The Anglican Church of  St. John the Baptist, Cobble Hill, BC

The Church School

Our Sunday School meets every Sunday during the 9:15am service. After the blessing of the children, the children go to their respective classes in the hall and the pastoral center. At approximately 10:00am, they join the congregation for the Eucharist.

Our numbers vary from Sunday to Sunday. Some of our youngest are 18 mos. to the oldest being around 8-9 years of age. We are hoping to have our program grow in numbers so that we have several classes, one of them being with teenagers.

The school program is divided into the four seasons. We are looking for individuals to work with the children over the summer. On June 1st we are beginning our summer session which is for 14 weeks and we look for people to give one Sunday during that time. During this period we follow the Multi-age curriculum which helps instructors handle all age levels at once. Parents and older children often give a helping hand depending on the numbers attending.

If anyone is interested in being a Sunday School teacher during the summer or throughout the rest of the year please contact The Rev. David Peterson at 250-715-0422.

The other three seasons make up our fall, winter and spring program. Each one of these seasons are from 12 to 14 weeks long. We look for instructors, individuals or teams, who are ready to commit their time for a season. Some of our instructors teach through the three seasons and find when they work as a team, the workload is much less. Here again, we are hoping to find more interested folk to work with our young people.

In the latter part of August, we will be meeting to plan our fall and winter sessions. As instructors and helpers with the Sunday School, we meet three or four times a year for planning purposes. The curriculum that we follow is Seasons of the Spirit which we find to be a very well laid out guide for every Sunday. This includes the readings, prayers, a story and activities.

We welcome all children who are at church to join us at Sunday School. We love meeting and sharing with those who are just visiting with us and are always welcoming newcomers to join us.

Some of the activities that we do as a group through the year are as follows:

  • Operation Christmas Child (Filling of shoeboxes for Christmas gifts for those children in other countries).
  • Christmas Pageant followed with a Pot Luck dinner.
  • Support a foster child
  • Easter celebrations
  • Children's Eucharist
  • Singing (The children love the time spent in song.)
  • Crafts
  • Birthdays at the end of each month.
  • Making Advent candles or calendars.

If you are interested in learning more about our Sunday School program
please telephone the Reverend David Peterson 250-715-0422 or click here to Contact Us!