Children & Youth

 

Happy Easter

As Christians, we celebrate Easter as the most important day of the year. We celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and new life for us all. Join us this Sunday for our worship & Sunday School.

Children are involved in decorating the cross with flowers as you see in this photo. Youth are involved in prayers. Special music (trumpet, percussion & choir, etc) & special interpretive dance… Invite your neighbours and friends, too!    

March 31 Easter—please bring flowers to decorate the cross.
April 7 ( Sunday)Lenten offering Sunday.  Lenten Calendar funds go this year to  the Surplus People Project, South Africa (part of the United church’s Mission & Service Fund) which helps Small Scale famers. The small scale farmer program focuses on the eradication of rural poverty and improvement of rural livelihoods through access to land, water, and seeds.

 

We are so excited to have so many new families joining us since Christmas!  Sunday School classes are full of life and teachers have been very busy!  We have our own Facebook page too. please check FirstMet CYYAF.  

Epiphany Explorations Sunday, we shared the “Playfulness” of balloons with the whole congregation.2012-11-18 First Met Childrens Sunday 007

 LentenProject   Every year we choose one project form United Church of Canada Mission Service Fun projects.  This year, we chose  as our Lenten Project:  Surplus Peoples program in South Africa. Using  the Lenten Calendar, which was made by Sunday School grades 3 and 4 class, we collect funds for the project. Copies of the calendar and collection boxes for your coins are available from the church office.

Lenten Booklet: Fascinating devotions from our congregation, written by ages 10 to 90yr.plus are available for daily reading.“ Love Your Enemies” by e-mail and printed-material distribution.$8.00 proceeds to send children to camp. Please contact the church office if you would like to participate.

Sunday School curriculum continues to be Sharing & Kindness with science, cooking, drama, crafts.  Then we will learn Journey to the Cross– the Meaning of Lent and Easter.!Family Potluck & Youth 016

  • March 31  Easter Sunday– Celebration of Christ Risen
  • Early morning/ Sunrise Service with Youth: 6:45 to 8:00 am,
  • 11:00 am  Easter Service.  Children & Youth are involved.  March 31
  • Friday, April 5  Family Fun Potluck and gathering  5:45 to 8:30pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Groups, K to G3. Child care available for preschoolers
  • Sunday, April 7    Lenten offering collectedSS Labyrinth Walk 011
  • Friday, May 3   Family Fun Potluck and gathering  5:45 to 8:30pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Groups, K to G3. Child care available for preschoolers
  • Sunday May 5  Sunday School–Labyrinth walk
  • Sunday, May 12  Family Sunday (Mothers Day)
  • Sunday, May  26 Great Parade rehearsal
  • Sunday, June 2 ) Great Parade Sunday and Great Parade Party (Hot Dog luncheon).  All children are involved.
  • Friday, June 7 Family Fun Potluck and gathering 5:45 to 8:30pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Groups, K to G3, Child care available for preschoolers
  • Sunday, June 9  Sunday School Class Party
  • Sunday, June 16 Summer Sunday School
  • June    28-30 Eleventh annual Congregational Family Camp at Camp Pringle Theme   “ WATER”


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Children, Youth, Young Adults and Families Ministry at First†Met

Megumi Matsuo Saunders,
Children, Youth, Young  Adults and Families MinisterSoup cooking for Out for Rain 006

We believe that children and youth are part of the body of Christ – a community in which all members are valued and contribute to the whole.

We offer a wide range of youth-focused worship events, Sunday school classes, youth groups, and programs for children and parents, youth and young adults, including leadership development opportunities.

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Youth Leaders 2012-2013

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What’s Happening Right Now!

 

Sunday School Curriculum

Sunday School starts at the 11:00 a.m. worship service. Children and youth join with the full congregation at the beginning of the service. During the “Time for Young People” children and youth come forward for a special time. After this, they go to their own classroom with their teachers. We have classes for Nursery (ages birth to 2), Toddlers (2 to 4), Beginners (Kindergarten), Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, Junior Youth (Grades 5 to 7), and Senior Youth (Grades 8 to 12). For full details on curriculum, click here.
Fun and Learning Events
First†Met offers a very wide range of events and activities for children, youth and families year round. For details and pictures, please click here.
Youth Focused Worship, details

Mother’s Morning Out

Our gatherings usually will be 1st & 3rd Friday morning 9:30 to 11:30am.
Children will be looked after by care givers at the Toddlers room for free play. Mothers will be at Nursery or other rooms involved in various programs or sometimes simply to share a conversation over coffee/tea. Further information

Children’s choir

Sunday Mornings in sanctuary from 9:30 to 10:30 am
Our children’s choir offers youth aged 7 to 12 an opportunity to participate in the joy of singing. Led by Sarah Quartel. Full details

George Pringle Memorial Camp

Camp Pringle, in Shawnigan Lake, is a United Church camp within Victoria Presbytery which provides opportunities for children, youth, adults and families to experience a closer relationship to God, themselves, other people and the natural world in a Christian setting.

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