At Lyndhurst Community of Faith Church thoughtful spiritual formation allows us to claim a love that has the power to shape and transform us. All of us, from a young toddler to faith leaders, long time members to confirmands, we all share in the discovery of what God is doing.
All children are invited to worship. We gather each week for children’s sharing time, centered around our God’s World cloth. Discussions with children follow what is happening in worship. A special children’s center is set up in the rear of the sanctuary offering rocking chairs and quite children’s activities and books.
It has been a great summer sharing in Evening Fun Camp on Sunday evenings. Our children have had the opportunity to explore our church garden and plants, our sacred grounds. Over the weeks we placed pants in the ground and are now watching the veggies grow. We made garden sun hats, stepping stones and learned how to turn compost. Recently the kids got up close with our pollinator plants and found the flowers and bees doing their beautiful dance.
We did see a monarch butterfly sailing about, and will keep a watchful eye on the milkweed in the front yard to see if butterflies might lay eggs. We share some photos the kids took of our summer fun. Happy Summer!
Summer Fun in the Garden
What We're Reading
We learn the Psalms to know God is the God of all we feel. Happy and sad, mad or frightened God will be there.
One hat - two turtles; how we can compromise to share God's love?
Blues and Yellows just don't mix, or do they? A delightful retelling of the parable of the "good samaritan".
Sunday School: Ages 3 to 4th grade – Sunday School begins on Sunday, September 13.
- Sunday School happens September -May – Children gather for class time following children’s sharing in worship, except on the first Sunday of each month. The first Sunday each month is set aside for Holy Communion and the opportunity for children and families to practice worship together.
Our class time focuses on the stories of the Bible capture the imagination and shape the beginning of faith. We believe God is very much a part of who we are and is well at home in our heart. In this class children are invited to throw the door to their heart wide open and allow God to settle in.
Older Students are invited to “Youth Action” our youth fellowship group that meets at various times on Sunday afternoon.
How the Kid’s Participate in Worship
Prayer of Reconciliation (Built on words and images from the LCoFC Children’s Formation Class. Their words are in the quotation marks)
One – As we join together in prayer, we will be using words from our children, after they discussed the story of the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet. Let’s begin:
We come to the feet of grace knowing “we have done wrong and feel sad inside. Our feelings can cause us to cry.”
ALL – “Because our hearts are breaking and we need to know how to put them back together again.”
One – “Our heart gets a crack and can begin to break apart. When you get really sad it will start breaking even more.”
ALL – My heart is fragile, needing God’s care and guidance. My actions and my lack of response to the world around me break me away from God’s world.
One – “God’s love does not break, it is always near us.”
ALL – “God’s light and God’s love can put the heart back together again.”
One – And so, in quiet confidence, we offer God the prayers of our hearts. Friends, we know that during this time of prayer, “we are able to put our hearts back together again.”
ALL – Because of God’s amazing love for us, “we feel happy; so happy and excited. We want to leap for joy or have confetti rain down, because when God brings wholeness back to our hearts, it’s a party.” Thank you for your love shown to us in Christ Jesus. Amen.