CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Current Activities Calendar
(updated 4/27/2009)

VBS

Special Programs and Activities

Children's Ministry Sonbeams Learning Center is our preschool and it is open to children one year old through Pre-K. Hours of operation are Monday – Thursday from 9am to 1pm.

Children's Community Easter Festival. Every year, on the Saturday just before Easter, we celebrate! Everyone is invited to join us as we celebrate Easter in a very special way with our children. The resurrection story is told, children can do arts and crafts, play games, get their face painted, enjoy moon-walks, participate in an egg hunt, and have a free lunch. This is held in our lakeside parking lots and is FREE to the community.

Vacation Bible School. Every summer, Asbury is pleased to offer VBS to the community. This program is open to children age 3 through 5^th grade.(2009 Registration Forms)

Bible presentation to our 3^rd graders. Each fall we present our third grade class with their very own Bible during National Bible Week. It is a meaningful experience for a child as they grow in their relationship with Jesus.

The Hallelujah Festival is on October 31 every year. This festival is offered FREE to the community and gives children a safe place to gather and have fun! Lots of activities, and games. This community outreach is a combined effort with Orangewood Presbyterian Church.

Nursery care is available for our little angels during all Worship Services, Sunday School, Wednesday Night Live, and other church related activities. If you ever have a question about nursery care during an event please call the church office at 407-644-5222.

For more information about our Children's Programs please contact our Director of Children’s Education, Carla Smith at 407-644-5222.

To know the Love of Jesus Christ and pass it on."
“To impact Maitland, Central Florida, and the World with the message of Jesus Christ by meeting the needs of children and youth”

Join us Sunday Morning for Fellowship, Worship, and Fun! Join us Sunday Morning for Fellowship, Worship, and Fun!

Worship Services

8:15 and 11:00 Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
9:30 Celebration, our contemporary worship, in Fellowship Hall

Children's Christian Education on Sunday Mornings (Fall, Winter, and Spring)

9:30 Sunday School for Children ages 3 yrs. through 5th grade
11:00 Children's Worship for children ages 3 yrs through 2nd grade. Children's Worship is where children can experience God and His stories in a unique way with their ears, eyes, hands, voices, and hearts. During this closely supervised service, we respond to God, read from the Bible, pray and enjoy a special treat together.
11:00 Tweeners Worship Experience for grades 3 through 5

Summer Months Children enjoy Christian movies, Christian games, and healthy snacks during Children Sunday School hours.

Wednesday Night Live

During the school year, with a break from Thanksgiving to January, children eat dinner with their families each Wednesday evening. Dinner is served from 5:15 to 6:15pm. Following dinner we offer classes for all ages. Our Wednesday night Children's Program, Bible Buddies, is for children age 4 through 5^th grade. Bible Buddies meets each week from 6:15 to 7:45.

Sonshine Choir

Children's Sonshine Choir Practice is every Wednesday evening during the Bible Buddies Program. Children may participate in Choir even if they don't participate in Bible Buddies.

The Sonshine Choir performs during Worship services regularly throughout the year. Children may also perform in other special programs such as the Easter and Christmas Musicals.

Asbury UMC Church Nursery
Children are our greatest gifts!
our Nursery is open to children ages birth through 3 years.

Nursery

WELCOME TO OUR NURSERY!

What is the goal of our nursery?

Our goal is to provide a safe, nurturing, loving environment for your child. The nursery may be your child’s first exposure to our church. Therefore, we want it to be a positive experience; one in which they are loved and cared for while you are in church, Sunday School, or other activities at the church. Our vision is to impact Maitland, Central Florida, and the World with the message of Jesus Christ by meeting the needs of children and youth. That vision gets started here in our nursery.

Dawn Golden
Nursery Coordinator

Carla Smith
Director of Children’s Ministries

Children Are God’s Greatest Gifts!

Our Nursery is open to children age birth to 3 years. Children age 4 to 5^th grade are welcome to attend our Sunday School Program.

SIGN IN!

We REQUIRE that your child be signed IN and OUT each time he/she visits the nursery. We will need to know where you will be in case of an emergency. Also, a picture I.D. is needed to pick up your child. If someone other then a parent is going to pick up your child we need a written note from the parent and that person needs to present a picture I.D. Children will not be released to anyone under the age of 18, or does not have a photo I.D. If you have any questions about our Nursery please feel free to contact Carla Smith at the church office 407-644-5222.

General Guidelines

The nursery is only open 15 minutes prior to church and closes 15 minutes after the final church service. Please make sure you pick up your child in a timely manner.
Please make sure everything you bring into the nursery is labeled (clothing, diaper bag, etc.)
Please make sure you have a change of clothing for your child, especially for those who are potty training.
For the safety of your child we cannot do the following: warm food or bottles, mix bottles, use diaper rash cream, be responsible for any special instructions that are not written down, and loss of items not labeled.

Health Policies

Please help us make our nursery as healthy and safe as possible. If your child has or had any of the following symptoms in the past 24 hours, we ask that you keep the child home for their own comfort and to prevent the spread of illness to others:

Diarrhea

Vomiting

Fever

Rash

Runny Nose

Food

Goldfish or animal crackers will be provided for toddlers’ snack. Water is always available, but if you would like them to have something else please bring it for them in their own cup.
Please bring prepared bottles, the nursery staff cannot mix bottles.
If you child has food allergies please write it on the sign-in sheet and make sure you tell one of the nursery staff in your child’s room.

SONBEAM LEARNING CENTER & PRESCHOOL

For more information about Children's Programs here at Asbury, please contact Carla Smith, Director of Children's Ministries at 407-644-5222.

Revised: May 11, 2009.