PhilippianPix

October 16, 2009

Things are ALWAYS happening around St. Philip’s. 


Here's just a sampling of some of what you might have missed.

In Godly Play, after hearing the story, the children are asked, “I wonder what you’d like your work to be today?” “Work” is what the children use to go deeper into the story, a way of reflecting on what they’ve learned. Here are some examples of the “work” St. Philippians have been doing lately!

If you ask a Sunday School child what they learned, the answer is invariably “Nothing!” – or maybe, “We had Cheetos for the feast!” Here’s what happened on Sunday in the older Godly Play classroom:

After hearing the story of St. Teresa of Ávila, Diana painted a picture of St. Teresa’s Interior Castle. In her book of the same name, Teresa describes coming closer to God as a journey to the innermost room of a crystal palace.

The classroom has a miniature communion/altar set for the children to work with. Today, Will washed Max’s hands (and everyone else’s, too) with the water cruet, lavabo bowl, and lavabo towel.

Sadie, Celia, and Jaclyn drew, looking at a book of symbols of Christianity and saints.

Elizabeth created a Roman arch, using the keystone to keep the arch from falling.

And finally Daniel and Aaron worked with two finger labyrinths: a sand labyrinth and a quilted finger labyrinth (under Aaron’s right hand).

Allison and Gillie are members of the diocesan Youth Council which met last weekend for an overnight meeting to plan the upcoming Senior High retreat (Oct. 23-25). Apparently they had lofty thoughts – in the trees – during the meeting!

On Sunday night, the Jr. and Sr. EYC met at the Bread of Life to work. The Official PhilippianPix Camera was in attendance, but no one was able to stop chopping long enough to pick it up and take pictures!

Mike presented St. Philip’s with a lovely watercolor that he painted of the original St. Philip’s (that burned in the Christmas Eve fire). Please excuse the funny angle of the camera – go see the original in the parish hall entrance near the breezeway to the chapel.