Psalms Workshop Rotation

Comments Off Written on March 29th, 2012 by
Categories: Workshop Rotations

Last week, our children and youth began a new workshop rotation which helps them to explore this year’s theme of our Jewish and Christian Heritage by learning about the psalms. The rotation will take place on March 25, April 1, April 15, April 22 and end on April 29 with a One Room Sunday School activity day. Below are the workshop teachers and their descriptions.

Singing the Psalms Music Workshop with Carrie Little
In this workshop, children and youth will explore the psalms as songs. They will participate in activities such as singing words from a psalm to a well-known song, dancing to a psalm, and singing their own psalm.

Psalms and Artwork with Carla Corey
In this workshop, children and youth will read and discuss the meaning of the 23rd Psalm. They will then work together to create a collaborative art project inspired by the Psalm.

Pslams Writing Workshop with Frances Killam
In this workshop, children and youth will create their own psalms together as a group. They will also consider symbols and meaning in the psalms and work together in some decoding activities.

Psalms and Nature with Caroline McMullin
In this workshop, children and youth will explore the psalms and nature together. They will participate in activities designed to help them see the descriptive psalms in a new light, and to search the world around them for inspiration for their own life.

Are You Ready for Another First Parish Book Drive?!

Comments Off Written on March 25th, 2012 by
Categories: outreach

We hope so, and the Morey School in Lowell hopes so too! Last year, First Parish donated enough books and money to take about 1200 books over to the Morey School—this was enough to equip each child with two books for their summer reading (plus two pencils and an eraser for each child). We’re getting fired up to do it again!– so take a look around your house and see if you have any books to donate that meet the following requirements:

  • Books must be NEW or LIKE NEW; remember, these are gifts!
  • Books should be for Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade readers. (Sometimes the reading level is indicated on the back of the book.)
  • Please– no books with sound or lights.

Other information for you:

  • The book drive will be held March 24 through May 27.
  • Books to be donated can be left in the box outside of the Religious Education office (2nd floor);
  • other boxes will likely be located in the hallway closest to the chapel or occasionally in the vestry during coffee hour.
  • Cash/check donations are accepted! Money can be given to Jill Hayes, Ruth Whalen or Amy Totten

Our junior high and high school RE students will be invited to help sort the books.
Contact Amy Totten with any questions.

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