Parent-Servant meeting

May 30th, 2010

St. Mary’s COC Sunday-School

Grades 1 & 2

Welcome!

Goals of this meeting Goals of this meeting To get parents & servants on one team & on the same To get parents & servants on one team & on the same pagepageCreate a family & servant supportive networkCreate a family & servant supportive networkFuture:Future: Establish a clear spiritual curriculum with the Establish a clear spiritual curriculum with the familiesfamilies

Frequency of meetings: Frequency of meetings: Next meeting in Next meeting in September, 2010September, 2010; ; Every 3-4 months thereafter.Every 3-4 months thereafter.Frequency of meetings important to follow-up mattersFrequency of meetings important to follow-up matters

to ensure issues brought up by parents are addressed & to ensure issues brought up by parents are addressed & to update on the progress of the service)to update on the progress of the service)

Brief Outline

1.1. Getting parents & servants on one team. Getting parents & servants on one team. (Ramez Sidaros(Ramez Sidaros))

2.2. The curriculum plan to September 2010 The curriculum plan to September 2010 ((Mervat Shenouda Mervat Shenouda & Mira Amin& Mira Amin))

3.3. The Sunday-school point system The Sunday-school point system ((Paul TokudaPaul Tokuda))

4.4. What the servants would like from the parents What the servants would like from the parents (Fabiola (Fabiola Tokuda)Tokuda)

5.5. Communicating with parents in the time between Communicating with parents in the time between meetings meetings (Mervat Shenouda & Fabiola Tokuda(Mervat Shenouda & Fabiola Tokuda))

6.6. Q&A and ‘one-to-one’ Parent-Servant meetingsQ&A and ‘one-to-one’ Parent-Servant meetings

One team: One body, One spirit!

A few words on the importance of getting parents & servants A few words on the importance of getting parents & servants

on one team. on one team.

Ephesians 4: One hope, one faith, one baptism, One God.Ephesians 4: One hope, one faith, one baptism, One God.

Unity in the Body of Christ was given to us; how can we keep it ?Unity in the Body of Christ was given to us; how can we keep it ?

One Spirit, One mind. How did the Early Church keep this unity? One Spirit, One mind. How did the Early Church keep this unity?

(Acts2:42-47) (Acts2:42-47)

One team: One body, One spirit!

Was this unity an initiative of St Paul? Was it Christ? ( John17 :20-Was this unity an initiative of St Paul? Was it Christ? ( John17 :20-23) 23)

Why? … To prepare God’s people (to raise children of God) so that Why? … To prepare God’s people (to raise children of God) so that the body of Christ may be built up. the body of Christ may be built up.

Goal: Attaining the whole measure of the fullness of Christ = Goal: Attaining the whole measure of the fullness of Christ = Eternal life in ChristEternal life in Christ

An example from the early church (Acts 4:31 , 5:32-35)An example from the early church (Acts 4:31 , 5:32-35)

A life example (Engineering) A life example (Engineering)

The curriculum plan to September 2010

Schedule overview:Schedule overview:Pre-class songs (G1-G3) Pre-class songs (G1-G3)

12:00-12:15pm in Baptisery12:00-12:15pm in Baptisery

Special weekly topic (G1-G3)Special weekly topic (G1-G3)12:15-12:25pm in Baptisery12:15-12:25pm in Baptisery

Sunday-schoolSunday-school12:25-1:10pm 12:25-1:10pm G1 in room at North end of StageG1 in room at North end of StageG2 in BaptiseryG2 in Baptisery

Curriculum for Pre-class songsSongs – alternate between English & Coptic

Curriculum for ‘Special Topics’

Topics include:Topics include:

Church etiquetteChurch etiquette

PrayerPrayer

ConfessionConfession

FastingFasting

Current issues/news Current issues/news

Curriculum for Sunday-school lessons

To dateTo date: SUS curriculum : SUS curriculum (http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/ )(http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/ )

As of June 13th: As of June 13th: Mahragan 2010 CompetitionMahragan 2010 Competition

3-month Lesson Outline as follows:3-month Lesson Outline as follows:June 13th & 20th – Faithfulness of my heartJune 13th & 20th – Faithfulness of my heartJune 27th & July 4th - Faithfulness inside my churchJune 27th & July 4th - Faithfulness inside my churchJuly 11th & 18th – Faithfulness with my talentsJuly 11th & 18th – Faithfulness with my talentsJuly 25th & August 1st – Faithfulness with my familyJuly 25th & August 1st – Faithfulness with my familyAugust 8th & 15th – Faithfulness with all othersAugust 8th & 15th – Faithfulness with all othersAugust 22nd – Psalm 23 and Psalm 11 memorizationAugust 22nd – Psalm 23 and Psalm 11 memorization

Confession ScheduleConfession ScheduleG1 every 5th Sunday & G2 every month G1 every 5th Sunday & G2 every month

TRIVIA! Win points for your children!

Guess Who? – 10pts Guess Who? – 10 pts

TRIVIA! Win points for your children!

For 10 Points! For 10 Points!

On which day did On which day did God create God create animals? animals?

Answer: On the Answer: On the sixth day.sixth day.

How old was Moses How old was Moses when he died? when he died?

Answer: 120Answer: 120

Sunday-school Point System

What we’d like from YOU!Pretty please…

1)1) Follow up with your children on every Sunday-Follow up with your children on every Sunday-school lessonschool lesson

Ask them about the lesson and, if needed, read it with Ask them about the lesson and, if needed, read it with them from the Bible them from the Bible (even before the lesson! (even before the lesson! ) )

Help them complete any hand-out Help them complete any hand-out (word-searches, (word-searches, colouring sheets, questions, etc.)colouring sheets, questions, etc.)

Help them memorize their weekly/monthly Bible Help them memorize their weekly/monthly Bible verses and/or Psalms verses and/or Psalms

Remind them to complete & bring their folders every Remind them to complete & bring their folders every weekweek

What we’d like from YOU!Pretty please…

2)2) Confession Sundays – please be patient with the timingConfession Sundays – please be patient with the timing

3)3) Help us practice what we preach!Help us practice what we preach! Coming to church on timeComing to church on time Having communion every SundayHaving communion every Sunday Good behaviour during the liturgy & appropriate Good behaviour during the liturgy & appropriate

clothingclothing Daily prayers -- as soon as children wake-up, after Daily prayers -- as soon as children wake-up, after

school, and before mealsschool, and before meals Fasting – encourage this as much as possible by Fasting – encourage this as much as possible by

providing suitable foods; also encourage them to fast providing suitable foods; also encourage them to fast from bad words , excessive computer/TV/video-game from bad words , excessive computer/TV/video-game usage, etc…usage, etc…

4)4) Please make sure children arrive to SS on time (12:00pm)Please make sure children arrive to SS on time (12:00pm)

Communicating between meetings

Progress-report through every meeting (3-4mos)Progress-report through every meeting (3-4mos)

Weekly phone-calls to childrenWeekly phone-calls to children

HandoutsHandouts

Posters Posters

VisitationsVisitations

Reminder emails Reminder emails (supplementary method only)(supplementary method only)

Outline of next meetingProjected date: September 2010Projected date: September 2010

1.1. Follow-up on the progress made from May to SeptemberFollow-up on the progress made from May to September

2.2. Topics to be followed in Sunday school for the Topics to be followed in Sunday school for the successive 3 monthssuccessive 3 months

3.3. Getting the children involved in church activitiesGetting the children involved in church activities

4.4. Follow-up on the topics parents suggested they would Follow-up on the topics parents suggested they would like us to stress on in Sunday-school like us to stress on in Sunday-school • IIn response to the paper questionnaire distributed n response to the paper questionnaire distributed

at the end of the present meeting.at the end of the present meeting.

Q & A and ‘One-to-one’ Meetings

OPEN FLOOR! OPEN FLOOR! ***Parents are strongly encouraged to ***Parents are strongly encouraged to

provide us with feedback, comments, provide us with feedback, comments, questions, suggestions, and/or concerns.questions, suggestions, and/or concerns.

Suggestion box available just outside of Suggestion box available just outside of the Baptisery to make comments and the Baptisery to make comments and remain anonymousremain anonymous