Thank You for inviting our Sunday School to provide feedback for the Vision 2019. We presented this to our Sunday School last Sunday, June 14th. We began with a review of the 5 Marks of Mission, then reflected upon ourselves. On a large sheet of paper, We took our age, added 10 and talked about what we would be able to do when we are 10 years older. Then we went a step further and discussed why we would still want to be a part of the church family in 10 years time and what would make it fun to attend presently.
The following is the list the children came up with:
1. A modern church
a )eco-friendly – recycling facilities, not so cold
b)involve technology – Skype for those who are unable to make it to church d/t illlness such as the flu and visual words projected so that the hearing impared can read what the minister is saying
c) usable buildings- so we can share with community groups and have our own functions, also the church and sunday school connected so we don’t have to bundle up and go out, especially in winter
2. Play more-have fun
3. Rock music
4. Have church on a school day- so we can go to church instead of school
5. Free food
6. Church field trips
7. Celebrate ourselves and our accomplishments-a monthly birthday cake for all the kids /parishoners celebrating each month
8. Have a party to celebrate God and our Faith
As a part of our regular service, the minister invites the children to the front of the church to share what they learned that day in Sunday School. The eldest of the children took the lead and reviewed the lesson. The suggestions we applauded by the congregation, with many of the parishioners requesting that the list be circulated through out the congregation and posted in the church.
Agian, I thank you for asking our church to participate in this survey. I expect many of the children throughout the diocese will put forth many similar suggestions. Please note that the suggestions above cam from the children with little input from myself.
“Out of the mouths of Babes”
