CHURCH SCHOOL
Church School - Fall 2024
Each Sunday, starting September 8th, please join your families in the Sanctuary until Children’s Time. Once dismissed, you will then go to your respective class by grade level.
Register Your Child for Church School!
Church School at CCC is place where our kids can grow and learn, a place where they can feel safe and secure, and a place where they can ask questions. Church School at CCC is a time for our children to learn about God and attempt to understand this higher power.
Lindsay Vogelsang has served as the Church School Coordinator for several years. She is passionate about providing engaging and thought-provoking activities for Church School children.
For additional information about the Church School program, please contact Miss Lindsay at lindsayv@cccsilverspring.org.
Age Groupings
- Childcare (infant to age 5) (Nursery)
- Kindergarten/1st grade/2nd grade (Room 207; upstairs)
- 3rd grade/4th grade/5th grade (Room 208; upstairs)
Cooperative Youth Ministry (CYM)
- NEW Youth Class; 6th-12th grade (conference room)
Church School Values
We value teaching children to support others and our environment. This includes helping those in need regardless of geographic proximity.
Recent awareness projects that our children have participated in include:
- Raised $74.50 through our Penny Challenge supporting the Congregation Action Network which helps families and children who have been separated at the U.S. border
- Collected and donated 41 backpacks and numerous school supplies during our “Fill a Backpack” project supporting KUSP (formerly known as KRMA-US Partners) which assists children in Kobulubulu, Uganda
- Cereal drive for Manna Food in Wheaton, collecting 48 boxes
- Trick or Treat for UNICEF, we raised over $100
- Pastor Gloria’s Reverse Advent Calendar helping to collect 23 boxes of food, totaling 662 pounds of food for Manna Food Center.
- Earth Day celebration
- Collections for Shepherd’s Table and A Wider Circle.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
All About Hispanic Heritage Month
8 Ways to Celebrate Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month
Movies and TV Shows
Best Latino Movies to Watch as a Family
TV Shows and Movies to Watch During Hispanic Heritage Month
10 Best Kids’ TV Shows With Latinx Characters
PBS Kids and Hispanic Heritage Month
Kids & Family Podcasts with Latino Hosts and Latino Lead Characters
Best Movies with Puerto Rican Characters and Leads
Best Movies with Cuban and Cuban American Characters and Leads
Best Movies with Mexican and Mexican American Characters
Books
9 Must-Read Children’s Books for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
16 Children’s Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month Read Aloud, Dear Primo (YouTube Read Aloud)
Hispanic Heritage Month Read Aloud, Where are you from? (YouTube Read Aloud)
Hispanic Heritage for Kids ~ Children’s Books (YouTube Read Aloud Playlist)
Crafts & Activities
Paper Craft Ideas for Hispanic Heritage Month
40 Crafts for Hispanic Heritage Month
Latin American Crafts for Kids to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month Activities for Kids
Recipes
Spicy Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers (Vegetarian)
Easy Pork Tacos With Citrus Mango Relish
Cheese and Bean Pupusas (Salvadoran Stuffed, Griddled Tortillas) With Cabbage Slaw
Puerto Rican Tostones (Fried Plantains)
Music
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall Kick Off is almost here! Our fall Church School and CYM program will officially kick off on Sunday, September 8th. We will also celebrate the return of the choir during the worship service at 10:30am. All kids will begin by attending the service with their family. They will be dismissed to their class following Children’s Time. Immediately following the worship service, we will gather in the Social Hall for our 3rd annual taco bar!
September 15th. More details coming soon!
PAST EVENTS
What an amazing turnout for our Fall Festival this year! This was our 2nd annual Fall Festival. Kids of all ages had a great time socializing, making crafts, decorating pumpkins and enjoying some delicious fall snacks! Thank you to those who donated food and supplies, helped with set up, clean up, and during the event!
Fall Kickoff – Taco Party After Worship
A good time was had by all at our Fall Kickoff. We enjoyed delicious make your own tacos from Moe’s, some time for fellowship making new friends and connecting with old ones. Thank you to the choir for donating cookies for dessert.
Easter Egg Hunt 2023
Pancakes with Santa
We enjoyed Prancer’s Pancakes with chocolate sauce, fruit, butter and syrup. Dasher’s Danishes and Cupid’s Croissants were also available. We created holiday crafts, decorated cookies, played North Pole Freeze Dance, Name that Christmas Song and many others!
"Everything But The Turkey" Food Drive 2022
In November 2022, we collected 40+ bags and boxes of “Thanksgiving Food Kits” and other nonperishable food essentials for families in need in our community. All donations went directly to Manna Food Center. It was a truckload of food, going straight to families in need who will be able to chose the items they want for their holiday meals.
Fresh Food for Shepherd's Table 2022
In the week before Thanksgiving, we collected an abundant harvest of seasonal fresh produce to adorn the CCC Altar for our Thanksgiving Service, and immediately afterwards to donate to Shepherd’s Table.
Shepherd’s Table, a nonprofit community based organization, was formed through the joint effort of 33 local religious congregations which included CCC to help people who are homeless or in need by providing basic services — including meals, social services, medical support, clothing, and other assistance. Some members of our congregation have helped to serve dinner at Shepherd’s Table in the past.
Fall Festival 2022
We had a great turnout for the Fall Festival. All kids (young and old!) had a great time. Thank you to those who donated supplies and food, helped with set up, clean up, and during the event!
Welcome Kit Donations for Immigrants
In recognition of September’s Hispanic Heritage Month 2022, CCC collected over 300 items, including clothing for women, men, girls, boys and babies as well as blankets, crayons, coloring books, backpacks, cell phones, etc. for Sanctuary DMV.
Summer Book Drive 2022
During the summer of 2022, we collected over 300 books meaning over 300 kids in our area had an opportunity to take home a book this fall. Many of the donated books were diverse, helping young readers in communities across our area see themselves and their dreams on those pages. Books and donations were provided to Everybody Wins DC. Any donations that EWDC was not able to accept were donated to the Little Free Library.
Easter Egg Hunt 2022
We had a wonderful Easter Egg Hunt on April 17! The church school children had a great time finding Easter Eggs outside on the grounds of CCC. Thanks to those who helped hide the eggs and make this event a success!
Social Justice Awareness
Another value that we instill in our students is social and racial justice. These values are also maintained by the church through the Racial Justice Circle and the Justice and Witness Engagement Area.
Our students attended a presentation by Dave and Toko Ackerman about their experience in Selma, AL in 1965 in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday.
Most recently, we encouraged our children to participate in the Day of Silence on April 23, 2021. This is a student-led observance with the purpose of bringing awareness to the bullying of lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender students by taking a vow of complete silence for the whole day in a representation of the silencing of the LGBTQ+ community. The day is sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).