Category Archives: Christian Education

The Rainbow Children’s Choir Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy – Part I

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Benjamin T. Berman

The Rainbow choir had a wonderful performance on Sunday, January 22 in the Randolph Room to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We collaborated with the musicians from the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble to make music that expounded the tenets of love, tolerance, and peace. Hartmut and Susan gave a warm welcome that included an interesting explanation of the beautiful stained glass chalice in our Randolph Room, a symbol of 1) color diversity and 2) the dangers of marginalizing people who don’t fit the norms of society. Continue reading →

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A Place for Everybody: A Church at the Intersection of Faith and Disability

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Church Staff

Here’s an article from the Alban Institute about our inclusive ministry.
Alban – Building Up Congregations and Their Leaders
www.alban.org
The Alban Institute is an ecumenical, interfaith organization founded in 1974, which supports congregations through consulting services, research, book publishing, and educational seminars. Continue reading →

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Celebrate Thanksgiving With Song

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Benjamin T. Berman

Join us for our annual interfaith Thanksgiving Service on November 22, where the Rainbow Children’s Choir will perform modern arrangements of Hispanic and African music at Unity Fellowship Church, 1250 Marigold Street, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Rehearsals will be at First Reformed Church on Nov 6th at 4:00 p.m. and Nov20th at 6:00 p.m. Continue reading →

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Parent-Teacher Conference

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Norma Vande Bunde

At their Sept 6th meeting, the Christian Education Committee reviewed plans for several upcoming events. The Committee would like to invite parents of our Sunday School children to an informational gathering following coffee hour on Sunday, Oct 9th, in the Randolph Room.

The Sunday School teachers will share this year’s lesson topics for the Little and Big Lambs , in addition to a description of how lessons are generally taught.

The Committee also wants to solicit from parents what they hope their children would gain by participation in the Sunday School program. Continue reading →

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Rally Day Sunday

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Norma Vande Bunde

This year, our children will be celebrating Rally Day on Sunday, Sep 18th. A special worship service kicks off the coming year of Sunday School for both Little Lambs and Big Lambs. Don’t miss the clever sketches prepared just for the enjoyment of our little ones. Can you imagine how the characters will appear, with names like The Flea Circus Director, Magician and Prince Henry?

Throughout the coming year, lessons will focus on stories from the New Testament. Specific lesson topics will include “compassion”, “forgiveness” and “patience”, among many other faith characteristics. The Big Lambs will have their first meeting on Sep 25th. For the remainder of the year, the Little Lambs will meet on the first and third Sundays, with the Big Lambs meeting on the second and fourth Sundays. The months of October, January and April incorporate five Sundays, which allows for a special activity for all children on each of the three fifth Sundays. Gary and Lauren Bernhofer, Norma Vande Bunte, Sandy Boyles and Emily Sena will return as teachers. Continue reading →

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Church Retreat to Warwick Center

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

Our retreat to our Regional Synod’s center in Warwick, NY was a lot of fun. We were fourteen this year, and most of us traveled in a van organized by Lauren and Gary. It was only a retreat of one day without staying overnight.

We arrived around 11:00AM and went on a hike around the retreat center. The estate is large, and with the new St. Paul’s Prayer Chapel there are now two nice sanctuaries to pick from. After the hike, we returned to the Picnic Grove and had a lavish potluck lunch. Continue reading →

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Children’s Day Worship with Vivaldi’s Gloria

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

If you heard anybody say that they had planned a Children’s Day service around Vivaldi’s Gloria, you’d probably think that is a good way of keeping the children away. In this day and age, “classical” music is often frowned upon – even though this was really baroque music which was composed prior to the classical period. Be this as it may; it just cannot compete with Lady Gaga … or can it? Continue reading →

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