Sunday School for All Ages

Our Sunday School Program is at 9:30 a.m. for ages 2 through 5th Grade and adults. At 11:00 a.m. we have Sunday School for Youth and Adults and Children's Church for ages 4 years through 5th Grade. Child care is provided in our nursery for Sunday School, Services and church meetings.

Children's Sunday School

Class (9:30 a.m.) Location

2 & 3 year olds CMC 4

PreK & 4 year olds CMC 5

Kindergarten EMC 11

1st Grade EMC 7

2nd Grade EMC 6

3rd Grade EMC 10

4th Grade EMC 8

5th Grade EMC 9

FLC- Family Life Center

EMC-Education Ministry Center

CMC-Children's Ministry Center

For more information on Children's Programs and Events, see Children's Ministries or Children's Music or contact our Church Office.

NURSERY

St Philip's offers a well staffed nursery for all three services on Sunday Mornings. The nursery is equipped and designed for children preschool age and below. Childcare is also provided as needed for other church related activities such as choir practice and meetings. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the nursery please contact Peggy Poole, our Nursery Minister.

2 and 3 year-olds: The 2 year old and 3 year old class strives to reinforce the teachings of Christ to your children. We have many fun activities including our welcome song, the bible story circle, and making crafts that have a theme which coincides with the bible teaching for that day. We have a snack each week and we take the opportunity to teach the children about praying. Our goal is to help your children grow in the love of Christ.

4 year-olds to 3rd Grade: These classes use a group curriculum. Sunday lessons incorporate having an offering basket available and coloring sheets or activity sheets on the table as children arrive. After children arrive attendance is taken and rewarded with attendance stickers. Participation in a physical activity related to the weeks scripture leads to story time on the carpet. The children's stories are read from the take home leaflet along with a related scripture. A related craft or coloring activity is completed and music or a game is enjoyed until prayer and snack time. The children go home with their projects and leaflets.

4th and 5th Grades: The Fourth and Fifth Grade Sunday School Class at St. Philip's is a "bridge" between the Children's Department and the Youth Department. Because we are preparing the children for the fast approaching changes in their lives, we teach not only the weekly lessons but also introduce such tools as the concordance, Bible atlas, and Bible dictionary. In addition, we discuss baptism, communion, creeds, confirmation, seasons of the church year and the hymnal. In the fall, the class plans and conducts a worship service at Merrill Gardens. At Christmas we participate in the Children's cantata. In the spring a 4-week acolyte course is taught. Each quarter, the children save and send their weekly offerings to the UMCOR mission project of their choice. We stress responsibility through regular attendance, good behavior, class participation and memorizing Old and New Testament books. We have a good time! Every Sunday there is a treat of some kind, prayers and sharing. God willing Mary and I are on the job every week year ‘round. Our goal is to make the boys and girls knowledgeable about the Holy Bible, and to make them aware of the love of their Lord, who is always faithful, forgiving and loving.

Youth Sunday School

Time Grade Class Location

11:00a.m. 6,7&8 Junior High FLC Loft

11:00a.m. 9,10,11&12 Senior High FLC Loft

FLC- Family Life Center EMC-Education Ministry Center CMC-Children's Ministry Center

Youth Groups: Please see the Youth Web Site you can contact David McMinn, our Youth Minister at youth@stphilipsumc.org

Adult Sunday School

9:30 a.m. Bible Study Class FLC 16

9:30 a.m. Tools for Daily Living FLC 15

11:00 a.m. Explorers Bible Study EMC 9

11:00 a.m. The Compass Group FLC 16

FLC- Family Life Center EMC-Education Ministry Center CMC-Children's Ministry Center

Adult Bible Study Class

9:30 in Family Life Center Room 16
The Adult Bible Study class has been meeting continuously since St. Philips began. Come visit with us, share in the fellowship, and add your own perspective of the Bible. We are looking forward to you joining us.

We usually study one book of the Bible at a time in its entirety. This tends to be an in-depth study with lots of great interaction rather than just an introduction. We also study and discuss other topics that are of interest to the class and are related to the Bible study. The topics are many and varied and the discussion is lively.

Our class also has a social function every other month. This always involves great fellowship and wonderful food, in the best Methodist tradition. We gather several times a year as a class to go out and eat. We like to try a different restaurant each time. During the summer we always have a swim party at on of the class member's homes. We also gather three to four times a year at one of the member's homes for a mystery party. This is always great fun and of course great food.

The Compass Group

11:00 Sunday Mornings in Family Life Center Room 16

Want to find direction in your life? If so, join us. The series will explore contemporary issues in context of Christian teachings within a fun and inviting fellowship group. We would love for you to join

Explorers Sunday School Class

At 11:00 in Education Ministry Center Room 9

This class has been using Seredipity Bible Studies on specific books of the Bible this spring.