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Fairmount is committed to maintaining a safe environment in which children and youth are nurtured and instructed in the faith, and protected from abuse and neglect. Our Child Protection Policy has, as its goals, to protect children and youth in church programs, and to educate worker and care givers concerning abuse issues.

Child Protection Policy

Volunteer Application Form

Nursery Volunteer Guidelines

For more information about Children's and Family Ministries, contact Betsy Wooster and/or Eric Dillenbeck.

Younger Elementary: 1st - 3rd Grades
Children's Faith Formation

Our 1st- 3rd grade church school class uses the Presbyterian We Believe,we believe elementary enriched by our Reformed heritage. Lessons are designed to nurture faith developmentthrough age-appropriate Bible stories in ways that allow for different learning styles. Children in this age group will engage in biblical stories shared in a variety of ways, and learn through the stimulation of their imagination and class participation.

Sunday Morning Church School
11:15 - 12:15

Betsy visits with younger elementary studentsRoom #5 downstairs in the Children’s Ministry wing.

Beginning in the 1st Grade children accompany their parents to the Sanctuary for the first part of worship. During worship all children are invited forward for the Children’s Message, which is a time in worship for conversation specifically with the children. After the Children’s Message the children accompany their teachers downstairs for Church School.

Church School dismisses at 12:15 so parents have a few moments after worship to greet one another at the Coffee Hour before heading downstairs to pick up your child(ren).

CHILDREN & MISSION/STEWARDSHIP

Gift of the Heart Kits for Haiti
Money is being collected by the children, to purchase BABY kits produced by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

These kits include:
6 — cloth diapers
2 — T-shirts or undershirts (no onesies)
2 — washcloths
2 — gowns or sleepers
2 — diaper pins
1 — sweater or sweatshirt
2 — receiving blankets (one can be a hand-knitted or crocheted baby blanket)

We have already collected enough for 28 kits, to help our children know and understand that they too are agents of mission who can have an impact in the world.

[Church School Registration Form]
Please fill out the Church School Registration form which will help our Church school teachers and staff nurture the faith and life of your child. You can download the form and return it to your child’s Church School teacher on Sunday mornings.

Family Worship Sundays
On the first Sunday of every month is Family Worship Sunday. While our Faith Formation classes for our preschoolers continue to meet, our elementary age children (grades 1st - 6th grades) join their families and their Church Family for the entire worship service, including the sacrament of Communion in which they play a special part.

You are invited to look on our Children in Worship page for helpful tips and strategies for worshipping with children.