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Children's
Religious Education
Approximately
300 children and youth, pre-school through high school, participate
in All Souls religious education programs.
The Sunday
morning RE program offers classes designed to help children develop
spiritual values, ethical sensitivity and an understanding of
our Judeo-Christian heritage.
Our first
through fifth grade class participates in five second-hour
rotating creative workshops: music (where children receive
Orff training),
portrait art,
drama
and movement. Our children's choir, which meets after the Sunday
morning program, offers children in the second grade and older
an opportunity for first-class voice training.
The Wednesday
afternoon "Discovering Religion" program provides classes
for pre-school through fifth grade children. Each week, children
are introduced to basic religious concepts and Biblical stories
by their teachers.
Chapel services
on both Sunday and Wednesday are led by Melaney Mashburn, with
Sunday guests appearances by All Souls ministers. These chapels
offer an opportunity to discuss current events, giving children
an additional opportunity to process things that are happening
in their world.
To view
a detailed brochure for the All Souls Religious Education
Program for Children and Youth, click here.
The
Religious Education Committee
The Religious
Education Committee oversees the church’s program of religious
education for children and youth. Working with the RE Director,
the committee addresses curriculum, educational policy, special
events, staffing and budget for programs that cover young people
from nursery through high school.
Wednesday
Afternoon Program
Fall of
2003 marks the tenth year of “Discovering Religion,” our
after-school program of religious education for children in
pre-school
through fifth grade. This program is offered as an option for
those families whose children are unable to attend the Sunday
morning program on a regular basis. Classes meet on Wednesdays
from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. There are two 15-week terms—one
in the fall and one in the spring. The cost for 2003–2004
is $325 per child per term. Each week, children are introduced
by
their teachers to basic religious concepts and Biblical stories.
A brief chapel service led by Melaney Mashburn, Director
of Religious
Education, opens each session. Contact Melaney at the Church
if you have any questions about this program.
Parents'
Association
The Parents’
Association supports the Religious Education program by providing
class parents, hosting breakfasts and other intergenerational
programs, and assisting with events such as the Halloween party,
the Christmas Pageant, the Central Park Picnic, and Christmas
toy collections and Easter basket preparation for children at
Bellevue Hospital.
Melaney
Mashburn
Director of Religious Education
 Melaney is
a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hunter College with a B.A. in English.
She also holds a Master's degree in Social Work from the Hunter
School of Social Work. She came to All Souls after working
in
a variety of administrative and therapeutic contexts.
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