Revised Order of Worship:
- Get ready (not really practicing this unless they "need" it)
- Pass offering basket
- Do greeting/prayer
- Get story off of shelf and show how to put away after telling
- Short work time (while I do roll and get friend to help with calendar)
- Come back to circle
- Do the liturgical calendar
- Light the candle while we read the scripture for the day
- Have prayer time (haven't had a chance to let the children join in this)
- Leave with a blessing from teacher
Important items for immediate consideration
- Permanent/rotational greeter (door person) - we all loved the idea of having 8 people besides our storyteller to help us faciliate the program. I will attempt to describe volunteer descriptions in a later post.
- Use parents as helpers -- bathroom - sitting with latecomers
- Directed work time with prepared craft or limited coloring sheets encouraging children to reflect on the story that was told or the season of the year.
- Practice time with 3k in the Fall during Sunday school
Important items for future consideration
- Make bookmarks to show where the stories are in the Bible
- Keep track of what lessons each child has seen
- Have all work day - review a few lessons or lay them out and ask for responses
- Organized way to choose helpers for the liturgical calendar.
- Feast implementation
Remember items
- "Wondering time" does not require an answer - you can tell when they are taking in the questions
- Don't force a story - if a storyteller isn't ready to tell the story or the children can't get ready don't be afraid to call for a work day. The children will sense if a storyteller isn't ready.