Ministries: Children's Ministry
B.S.A. Pack 870
By Allen Amis
The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. Pack 870 is a new Pack sponsored by St Andrew, and our Mission is to have fun, encourage advancement, provide regular opportunities for the completion of rank requirements, hold monthly outings, attend yearly summer camping and high adventure opportunities, and maintain a close connection to the Scout Oath and Law. Here are some thoughts about the scouting program from St. Andrew’s Director of Children’s Ministry, Christy Boyle:
Dear Families,
I am excited to let you know about a wonderful opportunity for you at St. Andrew! St. Andrew has chartered a Cub Scout Pack, which will meet here at St. Andrew once each month. Scouting at St. Andrew is a natural fit because Scouting encourages members to explore their faith through their faith community and to be involved in a spiritual journey. While the pack will not have its primary focus on religion, it will invite the members to be part of our God and Me, and God and Family program that are offered to the children of St. Andrew.
As the parent of a former Cub and Boy Scout, I cannot stress how important the Scouting organization was in the formation and development of my son John. Through his involvement in the scouting program starting in 1st grade, I saw him develop character, responsibility, loyalty and friendship. As he was surrounded by a diverse group of boys, he learned about making good decisions (which included a safe place to experience failure and from those failures sprang opportunities for learning); the importance of belonging to a group and what it mean to be loyal and accountable (yet it provided opportunities to say no to group pressure); and, as he said, “having a LOTS OF FUN with my peers, which are the fondest memories of growing up!”
As John and I reminisced today about Scout, he added that he credits the Boy Scout organization for instilling:
- Life skills
- Responsibility, respect, integrity and reverence
- Leadership
Along with the above, John and I both agree that he was directly influenced by the Cub and Boy Scout Leaders and Scoutmasters, who nurtured, challenged and encouraged him to grow. These men and women were a large part of the village that helped to raise John!
Christy Boyle
The monthly Pack meetings are tentatively scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of each month, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at St. Andrew, so please join us. Watch for information about a new Pack website soon. For more information, please contact CubMaster, Allen Amis, 303-319-4911.
Childcare at St. Andrew
For children and their parents provided by CPR, First Aid, Universal Precautions trained staff for all worship services, St. Andrew classes and meetings. Classes, meetings and events must be scheduled one week prior to event.
Reservations are not required for worship services, but children MUST be registered:
Registration Form: Download PDF
Contact:
Susan Brown
Children’s Learning Center (CLC)
Children's Learning Center is a weekday childcare and preschool program offered for community children ages 1-6 from 9:30-2:30 pm daily, September through May. This NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited program is licensed by the state of Colorado focusing on developmentally appropriate activities.
Contact:
Marcia Whitney Jen Goins
Rainbows
A grief support group for children and youth, kindergarten through high school, who have suffered loss through the separation or divorce of parents or the death of someone close. This fourteen week program is divided into two sessions, fall and winter meeting on Monday evenings 7:00-8:00 pm. Pre-registration is required: Rainbows Brochure
Contact:
Christy Boyle
Mission Education Projects
Opportunities for children and their families to have “hands-on” experiences that will move, motivate and encourage reading out to others. Six Super Sundays of Sharing begin, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Children’s Ministries Staff
Christy Boyle - Director, Children's Ministry (x114)
Mary Huey - Program Asst., Children's Ministry (x115)
Marcia Whitney - CLC Director (303-794-0510)
Jen Goins - CLC Asst. Director (303-794-0510)
Kathleen Riley - Coordinator, Sunday School (x188)
Susan Brown - Coordinator, Childcare (x151)
To contact via phone please dial 303-794-2683 and enter the associated extension when prompted.
Click to see a directory of St. Andrew's entire staff.
Sunday Mornings at St. Andrew
Sunday School:
Children age 2 (as of October 1, 2010) through 5th Grade.
Children can arrive 15 minutes prior to Sunday school hour.
9:00 am - Age 2 (as of October 1, 2010) through 5th Grade
10:30 am - Pre-Kindergarten (4 years of age by October 1, 2010) through 5th Grade
Registration Form: Download PDF
Childcare on Sunday Mornings:
Children birth through Pre-Kindergarten.
Children ages 2 (as of October 1, 2010) through Pre-K have a Sunday school lesson within the childcare hour.
Children can arrive 15 minutes prior to the worship hour.
8:00 am - Birth through Pre-Kindergarten
9:00 am - Birth through children younger than 2 (as of October 1, 2010)
10:30 am - Birth through Preschool
Contact:
Kathleen Riley Christy Boyle