786 Hughes Road, Madison, AL 35758
Ages PreK (4 years old as of January) through 5th grade (No Sunday school during the summer)
christianed@stmatthewsmadison.org
Why Rotate?
By slowing down the rate of story change, the Workshop Rotation Model deepens the student's experience and memory, while allowing the teachers to get creative and not have to prepare entirely new lessons each week. Bible literacy improves when the same story is taught through different work shops over 5 to 6 weeks. Each workshop focuses on a different creative learning style or "intelligence," which broadens memory. Teacher preparation time is reduced from every week to every 5 or 6 weeks. This also allows the teacher to improve their lesson and consider more creative approaches because they aren't having to come up with something new each week. Teachers are recruited for the workshop of their strength and choice. Traditional boring classrooms become transformed into fun, inventive workshops. Students anticipate something new each week, and teaching supplies and equipment are organized by workshop. Creative Workshop environments signal quality to parents, and are attractive to visitors our and kids! Flexible scheduling depending on the size of your church, chosen story, creative inspiration, or calendar need. Children will become very familiar with 8 to 12 Bible stories per year!
Continues through summer
Historical Bible Study - Diving deeply into Scripture (the Lections), and discussion of historical context and how it is related to today's world. Currently studying and discussing Maccabees.
Contemporary Study - Exploring our shared twenty first century Christianity in a discussion based, book themed, small group class
Book reading is not required to join in!
Contemporary Schedule for remaining 2023:
schedule: (subject to change)
Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep, Rev Tish Harrison Warren
schedule: (subject to change)
2Jun24 - Author Intro
9Jun24 - Part One / Prologue / Chapter 1 - Finding Compline
16Jun24 (need a leader Andy is away) - Chapter 2 - Keep Watch, Dear Lord
23Jun24 - Part Two / Chapter 3 - Those Who Weep
30Jun24 - Chapter 4 - Those Who Watch
7Jul24 (need a leader Andy is away) - Chapter 5 - Those Who Work
14Jul24 - Part Three / Chapter 6 - Give your Angels Charge Over Those Who Sleep
21Jul24 - Chapter 7 - Tend the Sick, Lord Christ
28Jul24 - Chapter 8 - Giver Rest to the Weary
4Aug24 - Chapter 9 - Bless the Dying
11Aug24 (need a leader Andy is away) - Chapter 10 - Soothe the Suffering
18Aug24 - Chapter 11 - Pity the Afflicted
25Aug24 - Chapter 12 - Shield the Joyous
1Sep24 - Part Four / Chapter 13 - And All for Your Love's Sake
8Sep24 - open discussion
15Sep24 (need a leader Andy is away) - maybe an instructed eucharist???
22Sep24 - no Sunday School - Pig Roast
29Sep24 - begin new book
Sunday school is a great opportunity to strengthen your own faith by discussing with and listening to others!
St Matthew's Episcopal Church
786 Hughes Rd Mailing Address: PO Box 1187, Madison, AL 35758-8972
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