Nursery

Birth – 2 Years 

Nursery Care is available for children up to two years.  Parents and volunteers from our congregation take turns supervising in the Nursery each week.  These volunteers do their best to ensure a loving environment for our youngest members.  You are welcome to settle your child into the nursery before worship starts, take your child to the nursery when the older children leave for church school or take your child to the nursery at any time during the service if need be.        

                                                                                                                                                                                        

Church School – Godly Play & Young Children

Special places have been created at Saint Andrews so that our children can experience worship in such a way that they can grow in their love and knowledge of God. Age 3-Grade 3 make use of our Godly Play room in the downstairs and Grade 3-Grade 8 have their own Godly Play room upstairs.

In Godly Play, we tell Bible stories to children to encourage them to enter into the stories and relate them to their personal experience. Godly Play is concerned with the spiritual development of each child, using sacred space, open wondering questions and the freedom to choose their own response activities

Godly Play draws on the traditions of ancient storytelling.  Teachers model how to use the language of the Christian tradition through presentations of parables, sacred stories, liturgy and silence. The Godly Play classroom provides a space to worship God, not just speak about God.

Your child selects the work to do as his/her personal response to the lesson: either using the story figures or with clay and other art materials. Even very young children can bring their daily life experiences to God by retelling the stories. In this way, their "play" in guided in a Godly way.  Some weeks we conclude our time together with a “Feast”, where our children serve each other, have fellowship and prayer before leaving.

Church School for Grade 8-12                                                                                         On the first Sunday of each month during the school year the Grade 8-12 youth meet in the Upper Room for study, conversation and planning for Service. This group of young people are encouraged to give of their time within the church and out in the larger community.  Facilitators are Brian Taylor and Sheila Black

VBS – Vacation Bible School

This fun and educational 3 or 4 day event is offered each summer.  It runs from 8:30 am – noon and children age.  It is a time for singing, crafting, puppets, learning, sharing, water games and just an all around fun time.  For more information take a look at the “pictures & events” tab.  Coordinators are Terri Astle and Tamela Collrin.

The Great ADVENTure

The Friday evening before the first Sunday in Advent from 5-7 pm  You are invited to join us for a time of celebration and preparation for the Advent season.  Supper is provided from 5:00-5:30 pm.  The menu will consist of pizza, garlic fingers and cookies.

We will set up Christmas trees, decorate cookies, do a take -home craft, hear a story, colour angels and we top it off with a short time of carolling before we go home.

All are welcome to join in this festive event!

Camp Geddie   

http://campgeddie.ca/

This is our Atlantic Synod camp found in beautiful Merigomish, Nova Scotia.

Purpose

To develop Christian faith and character in children and youth through living together in a camp community, and to further the educational goals of the church in an outdoor setting. It is open to all youth and to all denominations.