Village Church Family Life - Children & Youth Programs

Staff Contact Information

Michaela McDonald

Director of Children's Ministries

michaela@wellesleyvillagechurch.org

Rev. Pam Emslie

Associate Minister, Youth Ministries

pam@wellesleyvillagechurch.org

Dr. Kevin McDonald

Music Director, Director of Youth Music

kevin@wellesleyvillagechurch.org

Wellesley Village Church Website

This Week

Wednesday, March 29

5:30 - 6:45pm Final family dinner and Lenten small group

6:15 - 7:00pm Youth Choir. Meet in the chapel

7:00 - 8:30 Confirmation Class

Sunday, April 2

Palm Sunday

9 AM Chapel Worship

9:10AM Children's arrives for costumes and rehearsal.

9:20AM Children's Church Palm Sunday rehearsal

10 AM Sanctuary Worship

Join us for worship in-person, in the sanctuary or live-streamed

live-streamed via this link

Family Worship room (children 3yrs and younger ) is open beginning at 9:50am. This space has a childcare provider and children may be dropped off for care. Parents are also welcome to stay with their children and the service is on a live, video feed.

(located outside the front of the sanctuary on the piano side)

Children's Church (preK - 5th grade) will begin in the sanctuary and will leave after the Time with Young Disciples. Pickup is on the upper level immediately following worship

Village Children's Choir (VCC)

10:50am - 11:20am (approx.)

Children ages 2nd grade - 5th grade Sing in the Children's Choir with Dr. McDonald.

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10am worship. Parent's are invited to fellowship hour in Village Common. Look for a Parent's Corner sign in Village Common to meet up with and fellowship with other parents. We will bring the choir downstairs to Village common to meet up with their parent's when choir concludes.

MSYG, Meet in Village Common. We will attend the beginning of Palm Sunday together and finish in the Youth Room.

11:15am

Fellowship Hour Village Common

7 - 8:30pm

HSYG, (grades 10-12) Youth Room

Village Children's Choir sing-in-worship dates:

April 2 Palm Sunday. See Palm Sunday mini-pageant details below for arrival times.

Upcoming Events:

Confirmation date change from Wednesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 6, 6:45 PM to 8:30 Confirmation class: Confirmands meet in Village Common (on main floor by Pam's office) at 6:45PM to gather to sit together during this service. If your confirmand(s) are singing in the youth choir, he/she/they will meet for rehearsal earlier with Dr. Mac. All Confirmands will meet after the service in the youth room (singers too).

See the Family life Calendar below, for programming information. Start-up dates are highlighted in yellow,

Youth retreats in orange,

special events in green,

additions or changes in red.

Rehearsal Schedule

Sunday, April 2 - Palm Sunday

Meet upstairs in the CC rooms no later than 9:10 AM to put on costumes. Sanctuary rehearsal begins promptly at 9:20AM.

Palm Sunday

Children's Church Mini-Pageant

Children's Church will be part of the telling of the story of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, April 2.

All children on Palm Sunday will be part of the dramatization!

If you have not already, Please reply to this email to let Michaela know that your child(ren) will participate and

See box on the left for rehearsal details.

On Palm Sunday, the pageant is at the beginning of worship: the welcome through the TWYD. At it's conclusion, worship will continue in the sanctuary and the Young Disciples will accompany Michaela & teachers upstairs for Children's Church.

Book Drive for Tanyaradwza Home has concluded

Thank you all for your generous donations. We have collected about 40 bags of books!! We are excited to bless the 80 children of the Tanyardwza Home. We know these books will be well-read and well-loved.

We are shipping the books to Zimbabwe in just few weeks. The cost is $550 per 70 gallon container. We estimate we will need 3 containers. How exciting!

We have currently raised $350 towards the shipping costs. The books will go by boat from Boston to South Africa, then by land to Chipo's home in Zimbabwe. From there, Chipo, Trevor, and Lexi will deliver the books into the hands of the children. Along with the books, our Children's Church kids are including letters, pictures, and a GIANT bag of dum dum lollipops - our signature treat.

If you would like to help us cover the cost of the shipping, please donate using the QR code below.

Cash donations are also gratefully accepted to cover the freight costs via this link >

or using the QR code below:

Children's Church Dismissal Procedures

With the safety of our children in mind, and in accordance with our Church's safe church policies, at the conclusion of Children's Church:

+ Children 3rd grade and younger must be picked up from class by a

parent / guardian. They cannot be released on their own to meet

up with their parent / guardian.

+ Children in 4th and 5th grade may be released on their own to meet

up with a parent / guardian in a designated spot, IF prior consent by a

parent / guardian is given to Michaela via email. Once given, the dismissal

consent will apply to both 4th and 5th grade.

+ If your 4th or 5th grade child needs to leave Children's Church early, please

pick them up from class. We cannot release children early without a

parent / guardian to pickup.

When we have Children's Choir, if you are not present for pickup, we will walk all children down to Village Common to meet you.

Thank you for joining me in these safety practices! We love our kids and want them to be safe and well cared for!

Family Life Calendar

MSYG - Middle School Youth Group

HSYG - High School Youth Group

Highlighted dates

Start-up dates - yellow

Youth retreats - orange

special events - green

additions or changes - red

Wednesday, March 29

5:30 - 6:45pm Family dinner and lenten small group

6:15 - 7pm Youth Choir

7 - 8:30 Confirmation

Sunday, April 2 Palm Sunday

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

9:10 AM Children's Church meets for costuming and final rehearsal

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, Meet in Village Common. We will attend the beginning of Palm Sunday together and finish in the Youth Room.

7 - 8:30pm HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, April 5

6:15 - 7pm Youth Choir

Confirmation this week is moved to Thursday, April 6th this week so everyone can attend our Maundy Thursday worship service together. Many of the confirmands are singing in this service.)

Thursday, April 6, 7pm Maundy Thursday

6:45 PM to 8:30 Confirmation: — Confirmands meet in Village Common (on main floor by Pam's office) at 6:45PM to gather to sit together during this service. If your confirmand(s) are singing in the youth choir, he/she/they will meet for rehearsal earlier with Dr. Mac. All Confirmands will meet after the service in the youth room (singers too).

Friday, April 7, 7pm Good Friday

Sunday, April 9 Easter Sunday

7:00am Sunrise Service

9:00am Sanctuary Worship

10:25 Egg Hunt

11am Sanctuary Worship

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

No Children's Church

No MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

No HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, April 12

6:15 - 7pm Youth Choir

No Confirmation

April 15- 22 HSYG Service Trip to Sante Fe, NM

Sunday, April 16

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

No Children's Church

No Village Children's Choir

No MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

No HSYG, Youth Room

April 15- 22 HSYG Service Trip to Sante Fe, NM

Wednesday, April 19

No Youth Choir

No Confirmation

Sunday, April 23

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

No HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, April 26

6:15 - 7pm Youth Choir

7pm - 8:30pm Confirmation

Sunday, April 30

Feeding Frenzy

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, May 3

6:15 - 7pm Youth Choir

7pm - 8:30pm Confirmation

Saturday, May 6

12:30 - 2:00pm Youth Sunday rehearsal

Sunday, May 7 Youth Sunday

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

No Village Children's Choir

MSYG, Attend Youth Sunday togehther

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Village Church Parents Group (VCPG):

Sundays Feb. 5, March 26, and May 7, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the church parlor

We are a group of Village Church parents walking in faith together. We gather for conversation and support, especially when our kids -- or we!--struggle. Please feel welcome to join us to connect with other parents and to share our stresses, joys, tips, and resources. All parents are welcome!

Wednesday, May 10

6:15 - 7pm Youth Choir

7pm - 8:30pm Confirmation

Sunday, May 14

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, May 17

No Youth Choir

7pm - 8:30pm (Final) Confirmation

Saturday, May 20

Confirmation Sunday Rehearsal: 12:30 - 2PM in the sanctuary.

Sunday, May 21 Confirmation Sunday

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, attend Confirmation Sunday

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, May 24

No Youth Choir

No Confirmation

Sunday, May 28

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, May 31

No Youth Choir

No Confirmation

Sunday, June 4

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

Village Children's Choir begins during the last 10 minutes of Children's Church and concludes 20 minutes after the end of 10 am worship.

MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Wednesday, June 7

No Youth Choir

No Confirmation

Sunday, June 11

9:00am Chapel Worship in the chapel

10am

Worship in the Sanctuary or live-streamed

Children's Church begins in the sanctuary and will leave with Michaela

after the Time with Young Disciples and go to class on the upper level

No Village Children's Choir

MSYG, Youth Room, lower level

7 - 8:30 HSYG, Youth Room

Sunday, June 11 concludes all Family Life programming for the summer. We will resume programming in September.

Upcoming Dates:

April 2 Junior Choir and Youth Choir sing in 10am worship

April 9 Youth Choir sings for Easter Sunday

April 15- 22 HSYG Service Trip to Sante Fe, NM

May 7 Youth Sunday

Youth Choir sings for Youth Sunday