CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION CORNER
Please
congratulate the following children on their perfect attendance in Sunday
School for the month of February!
Ben Talpey Eric
Hall Emily
Talpey
And
congratulations to Hannah Kenison
and Lucas Phillips, who both proved
that they could recite the Lord’s prayer by heart! Ms. Kary is available before
and after church to hear anyone else who would like to get the Lord’s Prayer
memorization award.
You
can still get an attendance award, even if you’ve missed up to 3 Sundays. Also, if you’re out of town for whatever reason
and can’t come to church, go to church wherever you are and bring me a bulletin
as proof that you went, and that absence will not count against your total. If
you have any questions about the attendance or the Lord’s Prayer memorization
awards, call (782-3972) or email me (dce@auburnmethodist.org).
Please
take the time to visit the different Sunday school classrooms on Sunday and
take a look at the attendance chains. Every Sunday, each child adds a link to
his or her attendance chain, and it is a visual reminder of how their faith
grows every time they come to church.
Do
you know your child’s Sunday School teacher? Please check out the continuation
of our series of Sunday School “Teacher Features” in this month’s Beacon, where
you can become better acquainted with the talented individuals that teach our
children. This month, we will get to know Navana Routhier, Claire Ross and
Simone Morin, who teach our 3 to 5 year-old class.
It
is always appropriate to express gratitude for the church members who step
forward to help with our Christian Education program. Is it possible that you
have felt called to this important ministry? Please contact me, and we can talk
about it! I am available to meet with
anyone; simply contact me and we can set up an appointment. I have both
mornings and evenings available. Feel free to call me (782-3972) or e-mail me
(dce@auburnmethodist.org) with questions, concerns, or to share ideas!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Kary
TEACHER
FEATURE: Navana Routhier
Ms.
Kary: What would you prefer that the children call you?
Miss
Navana: Miss Navana.
Ms. Kary: How long have
you attended this church, and how long have you taught Sunday School?
Miss
Navana: Rick and I have attended since 1994 and I started teaching Sunday
School in 1999(I think).
Ms. Kary: Tell us a
little bit about your background.
Miss Navana: I was born and raised in Maine but went to
college in Boston and then in Maryland where I met Rick who was stationed at
Patuxent River NAS. While Rick was on deployment in Sicily, he was able
to get orders to Brunswick NAS and we moved back to Maine in
1994. Our small town of Leeds had very few day care options and
I was ready for a change of careers. I opened a Day Care in my
home in 2002 and earned my Child Development Associate in 2005. I
had been teaching Sunday School for a while at that point and thoroughly
enjoy working with children.
Ms.
Kary: Tell us about your family.
Miss
Navana: Rick and I were married at UMC Auburn in 1995 and have 3 wonderful
children - Drake, 14; Brianne and Zarin, 10. Rick's daughter Lauren lives
in Indiana and is 23 now.
Ms. Kary: Do you have
any hobbies (other than teaching Sunday School, of course)?
Miss
Navana: I enjoy reading and crafting and getting out of the house!
Ms. Kary: Why did you decide to volunteer to be
a Sunday School teacher?
Miss
Navana: I think I was a helper at first and then was asked if I'd like to teach
the 3 and 4 year old class.
Ms. Kary: Is there anything else that you would like everyone to know
about you?
Miss
Navana: I am very grateful to have a
church family and I am happy to see my children grow up knowing all of you
and building a strong foundation to their faith.
TEACHER
FEATURE: Simone Morin
Ms.
Kary: What would you prefer that the children call you?
Miss
Simone: Miss Simone.
Ms. Kary: How long have
you attended this church, and how long have you taught Sunday School?
Miss
Simone: I joined the church about a year ago, and this is my first year of
teaching.
Ms. Kary: Tell us a
little bit about your background.
Miss
Simone: I originally am from Farmington, and I moved down to this area when I
was about 9, and I’ve lived in the Auburn/Lewiston area since then. I got
married in 1970 and moved to Danville, and I’ve been there ever since. I come
from a family of eleven children (including myself), and we’ve always taken in
a lot of children, so my life has always kind of revolved around children. For
the past 10 years, I have been a C.N.A., and I love taking care of the older
people.
Ms.
Kary: Tell us about your family.
Miss
Simone: My husband Jay and I have 9 children altogether; two step-daughters,
Charmaine and Tina, and seven of ours, Brenda, Timmy, Joey, Tracey, Jerry,
Paige and Logan. We took in foster children for a lot of years, and I consider
Kary to be part of my family as well.
Ms. Kary: Do you have
any hobbies (other than teaching Sunday School, of course)?
Miss
Simone: I love to sew, crochet, and read, and do things with kids. I also do machine
quilting, and I like to do lots of things around the house.
Ms. Kary: Why did you decide to volunteer to be
a Sunday School teacher?
Miss
Simone: It’s a way for me to learn more about the things in this church.
Time-wise, it works out well for me, because I don’t always have time to do the
adult classes. And I also like to help out and be involved.
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
Every Sunday, the children will come into church
with their parents; please feel free to select the age appropriate Children’s
Worship Bulletin for your child, available as you enter the sanctuary. The
bulletins have activities that center on a scripture reading from the day’s
worship service. After the Moments with the Children, they will go out for
their Sunday School classes. Please don’t forget your offering when you go out
to Sunday School! We will continue to have families celebrate Holy Communion
together on the first Sunday of the month, attending Sunday School classes
after the conclusion of communion. Claire Cote directs our Children’s Choir,
and practices with the children starting at 11:00am.
In April, the Sunday School theme is Paul.
The children will be learning about the apostle Paul. Ask your child about what
he or she is learning in Sunday School; take a look at the leaflet that goes
with the lesson. And if you missed Sunday School, there’s a chance that there’s
an extra leaflet that you could take and do at home with your child. Just see
your child’s Sunday School teacher or contact me at 782-3972.
YOUTH
GROUP MEETINGS
7th-12th
graders:
Come and join us for our Youth Group meetings this month, taking place on April
13th at the United Methodist Church of Auburn at 6:00pm, and on
April 27th at the High Street Congregational Church at 6:00pm.
4th-6th
graders:
The Junior Youth Group will be eating April 20th after church. Please join us,
especially since it will coincide with the church Birthday pot-luck
celebration! And afterwards, we will have fun bowling at Sparetime Recreation,
which will be an event open to both youth groups! Be sure not to miss it!
Acolytes
April
6: Drake Routhier
April
13: Hannah Kenison
April
20th: Brianne Routhier
April
27th: Lucas Phillips
JOINT YOUTH GROUP
OUTING: LET’S GO BOWLING! Our next joint youth group event will take
place April 20th from 2pm-4pm at Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston. The cost will be $4 per kid including shoe rental
(thanks to the generosity of the United Methodist Women), and adults can join
in for $8 including shoe rental. Kids can bring a friend as well, either in or
out of the church, and the friend will also get the youth group rate (I was
informed that groups are usually assigned 4 to a lane). The church carpool will leave at 1:30pm, and I would again greatly
appreciate offers of parents to drive; please let me know if you would be
willing to help out. While researching this event, I came across the free sign
up for their “Kid’s Club,” which gets you a free soda each visit, as well as
free shoe rental, monthly prize drawings and special events throughout the
year. So if you like to bowl (or would just like a free soda when we go), sign
up at this web address: http://www.sparetimerec.com/kidsclub.3.13
Please
be sure to indicate that you are planning to come by putting your name and
contact information (as well as if you will be bringing a guest) on the sign-up
sheet in the Fellowship Hall or by emailing me at dce@auburnmethodist.org; there is a minimum
number for the group rate. And of course, feel free to email or call (782-3972)
with questions, concerns, or ideas for our next outing!
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