Theme for term 1, 2011 Creation Stories
Roster and session planning Creation Stories for three group levels
Theme for term 4, 2010 Jesus was born in the Roman Empire
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The Children gather
The children process into church with one child carrying their processional cross. They sit at the front of the church. After the greeting the people sit and the priest talks with the children. The gathering of the children ends with a chorus type song which everyone sings as the children process out following their cross. We sing the same song for 5 week blocks so that everyone knows it well.
Below are the powerpoint presentations used for this theme.
October 17 2010
These verses on the powerpoint, along with pictures of Augustus, the Roman forum, coins with the head of Augusts and the words, ‘divi f’ meaning son of God and a map of the Roman empire in the time of Jesus. The children are introduced to the setting of the Roman Empire as the place where Jesus is born
Luke 2:2-7
2In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus ( Καῖσαρ=caesar) that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3All went to their own towns to be registered. 4Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. 5He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
This text is displayed in the Sunday School space so that it can be referred to each week.
October 24 2010
Augustus power point for the children’s gathering
This ppt includes Luke 3.1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler* of Galilee…
This week we look at Augustus and Tiberius. We also look at the laurel wreaths, worn as signs of victory. Augustus is depicted again as a god, barefoot with cupid riding a dolphin at his feet, veiled like a priest – the ponifex maximus.
