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Sunday School for children is at 10:30 during the second morning service. Unconfirmed children 12 and under leave the worship service at the sermon hymn for instruction. An exception may occur on a special parish occasion when there is no Sunday School.
 
The children of the parish participate:
— in the ministry of the Food Pantry, making it one of their own, collecting food, encouraging
— parishioners to do likewise, & bringing baskets of donations to the Altar during the Offertory
— at the Christmas season and during the Easter season.
 
Sunday School for St. Thomas' children is a combination of "The WITNESS curriculum"
(learning from the Bible to Live the Good News) and...
- 1st Semester - Old Testament
- 2nd Semester - New Testament
- Additional materials from:
  • God is With Us
  • God's Love and Care
  • Children's Church
  • Fun to Learn Bible Lessons
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  • The Sacred Story Cycle
  • Many Messages
  • Godly Play
  • Gabriel and Friends
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    The 2008-2009 School Year
    1. Bible readings
    2. Importance of prayer (what, where, why, when and how)
    3. Sacred studies for children using an REC Catechism
    4. Understanding our worship
      • based on liturgical year
      • getting ready to be with God
      • leading children in worship
      • combining old and new testament stories with WITNESS curriculum
    5. Children's Sunday School as a part of the whole church Food Pantry donations, bringing the "Baskets" of donations at the offertory during the 10:30 service.