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Rally
Day: Ignite the spark on Sunday, September 12 with
Rally Day! This will be the first day of Sunday school
classes for grades K-5 at 9:45am and children’s church for
preschoolers at 10:00 a.m. 6th-8th
Grade will start on September 19 at 11:15am. Following the
10:00 a.m. service there will be a picnic lunch provided for
everyone as well as a ministry fair in the parish hall with
many booths filled with opportunities to be involved in parish
activities throughout the year. There will also be a huge
moonwalk so the kids can act like real “sparks” as they jump
up and down!
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Registration:
Is now going on
for households who have children ages 0-10th grade. If you
did not receive a registration packet in the mail please
contact Sue or the parish office as soon as possible. Please
return your registration by September 1 so we can finalize our
class groupings. Click
here for the Registration form.
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Welcome
Baby Reception:
I'm announcing the newest addition to the nursery; Hallie
Marie Pohjola, daughter of Stacy – our nursery supervisor and
her husband Aaron was born on August 21. She did, however,
manage to interrupt our plans for a baby shower for Stacy, so
we will be having a Welcome Baby reception honor of Hallie,
Stacy and Aaron on Sunday, September 26 after the 10 am
service in the Olcott Room.
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Summer Spark Ending/Children's Church Resumes:
This Sunday is the final Sunday for Summer Spark. Next Sunday
there will be no programming. Rally Day, September 12 will
include the return of Spark Children's Church for preschool
age kids.
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Family Fun Nights:
Mark your calendars now for our first of several monthlyFun
Nights! Saturday October 2 from 6-8pm will be a movie
night. Grab a blanket/sleeping bag/pillow and come to the
parish hall to enjoy a great G rated movie projected on the
wall; along with popcorn, shaved ice and more! It’s better
than the movie theatres and it’s FREE!
Sue Van Oss
suevanoss@stpaulsduluth.org
724-3535
Director of Christian Formation
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Nursery:
Additional
room:
We have set up
a gate in the room right across the hall from the nursery.
Because we currently have a large number of kids using the
nursery, (which is a wonderful thing!!) if it becomes crowded
and/or if any of the older 2-3 year olds get aggressive, or need
some separation time from the other kids, one of the attendants
on duty will take the child/children into that room with a few
toys and books and watch them there. Our nursery is a beautiful
space but it can be difficult sometimes with infants crawling
around the floor to have the older 2-3 year olds playing. Our main concern is the
safety of all the kids, so if a child throws a toy, or is
aggressive towards another child, then removal of that child(ren) into the other room will occur, and if needed, the
parent will be contacted to come to the nursery.
Policy Reminder
for Parents:
Just a reminder to all parents who use the nursery. Our policy is that if
a child is crying and can’t be comforted for more than 5-10
minutes at the most, the parent will be contacted and needs to
come to the nursery. We do not have the one on one staffing
that a distressed child needs, nor the space to allow a crying
child to continue and upset the other children in the nursery.
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