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It has been another great year for all the amazing and enthusiastic youth in our church! We have accomplished many things including a fundraiser, service project and other fun events.
In April we tried something new on Good Friday. We held a “Good Friday Walk of the Cross” for the
congregation and the community at large.
The walk was approximately 2 km in length and we stopped at several key locations throughout Rockwood (EWAG office,
Women’s Shelter, Cenotaph, other churches, school, Waterside Park, etc.). At each stop the youth provided a
reading relating to the final steps in the life of Jesus Christ.
A prayer was also offered for those who are suffering in our world and those service organizations who are helping
to end it. Thank you to all those who attended even though God decided to provide us with one last blast of winter!
It was bitterly cold and the heavy snow decided to come down part way through the walk! Thank you to Ellen Thompson
for providing us with a tour of the EWAG office and also a chance to warm up! This walk may be something that the
Rockwood congregation could consider providing to the community again in the future!
• We once again got thoroughly drenched at our car wash and junk trunk sale in May. It was a great success with approximately $ 300 being raised to support our group for another year.
• Our year end trip to Bingeman’s Water Park in Kitchener was great
fun and the waterslides seem to get faster every year! Thanks to Liz Ostrander for coming along to help supervise.
• The youth also offered their leaf raking services in the Outreach Silent Auction in October. We went out
to the winning bidder’s house to clean
up their yard and then went out for pizza after!
• We have also had several movie nights over the past year including “Evan Almighty” and “How to Eat Fried Worms.” Great movies!
• We should all be proud of the youth in our church for another outstanding year. It has been a pleasure leading them.
God Bless!
Brent Stiles (Youth Group Leader)
Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be
an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith and purity. — 1 Timothy 4:12
It has been another exciting year for Christian education in our church.
It is now time to reflect on what we have accomplished and remember
the fun times that we have had. There are many people to thank for
their contributions whether in a small or large way to the success of
our church.
We must first thank our Sunday school teachers who have been there each Sunday to tell the “Good News” to all the wonderful children in our church. Whether you taught for one Sunday or many, your contributions to the children are appreciated immensely. Our nursery helpers should also be greatly thanked for watching over the littlest children in church! Thank you!
We are again using the “Bible Quest” curriculum this year. The children
are able to hear the Bible as a lively and engaging story, interpret it and then connect it with
their own life experiences.
The RUC Junior choir had another successful year under the wonderful direction of Sherol Steinberg.
They performed many times for the congregation over the past year and their voices were truly heavenly.
We even got to hear some beautiful solos during the White Gift service.
A big thank you goes out to Sherol and all the choir members!
The “God’s Amazing Creation” program that ran during the months of May and June was a great fun way to end for the year before the summer break. The children became scientists each Sunday as we discussed and conducted experiments on a different day in Creation. We created volcanoes (my favourite!); performed experiments using flashlights and mirrors; covered our hands in “blubber” before placing them in ice water; made balloon rockets; played with “muddy animals”; painted with different leaves and branches; and camouflaged our faces like animals! I was relieved when Day seven arrived so that we could all lay out on the soft grass for some “Rest”! Many thanks go out to those who assisted me in running the program and to those who provided materials (books, maps, posters, etc.).
A new year of Sunday school began in September with Rally Day. We created an attractive new banner to hang in our Sunday school room for the year. The theme for the year is “Jesus Loves the Little Children” based on Mark 10:14.
We now have 47 children registered in our Sunday school! The beginner class, junior class and nursery are currently being held in Day Hall. Our primary class is temporarily being held in Reverend Lynne’s office. RUC council is presently looking at solutions to help ease some of the overcrowding issues with the Sunday school.
Our Sunday school Halloween party in October was again great fun and well attended. Thanks to Karen Moir, Michelle McDaid,
Carol Smelsky, Anamarie Smelsky, Stefan Smelsky, Alex Steinberg and Marion Nichol
for assisting me in making it such a success!
The children did an outstanding job performing the Christmas pageant
“An Emperor’s Decree, A Baby’s Birth” during the White Gift service.
Once again they helped to show us the true meaning of Christmas!
Thanks to Sherol Steinberg for assisting me. Thanks to the junior choir
for delighting us with their beautiful voices! Thanks to Marcia Haworth
for providing us with fantastic costumes! Thanks to the actors and actresses for their magnificent performance!
Thanks also go out to members of the Christian Education Committee, especially Ann Pride and Michelle McDaid for providing the congregation with a pizza lunch in December. All money raised went towards the Sunday school.
We also should thank our minister Lynne for her wonderful contribution
in educating the children (and adults!) during their time together before Sunday school. Thank you!
It has been a fantastic year for the CE Committee and Sunday school
with a lot of great memories!
Yours in Christ,
Brent Stiles
Sunday School Teachers 2007
Susan Leahey
Brent Stiles
Sherol Steinberg
Karen Moir
Michelle Hancock
CE Committee Members 2007
Brent Stiles (Chair and Sunday School Superintendent)
Marion Nichol
Carol Smelsky
Michelle McDaid
Ann Pride
Julie Hazelwood
Please contact me at 519-856-9372 or thestiles@sympatico.ca
if you have any questions or concerns.
Yours in Christ,
Brent Stiles (Sunday School Superintendent and Youth Leader)
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