Parent-Servant meeting Parent-Servant meeting June 6June 6thth, 2010, 2010

St. Mary’s COC Sunday-SchoolSt. Mary’s COC Sunday-SchoolGrades 3 & 4Grades 3 & 4

Welcome! Welcome!

Goals of this meeting Goals of this meeting To get parents & servants on one team & on the To get parents & servants on one team & on the

same pagesame page Create a family & servant supportive networkCreate a family & servant supportive network Future:Future: Establish a clear spiritual curriculum with the Establish a clear spiritual curriculum with the

familiesfamilies Frequency of meetings: Frequency of meetings:

Next meeting in Next meeting in October, 2010October, 2010; ; Every 3-4 months thereafter.Every 3-4 months thereafter. Frequency of meetings important to follow-up mattersFrequency of meetings important to follow-up matters

to ensure issues brought up by parents are to ensure issues brought up by parents are addressed & to update on the progress of the addressed & to update on the progress of the service)service)

Brief OutlineBrief Outline

1.1. Getting parents & servants on one team. Getting parents & servants on one team. (Rami F.Z. (Rami F.Z. HenryHenry))

2.2. The curriculum plan to September 2010 The curriculum plan to September 2010 ((Christ Habib & Christ Habib & Marianne HannaMarianne Hanna))

3.3. The Sunday-school point system The Sunday-school point system ((Paul TokudaPaul Tokuda))

4.4. What the servants would like from the parents What the servants would like from the parents (Sohair (Sohair Morgan)Morgan)

5.5. Communicating with parents in the time between Communicating with parents in the time between meetings meetings (Christ Habib(Christ Habib))

6.6. Q&A and ‘one-to-one’ Parent-Servant meetingsQ&A and ‘one-to-one’ Parent-Servant meetings

One team: One body, One One team: One body, One spirit!spirit!

A few words on the importance of getting parents & A few words on the importance of getting parents & servants on one team. servants on one team.

““He who does not gather with Me scatters.” (Luke He who does not gather with Me scatters.” (Luke 11:23)11:23)

Vows during Baptism prayersVows during Baptism prayers

The head without the body doesn’t work, and vice-versaThe head without the body doesn’t work, and vice-versa

Parents alone cannot rear the child in every way Parents alone cannot rear the child in every way perfectly, and neither can the church aloneperfectly, and neither can the church alone

EveryEvery aspect of a child’s personality is aspect of a child’s personality is criticalcritical to his/her to his/her upbringing (social, mental, religious, etc…All are upbringing (social, mental, religious, etc…All are interconnectedinterconnected

Our goal is common Our goal is common What is best for the child. Parents What is best for the child. Parents and the Church and the Church TOGETHERTOGETHER can achieve this goal can achieve this goal

The curriculum plan to The curriculum plan to September 2010September 2010

Schedule overview:Schedule overview:

Pre-class songsPre-class songs 12:00-12:15pm 12:00-12:15pm

G1-G3 in BaptiseryG1-G3 in Baptisery G4-G6 in the ChurchG4-G6 in the Church

Special weekly topicSpecial weekly topic 12:15-12:25pm 12:15-12:25pm

G1-G3 in Baptisery G1-G3 in Baptisery G4-G6 in the ChurchG4-G6 in the Church

Sunday-schoolSunday-school 12:25-1:10pm 12:25-1:10pm G3 in the men’s side of the altarG3 in the men’s side of the altar G4 on the right side of the AltarG4 on the right side of the Altar

Curriculum for Pre-class Curriculum for Pre-class songssongs

Songs – alternate between English & CopticSongs – alternate between English & Coptic

Curriculum for ‘Special Curriculum for ‘Special Topics’Topics’

Topics include:Topics include:

Church etiquetteChurch etiquette

PrayerPrayer

ConfessionConfession

FastingFasting

Current issues/news Current issues/news

Curriculum for Sunday-school Curriculum for Sunday-school lessonslessons

To dateTo date: SUS curriculum : SUS curriculum (http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/ )(http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/ ) As of June 13th: As of June 13th: Mahragan 2010 CompetitionMahragan 2010 Competition

3-month Lesson Outline as follows:3-month Lesson Outline as follows: June 13th & 20th – The Jewel of my HeartJune 13th & 20th – The Jewel of my Heart June 27th & July 4th - The Jewel of my ChurchJune 27th & July 4th - The Jewel of my Church July 11th & 18th – The Jewel of my TalentsJuly 11th & 18th – The Jewel of my Talents July 25th & August 1st – The Jewel of my FamilyJuly 25th & August 1st – The Jewel of my Family August 8th & 15th – The Jewel of my RelationshipsAugust 8th & 15th – The Jewel of my Relationships August 22nd – Bible & Psalm memorization August 22nd – Bible & Psalm memorization

Confession ScheduleConfession Schedule G3 with Ab. Barsoum– 1G3 with Ab. Barsoum– 1stst Sunday of each month Sunday of each month G4 with Ab. Barsoum – 2G4 with Ab. Barsoum – 2ndnd Sunday of each month Sunday of each month

TRIVIA! TRIVIA! Win points for your children!Win points for your children!

Guess Who? – Guess Who? – 10pts10pts

Guess Who? – 10 Guess Who? – 10 ptspts

I am a female I am a female saint who dressed saint who dressed as a monk and as a monk and raised a child. - raised a child. - Who am I?Who am I?

ANS: ST. MARINAANS: ST. MARINA

TRIVIA! TRIVIA! Win points for your children!Win points for your children!

For 10 Points!For 10 Points!

What 2 men in What 2 men in the Bible never the Bible never died?died?

ANS: Enoch & ANS: Enoch & ElijahElijah

For 10 Points!For 10 Points!

What did God What did God create after create after creating ‘plants'?creating ‘plants'?

ANS: ANS: The Sun, The Sun, moon and stars.moon and stars.

Sunday-school Point Sunday-school Point SystemSystem

1)1) Follow up with your children on every Follow up with your children on every Sunday-school lessonSunday-school lesson

Ask them about the lesson and, if needed, Ask them about the lesson and, if needed, read it with them from the Bible read it with them from the Bible (even before (even before the lesson! the lesson! ) )

Help them complete any hand-out Help them complete any hand-out (word-(word-searches, questions, etc.)searches, questions, etc.)

Help them memorize their weekly/monthly Help them memorize their weekly/monthly Bible verses and/or Psalms Bible verses and/or Psalms

Remind them to complete & bring their folders Remind them to complete & bring their folders every weekevery week

What we’d like from What we’d like from YOU!YOU!

Pretty please… Pretty please…

2)2) Confession Sundays – please be patient with the Confession Sundays – please be patient with the timingtiming

3)3) Help us practice what we preach!Help us practice what we preach! Coming to church on timeComing to church on time Having communion every SundayHaving communion every Sunday Good behaviour during the liturgy & appropriate Good behaviour during the liturgy & appropriate

clothingclothing Daily prayers -- as soon as children wake-up, after Daily prayers -- as soon as children wake-up, after

school, and before mealsschool, and before meals Fasting – encourage this as much as possible by Fasting – encourage this as much as possible by

providing suitable foods; also encourage them to fast providing suitable foods; also encourage them to fast from bad words , excessive computer/TV/video-game from bad words , excessive computer/TV/video-game usage, etc…usage, etc…

4)4) Please make sure children arrive to SS on time (12:00pm)Please make sure children arrive to SS on time (12:00pm)

What we’d like from What we’d like from YOU!YOU!

Pretty please… Pretty please…

Communicating between Communicating between meetingsmeetings

We will communicate with families through:We will communicate with families through:

Progress-reports at every meeting (3-4mos)Progress-reports at every meeting (3-4mos)

Weekly phone-calls to childrenWeekly phone-calls to children

HandoutsHandouts

Posters Posters

VisitationsVisitations

Reminder emails Reminder emails (supplementary method (supplementary method only)only)

Outline of next Outline of next meetingmeeting

Projected date: October 2010Projected date: October 2010

1.1. Follow-up on the progress made from May to Follow-up on the progress made from May to OctoberOctober

2.2. Topics to be followed in Sunday school for the Topics to be followed in Sunday school for the successive 3 monthssuccessive 3 months

3.3. Getting the children involved in church activitiesGetting the children involved in church activities

4.4. Follow-up on the topics parents suggested they Follow-up on the topics parents suggested they would like us to stress on in Sunday-school would like us to stress on in Sunday-school • IIn response to the paper questionnaire n response to the paper questionnaire

distributed at the end of the present distributed at the end of the present meeting.meeting.

Q & A and ‘One-to-one’ Q & A and ‘One-to-one’ MeetingsMeetings

OPEN FLOOR! OPEN FLOOR! ***Parents are strongly encouraged to ***Parents are strongly encouraged to

provide us with feedback, comments, provide us with feedback, comments, questions, suggestions, and/or concerns.questions, suggestions, and/or concerns.

Suggestion box available just outside of Suggestion box available just outside of the Baptisery to make comments and the Baptisery to make comments and remain anonymousremain anonymous

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