizations such as school groups, scout troops, or community service agencies. You will find more detailed information on these projects at our website pages on Mission. To donate or volunteer time, contact the organizer listed in each project description on this web site, or you can contact our main office by email at 1presbyterian@gmail.com or by phone: 845-265-3220.