March 28, 2019

This Week in Church School

Keeping you informed of the latest news and activities from Church School at the Church of St. Michael and St. George

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Lenten Giving Project

Fill your mite boxes and bring boxes of cereal to add to our tower in the Great Hall! All families should have received a Lenten packet with a giving box in the mail. Use your giving box to collect money for Operation Backpack, a program that addresses childhood hunger in St. Louis and is run by Operation Food Search in St. Louis. Please encourage your child to perform extra chores during Lent to earn money to add to his or her donation. The calendar on the back of the Lenten letter provides ideas for raising money for the mite boxes. If your family needs additional mite boxes, they are available outside St. George's Chapel. Visit Operation FoodSearch for more information about the Operation Backpack program. In addition to collecting money, we are asking families to donate individual and full-size boxes of low-sugar cereal. We will donate the boxes to the food pantry at Trinity Episcopal Church. Please bring your boxes to the Great Hall and help us build a "cereal tower" so we may watch our collection grow during Lent.

Church School Update

Here's what is happening in Church School this Sunday, March 31, and in the weeks ahead : Preschool I and II Preschool students continue learning about parables, simple stories Jesus used to help his followers understand his message. This week, preschool students learn about the Parable of the Wedding Feast. PreKindergarten and Kindergarten Jesus tells us that if we do something for someone in need, it is like you are helping Jesus. On Sunday, students in PreKindergarten and Kindergarten make goodie bags and cards for children living at the Women's Safe House. First Grade First grade students learn about the Parable of the Two Houses. Some students build houses using graham crackers and whipped cream while others build houses using graham crackers and cream cheese. Which house is stronger? How do they compare to the houses in the parable? Second Grade Second grade students learn about Daniel and the Lions Den. How did praying help Daniel? Do you pray to God? Third Grade Third grade students finish learning about the miracles Jesus performed and may take their passports home. Students also learn about the symbols of Easter and make butterfly and frog crafts. Fourth and Fifth Grades Fourth and fifth grade students make Easter goodie bags for children living at Gateway 180. Next Sunday, April 7, fourth grade students are invited to serve breakfast at Gateway 180. This opportunity was originally scheduled for February 11 but was postponed due to inclement weather. See article below for details.

Fourth Grade Outreach Opportunity

Students in fourth grade are invited to serve breakfast at Gateway 180 on Sunday, April 7. A group of CSMSG parishioners has been providing this service for the shelter for more than 25 years and twice a year invites fourth or fifth grade students to join. Student participants will meet on the playground at 6:30 am to carpool to the shelter. Breakfast is served at 7 am and afterward the fourth grade students may distribute the Easter bags they make during Church School on Sunday to children at the shelter. Parents are welcome, but not required, to attend. Participants will return to church at 8:30 am. Casual attire is recommended. Please RSVP by emailing  Jane Fisher.

Fifth Grade Outreach Opportunity

Each summer, the Youth Ministry at CSMSG offers a week-long, local mission opportunity for incoming sixth through ninth grade students. During the week, participants visit service project sites, providing help to various organizations in our community. Past service sites include Kingdom House, KidSmart, St. Louis Area Foodbank, and Good Shepherd Community Garden. Registration is open for CSMSG parishioners only until Monday, April 1. This event is limited to 40 participants and fills quickly every year. Parents of current fifth grade students may register here: MSMW Registration.

Register for Church School Online Register your children for Church School for the 2018-19 school year online using the link below. Please complete the form with your child's name and parent contact information. You will need to complete the form for each child enrolling in Church School. Click ADD to register additional children. Church School Registration

Does Your Child Have Allergies? Food is an important part of our Church School curriculum. Please let us know if your child has any food allergies. Children in preschool through first grade made name tags with parent contact information. You may write your child's allergies on his or her name tag so all teachers and high school assistants may readily see this information. Additionally, we will include this information in the class buckets. Please email Jane Fisher with information about your chid's food allergies.

March Calendar The Church School calendar is now available online or as a printable document for your convenience. You may subscribe to the Church School calendar online by clicking on the RSS/iCal button in the upper lefthand corner.

Contact Us

Jane Fisher Director of Children's Education The Church of St. Michael and St. George jfisher@csmsg.org 314-880-9206

Amy Zimmerman Assistant Director of Children's Education The Church of St. Michael and St. George amyz@csmsg.org 314-960-3474

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