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Sunday School Begins September 12

Age-appropriate Biblical and spiritual learning opportunities for ages 3 through 8th grade using a variety of resources designed to engage the learners in stories of faith. Classes begin on September 12 at 9 a.m. There will be a parent meeting also at 9 a.m. on September 12.

  • Child care for children under 3 in the Nursery
  • Godly Play -  Pre-school-Kindergarten
  • Meet God on the Mountain - Grades 1-5
  • Our Whole Lives (OWL) Sexuality Classes will also be held in the fall for Grades 4-5 and 6-8.

Parent Handbook

Please see http://www.ucclongmont.org/content/documents/ParentHandbook_091001.pdf.

Child Care

Child care with a paid provider is available throughout Sunday mornings, during the worship service and Sunday School. Also, a quiet room is available at the back of the Sanctuary for infants and parents during worship.

Children's Time

Children are invited to join Pastor Rick for a special children's message during worship service on Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary.

Children's Worship

During the worship service every Sunday children (4 years olds-K and 1-3 graders) gather for age appropriate worship experiences including singing and extended Bible learning. We use Seasons of the Spirit resources so that the children are working with the same biblical passage as is being used in worship. The children process behind the green flag from children's time in worship to their respective worship rooms and return to the Sanctuary for the closing of worship.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) Sexuality Education - Fall 2010

"To offer sexuality education in a congregation is to acknowledge that human sexuality is simply too important, too beautiful, and too potentially dangerous to be ignored in a religious community." - Rev. Lena Breen

Two OWL classes are being offered at 9 a.m. on Sundays:

  • Grades 4-5 - beginning October 24 with Louis Krupnick and Haven Howell.
  • Grades 6-8 - beginning October 3 with Tony Porter and Lysa Burianek.

Both classes will conclude on December 19.

A parents' meeting, which is mandatory, will be held Sunday evening, September 19, from 4 - 6 p.m. This meeting provides an overview of the course, including material covered in both age groups, expectations for participation, and parent decisions about some content pieces.

For information on the OWL program values and assumptions see:

Other Events

Periodic picnics in the park and other special occasions include families with children. All-church eventsthroughout the year are designed for people of all ages. These include worship services where the children stay with their families instead of going to Children's Worship.

Vacation Bible School

VBS is an annual summer event in the evenings which includes music, crafts, games, and snacks with a Bible theme each year for 3 year olds - 7th graders from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

VBS 2010 "Under Construction" involved 40 adults and 45 children in making toolboxes, wearing hard hats, learning about Habitat for Humanity, Housing First, and our Biloxi projects, singing songs, and studying Bible stories. Plus - building two redwood benches, one for our church and one as a gift to a Habitat family. The "sweat equity" project earned $221.11 for donating to Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley. That's enough for an energy-saver thermostat and all the nails for a house, or several door knobs and locks! For some great stories based on "Four Friends Tear Up a Roof" from Luke 5:17-26 please see http://www.ucclongmont.org/content/documents/VBS_Stories_2010.pdf.

Summer Camp at La Foret

A variety of camps are held each summer at the Rocky Mountain Conference UCC Camp in the Black Forest near Colorado Springs. Camps include MADD (high school), Grandparent & Me, Explorer, Voyager Music, Contemplative Life (Adult), Pioneer, and Explorer Music.

See http://rmcucc.org/camps/campshome.htm for age requirements for each camp and to register.

Past Events

Moses and the Freedom Fanatics - March 2010

Sunday School and Children's Worship (K - 7th) participated in the musical "Moses and the Freedom Fanatics" learning songs and Biblical stories, building sets and props, doing staging and choreography, and practicing lines were all part of the program. The musical was presented on March 7 and a celebration party was held on March 14 after church to watch the DVD. The children (K-7th) are continued the study of Moses and participated in a Seder on Maundy Thursday.

Crop Hunger Walk 2009

The Snapping Turtles Sunday School class (4-7th graders) participated in the CROP Hunger Walk on Oct. 18. There were 16 walkers from First Congregational Longmont UCC, and together we raised $946!

The CROP Hunger Walk helps children and families worldwide -- and right here in the Boulder County Community Food Share -- to have food for today, while building for a better tomorrow. Each year some 2 million CROP Walkers, volunteers, and sponsors put their caring into action, raising over $16 million per year to help end hunger and poverty around the world -- and in their own communities. Together we can be part of the solution!

Vacation Bible School 2009 - Camp E.D.G.E.

Camp E.D.G.E.: EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVER GOD EVERYWHERE is a program designed to bring children closer to God as they discover God is with them at all times, in all places, and in all circumstances, ready to help them and guide them. We will learn the E.D.G.E. Pledge:

• God is with me. I will stay close to God.
• God guides me. I will follow.
• God teaches me. I will learn.
• God loves me. I will love God and others.
• God sends me. I will go.

Using a camping theme, each evening we made a trek away from base camp (opening assembly), including: Trek to the Promised Land, Trek to Bethlehem, Trek to the Pharisee's House, Trek to the Upper Room, and Trek to Galilee. Stops along the way included music, art, recreation, and science.