Starts again on Sept 19th. 2010.
Sunday School July 2010.
Our Sunday School was established three years ago and is still going well with six to eight children attending regularly. This year we have been practising some lively religious songs backed by CD music. These are occasionally presented to the congregation who are always encouraged to join in.
Our Nativity scene was greatly enjoyed again as was the Easter Day egg Hunt, helped by the appearance of a real Easter bunny. We hope to have our small garden near the vestry wall blooming again this Summer and, in the meantime, our ‘tatties’, which we planted in April, are coming on very well. We shall harvest these on 19th September when we resume after the Summer holidays.
Any new members coming along then will be most welcome.
I’m delighted to report that we have just received a grant of £250 from the Religious Knowledge Society, a Trust which supports Sunday Schools in rural areas of Scotland and have also received a donation of £50, so lots of new activities can be planned.
Val Hunter
SUNDAY SCHOOL Autumn 2009
It was one of those beautiful September days when we resumed Sunday School after the Summer break so we were able to enjoy our planned picnic and treasure hunt in the nearby field. Also we were surprised and pleased to find the lovely colourful flowers blooming in our tiny garden around the wall of the vestry. We sowed the seeds there in May, in very thin, stony soil, but the damp Summer and sunny Autumn have encouraged excellent growth. Last time the children enthusiastically weeded the narrow beds and planted bulbs for next Spring. This year we have smart new tables and chairs giving us much more space for the creative activities we often do in the vestry. At our next meeting we shall be preparing for the annual Nativity scene at the Christmas Eve Carol Service. Any children who would like to join in will be most welcome to come along on 15th November and 20th December to help to make all the necessary accessories and to practise one or two Christmas songs. Val Hunter .
SUNDAY SCHOOL July 2009.
The Sunday School continues to thrive with seven or eight children attending on the third Sunday of each month. After only a very short rehearsal time, the children presented a delightful nativity scene, ‘the true spirit of Christmas’ at the beginning of the Christmas Eve Carol Service. Since the New Year we have concentrated on the Old Testament stories of Noah, Joseph and Moses, and now are themes are based on renewal and Spring. We have enjoyed welcoming several visiting children this year, including a girl from Bupapest and the grandchildren of members of the congregation. To mark the start of the summer break there will be a short prize-giving ceremony on June 21st, and we hope some new members will join us when we meet again on September 20th. Val Hunter.
Sunday School 2008
Since the summer break in July we have had just three sessions. Our first theme on ‘Feeding the Five Thousand’ went well but our planned picnic had to be postponed until next summer because of the awful downpours on that day in August. At the September session we had the brilliant idea of asking the children to design a Christmas card for the Church. Several cards were enthusiastically drawn and two subsequently printed . The sale of these has already raised over £100 for Church funds which is a marvellous effort and cards can still be purchased from Moira Land. Our sincere thanks go to Graham Dane for helping so much with their production. Next time it will almost be advent and we shall be planning what to do at the annual carol service. We are always hoping that new members will come along and join in. Artwork of the first card by Zoe Collins and the second by Rosie Tile (originals in colour )
Sunday School 2007
16 September 2007 saw the start of the Oxnam Kirk Sunday School which on that occasion consisted of five lively children and two helpers. Suitably small furniture has been acquired from the old school. Lots of ideas and material gathered will provide provide forty minutes of interest and sun based on the children's bible and the Christian year. The aim is to meet during the service held on the third Sunday of each month. All welcome.
Spring/Summer Report By Valerie Hunter.
We have had some lively sessions of Sunday School which continue to meet on the 3rd Sunday of each month. The children enjoyed dressing up for their nativity scene at the annual candlelit carol service, and , with very little time for rehearsal, read out some lovely nativity poems and led the congregation in "Away in a manger". We try to follow topics relevant to the seasons of the church calender & the changing seasons of the year which influence us so much in the Oxnam valley. This spring we have thought about the parable of & the sower& and we set up a seed tray with hard baked earth, rocky ground, weeds, & one with good soil. The children then sewed mustard seeds on the tray & looked at the results after a month. They also sowed some seeds in their own good soil & in containers to take home & grow. 5 or 6 children come regularly, though once when the service included a baptism, an extra 10 joined in & made the practical lesson on Jesus, the carpenter & particularly interesting & noisy as they enthusiastically tried out hammering nails & smoothing & decorating wood! We hope to collect more resources as time goes on would love to see new members. after a holiday break in the month of July the next Sunday school will be on 17th August 2008.