Welcome to the United Congregational Church Learning Center webpage and another special year in the education of your child(ren)!

The information you’ll find on this page has been updated to accommodate the new school year – September 2007 through May 2008. I would recommend that you start by entering the Plan and Program link to see exactly what lessons and programs will be offered to your children this year, and then venture further, depending on your child(ren)’s needs. Your most used link will most likely be the weekly page which will tell you exactly what’s happening in the current week: the liturgical color for the acolytes, whether or not there is Children’s Time in the Sanctuary, who is teaching your child’s class that week, what the lesson is, and so on. It will save a lot of confusion on Sunday mornings!

This year we will begin a whole new year of Jr./Sr. High programs, and fundraisers as well. The Jr. and Sr. High students will be attending regular classes on Sunday mornings, and the Jr. High students will be embarking on the second year of their two-year confirmation program. If all goes well, these kids will be confirmed in the fall of 2008, but in the meantime we have plenty of classroom, worship, fundraising, and social experiences for them. Keep your eye on the Calendar of Coming Events and the Good News as the year progresses.

We happily welcome back our Nursery Supervisor, Archana Sharma, and her two assistants, Becky Peckham and Mitchell Kalble, this year to oversee the Nursery and Toddler care. Every Sunday, under Archana’s supervision, the nursery team (which includes the nursery staff and a weekly volunteer) makes sure the nursery is caringly monitored, ultra-safe, and super clean. You can leave your infant or toddler in this loving environment with confidence and worship in peace.

Four- and five-year-olds are welcomed once again this year to the “Little Fishies” room. Their devoted teacher – Susan Potter Alves – and an army of teaching assistants (volunteers) will be engaging the children in activities such as music and song, role playing, games and physical activities, crafts, and a variety of different hands-on symbols of renewal and hope in their little world. Their classes, as in all of the other grade levels, are lectionary based which means the whole family takes home the same lesson, from a variety of perspectives, each week.

In order to keep your child safe and secure in our classrooms, we maintain safety measures in our Learning Center. We have fire emergency procedures posted in every classroom, and we embrace “Safe Place” procedures at all times throughout the year. A copy of Our Church as Safe Space is available for anyone who wishes to have one.

I hope you’ll find this website helpful in your child(ren)’s spiritual life and guidance. Please refer to it often, but know that you can also talk with me whenever you need to. Please don’t hesitate to call me in the Learning Center Office (846 3515) or just stop by. I always welcome the time and the conversation with you.

In faith,

Megan Weymouth

Coordinator for Children’s Ministries

8/30/07